[SlugLUG] Sluglug Digest, Vol 11, Issue 3

[Rohan Sheth]

It seems that we will have to push the event.  SoE hasn't replied to
any of my emails and we don't have enough time to advertise our event.

--Rohan


On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:22:30 -0800
"Peter Belew" <abcruzww at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's only a week and 3 days off. If it isn't arranged and publicised
> before the coming 3-day weekend there isn't a great likelyhood
> many people will show up. I don't see any activity on this list,
> either. I'll tell the SMAUG people that it isn't likely to happen.
> 
> - Peter
> 
> On 2/13/07, Rohan Sheth <ronashet at ucsc.edu> wrote:
> > 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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