Hi All, We've done 2 such events in the past at JIIT University:
Virtual InstallFest<http://blogs.sun.com/angad/entry/virtual_installfest_at_jiit_the>- One was a unique event in which we did an install fest right inside hostel using VNC, phpFreeChat and VirtualBox! :) Solaris/Linux InstallFest<http://blogs.sun.com/angad/entry/solaris_and_linux_installfest>- a regular install fest in the labs. Also, The Sun Campus Ambassador<http://www.sun.com/corp_emp/zone/campus_ambassador.html>community did a lot of OpenSolaris 2008.05 release celebrations in their respective universities: http://blogs.sun.com/krabhishek/entry/and_that_s_how_gloss (this is just one) We would love to collaborate with ILUG-D or nearby colleges in the future for similar events :) Regards, Angad Singh Sun Campus Ambassador JIIT University On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 12:46 AM, sudhanwa Jogalekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 10:28 PM, Gora Mohanty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 1 May 2008 17:50:35 +0530 > > "Prakhar Agarwal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Can we organize something like this? keep OLPC out of picture at the > moment, > > > just consider Ubuntu. any comments would be interesting!! > > [...] > > > > Dear Prakhar, > > In my personal opinion, I feel that ILUG-Delhi is primarily about > > espousing the cause of FOSS. Despite the name, it is not particularly > > focused on Linux, and even less so on any particular distribution. > > > > However, I would strongly encourage you (and, also anyone else on this > > list), to go ahead and take on the onus of organising an event along > > these lines. Again, in my personal opinion, what might be acceptable > > as an official ILUG-D event is an install-fest focused maybe on Ubuntu > > Hardy, but with other distros (at least Debian, in my opinion) being > > offered as an alternative. Preferably, find an NCR-area college to hold > > this event at. Please email me off-list if you are willing to take this > > on, and we can discuss it at the forthcoming ILUG-D meeting. > > > > Mandriva Install fest can also be a good idea. We are > thinking/discussing about it here in Pune. > > Here is a mail from Mandriva team about Global Installfest in June. > > ---------------------- > > Worldwide 2008 Mandriva Linux Spring Installfest > > Mandriva rallies the community of Linux users in many cities across > the globe on June, the 14th, 2008. > > In order to bring Linux to new users and present the new features and > technologies available in Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring, Mandriva is > mobilizing its network of Linux User Groups (LUGs) to coordinate a > worldwide Installfest on June, 14th , 2008. > > Installations of Mandriva Linux One and Free will take place all > around the world, thanks to the Linux community. Major participating > locations will include the United States, China, Poland, Argentina and > France. Expert Mandriva Linux users are invited to assist beginners to > help them get started with the operating system. Participants will be > able to: > > Get help on installing Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring on their laptop or > desktop free of charge. > View demonstrations of all that can be done with Mandriva Linux 2008 > Spring. > Get answers to their questions. > Meet other Mandriva Linux users, and chat with their local community. > > The installation is often the toughest step for a beginner willing to > adopt a new operating system. This is why Mandriva invites anyone > wishing to know Linux better to join the free install fests on June, > 14th. These installfests are made possible thanks to the power of the > knowledge sharing spirit, one of the keystones of the open source > community. > > In order to be the most efficient, please give us all the informations > required below, and send them back to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > Name: > Location of the Install Party > Number of persons : > Shipping addres: > Name: > Street: > Zip Code: > Town: > > ------------------ > > > Regards > -Sudhanwa > > > ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~~ > www.sudhanwa.com > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ > _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
