Slackware still has it's place. I usually use Ubuntu or Mint as a desktop but Slackware rules my servers. I'll bring my Slack13 DVD for the hordes of converts ;)
On Wed, 2009-12-30 at 14:43 -0700, Dafydd Crosby wrote: > Certainly, that could be done. A lot of hardware can still run modern Linux. > I'll bring each CentOS version in case anyone needs some old-school Red > Hat love (as well as the brand-spanking new discs). > Maybe someone could bring in the older Ubuntu LTS's? > John could head up the Slack support :-P > > -Dafydd > > Greg Saunders wrote: > > you mean redeploy the old hardware? with a recent O/S? > > > > > > 2009/12/30 Dafydd Crosby <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > > Hey, that's a good idea: data migration day at CLUG. People can > > bring their old computers to the meeting, and we'll try to backup > > the data and bring it into the new decade. I've got an external > > USB to IDE adaptor and a DVD burner that can be plugged into it. > > > > -Dafydd > > > > > > Ralph Boland wrote: > > > > I'll bring my computer. That way anyone so inclined can take > > a look at it. > > Perhaps there'll be some new insights as to what's wrong with it; > > I have blank DVDs. I can't bring a monitor though because > > I'll be taking > > the C-train and my hands will be full. > > > > Regards, > > > > Rocky > > > > > > > > > > I'll bring my old computer on the 6th. Will I need to > > bring a monitor? > > One dvd can burn all I need. > > I think I'm going to have to buy one of these external > > HDD => USB dongles. > > > > > > > > Ralph (Rocky) > > > > > > > > > > > > If you only have 1 DVDs worth of stuff, why not just bring > > the old HDD > > and one of us can copy those files from the HDD to a DVD > > and you can go > > home with that. Beats lugging a whole computer around. > > > > > > > > > > > > Otherwise, I can bring an LCD Monitor and I've got some > > blank DVDs that > > need to used up too. > > > > > > > > > > > > Let me know by the 5th what you need and I'll bring it > > with me on the > > 6th. > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > J.J. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
