[SlugLUG] Sluglug Digest, Vol 11, Issue 3

[Peter Belew]

Maybe if someone actually phoned the people at Baskin they
would respond? Or someone actually walked over to Baskin and
checked?

Otherwise, right at the beginning of the quarter, before everyone gets
too busy, would be a good time.

Peter

On 2/15/07, Rohan Sheth <ronashet at ucsc.edu> wrote:
> 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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