Could we ask the Umi cafe folk if it's OK there? JN On 02/02/2011 12:31 AM, Lisa L wrote: > Hello all, thought some of us might be interested in this. ~Lisa > > > Forwarded conversation > Subject: Anyone want to install Debian 6 -Squeeze this weekend? Ottawa > release party anyone? > ------------------------ > > From: *Peter Timusk* <ptimusk [ at ] sympatico [ dot ] ca> > Date: 1 February 2011 17:37 > To: c4c [ at ] list [ dot ] openconcept [ dot ] ca > > > Does anyone want to get together somewhere **public** with power and > internet and install Debian 6 Squeeze which is set to be released this > weekend? Sorry for the late notice. We could put it up on the release global > party locations list at Debian if others are interested in doing this with > me. I have a fair knowledge of installing this OS which is the basis of > Ubuntu. It is also all volunteer built which to me is a good thing. Let me > volunteer to help you install it this weekend and share my Debian know how. > > > > Does anyone know if the local Ottawa Linux user group is doing anything > about this release? > > > > May be some students have school connections? We could also meet somewhere a > little later and I can download at home and bring cd’S dvd’S and usb keys > instead of the net. The party may run too long if we wait for donwloads. > > > > Peter Timusk > > at571 [ at ] ncf [ dot ] ca > > ptimusk [ at ] sympatico [ dot ] ca > > web: www.crystalcomputing.net > > blogs www.cyborgcitizen.org > > > > -- > To manage your subscription to your list go here (digest mode available): > http://list.openconcept.ca/sympa/info/c4c > > > ---------- > From: *Dave Sampson* <computers [ dot ] communities [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> > Date: 1 February 2011 20:12 > To: c4c [ at ] list [ dot ] openconcept [ dot ] ca > > > I think our partners in crime (aka progress) at OCLUG would probably > bite... Peter, are you planning to monitor various releases so we can > have further heads up for potential release parties? > > I know the Drupal group in Ottawa does Drupal release parties. > > Parliament pub has free WIFI and is a popular place for open source > groups. > > Also check out http://ogwifi.ca/ of other public venues that would be > good for release parties. > > With 3 -4 weeks heads up it would make for a good media event as well, a > couple of days is kinda tight for that though. > > Cheers >> plain text document attachment (message-footer.txt) >> -- >> To manage your subscription to your list go here (digest mode available): >> http://list.openconcept.ca/sympa/info/c4c > > Dave Sampson > > Founder, Computers for Communities > Website: http://computersforcommunities.ca/ > FaceBook: http://bit.ly/c4c-Facebook > Twitter: http://twitter.com/comp4comm > Mailing List: http://bit.ly/c4c-MailingList > Volunteer Events: http://bit.ly/c4c-VolunteerEvents > Volunteer Opportunities: http://bit.ly/c4c-VolunteerOpportunities > Video: http://bit.ly/c4c-Video1 > > Status: > 1 Community Computer Labs Installed (target: 10) > 2 Community Computer Labs Under Development > 70 Volunteers (target: 100) > 88 Computers Donated (target: 1000) > $400 in donations (target: $20k) > > > -- > To manage your subscription to your list go here (digest mode available): > http://list.openconcept.ca/sympa/info/c4c > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux mailing list > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux