[SlugLUG] new sluglug site goes live and more on installfests

[Peter Belew]

Ok ...

On 3/20/07, Rohan Sheth <ronashet at ucsc.edu> wrote:
> Merrill lounge does indeed have ethernet jacks as well as cruznet
> access.  I am uncertain about whether the ethernet jacks are through
> resnet (thus requiring auth) or if they are simply straight-internet.
> Even if it is resnet we can use a wifi router to have one person auth
> and then the router will hold the auth and all further computers
> connected will not require auth.

 Yeah I figured that *should* work. A bunch of hubs and switches will
be necessary so people can install via ethernet. A bit of testing
beforehand is a good idea though, depending on how the authorization
works - does it depend on a MAC address (like of the port connected to
the wall jack), or on the end-point IP(s) - which would be of the
individual systems being installed to?

Peter

>
> --Rohan
>
> On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:42:36 -0700
> "Peter Belew" <abcruzww at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I am always busy Friday evening, and I suspect a lot of people are.
> > And there tend to be a lot of things going on on Friday evenings that
> > preempt facilities. Weekend daytime is in general best for non-UCSC
> > people that work. Merrill is probably good; is there wired net
> > connection there that would work for an open installfest?
> >
> > I wonder if anyone bothered to reserve Jack's in the past - they
> > probably did, but I had nothing to do with that aspect. Perhaps some
> > former SlugLUG people can respond on that issue.
> >
> > Peter
> >
> > On 3/20/07, Rohan Sheth <ronashet at ucsc.edu> wrote:
> > > I suppose we'll start with Ubuntu.  Does anyone have a spare laptop
> > > they don't mind us overwriting with an ubuntu install...or otherwise
> > > installing a bunch of random stuff on?  And who is able to present
> > > on usability with ubuntu?  I imagine the most basic things to cover
> > > will include setting up alternative repositories in order to get
> > > things like win32codecs and libdvdcss.
> > >
> > > I have given up on trying to get jack's lounge...advising never
> > > replies to me and the facilities people keep telling me to ask
> > > other people.
> > >
> > > Instead since one of my friends is the chair-person-whatever @
> > > Merrill...I'm just going to reserve the merrill (baobob) lounge and
> > > setup our meeting there.
> > >
> > > I'll get a more 'final' looking date/time after spring break when I
> > > reserve with the merill people.  Does anyone have specific
> > > preferences towards a particular day of the week or time? I was
> > > thinking a friday evening.
> > >
> > > --Rohan
> > >
> > > On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:06:43 -0700
> > > "Peter Belew" <abcruzww at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > That sounds like a really good plan!
> > > >
> > > > - Peter
> > > >
> > > > On 3/20/07, Rohan Sheth <ronashet at ucsc.edu> wrote:
> > > > > sluglug.ucsc.edu now html refresh's users to the new site.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyone can register and those who shoot me an email after
> > > > > registering will be included into the "lug users" access group
> > > > > which allows them to modify all content of the site.  This way
> > > > > even when I'm behind someone else can update things.
> > > > >
> > > > > As per the installfest that has been up and down for a while.  I
> > > > > would absolutely love to have an installfest.  However, out of
> > > > > the installfests that I have personally been to...users usually
> > > > > swap back to their other os (usually windows) very quickly
> > > > > because they have little idea of how to use their newfound toy
> > > > > and become irritated rapidly (*points at a few people he knows
> > > > > who live in his very own apartment*).  I would rather have a
> > > > > scheduled teach-session and then a specific installfest.
> > > > >
> > > > > So like one week we choose a day and have a "teach ubuntu" day.
> > > > > Where a few of us (or more!) show the basics of using ubuntu and
> > > > > the little quirks people would need to know along the way...and
> > > > > then a following day we allow people to bring in machines and
> > > > > we'll strap them up with ubuntu.  This way the customer stays
> > > > > 'happy' because they know what just transpired besides the fact
> > > > > that someone just pushed a whole bunch of buttons on their
> > > > > keyboard and now there is this brown colored thing called gnome
> > > > > taking over their precious computer.
> > > > >
> > > > > So as to these instructional meetings which precede the actual
> > > > > installfest for a particular distro we should probably cover the
> > > > > following:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1) Their new web-browsing friend: firefox
> > > > > 2) Installing mp3-playback and playing mp3s (people gotta have
> > > > > their music.)
> > > > > 3) playing video/dvds
> > > > > 4) Getting wireless to work (tricky but possible!)
> > > > > 5) how to keep their system up to date
> > > > > 6) common problems (such as sound, etc.)
> > > > >
> > > > > After a quick tutorial session like this for interested people
> > > > > they would benefit more from the installfest simply because
> > > > > they would understand more about the new penguin-powered
> > > > > operating system they have on their machine.
> > > > >
> > > > > What do you all think?
> > > > >
> > > > > --Rohan
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