It is recommended that you approach the school from the entrance to the parking lot, which is located at the L-shaped intersection of Pierce and O’Farrell.  Please do NOT attempt to gain entrance to this installfest by going to the front of the school, as the school is huge, and you will just get lost.  Instead, please call Christian Einfeldt or Jeff Shippen at the above numbers on the day of the event to direct you to the Linux lab where the work will be done.

The entrance to the school parking lot is located about 40 meters from the corner of Pierce and O’Farrell, which is an L-shaped intersection.  Please enter this search string into your favorite mapping service:

pierce & O’Farrell San Francisco

Agenda:
1) triaging, repairing, and installing Linux on old computers in storage at the school
2) supporting the installation of Linux on old computers brought to the school by newbies.

We have ample monitors, keyboards, and mice to support the installation of Linux on old computers brought in by newbies.  We also have lots of distros and screwdrivers; however, we encourage people to bring their own distro collections due to the sheer size of the distro choices availabe.  We also encourage people to bring their own screwdrivers, needle nose pliers, and any other tools needed to work on legacy machines.

The computers will be deployed there at the school; or given to kids who attend that school; or will be sent to Mexico, where GNOME Foundation Executive Director Stormy Peters is building a Linux lab at a school:

http://www.stormyscorner.com/2009/01/setting-up-a-computer-lab-in-mexico.html

Summary:

What: installfest
Where: School parking lot at Pierce and O’Farrell
When: Sunday, June 21, from 10:00 am to 5 pm

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When:
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
10:00am – 4:00pm

Where:

Kemper Hall
Room #1003
1228 Bainer Hall Drive
UC Davis
Davis, California

Maps/directions at: http://www.lugod.org/if/directions.php

What:
Linux is a completely free, ‘open source’ operating system that can run on a wide variety of computer hardware. It can act as a web-, file-, print- or game-server, run in a ‘cluster’ of computers to do 3D rendering or other intense math, or sit under your TV and record your favorite shows for later viewing. Many people use it as an inexpensive, stable, virus- and spyware-free alternative to commercial software, such as Microsoft Windows. It can be installed over, or alongside, Windows or Mac OS X.

Members of the community are invited to bring their computers and laptops to this informal workshop, and volunteers from LUGOD will help you install and configure Linux… for FREE!

How:
If you wish to bring in your PC, you must RSVP beforehand to reserve a space. The RSVP form, and lots of useful information about Linux and Installfests, and how to prepare for the event, are accessible on the web at:

http://www.lugod.org/if/

Help!
We’re always looking for volunteers for our workshops. If you’d like to help, or come watch and learn as others are helped, please feel free to drop by. Our “vox-if” mailing list is where we discuss plans and needs for these events, so we encourage you to sign up:

http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/#vox-if

…or contact the Installfest coordinators directly via email:

if@lugod.org

About LUGOD:
The Linux Users’ Group of Davis is a 501(c)7 non-profit organization dedicated to the Linux operating; system and Open Source software, and which (along with holding Installfests) holds regular meetings with guest speakers each month in Davis, CA. For details, visit:

http://www.lugod.org/

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When:
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
10:00am – 6:00pm

Where:
Zinfandel Lounge
Experimental College
260 South Silo
UC Davis
Davis, California

Maps/directions at: http://www.lugod.org/if/directions.php

What:
Linux is a completely free, ‘open source’ operating system that can run on a wide variety of computer hardware. It can act as a web-, file-, print- or game-server, run in a ‘cluster’ of computers to do 3D rendering or other intense math, or sit under your TV and record your favorite shows for later viewing. Many people use it as an inexpensive, stable, virus- and spyware-free alternative to commercial software, such as Microsoft Windows. It can be installed over, or alongside, Windows or Mac OS X.

Members of the community are invited to bring their computers and laptops to this informal workshop, and volunteers from LUGOD will help you install and configure Linux… for FREE!

