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

[Rohan Sheth]

It is MAC-based.

On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:43:15 -0700
"Peter Belew" <abcruzww at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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