[Announce] Linux Volunteers for IN Access needed Thursday, 11/16

[Michael Schultheiss]

Forrest Gaston contacted CINLUG to ask for volunteers for the Hoosier
Educational Computer Coordinators 2006 State Conference on Thursday
(November 16, 2006) morning.  Forrest is the consultant with the Indiana
ACCESS project that does the deployments.

They need volunteers to help with Open SuSE 10.1 deployment.  Principals
& tech directors will be bringing their own PCs.

The volunteering will be at the Crown Plaza Hotel, downtown
Indianapolis, Thursday, 9am (in Union Station)

More information is available below:

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> Dear HECC Linux Desktop Volunteers
>
> Some important information for you:
> Time: Please try to arrive by 8:45 am EST
> Location: At the Crowne Plaza Union Station  Indianapolis, IN
> Attire:  Please no clothing with company logo etc, since this was
> not opened up to all vendors we cant make it look like a sales
> promotion, you may tell people who you are with as you work with
> them, but use professional discretion.
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> Below is some information I have sent to the participants for
> Thursday.
>
> I want to thank you for your participation in the Linux Desktop
> Session at HECC.  I would like to take this opportunity to provide you
> with some additional information and answer any questions you may have
> about Linux before the session begins.  Due to the background of the
> schools participating, we will be using OpenSuse 10.1 as the operating
> system.  Almost all of the schools who participate with IN ACCESS and
> choose Novell / Suse use the commercial version of Suse from Novell
> which has support.  The reason we are using OpenSuse during the
> training is for the following reasons:
>
> 1. Since we will be working on Desktop and some server applications
>    (Moodle, Ifolder) OpenSuse has both of those components.  For
>    Example, SLED (Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, only has Desktop
>    componets.
> 2. If a school is comfortable installing OpenSuse, they will have
>    zero problems setting up and installing the commercial version of
>    SUSE if that is the operating system they choose.
> 3. If a school chooses to not purchase the commercial verison or
>    would like a play box, you can still get updates for OpenSuse.
> 
> Hardware:
> As you might remember from the registration, you are expected to bring
> your own Linux compatible hardware.  In the event you dont wish to
> bring a computer, please e-mail me ASAP and I can bring in a Linux
> Compatable computer for you.
>
> Please bring a Laptop or Desktop which meets the following specs: 
> * 1.0 GHz processor or better
> * 512 MB RAM or better
> * 20 GB Storage or better 
> * CD or CD/RW or DVD-ROM 
> * Keyboard
> * Mouse
> ** If you bring a Laptop and the Wireless card is not automatically
> detected, we will not have time to configure the Wireless Cards, this
> will not impact your time during the session, since all software is on
> CD.
> 
> If you would like to test your hardware, please download and run
> Knoppix, this program runs 100% from CD Rom, this will not write to
> your hardrive at all.  [1]http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
> I will be sending out more information as I get the information
> available.  If you have any questions, please dont hesitate to e-mail
> or call me.
>
> Forrest Gaston
> Consultant, IN ACCESS Project
> 317-289-6843
> 
>                      Outline of the Linux Desktop Session
> 
>      Time
>      Computer Activity
>      Lecture Activity
>      9:00 am
>      Get computers setup
>      Welcome
>      9:30 am 10:15 am
>      Start the Installation of Opensuse 10.1
>      Suse Linux Permissions and drive structure.
>      10:15 am 10:45 am
>      YAST
>      What can YAST (Yet Another System Tool)
>      10:45am 11:45 am
>      Installing various Applications
>      Demonstration of Varius Linux Desktop Applications
>      11:45 am 1:00 pm
>      Catchup anyone who is behind etc / Lunch
>      
>      1:00 pm 1:15 pm
>      
>      Discuss Afternoon Activities and answer any questions
>      1:15 pm 1:30 pm
>      Install Webmin, Moodle, Ifolder
>      
>      1:30 pm 2:30 pm
>      Setup and configure I-folder
>      
>      2:30 pm 3:00 pm
>      
>      How to imag machines and answer any questions.
>      Driving Directions:
>      [2]http://yellowpages.bigbook.com/supermaps/mapinit.jsp?SRC=bb&C=Cr
>      owne+Plaza+Union+Station&OO=1&MC=1&STYPE=S&F=1&CP=Travel+%26+Transp
>      ortation%5ELodging%5EHotels&R=N&EG=1&LID=2040187215&map.x=212&map.y
>      =125&level=8&lat=039762743&lng=-086160857&POI1lat=039762743&POI1lng
>      =-086160857&POI1name=Crowne+Plaza+Union+Station+Dtw&streetaddress=1
>      23+West+Louisiana+Street&city=Indianapolis&state=IN&zip=46225
>      ** Please note that everyone will receive their own CDs / DVD for
>      installation, no sharing.

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