On the streets

[Danny Piccirillo]

I'm not sure if you did this intentionally, but you didn't hit "reply all"
so your message didn't go to the mailing list, just me.

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Ralph deGennaro <rmdegennaro at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I like the idea too.  Do you have a place (or places) in mind already?  Its
> starting to get colder out, so less wear on the hardware, but less frequency
> to do it.  Do you (or anyone) know about licenses needed for street
> performers in Boston?  And should we worry about it?  If we need power for a
> desktop, being official may be necessary.  Unless the place is more at a
> place of business where we have permission.
>

Well the only requirements are lots of people, a power source, and shade (so
there would be no glare on the screen). I thought about needing a permit and
we probably do but i don't know about getting one. Does anyone else?

Oh, and work has pulled me away from the "Visit Mom & Pop's" idea.  I just
> delivered the bulk of conversion Tuesday and have a few cleanup things for
> the next days.  But I want to get back to organizing that idea.  So far
> Martin is the only to have volunteered; to drive around with me to be
> specific.
>

I might be able to do this too-- are you two going to different places, or
driving together? I can't drive yet. What exactly do you do?

Anyways, basically, I'm willing to work on both.  And we could probably
> share materials.
>
> Best,
> Rio
>
> p.s.  How did you and Mike get Ubuntu email addresses?
>

http://www.ubuntu.com/community/processes/newmember


>
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 7:22 AM, Theresa Hepburn <
> theresa.hepburn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> That kind of sounds like a small Install fest / exploration with a video
>> camera, which is definitely a good idea.
>>
>> Danny Piccirillo wrote:
>> > First off, sorry i haven't been present in a while. School has started
>> > up and before that i was away. Anyways, this has been discussed before
>> > but i wanted to get the ball rolling with an Ubuntu showcase on the
>> > streets of boston. My idea is this: on a nice day we set up two Ubuntu
>> > machines (one desktop one laptop), and invite people to come and try
>> > it. We could video record people's positive reactions to make a
>> > promotional video and other reactions to collect feedback from
>> > everyday people. We can hand out CD's, pamphlets, etc. Thoughts?
>>
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