Linux Installfest Dates and Venue

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I'm not an expert, but I think that would work? Some software might care that you're in a VM and block your usage, or need some kind of direct hardware access and fail. It depends on what you're looking to run. Trial and error should teach you what you need to know 👍. Let us know how it goes!
On Wednesday, August 6th, 2025 at 4:07 PM, Tom H <twhartmann at gmail.com> wrote:

> HI there. I have a technical question with support ending for Windows 10 and the risks associateddd with that. I know there are a lot of articles about moving over to Linux, which is a great idea. Would it make sense to use Windows 10 in a virtual box inside Linux to overcome the lack of product support for obsolete Windows 10? Could a VB provide a security wrapper around W10 with Linux?
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> On Sat, Jun 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM alfredocisnerosromero via NCLUG <nclug at nclug.org> wrote:
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>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> Hopefully you are doing well. First and foremost, I'd like to apologize for all the drama with the Linux installfest event that I was helping plan. I feel like it was not called for, and since we do have people who have communicated with me who would like to participate with the Linux installfest, we'll go from there. What I'll do next is talk with the Fort Collins, CO Welcome Center staff (https://www.colorado.com/fort-collins/fort-collins-welcome-center) to see if I can secure a venue and date for the event. If anyone is interested in participating, please let me know. I'll make sure to add the people who have replied to my email to the planning document. I'll come to the July NCLUG meeting at the Fort Collins Maker Space to discuss the event's technicalities, and I'll coordinate with local nonprofits to see if I can get some support.
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>> On another note, I feel like I know what I need to do now, and I would like to see how we can get started based on what I wrote. I'd be willing to do the preliminary work with planning dates and the actual event venue (so far, I think it would be best if we did it at the Fort Collins Welcome Center that Morey and I mentioned in previous conversations). But I would also like some help, so if you'd be willing to help with anything, please let me know. And as of now, I think it would be best to communicate via email, since this is where everyone's at.
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>> As a reminder, here's the link for the planning document: https://drive.proton.me/urls/FY8V9BE92W#wI6gXzc9uuQW.
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>> Thank you!
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>> Kind regards,
>> Alfredo Cisneros Romero.
>>
>> Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) secure email.
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