Please note that this InstallFest is at O'Reilly. Please see below for
information on the exact location and directions. All future
InstallFests will be held at O'Reilly, the same place as general
meetings.
WHEN: Saturday, October 28th - 10:30AM - 4:30PM PDT
WHERE: O'Reilly in Sebastopol; http://nblug.org/genloc
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?
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. Those 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 more than 48 hours in advance so we have a chance to
beg for more helpers if we need them.
What if I want to offer help?
If you're interested in helping out, please contact installfest at nblug.org
(that's an email address...); if you've successfully installed Fedora (or
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 undecided location.
10:00AM - Setup tables, network, etc.
10:30AM - Installs begin (event start)
4:00PM - Installs should be done by now.
4:30PM - Installs must be done by now.
5:00PM - 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, contact
speakers at nblug.org )
Another way to help out it to hang flyers. We have made a flyer available:
http://nblug.org/files/installfestFlyer.pdf
You can download it and make copies if you'd like to hang it someplace appropriate.
Thanks!
Dave Sisley
NBLUG
Start: 2006/09/12 - 7:30pm
End: 2006/09/12 - 9:00pm
Location: O'Reilly, Sebastopol, CA http://nblug.org/genloc
Speaker: Kyle Rankin
Description:
As a Linux geek who always like to experiment with the latest Linux
distributions and tinker around with local servers, my closet looked a
lot like a used computer store. Old discarded desktops were perfect
platforms to try out Linux. Now that power has gotten more expensive,
I've replaced a lot of local machines with virtual ones, and with the
introduction of VMware Server, I have all but replaced my physical test
platforms for virtual ones.
In this talk NBLUG president Kyle Rankin will introduce how to install
and configure the free VMware Server software and demonstrate some of
its features including how to create new virtual machines, how to
manage a group of VMs with the VMware console, and how to backup
virtual machines.
We are always looking for speakers, so if you or anyone you know would like
to give a presentation to a group of friendly nerds please send an email to
speakers(a)nblug.org .
--
Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org
