InstallFest

InstallFests are an opportunity for members and friends of the WPLUG community to gather together and share, help, and learn about installing linux and other free and open source operating systems. WPLUG holds four installfests a year on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. The basic formula is that we provide a room, bandwidth, and some food, you provide a computer or peripherals you'd like to get working, together we try to get them working.

• How long does the event last?
  An installfest usually runs from about 10am to 3 or 4pm. You need not stay the entire time.

• How does the network work?
  We provide a wired network connection to participants of an installfest. This connection is NAT connection to Carnegie Mellon University's campus network. We ask that whenever possible people use Internet2 mirrors for downloading software at installfests -- generally most .edu mirrors are on Internet2. It is not permissible to run public servers, trade unauthorized copyrighted files, port scan, or do other borderline nefarious things while on the network.

• Can I just show stuff off?
  We encourage people who may not have anything to install to show up and share their expertise with others. If you've got something cool you'd like to just show off, go ahead and bring it along.

Installfest Policy

Instituted effective March 12, 2005

The purpose of a WPLUG installfest is to install and configure Linux and other open source software. We encourage you to use the provided network to aid in the install procedure, as well as a source of reference pertaining to Linux and/or open source projects. We do, however, want to set a few rules about network usage.

1. We are guests on Carnegie Mellon University's property and network. The hosts of the event are the final judge of policy on use of the facility, including the network and the room.
2. Please do not use the network to:
   1. Download or distribute protected media (warez, downloading mp3s, etc)
   2. Download, distribute or display objectionable material (use your common sense, WPLUG is a family environment.)
   3. Illegal activity, such as hacking or spamming.
   4. Abusing the facility, such as flooding the network, sniffing packets, impersonating MAC addresses, etc.
   5. Only those with Carnegie Mellon Andrew accounts may utilize the wireless network provided by the University. Creating or utilizing competing wireless networks is prohibited.
3. Any inappropriate behavior will be handled by the host of the meeting. If you do not cooperate with the hosts, you may be asked to leave the meeting. The hosts may also choose to not provide network service or electricity to anyone he or she suspects of not following policy.