Please note that this InstallFest is NOT at O'Reilly and Associates. It
will instead be at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park. Please see
below for information on the exact location and directions.
WHEN: Saturday, January 18 - 10:30AM - 4:00PM PST
WHERE: Sonoma State Campus Schulz Info Center,
Room 1121 (see below for specifics)
WHO: Anyone wanting help in installing Linux onto their computer
URL: http://nblug.org/installfest/
WHAT DO I DO: Go to http://www.nblug.org/installfest/ to signup!!!!
What is an InstallFest and who can come?
Basically, if you want Linux on your computer, you sign up, bring it
in and a volunteers assists you through installation.
Instead of putting all of the usual "what is an InstallFest" info in
this and future announcements, we have a link up on our website as to
what a NBLUG InstallFest entails and how to participate. If you point
your browser of choice to http://www.nblug.org/installfest/, you'll be
presented with all the info you ever wanted to know about what goes on
at an InstallFest, and how you can get the most out of attending one.
Anyone is more than welcome to attend. If you need help or just want to
hang out and talk, you are more than welcome to show up. They are
always totally free; you might want to bring a few dollars for pizza,
however.
How do I sign up?
We will again be taking signups for this InstallFest, so please be sure
to visit that URL if you plan on attending. People who signup and
reserve a time slot, are first in line. We've found that by taking
signups, we can help more people in a timely fashion. We can also make
sure that enough helpers are available for those wanting help. If you
need help at the last minute, you can still just show up and we'll
probably be able to help you, but it really helps us if you register
first; preferably a week or more in advance so we have a chance to beg
for more helpers if we need them.
What if I want to offer to help?
If you're interested in helping out, please sign up for the InstallFest
coordination list at http://nblug.org/mailman/listinfo/if-helpers/. If
you've successfully installed RedHat (or Mandrake or SuSE or Debian or
FreeBSD or OpenBSD or YellowDog or ...) before, you can probably help
out. We can even use a bit of help from somebody helping people bring
their heavy equipment in. Besides, it's fun to come hang out with all
the geeks. ;)
For helpers, the schedule is a little different:
8:00AM - Breakfast (optional) at an undisclosed (undecided)
location.
10:00AM - Room open to helpers for setup
10:30AM - Installs begin (event start)
5:00PM - Installs should be done by now.
5:30PM - Installs must be done by now.
6:00PM - Room closed; alarms go off, doors lock, police show up.
We always need helpers, and we can usually use more helpers than we get.
It's a good way to "give back" to NBLUG and it's a geeky good time.
(If you're interested in helping out but can't do an InstallFest, please
consider giving a presentation sometime or consider taking over as
President; contact speakers(a)nblug.org about speaking or
president(a)nblug.org about taking over as President)
>> Location and Directions <<
The InstallFest will take place on Sonoma State's campus. We will be using
room Schulz 1121, which is in the Schulz Information Center (aka, the
Library). Directions and information on parking follow.
Here are some maps and directions that SSU makes available on their site:
http://www.sonoma.edu/university/maps.html
-- Master index of all interesting direction-related info.
http://www.sonoma.edu/university/maps/schulzinfoctr.html
-- Nice map of the campus with the library (Info Center) highlighted
Parking tips from Mike & Dustin:
http://www.nblug.org/schulz-library.gif
-- Similar to the map above, but Mike has highlighted the parking
areas, and also drawn a path to get to the right part of the library
from Cotati Ave.
Parking on Saturday is free. You may park in either Lot D or Lot J.
Note that any lot that is marked as residence parking is OFF LIMITS at
all times unless you have a proper parking permit.
If you need to park close to the building to bring your equipment in,
there is 30 minute parking on the West side of Schulz and on the East
side of Schulz there are two 15 minute spots. Once you drop your
equipment off, you should move your car to one of the other lots
mentioned above.
Handicapped parking is available in the reserved lot areas, and on the
West side of the library near the library loading zone. Handicapped
parking is labeled.
Other upcoming NBLUG Events:
Tomorrow night, December 10th: Building an Embedded Linux Prototype
January 14th: Tux Paint
February 11th: Intermediate PHP
March 11th: Linux Bootable Business Card
--
Eric Eisenhart
NBLUG Co-Founder & President Pro Tempore for Life
The North Bay Linux Users Group
http://nblug.org/
eric(a)nblug.org, IRC: Freiheit@freenode, AIM: falschfreiheit, ICQ: 48217244
WHAT: NBLUG General Meeting
TOPIC: Building an Embedded Linux Prototype
SPEAKER: Devin Carraway and Chuck Groom of BlueMug, Berkeley
WHERE: O'Reilly and Associates, Sebastopol
http://nblug.org/directions.cgihttp://ora.com/oreilly/seb_directions.html
WHEN: Tuesday, December 10th @ 7:30PM
This is our normal monthly meeting at the normal scheduled time and place.
All NBLUG meetings are open to all and totally free of charge.
Blue Mug, Inc. invites the North Bay Linux Users' Group for a
presentation and discussion of a project developing a prototype device
using embedded Linux. Topics will include hardware selection, kernel and
driver issues, software selection, user interface design, and hacking on
the Gtk+ GUI.
Blue Mug, Inc. is an engineering consultancy company in Berkeley that
writes software for mobile consumer devices. Devin Carraway and Chuck
Groom are project engineers. Devin used to be an NBLUG board member and
a periodic presenter before he moved out of Sonoma County, but we
twisted his arm and he's coming back for a meeting this month. Chuck
focused the latter portion of his undergraduate career on AI research
and robotics. A brief sojourn at a dot com nurtured his fanatical
attention to usability concerns. At Blue Mug, he continues his interests
in tight code and user interface design and implementation.
http://www.bluemug.com/
OTHER UPCOMING NBLUG EVENTS:
January 14th: Regular meeting; TuxPaint with Bill Kendrick
January 18th: InstallFest; Sign up now at http://nblug.org/installfest/.)
February 11th: Regular Meeting; Intermediate PHP with Mark Linford
March 11th: Regular Meeting; Linux Bootable Business Card (tentative)
--
Eric Eisenhart
NBLUG Co-Founder & President Pro Tempore for Life
The North Bay Linux Users Group
http://nblug.org/
eric(a)nblug.org, IRC: Freiheit@freenode, AIM: falschfreiheit, ICQ: 48217244
