[conspire] giving away Mepis boxes at a LUG installfest

[Christian Einfeldt]

On Sunday 17 April 2005 14:33, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Christian Einfeldt (einfeldt at earthlink.net):
> > I have a bunch of simple boxes that I could bring to an install
> > fest to give away to newbies.  Does anyone think that this is
> > useful? Should I do it?
> >
> > Being a relatively simple end user myself, I have never gone to
> > an installfest.
>
> Well, you missed a really nice one, yesterday, at SVLUG's new 3rd
> Saturday installfest location (a Google building near Shoreline
> Amphitheater, in Mountain View).  I dropped in for a short while,
> just to see how it was going, and I'd say it's a great venue. 
> (Yes, they did provide Internet access.)

Where is the best list of these events?

> You're certainly welcome to bring your machines to any CABAL
> meeting, since those _are_ effectively installfests (among other
> things). 

Okay, cool.  I don't have a car.  Is there anyone from San Francisco 
who attends these events who might have a car?  Or van would be 
even better.

> But please be prepared to take away any that don't get 
> adopted, since my place is entirely too crammed with computers as
> it is.  ;->

+1   yeah, I know what that's like.  I will make sure to take them 
away.  

Thanks for your ideas, folks.