LDD Scheduling at Softpro?

[Bill Okerman]

Count me in for Monday afternoon.

Bill

"Charles C. Bennett, Jr." wrote:

> Hi All -
>
>    We're getting ready to nail down Softpro for an LDD event.  At
> this point I need volunteers to help man the thing.  We can set up
> on Sunday 9/12, Monday 9/13 or both.
>
>    I'd like folks to step forward for 4 hour slots.  I'd be happiest
> doing Monday.  I think Jeremy and I (and maybe Bill Okerman and Ted
> T'so) could hold the fort for most of Monday afternoon if I could have
> two folks working relief starting right around afternoon rush...
>
>    Talk it up.  Let me know what you all think.
>
> ccb
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> Subject: Re: Linux Demo Days 9/12/99 - 9/19/99
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> sounds great.
> let me know when you want to stop by.
>
> 9/12 is a sunday - we're only open from 12:00 - 5:00.
> 9/13, monday we're open from 9:00 - 8:00, but it isn't a weekend.
>
> which hours do you plan to cover?
>
> r.
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles C. Bennett, Jr. <ccb at kukla.tiac.net>
> To: Rick Treitman <rick at softpro.com>
> Cc: jabr at blu.org <jabr at blu.org>
> Date: Saturday, September 04, 1999 2:52 AM
> Subject: Re: Linux Demo Days 9/12/99 - 9/19/99
>
> >
> >> sure, we'd be happy to have you.
> >> send me the details.
> >
> >
> >Hi Rick -
> >
> >   Sorry for the lag on getting back to you.
> >
> >   We'd like to set up a couple of tables and a small network of as
> >many as four machines in the back of the store.  These will all be
> >intel-based PC's.  Three of the machines will be running Red Hat Linux
> >6.0 or a derivative, one WindowsNT or Windows98.  Of the Linux machines,
> >one is likely to be an SMP server in a mid-tower case, one a workstation
> >in a mini-tower case or a Sony VAIO laptop and one an old clunker to
> >demo how well Linux performs on equipment that Windows can't support.
> >
> >   We'll be working as volunteers.  I'll be there for the whole shift
> >and will shame a number of the others into making themselves present
> >(and presentable) to help out.
> >
> >   We have some demo materials coming in from the sponsor companies.
> >From what I've seen so far, it's pretty shabby.  We'll be working up
> >our own presentations to pitch the features of the system.  The
> >intention is to focus on a positive message about Linux features and
> >reliability without getting sucked into an MS-bashing thing.  We'll
> >have a prepared presentation that we can make throughout the day or we
> >can work a more free-form format and provide the presentation as
> >handouts or on diskettes.
> >
> >   We're more than happy to have you structure a merchandise display
> >around the demo area to facilitate our ability to get Linux product
> >into the hands of interested visitors.  We're planning an
> >"Installfest" event elsewhere the weekend of the 25th to help turn new
> >buyers into active users (and consumers of O'Reilly books).
> >
> >   Provided we can stage this event on 9/12 or 9/13, we have the use
> >of Jeremy Allison, one of the key developers of the Samba file and
> >print service system.  His employer, SGI, has agreed to allow him to
> >take a side trip to Boston for this event before returning to work in
> >Silicon Valley later in the week.  With Mr. Allison in town, a
> >scheduled tech talk associated with our event might be in order, where
> >interested parties could arrive at a specific time for a presentation
> >specifically covering the latest work being done with Samba.
> >
> >   Whatever the structure of this thing, we'll be putting our own
> >muscle into promotion.  The linuxdemo.org people are planning to
> >issue press releases at the national level and are providing packages
> >of materials for local events.
> >
> >   If you like, I can come by the store to talk more.
> >
> >ccb
> >
> >
> >----
> >Charles C. Bennett, Jr. VA Linux Systems
> >Systems Engineer, 1382 Bordeaux Dr.
> >US Northeast Region Sunnyvale, CA 94089
> >+1 617 543-6513 +1 888-LINUX-4U
> >ccb at valinux.com www.valinux.com
> >
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