[wlug_org] Installfest meeting summary/minutes
Jamie Baddeley
wlug_org@lists.naos.co.nz
Fri, 19 Mar 2004 21:22:27 +1300
Seems all good to me Brent. Good notes. even if Chris is jafa flavoured
:-)
So my stuff is:
1. CD's: Just need confirmation from Fedora Distro Team Leader on how
many.
2. Printing: Printing of 500 odd flyers for DSE - How many for local
distribution (i.e luggites handing out?)
3. Design, Printing & Radio/Papers: Making sure that the look and feel
of what we're putting out to the public is consistent. Need to make sure
that Luggites point their newspaper/radio/media contacts at me.
4. What is WellyLug, why should you care? Presentation @ installfest
5. Making sure Brent doesn't get all too OSS evangelical in his preso
:-)
6. Running around asking things like "where's blah blah", or saying
things like "there's too many people" at the InstallFest.
anyone sing out if they disagree. Otherwise I'll take silence as a
confirmation.
Once we are in agreement, post to the main list!
Thanks mate,
jamie
On Fri, 2004-03-19 at 07:54, Wood Brent wrote:
> Hi y'all.
>
>
> This will constitute the minutes of the installfest planning meeting.
> If you have concerns/offers/advice/info, please post to the wlug_org list.
> Once there appears to be a consensus, & we have filled what roles we can, we
> will post a summary & request for help in the areas it is still needed to the
> wellylug list.
>
> If you can fill (or help with) any of the roles described, please help!!!
>
> If I've forgotten anything, stick it here...
>
> I'll be away this week, so hopefully will come back to find it is all sorted
> (fat chance :-)
>
>
> Brent
>
> ______________________________________________________________________________
>
> First WLUG Installfest planning meeting.
>
> Held 18 March at JJ Murphies bar, upstairs, outside under an umbrella, on a
> pleasant Wgtn evening.
>
> Present: the 3 install guys:
> Michael (Lycoris) Dittmer, Chris (jaffa) Hodgetts, Brent (??) Wood
>
> and helpers:
> Jamie Baddeley, Jeremy Naylor
>
>
> Overview: One or two arrived on time (I wasn't one of them), Michael availed
> himself of fish & chips from the menu, a few drinks were drunk & we enjoyed
> some incidental chatter about the proposed installfest.
>
>
>
> Nitty-gritty: We figured the first thing to do was sort out some sort of agenda
> as no-one had got around to that in advance. This included:
>
> Venue details
> Distros
> CD production
> Sponsors
> Marketing
> Installations
> Presentations
> Needs
>
>
> So; all to be confirmed with sponsors & dependent on help from other members,
> etc, but the current proposal for WLUG Installfest 2004 is:
>
>
> Venue.
>
> Silicon facilities, Sydney St, Petone (through Brent Wood)
> Date 1st May
> Times setup from 0900
> open from 1000
> close to public/tidy up 1500
> vacate 1600
> (the close times dependent on interest)
>
>
> Distros.
>
> 3 main WLUG supported distros, plus a Debian & Mandrake based LiveCD.
> Lycoris also available, from "An Inside Job" (aka Michael Dittmer)
> others if individuals wish to do so, but without WLUG support.
>
> Mandrake 9.2
> Fedora core 1
> Debian 3.0 r2
> Knoppix 3.3
> PCLinuxOS 2004
>
>
>
> CD's
>
> Printed with Inspire & WLUG logos by Inspire.net (through Jamie B)
> Mandrake 20x 3cd sets
> Debian 5x 1 or 3cds to be decided
> Fedora 10x 3CD? sets
> Knoppix 30x
> PCLinuxOS 15x
>
> There but not printed:
> CD with asstd modem/graphics drivers to help with installs
>
> Hopefully DSE Linux & Open Source CD's to give away. These have been
> mastered
> & are being pressed at present. They should be in DSE shops in a couple of
>
> weeks.
