[TriLUG] Sat. Installfest

[David McDowell]

Heh, there is that, I hate that Saturday's don't work for you... but
overall Saturday Installfests run by TriLUG in our normal fashion are
a hit.  :)


On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:05:43 -0500, Jason Faulkner <jasonlf at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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