Re: slugs on slugs

Just for the record, I was being "cheeky" with the
magic box comment ;)

Thanks for posting the notice, Tim. Anyone interested
in showing up: just e-mail me for the details.

-David.

--- Tim Schneider <tim@timsworld.net> wrote:

>
> I hear that a small linux users group has sprung up
> at wardrop
> engineering. They are holding an installfest
> Saturday November 4th 10am
> to 2pm. Email David if you are interested in going.
> ---------------------------
> I received this reply from Bouley, David
> [David.Bouley@Wardrop.com] in
> response to my query that went something like (Hey,
> would you like a
> hand from some slg members, could I tell them about
> your installfest).
>
> Hello, Tim.
>
> Sure, if there are people in the SLG that would like
> to help or just hang
> out and chat about Linux, or check out the new
> Mandriva 2007 distro.,
> they are more than welcome.
>
> As for the people in our office LUG, Linux is a very
> new concept for
> them. Even though we work in an engineering firm,
> the PC (to many of
> them) is still a "magic" box that just does things -
> or not, when
> we're talking about Microsoft ;)
>
> Only recently have I been able to get a hand-full of
> them to understand
> the concept of Linux (the OS) and how it uses
> something called KDE or
> Gnome to draw windows on the screen.
>
> Last month I did a demonstration of Mandriva's new
> 2007 release with
> AIGLX/XGL. Those who attended the meeting were very
> interested in what
> they saw... hence the idea for an Installfest. I've
> been going out to
> some of my co-worker's homes to do Linux installs,
> but an Installfest
> would save me a lot of Saturdays at other people's
> homes.... I'll most
> likely be "supporting" most of them while they get
> to know their new
> desktop environments once they're up and running.
>
> Anyway, I'd be glad to meet some of the SLG members.
> Those Wardrop
> staff attending would probably enjoy hearing other
> people that me talk
> about Linux, since I seem to do most of the talking
> at our LUG meetings
> anyway. ;)
>
> I'm not expecting a huge turn-out, which is probably
> good for my first
> Installfest; at the moment I've got six interested
> people. Tomorrow is
> our monthly lunch-time LUG meeting, so I'll
> hopefully have a better
> idea of how many people to expect after that.
>
> Thanks for the e-mail. I'll keep you posted.
>
-----------------------------------------------------------
> and the original email that started it all off:
>
> We're happy to announce that we will be hosting an
> Installfest on
> Saturday, November 4th, at the Wardrop Sasaktoon
> office, in the first
> floor boardroom. People who would like to bring
> their home PC or laptop
> to the event to have the Linux operating system
> installed should fill
> out the attached .rtf computer registration form and
> return it to either
> me or Robin Sun before October 27th.
>
> Installs will be scheduled between 10:00am and
> 2:00pm, three per hour
> (twelve in total), and assigned on a first-come,
> first-served basis.
>
> The Linux software will be provided FREE to you.
>
> **You don't need a computer to attend!** Stop by
> during the Installfest
> to learn more and chit-chat about the world of Linux
> and Open Source
> software. We will have a system set-up so you can
> try out the Linux
> operating system yourself, along with Mandriva's new
> 3D accelerated
> destkop environment.
>
> Mandriva (http://www.mandriva.com) will also be
> providing promotional
> S.W.A.G. (stuff we all get) to be handed out to the
> attendees. So stop
> by and get some free stuff.
>
> Refer to the attached .pdf for more info. You can
> also download the
> .rtf form from the LUG's website at:
> http://www.virtualsky.net/thecrowsnest
>
> If you have any questions, please feel free to
> contact me or Robin.
>
> --
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> not got MUCH SPAM in it."
>
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Received on Tue Oct 10 15:17:31 2006