[ale] Installfest do's and dont's....

[DJ-Pfulio]

On 09/10/2017 11:17 AM, William Bagwell wrote:
> On Sunday 10 September 2017, DJ-Pfulio wrote:
>> Volunteers really shouldn't touch the computer at all.
>> The owner should do all the typing, mousing, media handling.
> 
> Not the case long ago when I last attended one. Probably a good thing though!
> 
> Something not mentioned that I'm sure most on this list know. However, all 
> the volunteers should be aware of just in case. While most Linux distros 
> play nice with Windows and a newbie can often install Linux with little or 
> no help. They still do not play well with each other and if a nut case like 
> I was shows up wanting a triple boot please get them some serious help. 
> Perhaps even a Psychiatrist;-) 
> 
> Does not seem like it has been 14 years since Slackware ate my Mandrake.
> 

If any volunteer is in over their head, they need to ask for help.  We
were also extremely clear with the owners yesterday that they needed to
make a 100% know-they-can-restore backup BEFORE showing up.  I think my
exact words were "if you want a dual-boot system, it is possible to walk
away with a system that will not boot any OS."

Then I suggested using virtualization on a system they cannot be
without. Much less risk.