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--=_critter.penguinmonster.com-20090-1027108396-0001-2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I still think that it would be a huge disservice to the users to give them a hacked, unsupported outside of BRLUG distribution of Linux. Giving out a Debian or Red Hat or Mandrake would leave open their options for support. CDs are cheap. Trying to shoehorn a bunch of mixed software wouldn't have any benefit, unless you abandon the idea of creating a custom distribution and offer an "add-on" CD of software that the distribution doesn't currently have, such as OpenOffice, nVidia drivers (or scripts to obtain, build, and install them if licensing doesn't permit), and books in electronic format. One other avenue to consider would be the possibility to have the Rute ( http://rute.sf.net ) printed and donated to libraries. Having it done at Kinkos might be prohibitively expensive, but does anyone have ties to publishers or printing companies that can possibly get this done at a reasonable rate? -Tim On Fri, 2002-07-19 at 13:13, Mnemonic wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I think that what was originally intended was that we get everything that might be needed by most users onto one disc. A full-blown distribution is my preference, however, there is a lot of software that comes with many distributions that most people will never use. Consider this: Which is more intimidating, too many choices or no choice at all? It can be argued both ways. Do your average users really want ten window managers from which to choose? Maybe....maybe not. The answer is not readly apparent in my mind. There are quite a few variables that must be considered before making a final decision regarding the software that is made available to everyone via our public library system. - -K On Friday 19 July 2002 12:51, you wrote: > I really don't get the point of stripping down a full-featured > distribution to expose to new users. Wouldn't we want to provide the > most useful suite of software available? > > -Tim -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9OFbtUoGHsPHkAUoRAtbPAKCM3WsDHP5La/6IbFDsFIlO4ZwJIwCggITm FlYe+ZkCQI6mV8NPbwxjkjQ= =ldP9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net --=_critter.penguinmonster.com-20090-1027108396-0001-2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/1.0.2"> </HEAD> <BODY> I still think that it would be a huge disservice to the users to give them a hacked, unsupported outside of BRLUG distribution of Linux. Giving out a Debian or Red Hat or Mandrake would leave open their options for support. CDs are cheap. Trying to shoehorn a bunch of mixed software wouldn't have any benefit, unless you abandon the idea of creating a custom distribution and offer an "add-on" CD of software that the distribution doesn't currently have, such as OpenOffice, nVidia drivers (or scripts to obtain, build, and install them if licensing doesn't permit), and books in electronic format. <BR> <BR> One other avenue to consider would be the possibility to have the Rute ( <A HREF="http://rute.sf.net";>http://rute.sf.net</A> ) printed and donated to libraries. Having it done at Kinkos might be prohibitively expensive, but does anyone have ties to publishers or printing companies that can possibly get this done at a reasonable rate? <BR> <BR> -Tim <BR> <BR> <BR> On Fri, 2002-07-19 at 13:13, Mnemonic wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE> <PRE><FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Hash: SHA1</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>I think that what was originally intended was that we get everything that </FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>might be needed by most users onto one disc. A full-blown distribution is my </FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>preference, however, there is a lot of software that comes with many </FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>distributions that most people will never use. </FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Consider this: Which is more intimidating, too many choices or no choice at </FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>all? It can be argued both ways. Do your average users really want ten </FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>window managers from which to choose? Maybe....maybe not. The answer is not </FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>readly apparent in my mind. There are quite a few variables that must be </FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>considered before making a final decision regarding the software that is made </FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>available to everyone via our public library system.</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>- -K</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>On Friday 19 July 2002 12:51, you wrote:</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> I really don't get the point of stripping down a full-featured</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> distribution to expose to new users. Wouldn't we want to provide the</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> most useful suite of software available?</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>></FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> -Tim</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux)</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>iD8DBQE9OFbtUoGHsPHkAUoRAtbPAKCM3WsDHP5La/6IbFDsFIlO4ZwJIwCggITm</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>FlYe+ZkCQI6mV8NPbwxjkjQ=</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>=ldP9</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>_______________________________________________</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>General mailing list</FONT></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>[email protected]</FONT></FONT></I></PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <A HREF="http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net";><FONT SIZE="3"><I>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net</FONT></I></A> <BLOCKQUOTE> <PRE></PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML> --=_critter.penguinmonster.com-20090-1027108396-0001-2--
