Re: [Eug-lug] Linux Ubuntu Install Tutorial

2009-02-25 Thread Allen Brown
Think "fig leaf". A search by the evil empire is less likely to find me if I don't name them. And if they sue me I was really talking about a fictional company. In any case, the meat of the tutorial won't have many such references. We are interested in Linux, not that other OS. -- Allen Brown ab

Re: [Eug-lug] Linux Ubuntu Install Tutorial

2009-02-24 Thread Alan
Allen Brown wrote: I recently was asked about installing Linux. The girls asking are not in Oregon, so I can't do a hands-on install. I looked around on the web (including euglug.org) and wasn't entirely satisfied with what I found for tutorials. So I started a new one. I am very interested i

Re: [Eug-lug] Linux Ubuntu Install Tutorial

2009-02-24 Thread BB
You may consider piggybacking the Video I'm doing, but it's not happening tomorrow; maybe it's something for the future. I'll be discussing Ubuntu 8.04 Good Luck your project Brian On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Allen Brown wrote: > Perhaps I could do a some small videos for specific parts

Re: [Eug-lug] Linux Ubuntu Install Tutorial

2009-02-24 Thread Allen Brown
Perhaps I could do a some small videos for specific parts of this. Later. Videos are much harder to maintain than text. -- Allen Brown abrown at peak.org http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown/ Success is how you bounce on the bottom. --- General George Patton > I'm finding that the "way to

Re: [Eug-lug] Linux Ubuntu Install Tutorial

2009-02-24 Thread JS Kaplan
The former owner of the poster which shows Mr Gates in Borg Regallia, in front of the cube with the words "Billgatus of Borg" and "You WILL be Assimilated!" received from MS attorneys a Cease and Decist LETTER carrying a libel threat. 10 years later you can google "Billgatus of Borg" and up pop

Re: [Eug-lug] Linux Ubuntu Install Tutorial

2009-02-24 Thread Allen Brown
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 8:26 PM, Allen Brown wrote: >> I am very interested in feedback. >> http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown/Linux/LinuxUbuntu.html > > Good start on a worthy project. Here is my constructive feedback on > the current draft: > > A fair number of typos. But those can be de

Re: [Eug-lug] Linux Ubuntu Install Tutorial

2009-02-24 Thread BB
I fired off...before reading all posts...typical of me. I suggest a more salesman like approach, aka "never heard of Linux / Open Source?" What do Google, Craig's List, etc., etc. have in common. It's a bit of a stretch...but familiar popular applications that are rooted in Open Source (needs pr

Re: [Eug-lug] Linux Ubuntu Install Tutorial

2009-02-24 Thread BB
I'm finding that the "way to go is a video." I'll follow up on your post, when I get the time...into next week. Everyone here knows that I've been the perennial "newbie," but I point out that I'm using Linux full-time for the Internet. As an aside, I listened to "all tech considered" last night

Re: [Eug-lug] Linux Ubuntu Install Tutorial

2009-02-24 Thread marbux
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 8:26 PM, Allen Brown wrote: > I am very interested in feedback. > http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown/Linux/LinuxUbuntu.html Good start on a worthy project. Here is my constructive feedback on the current draft: A fair number of typos. But those can be dealt with onc

[Eug-lug] Linux Ubuntu Install Tutorial

2009-02-23 Thread Allen Brown
I recently was asked about installing Linux. The girls asking are not in Oregon, so I can't do a hands-on install. I looked around on the web (including euglug.org) and wasn't entirely satisfied with what I found for tutorials. So I started a new one. I am very interested in feedback. http://b