First of all : congratulations. Second point : why those two computers didn't get Ubuntu installed ? Technical problems ? Time problems ?
Regards Cedric 2007/10/22, Bart Broeckx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Ubuntero's > > the Gutsy release Party in Hasselt was 2 days ago now. > you can read the report and watch some pictures on the wiki: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ReleaseParty/Gutsy/Hasselt20-10-2007 > > It wa a hughe succes, thx to everybody. > Greetz, > Bart > > > > Report > > 10.30 The last preparations were done: internet connections tested, seats > for the presentation in the main hall set in place to welcome a maximum of > 75 interested people, in the kitchen some members of the computer club were > preparing the snacks … > > 10.50 The first 2 persons arrive at the Party; more then 2 hours before the > official start of the party. They where immediately entertained when > Knightwise came in to have a video interview with me. Chretien, the > president of the Bitmappers, was also invited to join us in front of the > camera. > > 12.00 The first Ubuntero's arrive, they promised to come early. At the > entrance Fabian, the vice-president of the Bitmappers, gave everyone a > sticker with their name on. Ubuntero's got a sticker with the Ubuntu logo, > Computer club members one with the Bitmappers logo. This way everybody could > easily see the difference between a beginner and the more experienced > Ubuntero's. This was a big success. > > 12.30 The crowd now starts coming in by great numbers. > > 13.00 Almost all seats are occupied, so the President of the Bitmappers > asked me if I could already start my presentation "Introduction into Linux > and Ubuntu" … it was due to be held at 14.00 … > > 13.30 Despite it was my first presentation ever - and for a full house - I > managed to keep my nerves under control, make some little jokes … > > 14.00 Done … I even received a little applause. I went outside to have a > drink and a smoke. Fabian told me there were already 100 persons at the > party. Well above the maximum of 75 we predicted. The people were invited to > bring their laptop or PC so we could help them with the installation. 23 > people did! Because we were well above our maximum capacity the 2 rooms with > internet connection were filled with people. > > 21 PC's and laptops were successfully installed. Only 2 went home without > Ubuntu. People were amazed at how easy the installation went, that all their > hardware was recognized immediately, that even their digital camera was > recognized out-of-the-box … People gathered before the laptops and PC's > which had Compiz and were impressed by the possibilities of Compiz-Fusion. > > 16.30 A presentation about the live-CD, what you can do with it and how it > can save your data > > 16.45 A presentation about Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon, how to install software, > look at the menu's, etc … > > 17.00 The last presentation was given about the possibilities of > Compiz-Fusion and what's new in Gutsy by Wesley Stessens. I would like to > thank him for this because he had only one day to prepare his presentation. > > 17.30 Now it's time to talk and have a drink, to exchange e-mails and to > promise we would all come to the next release party. The public was > enthusiastic and gave compliments to the Ubuntu-BE members who did a perfect > job helping everyone > > 19.00 The last participants left the room and went home or to the city for a > drink. I, from my side, I was dead tired … went home and fell in a deep > sleep, having nice dreams about what's coming next. Exiting times are > arriving for Ubuntu. > > -- > Bart Broeckx > Willekensmolenstraat 83/7 > 3500 Hasselt > 0476/66.20.80 > -- > ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com > > You can find list info and your subscription configuration options at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be > > -- Inscrivez-vous à un réseau social si ce n'est déjà fait : http://www.viadeo.com/invitation/cedric.janssens http://www.linkedin.com/in/cjanssens -- ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com You can find list info and your subscription configuration options at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be
