> Copying to user-provided flash drives instead of handing > out CDs is a great idea, especially because it makes the > user participate actively rather than just grab > reflexively.
Although that's true, I think trying to do anything that smacks of system administration while on the show floor is doomed to humiliating failure. Most of the time, flash drives Just Work under Linux, but there are a wide variety of flash drives and some require specific care & feeding. All of us have the personality flaw that requires us to solve problems and there's nothing more compelling than Showing Off Our Sysadmin Chops. The inevitable result is being elbow-deep in the guts of the OS, desperately trying to write the victim's USB drive, while causing untold collateral damage. Worst case: neither his USB drive nor your system are ever quite the same afterward -and- you blew half an hour getting there. Better to keep a stack of CDs under the table and hand one out to each interested prospect. While the CD might not be readable in his drive, you can fix that up after the fact. I would not, under any circumstances, use a Windows box for USB-drive duplication, as you'd almost certainly propagate the malware brought to you by an unsuspecting victim. Case in point: http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct08/bots.ws.html Trade-show Exhibitor Rule Number 1: Keep It Simple, Stupid! Works for me, anyway... -- Ed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
