[TOS] Summer '10 POSSEs status

[Karsten Wade]

On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 12:22:05PM -0500, Karl R. Wurst wrote:
> 
> Nope, not already in there - in fact, the opposite is in there. That's
> why I asked.

There is an interesting tension here, and perhaps the subtleties
should be in the how-to page.

One approach is to have systems there that are ready to go when
students walk in.  I.e., you get together the night before and you
use cobbler to kickstart all the systems to Fedora X.

At the same time require laptops.  People an choose to reinstall, dual
boot, install, or run a live w/persistence instance of Fedora on the
laptop.

I think the goal was to drop the parts of the experience that are like
an installfest.  That's using open source, very valuable, but not the
higher POSSE goal.  Esp. with random laptops, the risks are high of
spending hours shaving the yak[1] instead of getting involved in an
actual project.

So, maybe the nuanced how-to details goes like this:

* If it all possible, have a room of computers installed with the
  Fedora X POSSE Spin.  This room should have wireless and wired
  ports.

* Require POSSE attendees to bring a laptop for extended learning.
  Best if the system runs Fedora POSSE Spin, such as via USB as a live
  system with persistence on the USB device.

* Weave laptop troubleshooting throughout the first day, with a goal
  of having all students able to continue work in the evening.

- Karsten

[1] http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2005/03/dont_shave_that.html

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