At the social Meeting on 3rd May 2006, we discussed the options for a Workshop Meeting. This has become possible because Rufus Glyn has kindly offered to make a suitable venue available to us at Gaunts House (see below).

We've had a number of people express their support on the Mailing List with several suggestions made. The consensus on the list out of 19 people was that most preferred a weekend, out of those a Sunday came up most often. After last night's discussion, the favourite suggestion was a series of workshops leading to a full build of Linux from Scratch.

So here is what we think could work well:

1. At the first meeting, everyone who can bring a box installs VMWare.
2. We then begin the process of building Linux from Scratch inside the virtual machine.
3. At the end of the session, we save the image so far.

Using VMWare will allow us to carry on where we left off at subsequent meetings, thus solvng the biggest obstacle to creating a Linux from Scratch installation; the long compile times.

Talking of long compile times, we will then have some spare time for chatting/other activities. If anyone who hasn't got a Linux installation yet and wants to come along, we can have a Mini-Install-fest alongside the main event. Other people have asked for a media server, so that could be another sideshow. (I think two other events are enough, but please add your thoughts.)

A Sunday to be determined.

Gaunts House (see BH21 4JQ).

We've had offers of lifts from:

• Corfe Mullen (Terry Coles)
• Bournemouth
• Wimborne (Dave[from]Lab6com)
• Tollard Royal
• Sturminster Marshall
• Fordingbridge
• Bournemouth
• Bridport (via Dorchester), not until 27th May - DomC
• Bournemouth(I am in Winton/Moordown) Robin Shepheard

We need:

• patch leads
• projector (not necessarily for the first workshop) (Terry Coles probably)
• WiFi Access Points (dave{from]lab6.com can provide)

If you can help guide the rest of us, please put your names here, with skill offered:

• Terry Coles (installation, media server (audio only at present).