LOCAL: NBLUG Install Fest

Greetings fellow Linux fans!! It's that time again. NBLUG is hosting another Linux Install Fest. The event will take place on June 19th at our usual meeting location, O'Reilly and Associates in Sebastopol (see the website for directions) from 10AM until 4PM. Since we didn't have a regular meeting this month, we are going to have several exciting events at this Install Fest. We will have our raffle during this time and we will also have refreshments (the refreshments will be free, but we ask that you make a small donation). Raffle tickets will be available from 11:30PM until 12:30PM. The drawing will be held at 12:45PM. Something special for this raffle - we will be giving away an Abit BH6 Pentium II motherboard, thanks to our friends at Bit's & PCs in Santa Rosa. It features the Intel 440BX chipset, support for 348MB of RAM, and five PCI slots. We will also have goodies from O'Reilly and Associates (like books and T-shirts). Even if you don't want to install Linux on a machine at this time, we invite you to stop by, socialize and just enjoy yourself. It's a great opportunity to find out what Linux is all about and to see how it's installed so you'll have a better idea if it's right for you. Now for some words about what to bring and what to expect at the Install Fest: PLEASE DON'T SHOW UP AT 3:30 EXPECTING HELP!!! Arrive early so that we can assist you with what you need. You will need to bring your monitor, keyboard and mouse with you as well. You don't need to bring your peripherals (like printers etc), unless of course, you need help getting your peripheral working. Remember though, space is at a premium, so don't bring more than you really need to. Also, it's good to bring a power strip as well. We will have a couple, but they are on a first come, first served basis. If you bring a power bar, you will get priority in plugging all your stuff in. As far as what to install at the Install Fest, we will have several distributions available for you. We will have Red Hat 6.0 & 5.2 and Debian 2.1. It might be a good idea to bring your own media, as the CD's will be available to those who get there first. You can get a cheap CD from Cheap Bytes (http://www.cheapbytes.com/) or you can get something direct from Red Hat or any other Linux vendor. We will have access to a T1 connection to the Internet, so if you'd like to bring your machine to grab some stuff off of the 'net, feel free to do that as well, however, don't be downloading anything you wouldn't want to show your mom. :) We will have a 18 port hub available. The network connectivity is on a first come, first served basis as well. If you have a small hub, you may want to think about brining it to guarantee you get a connection. We will have a small number of network cards available for loan should you not have a network card. If you plan on getting network connectivity, you may want to bring a network cable as well. We will have a few cables, but they are (surprise, surprise) on a first come first served basis. If you have any questions regarding the Install Fest, please feel free to contact me at the address below. Looking forward to seeing you there!! -Dustin Mollo -- The North Bay Linux Users' Group http://www.nblug.org dustin(a)nblug.org