>
> Maybe the NZOSS CD if it is ready???
>
>
> Sponsors
>
> Silicon: venue, maybe some printing/copying, demo PC for Dymocks? (Brent)
> Dymocks: books at installfest, shopfront display, brochures (Brent)
> Inspire: CD's (Jamie B)
> DSE: CD's & promotion/handouts at local shops (Brent)
> PC World: free copies of Linux related articles (we need to photocopy-
> Brent)
> Digiprint: printing (?) (Jamie B)
>
>
> Marketing
>
> PC running Linux with powerpoint in Dymocks window 1 week prior
> Handouts, A5 or A4 depending on printing sponsorship
> 600 to DSE to distribute from local shops
> 200 to Dymocks to go with live display
> 50 for WLUG members to post in local shops/malls, etc
> Community radio, interview/news item
> Local papers, interview/news, listing in what's on sections
>
> (Jamie to see about design, printing & radio)
> (Brent to organise PC for Dymocks)
> (?? to prepare powerpoint)
>
> Installations on the day
>
> We need a person to become the distro person for each distro at the 'fest
> Sam Cannell was suggested as the Debian, Damon as the Mandrake, (to be
> confirmed, we haven't asked yet), Brent prob PCLinuxOS, others needed. They
>
> can have other people helping, just take responsibility for it.
> We need someone familiar with modem (winmodem) setup, & someone familiar with
>
> generic driver installs (maybe same person?)
>
> All installs will include:
> OpenOffice, Mozilla, The GIMP, XMMS, & a video player
> These may need to be distro specific, totem is not well known but makes a
> reasonable entry level video player.
>
> Check sheet, (Michael D to prepare, to include)
> WLUG liability disclaimer -all care/no responsibility
> (signed by installee before starting)
> Distro details
> Installers name & contact email
> Installee's name & contact email/phone
> Install details, tick off components
> Comments
> (copied- one each to installee/wlug)
>
>
> Presentations
>
> As discussed on the list, we plan to run 20 minute presentations every 1/2hr
> in Silicons upstairs room. These will be by registration as numbers are
> limited (30ish people for each one).
>
> Running from 1000 until 1500 gives time for up to 10 separate presentations.
>
> Topics suggested to date:
> Linux/Open Source: the story & the myths (Jamie B/Brent)
> Knoppix demo & install (??)
> WLUG (what we are...) (Jamie B)
> Lycoris desktop LX/productivity pack (Michael D)
> KDE (?)
> Core applications/compatability (?)
> (browser, email, open Word docs, Excel spreadsheets, pdf's, ppt's)
>
>
> This wasn't discussed, but I'll stick it here anyway:
>
> WLUG web site to have installfest info, links to sponsors sites, presentation
>
> listing/registration. Registrations via email. Need to beg Jethro to help :-)
>
> I suggest each presenter has an email link on the wlug 'fest presentations
> info page & looks after registrations for their own presentation.
>
> If they get enough interest & times are available, it may be possible to run
> one or two a second time on the day. They will need to ask fast, & the second
>
> one will be listed on the web site, but not the handout
>
>
>
> Needed:
>
> Out of this comes a list of what is needed from other WLUG members to get it
> all working on the day. Hopefully we can spread the tasks around to keep the
> workload per person down.
>
> People to take on the main installer role, to be responsible for each distro
> specified.
> People to help the above distro installers on the day.
> Someone with modem setup knowledge.
> Someone to compile the CD with modem & other drivers.
> Someone to undertake the presentations without people as above, & to offer
> their own presentations.
> People to stick up info sheets around their parts of Wgtn a week or so prior
> to the 'fest.
> Someone to create a 5-10 min powerpoint to loop on the PC in Dymocks window.
> (needs to be eye catching, informative & generate interest)
> People to use radio/newspaper contacts to help with marketing.
> Someone to go through recent NZ PC World & photocopy recent appropriate Linux
> articles (40 copies?)
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