[SlugLUG] Sluglug Digest, Vol 11, Issue 3

[Rohan Sheth]

I am still waiting on a response from SoE on the room reservation.  I
might shoot off another email tomorrow if I don't get a reply

--Rohan

On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:50:29 -0800
"Peter Belew" <abcruzww at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is this going to happen?
> 
> - Peter
> 
> On 2/7/07, Rohan Sheth <ronashet at ucsc.edu> wrote:
> > I just shipping off an email requesting Jack's Lounge for the
> > 24th.  If everyone works out, I'll update sluglug.ucsc.edu with the
> > time/date of the installfest and also I'll get rid of the bit about
> > regular meetings...because that isn't happening at this point.
> >
> > --Rohan
> >
> > On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 17:05:15 -0800
> > "Peter Belew" <abcruzww at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > By the way, it might be a good idea to revise the web site's home
> > > page - there are apparently no weekly meetings and the installfest
> > > should be announced.
> > >
> > > - Peter
> > >
> > > On 2/7/07, Peter Belew <abcruzww at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I believe there are photos of very early installfests on the web
> > > > site, or there were.
> > > >
> > > > Here are some photos on my web site - password required:
> > > >
> > > > http://208.201.231.82/~peter/photoworks/findpic.php?captiontext=installfest
> > > >
> > > > The user name is 'belew'
> > > > The password is 'peter'
> > > >
> > > > KG6MBP is Andrew Stitt. KG6MBQ is Phil White (Cerise).
> > > >
> > > >  - Peter
> > > >
> > > > On 2/7/07, cerise at armory.com <cerise at armory.com> wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 12:03:29PM -0800, Ignacio Solis wrote:
> > > > > > I've passed on the torch. Maybe with some advertising new
> > > > > > volunteers might be able to help.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Nacho
> > > > >
> > > > > I cannot possibly underscore Nacho's point here enough.
> > > > > Somewhere in the archives is a brief description of Andrew
> > > > > Stitt, Chris Rauer, Daniel Walker, and myself going around
> > > > > campus with a staple gun, a roll of tape, and stacks of
> > > > > flyers printed out with the use of admin access on the
> > > > > printers at the library.
> > > > >
> > > > > As Andrew wrote about it later: "We put up a flyer on every
> > > > > flat surface we could find -- and even some curved ones!"
> > > > >
> > > > > In addition to this large-scale littering at the university's
> > > > > expense, I was going up to anyone unfortunate enough to sit
> > > > > out studying or even walking by, chatting with them, and
> > > > > passing out flyers like mad.
> > > > >
> > > > > For a few glorious days on campus, you could not swing a
> > > > > stoned hippie without hitting at least five Installfest
> > > > > signs.  This won us no friends with the facilities group --
> > > > > but that's another story which shall be told at another
> > > > > time.  Suffice it to say that nothing but a few harsh words
> > > > > directed at my person came of it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway, the result of all this -- apart from fond memories --
> > > > > was the largest installfest that I ever saw at UCSC.  We had
> > > > > coverage from the Fish Rap.  We also had something like a 11:1
> > > > > installee/installer ratio.  As I recall, about three people
> > > > > showed up to help install, and we accounted for something
> > > > > like 35 computers installed that day.
> > > > >
> > > > > Good advertising, a regular meeting schedule, and frequent
> > > > > activity outside of meetings are the key to SlugLUGs survival
> > > > > and success.
> > > > >
> > > > > In other news, it's a point of interest to keep track of which
> > > > > distros are installed and what sorts of computers they're
> > > > > installed on.  Nacho and I occasionally expressed remorse at
> > > > > having not kept records of the shrinking desktop to laptop
> > > > > ratio.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Phil/CERisE
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