From: Pat Eyler <pate@...>
Date: 2002-12-20T04:53:13+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby CodeFest Details



On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, Bil Kleb wrote:

> Where can I find details about what works and doesn't
> when holding Ruby CodeFests?
> 
> For example,
> 
> Would a vacation home with only a single phone line with
> a wireless residential gateway work?
> (E.g., http://geocities.com/~kleb/windsurfn/house/)

I'd guess it would.  We ran ours in a meeting room at a public library
... no Intenet connection at all

> 
> How are the computers set-up?  What sort of tables, chairs,
> etc., facilitate?

We had everyone taht had one bring in a laptop, wireless and cat5 10/100
BaseT was available for our internal network. Each pair got their own
table, and a large whiteboard was set up at the front of the room.

> 
> How long (days)?
> 

Ours was one (short) day.

> Is a local CVS server useful?

very!

> 
> (http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?RubyGatherings needs an update.)
> 

It probably does, could you please consolidate the answers that you get
and post them there?

thanks,
-pate


> Thanks,
> -- 
> Bil Kleb
> NASA Langley Research Center
> Hampton, Virginia, USA
> 
>