On Wed, Jan 20, 1999 at 12:47:52PM -0500, Harrison, Shawn wrote: > So that's what I think we should focus on. -- What is the best way to get > Debian out to the world? > > ========================== > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ========================== > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > Install it at your workplace, tell people, support new users - every time one of my colleagues wants a "Linux box" I build them a Debian disk. If you _really_ want to get Debian out into the world:
The floppy install takes eight 3.5" floppies: include a lowmem disk and a disk of instructions. That makes 10: if every developer were to buy a box of disks, format them and copy the floppy images then send them to someone - thats 300+ people with a minimal distribution at a couple of US$ cost. Beg/borrow a CD copier: copy up to date CD's at a nominal cost: distribute them. [Can we do this for one developer from each country to ease the problem of net download costs ??] Stress the security and upgradeability of Debian: install RedHat and ask people to upgrade - then show them Debian with APT Just my 0.02 Euro Andy