I have just acquired a nice new PlexWriter 12/10/32 drive and I would be happy to burn some Linux and BSD CDs. I have also found that a 100 pack of TDK 700meg CD-Rs can be had at CostCo for $30. I have always just used a Sharpie marker to label them. I haven't used the burner under FreeBSD yet, but it works great under OS/2 (using CDRecord and mkisofs) and also works natively under BeOS. I haven't explored the burning software under FreeBSD yet, but I imagine I'll give it a go soon... In any event, I already have a FreeBSD 4.3 iso that I burn for people sometimes and could mass produce them. I will probably do the same with NetBSD 1.5.1 as soon as the ISOs are ready. If somebody could point me to some Debian and Slackware ISOs, I could make sure I have those on hand too, or I can make ISO images from a CD if somebody has that (if it's legal to do that). Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Edward Craig > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 7:58 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [EUG-LUG:1583] 2001, EUGLUG at the Magic Odyssey > > > Or, as the UN-official buttons would have it, "2001, a spaced > Odyssey". > Ben Barrett, Jamie Chamoulos, and I went to the Country > Fair. Ben > and I camped in the Swamp, which lacked the mosquitos this > year to earn > its nickname. > No actual hippies were damaged by the presence of EUGLUG at the > Doors of Expression booth in the Community Village at the > Oregon Country > Fair unless you count the two staples on my scalp from not > noticing the > safety rail at the top of the ladder, but at least White Bird > got to try a > new toy (the stapler) on my head. On the whole, White Bird > made a painful > experience almost pleasant. > One big difference from 2000 was a nice lack of dialogs > which were > repeatedly kicked off with "You shouldn't try to push big > business at the > Country Fair". Never heard that once this year. > Actual disappointment was expressed at the antiquity of the > distributions we were pushing, "Couldn't you just burn the > latest?". Yeah, > but getting them sent pre-packaged is good, too (and I haven't yet > acquired a CD burner). Can we consider buying a spindle or two of > pre-printed (with the OCF peach logo and blank lines for who actually > burned which version of which distro on what date) blank CD's to burn > install CD's of whatever's latest and greatest for distribution at the > Fair next year? I might well acquire a CD burner by then. > To our surprise, EUGLUG received $6 in two > contributions (one for > a buck, one for five). The consensus among the members at the booth > (Patrick Wade was also in the booth representing efn) was to send the > money on to EFF. This decision was made a bit too late to > connect up with > the EFF representatives in the booth, so EFF will receive a check in > EUGLUG's name in a bit (Any willing to add to the > contribution are welcome > to contact me). > If a couple or three people would like to set up a card table at > the Free Speech Plaza by the Saturday Market to pass out the > old distros > (and propagandize Open Source) on a few weekends, it won't > cost more than > the time it takes to be there, and possibly the hearing loss > if it's too > near the drum circle. We have an excess of obsolete CD's . I'd do it > myself, but I work Saturday nights. I need sleep before I > careen about the > city and environs in a taxi for 12 hours. > I wonder how we can get RMS to the Fair. I suspect it would be > good for both the Fair and Stallman, and amusing and > educational for all > on the periphery. > > -- > Ed Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Taxi (I need an income) GNU/Linux (I > can afford a Free OS) > Think this through with me, let me know your mind... Hunter/Garcia > > >
