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Re: Linux Demo Day
On Sun, 29 Aug 1999, Yoni Elhanani wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I think we should orginize ourselves to the linux demo day.
> (which I've taken the responsibility as the ILUG coordinator)
That would be a good idea. However, 12-18/9 is too early in my opinion.
remember that this is the holiday period, meaning, people are out of
state, out of their minds etc.
> We need space, preferably in a large shopping mall in tel aviv.
> Can we book the same place we had in may? (dizengoff center).
I guess if it will be later on (somewhere in the middle of October) we can
get some space here in the technion - up - it's gonna be free. down - it's
in haifa.
> The name "Mesibat Hatkana" sounds a little bit dorky,
> maybe we can find a good name in hebrew that will draw more attention.
InstaParty is fine with me
> Here are some suggestions and points for the event:
>
> - Instead for people having to wait to a specific installer holding
> their computers,
> we should put them in a queue, and while the computers are in the
> queue, the owners will watch the
> tutorial/demonstarion[s].
We wanted to do it in the last instaparty, but the utrials weren't ready.
the people stand in the line, ate and drank while the nerds of linux
installed it on their computer.
> - Volunteers should not only install, but also sell/give CDs,answer
> questions from people, and run the tutorial/demo.
> (ofcourse these will all be different people... ;-))
Volunteers, money, together? Are you sure it's a good idea? we gave Suse
6.1 and RH 6.0.
> - We need nametags so people will know who is an installer and how to
> call him. :-)
We had those for the ones we knew will come, with several others having
"Guru" written all over.
> - We need more chairs, the owners of the computers usualy prefer to sit.
Had enough of that.
> In short, let's make this installfest the best ever,
> and break the installs/day record. :-)
I agree.
Orr Dunkelman,
orrd@vipe.technion.ac.il
"In Theory there is no difference between Theory and Practice, but in
Practice there is"
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