UbuntuOhio install for whom? when? why?

[Daniel Buch]

Hello all!

In response to all this this talk about an installfest, I wanted to
represent the Linux noob demographic in the best way I know how.  I've
got some admittedly open-ended questions that I really don't want
answered so much as I'd like to see the resulting discussion produce
some ideas and opinions that might make their way into the global LoCo
Team sphere.

What is the purpose of an Installfest?

How does this goal fit into our mission of fixing Bug #1?

What are the potential downsides of an Installfest, if any?

Is the term "Installfest" too ambiguous?  Too daunting to the new
user?  Is another, more Ubuntu-like name for the thing in order?

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Please understand that I'm firmly biased in all of my opinions and
that I have absolutely no interest in promoting the traditionally
clique-y, ubernerd side of Linux any more than is painfully necessary.
 I believe that we should be emphasizing the concept of "humanity to
others" in everything that we do, with a further emphasis on "we," as
in "we, the ever-growing and amazingly inclusive Ubuntu Community."

Cheers, y'all
Rantfully yours,
Dan Buch

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