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-===== The Event =====
-Well, what can we say? Everyone had a very enjoyable day looking at
-several 'live' demonstrations including a fully-functional firewall/DHCP
-server/web proxy (which was acting as our link to the Internet), Open
-Office and installing and trying many of the latest distributions of
-Linux, whilst comparing and discussing their various differences.
-In the end, we had about 30 people who came along for the day - not as
-many as we would have liked but not bad all the same. We probably didn't
-get as many people along as we had hoped for because a lot of our time
-and effort went into coordinating the National Linux Install Day and we
-left it a bit too late to organise and publicise our local event. A
-lesson for future events - we should consider having separate teams
-acting as local and national organisers/coordinators so there is not so
-much of a conflict of interest.
-As a result of the Install Day, the LUG has gained a few new members and
-we have hopefully persuaded a few more people and businesses that Linux
-is not just an operating system for techies/hobbyists but is in fact a
-very viable (i.e. cheaper and more powerful) alternative to their more
-obvious options for home/office PC operating systems.
-Many thanks to Bournemouth.com for providing us with web space and
-bandwidth to host the www.linuxinstallday.org web site and to Mat for
-setting it up and also providing the firewall/DHCP server/web proxy
-machines on the day, to Bournemouth University and James for allowing us
-to use the venue and providing us with high-speed Internet access for
-the day, to O'Reilly for giving us several books and other 'goodies' and
-to Mandrake and RedHat for providing us with installation disks and
-other 'goodies' to give away and to the many other sponsors who helped
-us make the day a success.
-===== Pictures =====