Good idea. What one branch has can be requested from any other as long as it is in the catalog. Perhaps we should have a branch set and a main library set? I suppose the adopter choice probably works a bit better though. If the adopter wants to push it, he or she takes responsibility for it.
Doug --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. 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