[wplug] WPLUG "InstallFest" - Saturday, Feb 27 - Brookline Library

[Matthew Hughes]

I thought of installfests as a time to install when highspeed internet  
was slow, expensive, or non-existent. When you didn't know what you  
were doing and some guru was there to help.

Though a few years ago I thought installfests should also include  
showing off your box. Like gearheads we could show off the distro/wm/ 
de/theme/killer app that we have picked to use. Some of the best  
software I have found by word of mouth.

Or show off the odd/unusal install. Like mklinux in my old mac. Or on  
ps3.or or inetAppliance.

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On Feb 24, 2010, at 10:04 PM, DK <wplug at curlynoodle.com> wrote:

> Hello Folks,
>
> The Western PA Linux Users Group is hosting an "InstallFest" on
> Saturday, Feb 27 starting at 10:30am at the Brookline Library.  The
> event will conclude at 3:30p SHARP!
>
> There was some chat recently amongst the Board members that the term
> "InstallFest" has become dated, even obsolete.  The original idea
> behind an InstallFest was for people to gather to assist with the
> cumbersome, lengthy task of shoehorning a distribution onto hardware
> which may or may not be supported.  For the most part, those days are
> gone.
>
> I recently purchased a refurbished HP workstation for use at work.
> The specs on this machine made it ideal for the type of work I do.
> After installing WinXP (yes, yes, I know) I found that the machine was
> horribly slow.  My old P4 machine had better performance.  Searching
> the Internet, I found that this particular HP was designed to work
> with WinXP 64-bit, but the on-board SATA controller does not support
> 64-bit due to some Intel driver EOL tosh.  Well, color me confused.
> So, I installed Ubuntu 9.10 64-bit.  It just worked, and very well I
> might add.  My only disappointments are that I need to use NVidia's
> proprietary driver to get he most out of the graphics card, and I am
> stuck using Evolution for the time being.  So now my primary work PC
> is now a Linux box.  (Shh, please don't tell my IT manager)
>
> The point of my ramblings is that Linux is easy to setup, making an
> "InstallFest" more of "TweakFest" or "TuneFest".  I find that most
> people whom attend are looking for assistance with the usage of his or
> her Linux system, and to find ways to make it even cooler.  So, I
> propose that we rechristen the term in the spirit of progress and
> evolution of FOSS.  I will be taking suggestions at the meeting on
> Saturday, but also feel free to post yours to the General List
> wplug at wplug.org.
>
> See the following for meeting and location details:
>
> http://wplug.org/wiki/Meeting-20100227
> http://wplug.org/wiki/Brookline_Library
>
> Hope to see you there,
> Dave
>
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