[TriLUG] Sat. Installfest

[Jason Faulkner]

On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:46:20 -0500, David McDowell
<turnpike420 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I couldn't be there that day due to other committments, but I usually
> show up to Installfests... however... I was there in spirit  :)
> 
> > LUG at NCSU does this regularly, so we should be better organized for the > next one.
> 
> I have to say that overall, I am glad that I didn't show up to this
> event.  If it weren't for my spare hardware mixed with Kevin's spare
> hardware and Kevin Otte's hard work to get an install box up at the
> last minute (like late the night before at my place), I believe
> someone in this thread said "it would have been sunk".  Kudo's to
> Kevin's efforts as I understand the machine was highly useful.  :)
> 
> TriLUG has far greater reaching power than LUG at NCSU (no offense NCSU
> folks, please take this with a grain of salt).
> 
> So, that said, let's look at the power TriLUG has.  We are growing at
> an unbelievable and wonderous rate!  It's quite exciting to see our
> meeting attendance at, near, and over 100 people each month now.
> That's awesome!!  Also thanks to Red Hat for the larger facility!
> However...
> 
> TriLUG, we can do better.  To me, this past weekend felt like a
> cop-out from the get-go.  TriLUG rested on the shoulders of NCSU
> (which also felt like nearly the last minute piggy-back in comparison
> to previous TriLUG Installfests).  Then small turnout and almost no
> support from the vast TriLUG resource is saddening.  I'm sure planning
> had some to do with folks not having enough advance time to plan
> calendars.
> 
> Past TriLUG Installfests have had lots of advanced notice, as well as
> organization for people at the door, burned CDs of tons of distros, a
> fully functional network (I believe at least the last 2 times at Wake
> Tech thanks to Jason Tower for running the network, not sure who
> provided all the hardware, but thanks to all those folks!), and LOTS
> of PARTICIPATION!!  Not to mention the usual TriLUG event "free"
> pizza, donations accepted as the financial contribution is just as
> important as the human/hardware element to a successful Installfest.
> 
> I hope we take lesson from this and do better, a lot better, b/c I
> know we can.  I may not have tons of spare hardware and cables, but I
> sure have the spirit.  I go when at all possible and learn something
> new as well as teach others what I can.  I hope the next Installfest
> brings us back to par, maybe even a birdie for good measure.  :)
> 
> thanks,
> David McD
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Not to mention that everybody can't come to events on saturday :-(

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