Just taking a break from cs homework (due in less than 7 hours), so my brain
is a little fried, but I thought Omar said he did this last year and it had
a MUCH larger turnout than he originally expected. (Or at least that's what
I hallucinated...) Most people say they don't like Windows or something
along those lines, but are too scared to leave Bill because they're afraid
of being alone. I know a lot of people who need an event like this to make
the transition easier... sort of like one of those mass-weddings or cult
recruitment things you read about...
In any case, I'd be happy to help distribute flyers and spread the word. I
think we should reccomend that people bring their mouse and keyboard (that's
kinda confusing if it's your first time) and anything that is a common
peripheral so that someone can help them get it set up... (not something
like an Ascend router -- which is a bitch to set up, especially when the ISP
sets it up incorrectly)
I think you guys might be surprised how many people would do it or at least
come to see it. I think we might need a fairly decent sized room...maybe a
room at the Union?? (I don't necessarily mean the ballroom either)
We should then plan part 2: what to do after you installed linux...heh
-ks
ps. afterwards we can sell cheesy shirts that mark them as converts, right?
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Justin Ryan
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 10:13 PM
To: Thomas Cameron
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Subject: Re: meeting idea?
i hate to reply to posts out of order but...
> I have such a facility - it's not huge, but it seats 10 computers in a
> classroom setting with 100 megabit ethernet and a 1.1 megabit SDSL
> Internet connection.
would it have space for more than 10 crammed together? 10 might be enough,
and it might be too much, and it might be way less - it's hard to judge
turnout the first time around ;p
I think that even if we made all kinds of mistakes the first time around,
there has to be a first time - and this sounds cool to me, it's definitely
good to have network and internet access, so we can download stuff, test
netowrk, etc..
-Justin
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