I have come across people who sometimes refer to the entire box as the "CPU" or "Hard Drive" when they actually mean the entire system. Maybe (hopefully) thats what he meant and it was simply a language/terminology issue. If not, then I guess he will have a bit of a learning curve ahead of him....unless someone can find him and "enlighten" him.
But hey....how about that. A Linux distro that is installed on a hard drive with no real specific hardware defined other than the basic, lowest common denominators of ide/33, ps/2 mouse, vga video, basic kernel etc and when you attach it to a machine, first boot would go through the probes and configurations necessary to modify the kernel, drivers, modules etc as if it were installed "normally". Never thought of this before now but maybe its not such a strange idea? <hr> <b><font color=blue size=4>Open Enterprise Solutions</font></b> <b><font color=red>Linux & Open Source Solutions for Business</font></b> Johnny Stork, BA Calgary, AB Canada <a href="http://www.openenterprise.ca";> www.openenterprise.ca</a> ------ original message ------ From: Garth Meisel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun Feb 02 06:49:36 PST 2003 Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Calgary-based linux advocate I think it's very key to find this person and explain to him that you cannot <br>simply install Linux on a HD and then expect it to work properly when you <br>install the hard drive in your system. No no no no no. We don't want him <br>scaring people away for Linux will surely not work properly if not installed <br>properly. We all know how it needs to be installed right? I hope someone <br>can reach him and tell him this. If only it were that simple eh? This is <br>probably what Richi had in mind in the first place right Richi? <br> <br> <br> <br>On Saturday 01 February 2003 14:16, you wrote: <br>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- <br>> Hash: SHA1 <br>> <br>> On Saturday 01 February 2003 01:44, Richi Plana wrote: <br>> > Just out of curiosity, would anyone know who this Kim Lux is that's <br>> > mentioned in this Globe and Mail article <br>> <br>> apparently a fairly new linux user (described himself as a "linux newbie" <br>> in an email in Dec 2002), involved in diesel engines (has a diesel-related <br>> domain name and has written several diesel engine articles that are on the <br>> web) and CAD software for linux. seems to be a software developer who has <br>> just recently moved from windows to linux, claims to be porting the <br>> software the company he works for from win to linux.... a google search <br>> will give you his email should anyone want to contact him and extend a CLUG <br>> invite =) <br>> <br>> - -- <br>> Aaron J. Seigo <br>> GPG Fingerprint: 8B8B 2209 0C6F 7C47 B1EA EE75 D6B7 2EB1 A7F1 DB43 <br>> <br>> "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler" <br>> - Albert Einstein <br>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- <br>> Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) <br>> <br>> iD8DBQE+O9bK1rcusafx20MRAqJVAJwOECpNy9Ze5fCpaIYtZYYF5DxmWwCfU/ya <br>> TwXTRlF29yD/Fdmvu6LEGHM= <br>> =Utr3 <br>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- <br> <br> <br> --------------------------------------------------- The Webtop Personal Web-based Email System http://www.yourwebtop.com
