hang on, one more question (i phrased it wrong below...) :
how many Debian CD sets do you want?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: D. Cooper Stevenson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 5:20 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [EUG-LUG:1645] RE: 2001, EUGLUG at the Magic Odyssey
>
> Justin;
>
> On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 04:02:39PM -0700, Justin Bengtson wrote:
> > no worries. i'll pick up a hundred pack at freddies on my way home and
> get
> > started (i need to catch up on my reading anyway... heheh!)
> >
>
> Great!
>
> > i plan on burning the latest Debian ISO's. there'll be two cd's per
> distro.
> > i'll buy a hundred pack of cd's tonight.
> >
>
> Okay, We'll work on the labels!
>
> > how many distro's do you want/need? and you don't HAVE to reimburse me.
> i
> > just wanted to know who to get the money from if someone WAS to
> reimburse
> > me.
>
> RedHat, Debian, and Slackware. I'm not certain about Slack--I have to go
> home and check my notes ( I am telnetting in to check my mail).
>
> I can appreciate knowing "where the buck stops!"
> >
> > thanks!
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: D. Cooper Stevenson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 5:00 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: [EUG-LUG:1641] RE: 2001, EUGLUG at the Magic Odyssey
> > >
> > > Justin;
> > >
> > > Totally fair question. I will promptly re-emburse you for the CD's. I
> just
> > > thank you for your time!
> > >
> > >
> > > -Cooper
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 03:25:21PM -0700, Justin Bengtson wrote:
> > > > okay, you got it. i'll bring in a stack of cd's next thursday.
> > > >
> > > > i hate to be a pill, but do i buy the cd's? do i get reimbursed?
> or do
> > > i
> > > > finance this myself?
> > > >
> > > > i have no worries about my money or the time i spend, i just want to
> > > know
> > > > how this is going to work (i need to buy blanks anyway...)
> > > >
> > > > please reply before 4:30pm today so i know whether to stop by FM's
> on
> > > the
> > > > way home. thanks!
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: D. Cooper Stevenson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 3:42 PM
> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Subject: [EUG-LUG:1632] RE: 2001, EUGLUG at the Magic Odyssey
> > > > >
> > > > > Justin;
> > > > >
> > > > > Great! Grab a Debian ISO and go to town! We'll take care of the
> rest!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -Cooper
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 01:52:15PM -0700, Justin Bengtson wrote:
> > > > > > i'd be willing to contribute time burning Debian or Progeny
> cd's.
> > > > > > unfortunately, my prefered labeling method is a Sharpie, so if
> you
> > > guys
> > > > > want
> > > > > > anything fancy, it's in your ballpark.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > my burner is a little slow, but it can still crank out about 2
> an
> > > hour
> > > > > > (roughly 14 to 20 per worknight, more on the weekends...)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: Tim Howe [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 1:43 PM
> > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > Subject: [EUG-LUG:1627] RE: 2001, EUGLUG at the Magic Odyssey
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Are any of these fairs happening soon? Should we start
> burning
> > > now in
> > > > > > > order
> > > > > > > to have enough? Also, what distros should we burn? I have
> > > already
> > > > > > > decided
> > > > > > > that I will do FreeBSD CDs but don't know what Linux Distros
> are
> > > > > preffered
> > > > > > > to hand out. SuSE??
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --Tim
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > > Behalf
> > > > > Of
> > > > > > > > D. Cooper Stevenson
> > > > > > > > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 2:39 PM
> > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > > Subject: [EUG-LUG:1625] RE: 2001, EUGLUG at the Magic
> Odyssey
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Ed;
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Oh. I caught up in the middle of the thread so I was'nt
> sure.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I am having the same type of thing happen with my efforts
> for
> > > > > > > > the Benton County fair. It seems that free CD's are scarce
> > > > > > > > these days but I continue to try.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > We will likely end up burning our own CD's for the event. If
> > > > > > > > you guys have any other suggestions I am all ears.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -Cooper
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 01:10:47PM -0700, Edward Craig
> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Nope, this started as a report of EUGLUG at the
> Oregon
> > > > > Country
> > > > > > > > > Fair in 2001 (since [SNIPPED]), which kicked off a
> > > > > > > > discussion of how we
> > > > > > > > > might do better next year to burn our own CD's to
> > > > > > > > distribute, rather than
> > > > > > > > > rely on a revival of dot com generosity by remaining
> > > > > distributions.
> > > > > > > > > As for County (or the State) Fairs, nobody'd brought
> > > > > > > > that up yet.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Fri, 13 Jul 2001, D. Cooper Stevenson wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Are you talking about the Benton County Fair?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > -Cooper
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 09:45:47AM -0700, Tim Howe
> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > What Fair?
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > You are, of course, correct. Ease of use is
> important.
> > > > > > > > See how much nicer
> > > > > > > > > > > I am after a cup of coffee? Just wait till I get beer
> in
> > > > > me...
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > So, is there gonna be a meeting someplace? Or should
> I
> > > > > > > > keep hanging onto
> > > > > > > > > > > this IRC channel?
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > --Tim
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> > > > > > > > > > > Edward Craig
> > > > > > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 9:37 AM
> > > > > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > > > > > Subject: [EUG-LUG:1617] RE: 2001, EUGLUG at the Magic
> > > Odyssey
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > It occurs to me that the audience we're looking at
> > > is just
> > > > > > > those
> > > > > > > > > > > "lazy" Windows (and Apple) users. Not every computer
> user
> > > is
> > > > > > > > > > > dedicated to
> > > > > > > > > > > learning to program or even really even administer a
> > > system.
> > > > > > > > > > > Theo's no-compromise version may be just the thing
> > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > totally turn
> > > > > > > > > > > off such a user to Open Source. No matter how
> desirable
> > > > > > > > > > > increased security
> > > > > > > > > > > for casual users might be, it won't fly if the users
> won't
> > > do
> > > > > it.
> > > > > > > > > > > While OpenBSD might be the ideal, maybe FreeBSD or
> > > > > > > > > > > NetBSD is more
> > > > > > > > > > > what we need for the Fair.
> > > > > > > > > > > The same might be said for Slackware or Debian, of
> > > course,
> > > > > > > which
> > > > > > > > > > > is why I rather prefer Progeny or Mandrake for this
> > > purpose.
> > > > > > > > > > > That said, I see no reason to exclude more
> > > challenging
> > > > > > > > > > > distributions from the mix, with perhaps a note that
> > > whoever
> > > > > > > > > > > provides the
> > > > > > > > > > > challenging version is available for support (with, or
> > > > > > > > > > > perhaps without,
> > > > > > > > > > > suitable renumeration).
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 18 Jul 2001, Tim Howe wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > I should probably be clear... I am not a Linux user
> at
> > > > > > > > > > > all. If I was
> > > > > > > > > > > > going to use a Distro, it would be Slackware or
> Debian.
> > > I
> > > > > am a
> > > > > > > BSD
> > > > > > > > > > > > user (among other things) and I have no love for Red
> > > Hat,
> > > > > > > > > > > Mandrake, or
> > > > > > > > > > > > any other Distribution that attempts to dumb down
> the OS
> > > so
> > > > > that
> > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > > > lazy Windows user can use it.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > </rant>
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > [SNIP]
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > > > 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
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > 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
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> >
