[wellylug] SFD/installfest 20th September

[Tim O'Brien]

Hi,

Count me in to help with tech problems, installs.

Tim O'Brien

On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Jethro Carr <jethro.carr at jethrocarr.com> 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
>
> --
> Jethro Carr
>
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> www.jethrocarr.com/index.php?cms=blog
>
>
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