How can we help?

[alain.maisonneuve_lists-QX23z+6opsUOxlH4FaG5hA at public.gmane.org]

I believe that a once a month install fest is a fantastic idea. More 
often then
that would be a bit of over kill.. it would be a great learning 
opportunity for
eveyone.

I would volunteer to help do install for sure.


Quoting Interlug <interlug-vSRlqIl1h/9eoWH0uzbU5w at public.gmane.org>:

> Here's an interesting rumour for us to consider.  First seen on the
> Yahoo! Financial SCOX forum.
>
> [Microsoft(r) tech support] told me that "in the fall, having the latest
> WGA will become mandatory and if its not installed, Windows will give a
> 30 day warning and when the 30 days is up and WGA isn't installed,
> Windows will stop working, so you might as well install WGA now."  --
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=84 Ed Bott's Blog
>
> This could be a complete fabrication, a case of broken telephone, FUD, a
> trial balloon from Redmond or something else.  But what if it is close
> to being true?  Any way to confirm or refute this?  Anybody know anybody
> at Microsoft(r) with the ability, the clout and the willingness to get a
> real answer on this?  A written answer, with attribution?  Of course,
> with enough public outcry, Microsoft(r) will simply change their mind on
> this (if it's a trial balloon) and claim that the speakers were "wrong,
> misinformed, spoke out of turn," and deny all complicity.
>
> But what if it is true?
>
> How will the Linux community help people effected by this unilateral
> termination of computer services?  How about Installfests?  Can we be
> prepared to host installfests for large numbers of disaffected
> Microsoft(r) users?   How about an installfest every week?
>
>
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