Re: LUG: Wolfpack Welcome Week - Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:09:19 -0400

Subject : Re: LUG: Wolfpack Welcome Week

From : Alexander Ray <alexjray.ncsu@gmail.[redacted]>

Date : Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:09:19 -0400

Right now i'm holding off while talking to the linuxwacom project
guys. The kludge is a workaround to a flaw in the linuxwacom driver.
It relys on the (now depricated) Xorg.conf file, while most distros
get by with auto configuration. I'll push the better script when the
driver is fixed.

~Alex

On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 7:14 PM, Alex<akdom2001@gmail.[redacted]> wrote:
> You should clean up that script and package it for the repos so others can
> use it...
>
> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Alexander Ray <alexjray.ncsu@gmail.[redacted]>
> wrote:
>>
>> Tablet is a Lenovo X61 Convertible Tablet running Fedora 11, and the
>> screen rotation is a script i hacked together off of some stuff on
>> ThinkWiki.
>>
>> ~Alex
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 7:08 PM, Daniel Marcus<danielm.nc@gmail.[redacted]>
>> wrote:
>> > OK, if this goes through, what I sent that you didn't see:
>> >
>> > 1. Count me in
>> > 2. I'll bring my 22" monitor
>> > 3. I want to see the tablet, and what desktop environment is it running?
>> >
>> > Positively,
>> > Daniel S. Marcus
>> > Omni Impact Small Business Services
>> > Phone: (XXX) 926 9624
>> > Business: daniel@omniimpact.[redacted]
>> > Personal: daniel@d-site.[redacted]
>> > Website: http://omniimpact.com
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 5:46 PM, Alex <akdom2001@gmail.[redacted]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I'm up for joining you Ed.
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Alexander Ray
>> >> <alexjray.ncsu@gmail.[redacted]>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Oh yeah, not as glitzy as compiz or composite, but I have a working
>> >>> tablet w/ screen rotation and character recognition and some other
>> >>> nifty stuff.
>> >>>
>> >>> I just powered up the mindstorms, trying to get an estimate on how
>> >>> long it'd take to install linux on it.
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 4:47 PM, <jpgoel@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:
>> >>> > One thing you could consider doing is some linux demo stuff.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Usually the LUG does that - they bring out a few laptops and demo
>> >>> > things
>> >>> > like compiz, etc.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > But perhaps you can bring a few 22" monitors (basically, have a big
>> >>> > noticable screen with a wide viewing angle) and have someone
>> >>> > continuously
>> >>> > spinning a compiz cube, showing off the cool screensavers, or
>> >>> > demoing
>> >>> > other nifty software (vuze, rhythmboxes, gcc, whatever you think is
>> >>> > cool)
>> >>> >
>> >>> > You could even have ubuntu cds available (And put labels on them, or
>> >>> > printing on them: "Free Linux, paid for by the NCSU LUG" or
>> >>> > something
>> >>> > cute). Or maybe signups for a "LUGger to come to your home, bring
>> >>> > pizza,
>> >>> > and install linux on your computer absolutely free!" (use wubi or
>> >>> > something.)
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Just a few thoughts - basically, make it glitzy! cute! humorous!
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Best of luck,
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Jay Goel
>> >>> >
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Ed Anderson<nilbus@nilbus.[redacted]>
>> >>> >> wrote:
>> >>> >>> Wolfpack Welcome Week is holding an event this Tuesday 2-4pm for
>> >>> >>> us
>> >>> >>> to
>> >>> >>> show off our club. There will be free ice cream and impressionable
>> >>> >>> young minds. �Would you all be interested in coming with me to
>> >>> >>> participate and find some cool people to join us?
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Ed
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> >>> >>> From: Stephane Henrion <sbhenrio@ncsu.[redacted]>
>> >>> >>> Date: Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 1:28 PM
>> >>> >>> Subject: Response Requested- Wolfpack Welcome Week
>> >>> >>> To:
>> >>> >>> Cc: richard_shryock@ncsu.[redacted]
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Hello everyone,
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> I hope you are all enjoying your last few days of the summer
>> >>> >>> break.
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> I�m contacting you to remind you about signing up for having a
>> >>> >>> table
>> >>> >>> at the wolfpack welcome week.� As the event is next week, Rick
>> >>> >>> would
>> >>> >>> appreciate it if you would send him an email by Friday morning so
>> >>> >>> that
>> >>> >>> he can make that enough tables are available, though the earlier
>> >>> >>> the
>> >>> >>> better.
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> This event will be held Tuesday, from 2-4PM behind Burlington
>> >>> >>> Labs.
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Keep in mind that this a free event to advertise your presence to
>> >>> >>> incoming freshman, and this event will be specifically advertised
>> >>> >>> to
>> >>> >>> engineering students.� Moreover, planning is minimal: tables will
>> >>> >>> be
>> >>> >>> provided, advertisement will be taken care of by Page Hall, and
>> >>> >>> ice
>> >>> >>> cream is being brought in as a further incentive for students to
>> >>> >>> come.
>> >>> >>> �All you need to do is bring people and whatever you would like to
>> >>> >>> give out (flyers, pens, etc� )
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> The success of this event depends on a high participation of
>> >>> >>> organizations, and so I hope that you will consider participating
>> >>> >>> in
>> >>> >>> this event.
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> To sign up, contact either myself or Rick at
>> >>> >>> richard_shryock@ncsu.[redacted]
>> >>> >>> . �Either of us can answer questions if needed.
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Sorry about filling up your inboxes � I just want to make sure
>> >>> >>> that
>> >>> >>> we
>> >>> >>> get a high participation at this event. At our next Presidents
>> >>> >>> Roundtable meeting, currently scheduled for September 15th, we
>> >>> >>> will
>> >>> >>> discuss what method works best for communicating with
>> >>> >>> organizations.
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Thanks,
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Stephane
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Stephane Henrion
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> NC State University
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Electrical Engineering, Class of 2010
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Engineers' Council - President
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> sbhenrio@ncsu.[redacted]
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> (XXX) 412-6524
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>>
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