On Sun, Mar 05, 2006 at 12:46:57PM -0600, Mike Miller wrote: > On Sun, 5 Mar 2006, Florin Iucha wrote: > > >On Sun, Mar 05, 2006 at 09:10:45AM -0600, Mike Miller wrote: > > > >>Sadly, the Ubuntu CDs did not make an appearance. In fact, I was > >>surprised to hear from one of the organizers that he didn't even know > >>what Ubuntu was. Was he kidding? > >> > >>Anyway, we lugged our computer out there, drove 15 miles, and were very > >>disappointed. > > > >You should have shouted louder: I had two ubuntu amd64 cds and I had the > >i386 cds pass through my hands on a couple of occasions. Also, there > >were people with cd burners that could have cooked more if need be. > > Maybe next time. I guess people should walk into the room and start > yelling, literally, about what they want. I was told to talk to the man > in the black shirt. Someone thought he was in charge. He thought Ubuntu > was a funny name, but that was all he knew about it. So I left. I know geeks are introverted, I am one of them, but asking only two people then complaining that you drove 15 miles for nuttin' is a bit strange... > If you had someone in charge of directing installees to installers, that > could help. Sure, do *you* volunteer? There were some failings: - short announcement time frame - not announced on the most frequented mailing list - cds not showing up - no install server - nobody in charge of the technical side - no registration/name tags - no wireless until 2/3 though the time slot but: - I've discovered the subtlety of following Broadway up to Bass Lake, - met interesting people, - helped few enthusiasts, - seen some new and interesting stuff, - had a good time! For me the installfest was a success and we owe big thanks to the person who secured the room and arranged for the drinks and pizza. Linux is a bazaar, not a catedral, florin -- Don't question authority: they don't know either! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature Url : http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20060305/c6d61779/attachment.pgp