[CoLoCo] Install Fest

[Neal McBurnett]

I'd recommend that before (or instead of) doing our own installfest,
someone should attend one of the regular CLUE installfests. They
install Ubuntu along with other linux distros.

http://www.cluedenver.org/display.php?node=installfest

 CLUE holds installfests regularly in Westminster and the Denver Tech
 Center. The goal is every other month, alternating between north and
 south locations. Dates are requested right after the previous
 installfest and posted here when they are confirmed. Announcements
 are sent to the CLUE Tech list when the details are known.

Also note there is a big local project to give hundreds of One Laptop
Per Child machines to villages in Ethopia and Tanzania:

 http://groups.google.com/group/xocolorado/

A local tech-philanthropist is running and funding it.  So there could
be some synergy there.  I expect that the combination of the great
hardware (I've got one :-) and in-depth support and training that come
with the OLPC project will help enhance the impact of those donations.

Cheers,

Neal McBurnett                 http://mcburnett.org/neal/

On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 07:36:15AM -0800, simon engelbert wrote:

> First off, please remember that Les is on this email so when you
> reply to the thread try to remember to "reply all" so that we keep
> him in the loop.
> 
> I contacted Les yesterday via email and phone and he is excited
> about this "Install Fest" as well. So now we just need to plan when,
> where and how. First we need to figure out how to get the
> computers. Les lives at the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon and is
> leaving this Sunday for 8 days. We need to schedule a pick-up or
> drop-off of the computers before he leaves if needed. When would be
> a good time for everyone? Who was looking to host this event and
> where is that location? I believe I remember David saying that he
> could host it at a computer lab at his University? If that is true,
> will we need the monitors, mice, keyboards, etc from Les or can we
> just use those that are in the lab?
> 
> I also have some other questions surrounding Edubuntu for this
> "Install Fest".  Les told me that these computers will be used as an
> educational tools for kids in Sierra Leone. Would it be more fitting
> and beneficial for these students to have Edubuntu on these
> computers? I know Les was interested about what Edubuntu exactly is
> and since I have no experience with it I thought I would see if
> anyone knew what it entailed. He needs basic word processing,
> spreadsheet, internet and email tools. I figured that this
> derivative of Ubuntu probably came with Open Office, Firefox and
> Evolution/Thunderbird but was not certain.  What other special apps
> does it have? What grade or age is it targeted at?