I think an ideal timing would be to do the LDD one week and the installfests not more than two weeks later ... preferably the following week in the same time frame and locations (as possible). Bill Matthew Rice wrote: > > Hi guys, > > I just subscribed to the list, although I've known about the event > for a while. I'm one of the guys that organized the Canadian Linux > installfest last year. > > A couple of months ago, I spoke with Deepak about the possibility of > merging Linux Demo Day with our effort to broaden the installfest to > an international one (we called it World Linux Day). He seemed > amenable to it so I'd like to know how we can proceed. > > We've already gotten 'buy in' from a bunch of Canadian, UK, US, French > and Australian LUGs (I saw something about you wanting more LUGs to > participate). > > We had originally planned for Linux Day to happen on September 25-26 > so it would seem silly for both events to happen so close together if > they weren't cooperatively organized. > > We have a mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) which is about to get > back on track. I guess my proposal would be something along the > lines of: > > o merging the two events (and maybe the names to just Linux Day) > o merging the mailing lists/web sites (Matthew Tippett > is our webmaster so I've CC'ed him [try to keep him > in the CC list] - the site had been taken down because > of a DoS attack against the hosting ISP) > o possibly extend the dates so that it includes a Saturday? > 11-16 maybe? Although, I did like the 25-26 timeframe > because students have sobered up and working stiffs are > back from vacations. > > o alternatively we could do Demo Day and promote the installfest > Day for a later time (maybe March '00). People might > have gotten cold, though. > > What does everyone think? > -- > matthew rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> starnix inc. > tollfree: 1-87-pro-linux brampton, ontario, canada > http://www.starnix.com professional linux services & products > --- > This message was automatically sent by the Linux Demo Days mailing list > To remove yourself from this list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the "unsubcribe" in your message body. -- The Christian message is not an exhortation -- "try hard to be good." Good advice, but there is no saving gospel in that. ... Halford E. Luccock (1885-1960), Marching Off the Map
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