[wellylug] SFD/installfest 20th September

[Rob van der Linde]

I can help out with installs, etc.

On Sun, 2008-08-17 at 17:58 +1200, Jethro Carr wrote:
> hi all,
> 
> Unlimited Potential, NZOSS, SuperHappyDevHouse and CWAMedia are holding
> an event on Software Freedom Day (20th September) to promote and
> encourage the use of OSS.
> 
> This event will consist of:
> * Barcamp
> * Installfest
> * Tech demonstrations
> * ProjectHack - join in to hack on a particular project.
> 
> Wellylug has been invited to run the installfest component of the event,
> and I have said that I am happy to organise a team to run it.
> 
> At this stage, we plan to offer Ubuntu, Fedora and CentOS distributions,
> as well as some disks with OSS for Windows. Main focus will probably be
> on Ubuntu (due to the long support life) but Fedora and CentOS being
> available on request.
> 
> So - who will be available on the 20th September, and is interested in
> helping out on the day, performing installs, debugging wifi and solving
> other problems?
> 
> From previous years I have found that visitors to installfests have
> often managed to install Linux themselves, but need some knowledgeable
> people to fix issues, such as wifi driver problems.
> 
> The venue has yet to be decided, but I suspect it will be in the CBD
> somewhere.
> 
> 
> regards,
> jethro
> 
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