[Tfug] Bringing the FSF to Tucson

Jeremy D Rogers jdrogers at optics.arizona.edu
Sat Aug 2 08:02:37 MST 2008


[snip]
>>> At least once per month, somebody asks (either on the list or at happy
>>> hour) "When are we going to have another BYOB event?"  And the answer
>>> is always the same: "When you organize it."
>>>
>>
>> An ancillary question:  Has tfug ever organized an installfest?
>>
> It's been quite a while but we used to have regular BYOB (bring your own
> box) meetings where we helped people install or gave whatever help was
> needed.

I've said it before and I'll say it again.. I think the success of
linux has killed the BYOB idea along with install fests. It's just too
easy now. Nobody struggles like they used to, so it isn't worth the
effort to pack everything to such an event (or to organize it).
JDR




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