Re: [TCLUG:4260] InstallFest - March 6th

[serge@egel2.med.umn.edu (Serge M. Egelman)]

Would it be possible to get a copy of Wordperfect as well?

thanks,

serge

Nate Carlson wrote:

> Tim,
>
> It'd be nice if you could get copies of all the major window managers
> downloaded and ready to go -- WindowMaker 0.50.2, E DR15 CVS, AfterStep,
> etc. Also, maybe get copies of Slackware, SuSE, and Debian? Oh, Redhat and
> Debian for the Alpha architectures might also be a good idea... if you
> have the hard drive space, of course. Hopefully I'll be able to make it to
> this one.. Saturdays are always way too busy.
>
> ----
> Nate Carlson
> the infinite loop
> natecars@infiniteloop.com
>
> On Sat, 20 Feb 1999, Timothy Wilson wrote:
>
> > Hey everybody,
> >
> > Just thought I'd add my $0.02 to Clay's announcement of the InstallFest.
> >
> > We'll be using the same facility that we've used in the past. There's
> > plenty of counter space so feel free to bring your systems. I'll have
> > the lastest version of RedHat available for local network installs. As
> > I've mentioned in the past, our ISP is virtually empty on the weekends
> > since it serves schools. As a result, we can get some pretty nice
> > download speeds overall the ol' T1.
> >
> > I'd like to make the event as useful as possible to everyone so please
> > feel free to let me know what you'd like. Specifically:
> >
> > 1. Is there anything I can download for you and put on my ftp server?
> > Some large programs (StarOffice comes to mind) seem to download slowly
> > even over a T1. I'll try to mirror the latest KDE and Gnome packages.
> >
> > 2. Do we need to have food available? Perhaps we could do a mass order
> > from Papa John's or something.
> >
> > 3. What can I set up that would make it easier for everyone? Any ideas?
> >
> > Turnout was great at our last one. I think we had about 35 names on the
> > sign-in sheet. Let's go for more this time. The "official" times for the
> > InstallFest will be noon-5pm, but as in the past the lab will be open by
> > 10am for those who like to get an early start.
> >
> > -Tim
> >
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> >
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