Ubuntu MASSACHUSETTS InstallFest

[John Abreau]

I haven't heard back from MIT yet, no.


On Sun, September 9, 2007 10:52 pm, leftyfb at left-click.org said:
> Any word on getting this booked?
>
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> To: "Martin Owens" <doctormo at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 13:08:51 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Re: Ubuntu MASSACHUSETTS InstallFest
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>> It might make sense to wait until we get official word that the room
>> is available, before we start to advertise it.
>>
>> On Wed, September 5, 2007 12:15 pm, Martin Owens said:
>> >> It was all kids. There were barely any adults and even less "linux".
>> >> Just kids in the room, little-ish kids (3-7th grade). It was supposed
>> >> to be the Ubuntu installfest, but it wasn't happening (or happening
>> on
>> >> a kid-level, somehow).
>> >
>> > You fear that we are not experienced or mature enough to manage to do
>> > an installfest by ourselves yet. that perhaps anyone who comes will
>> > not be ready for ubuntu or linux but instead will have to hold their
>> > hand and teach a lot of users about what ubuntu is.
>> >
>> >> Thankfully I was able to get out and Jerry Feldman let me use his
>> >> computer (akin to the last installfest). Some other stuff went on.
>> All
>> >> wasn't well.. but at least I had a computer to use. I think some more
>> >> stuff happened but I can't remember.
>> >
>> > Ah yes, the crux of the 'we won't be able to do it without the BLU'
>> > perhaps. I don't suppose we want to start advertising now?
>> >
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