Perhaps we should establish one or two distributions as a base. Any other distributions that a volunteer wants to promote is lagniappe.
Regards, Dustin At 05:37 AM 8/29/2002 -0700, you wrote: >I am still pushing for LibraNet. It is a great distro, and the >developers have been behind the project since I mentioned it to them >three months ago. They are creating iron images for the promotion >items and posting the labels for us to use. That is the sort of >distribution we need to use; one the developers are involved with >supporting. Newbies get great support from them and the install is a >piece of cake. I would really like to see them in the mix. Mandrake >is a good pick too, but I think using less than three would not be >playing to Open Source's strengths and diversity. > >I do not want it to get too big, but I think the supporters of the >project deserve to had the distro they support as part of the >project. Having said that, we do need limits. Something like: Only >recent distributions. Only distributions actually used by BRLUG >members, Only distros that fix on five CDs (or whatever Redhat is >bloating to these days.) > >Redhat is in the news. I think it ought to be in there. Kids are >going to come expecting to be able to find it. I no longer use it, >but it has some great features. Being able to find books on it >easily alone makes it worth including. > >However, I still land on the "If you don't support us, we don't >support you!" for the pilot program. I think vendor buy-in will be >important for us. I contacted LibraNet ahead of the game because I >know these guys and talk to them all of the time. I have called Jon >at home on the weekend once (the list server was down). The ability >to work with us on labels (using and modifying), disclaimers and >promotional items will be invaluable. Just having a piece of paper >saying "we support this project" on company letter head when we make >our itches at the libraries will be valuable. > > > > >--- John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I agree with Tim. Knoppix is ideal for demonstration, > > but it will confuse newbies who want to install. IIRC, > > DemoLinux can be installed from within the live > > filesystem. > > > > But, I would instead recommend RedHat and/or Mandrake. > > Or, if I had to choose, Mandrake. I agree with you > > Dustin that we need to keep it simple at first, and > > add on later. So, what about just starting with one > > distro: Mandrake 8.2? I think they would like to be > > asked first about what we are proposing, since their > > business model is centered around paid memberships. If > > Mandrake says no, then RedHat would be the next > > logical choice. > > > > Also, I think we should investigate using one of the > > "desktop" oriented distros that Ed has waxed > > enthusiastic on: Lycoris and ELX. Most newbies will > > have used M$ Windows prior to Linux, and both of these > > distros aim at duplicating Redmond's look and feel. I > > haven't yet played with either of these yet, but hope > > to do so soon. > > > > John Hebert > > > > --- Tim Fournet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If the aim is to not confuse people, I don't think > > > Knoppix would be the > > > way to go other than as a demonstration tool. The > > > fact that personal > > > settings and hardware configurations can't be saved > > > between reboots > > > would be quite confusing to someone who's seeking > > > out the merits of a > > > new operating system. It seems that only an advanced > > > Linux user could > > > make actual productive use of that distribution, > > > being that he'd have to > > > come up with work-arounds for the inconveniences of > > > a read-only system. > > > > > > Dustin Puryear wrote: > > > > > > > I am on the other side of the fence. I am thinking > > > of the patrons that > > > > will be accessing this stuff. Most will have > > > little information about > > > > Linux. I think we should focus more on > > > distributions like Knoppix that > > > > don't require a dedicated PC. Also, I think for > > > now we need to keep > > > > this limited to two or three distributions. After > > > running the program > > > > for a bit we will know how every works and then be > > > able to expand. In > > > > fact, this is one of the reasons why I ended up > > > taking a more active > > > > role in the project--everything was at a > > > stand-still in large part > > > > because we were looking at doing too much too > > > soon. At least, that's > > > > what I saw happening. I think we should stay small > > > and targeted at > > > > first and then see how everything works out. No > > > rush. > > > > > > > > We need to get a general consensus on this. > > > > > > > > Regards, Dustin > > > > > > > > At 11:29 AM 8/28/2002 -0700, you wrote: > > > > > > > >> I was thinking about the distributions we should > > > include. Redhat is > > > >> practically a given since I think everyone > > > interested in Linux and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Puryear Information Technology > > > > Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting > > > > http://www.puryear-it.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > General mailing list > > > > General@brlug.net > > > > > > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > General mailing list > > > General@brlug.net > > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! 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