[ale] LUG in Columbus

[John LaPierre]

Jeff - 

Thanks for the advice - I've never even been to an installfest. The help 
would be greatly appreciated. We were thinking along the lines of June - 
we'll definitly be in touch, and probably see you at an ale meet. 

Thanks -

John L

On Saturday 20 April 2002 01:10 pm, you wrote:
> John -
>
> Sometimes I get down to Columbus on weekends - there's a chance I might
> be able to participate.
>
> Installfests are a way through which people who have never seen Linux
> before can not only get help with an install or at least SEE an install,
> but is also usually the first time people who have not seen Linux before
> get a look at people who use Linux routinely.  I remember taking a
> company laptop down to a 'fest at Emory in Nov 1998, which is where I
> first met Jim Kinney, and someone helped me turn that thing into a
> dual-boot.
>
> You need plenty of space and tables.  Power and a decent Internet
> connection is good.  Having at least one machine set up and
> Internet-connected for downloads is good.  An Ethernet switch w/ cabling
> is very good.
>
> - Jeff
>
> John LaPierre wrote:
>  > Hello All -
>  >
>  > A couple of us Linux users down here in Columbus Ga are trying to
>
> drum up
>
>  > some interest in a local LUG, and would value your input and advice.
>
> We felt
>
>  > that an Install-fest may be a way to generate up some interest
>
> initially. Any
>
>  > advice?
>  >
>  > btw - At the last ale-nw meeting, some expressed interest in dvd
>
> ripping on
>
>  > Linux. Ken has the technique posted on his site:
>  >
>  > http://www.shaolinuxtemple.org/dvdripping.html
>  >
>  > Thanks -
>  >
>  > John L
>  >
>  >
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