How:
If you wish to bring in your PC, you must RSVP beforehand to reserve a space. The RSVP form, and lots of useful information about Linux and Installfests, and how to prepare for the event, are accessible on the web at:

http://www.lugod.org/if/

Help!
We’re always looking for volunteers for our workshops. If you’d like to help, or come watch and learn as others are helped, please feel free to drop by. Our “vox-if” mailing list is where we discuss plans and needs for these events, so we encourage you to sign up:

http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/#vox-if

…or contact the Installfest coordinators directly via email:

if@lugod.org

About LUGOD:
The Linux Users’ Group of Davis is a 501(c)7 non-profit organization dedicated to the Linux operating; system and Open Source software, and which (along with holding Installfests) holds regular meetings with guest speakers each month in Davis, CA. For details, visit:

http://www.lugod.org/

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When:
Saturday, September 27th, 2008
10:00am – 6:00pm

Where:
Zinfandel Lounge
Experimental College
260 South Silo
UC Davis
Davis, California

Maps/directions at: http://www.lugod.org/if/directions.php

What:
Linux is a completely free, ‘open source’ operating system that can run on a wide variety of computer hardware. It can act as a web-, file-, print- or game-server, run in a ‘cluster’ of computers to do 3D rendering or other intense math, or sit under your TV and record your favorite shows for later viewing. Many people use it as an inexpensive, stable, virus- and spyware-free alternative to commercial software, such as Microsoft Windows. It can be installed over, or alongside, Windows or Mac OS X.

Members of the community are invited to bring their computers and laptops to this informal workshop, and volunteers from LUGOD will help you install and configure Linux… for FREE!

How:
If you wish to bring in your PC, you must RSVP beforehand to reserve a space. The RSVP form, and lots of useful information about Linux and Installfests, and how to prepare for the event, are accessible on the web at:

http://www.lugod.org/if/

Help!
We’re always looking for volunteers for our workshops. If you’d like to help, or come watch and learn as others are helped, please feel free to drop by. Our “vox-if” mailing list is where we discuss plans and needs for these events, so we encourage you to sign up:

http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/#vox-if

…or contact the Installfest coordinators directly via email:

if@lugod.org

About LUGOD:
The Linux Users’ Group of Davis is a 501(c)7 non-profit organization dedicated to the Linux operating; system and Open Source software, and which (along with holding Installfests) holds regular meetings with guest speakers each month in Davis, CA. For details, visit:

http://www.lugod.org/

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When:
Saturday, July 19th, 2008
10:00am – 6:00pm

Where:
Zinfandel Lounge
Experimental College
260 South Silo
UC Davis
Davis, California

Maps/directions at: http://www.lugod.org/if/directions.php

What:
Linux is a completely free, ‘open source’ operating system that can run on a wide variety of computer hardware. It can act as a web-, file-, print- or game-server, run in a ‘cluster’ of computers to do 3D rendering or other intense math, or sit under your TV and record your favorite shows for later viewing. Many people use it as an inexpensive, stable, virus- and spyware-free alternative to commercial software, such as Microsoft Windows. It can be installed over, or alongside, Windows or Mac OS X.

Members of the community are invited to bring their computers and laptops to this informal workshop, and volunteers from LUGOD will help you install and configure Linux… for FREE!

How:
If you wish to bring in your PC, you must RSVP beforehand to reserve a space. The RSVP form, and lots of useful information about Linux and Installfests, and how to prepare for the event, are accessible on the web at:

http://www.lugod.org/if/

Help!
We’re always looking for volunteers for our workshops. If you’d like to help, or come watch and learn as others are helped, please feel free to drop by. Our “vox-if” mailing list is where we discuss plans and needs for these events, so we encourage you to sign up:

http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/#vox-if

…or contact the Installfest coordinators directly via email:

if@lugod.org

About LUGOD:
The Linux Users’ Group of Davis is a 501(c)7 non-profit organization dedicated to the Linux operating; system and Open Source software, and which (along with holding Installfests) holds regular meetings with guest speakers each month in Davis, CA. For details, visit:

http://www.lugod.org/

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