I've spoken to my wife about this, and she recommends a short proposal explaining what Linux is and what we are planning to do. She believes that most public libraries won't have a problem with it, except that we have to convince these libraries that we are responsible and will provide assistance for newbies that try the CDs.
John Hebert --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I volunteer for Goodwood since I live in the area. I > will also approach the > library board and see how we can work with them on > this. John, can you do > the same for Gonzales? I'd like some documentation > from each parish's > library board (or whatever governs the parish > library system) saying that > what we are doing is okay if possible. Good idea? > > Regards, Dustin > > At 05:07 PM 8/24/2002 -0700, you wrote: > >I've already contacted Bill Leblanc to make some > >labels, and Craig Banker is burning RedHat 7.3 for > me. > >I'll make some copies of Knoppix. > > > >Once we agree on the labels for the CD and the > jewel > >box, then we can donate some to local libraries: > > > >Ascension Parish: > >Gonzales, Galvez, Donaldsonville > > > >East Baton Rouge Parish: > >Goodwood, ? > > > >John Hebert > > > >--- Tim Fournet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Sounds good to me. One no-risk distro for > > > demonstration, and one > > > time-tested, well-supported distribution. > > > > > > -Tim > > > > > > > > > Dustin Puryear wrote: > > > > > > > I think the Knopixx or Knopixx-like CDs should > > > definitely be pushed > > > > hard. They don't require people to install > > > anything, which opens your > > > > audience up a lot. How about Red Hat and > Knoppix? > > > I think we should > > > > just work on starting SOMETHING rather than > keep > > > waiting to launch > > > > some grand scheme. :) > > > > > > > > Regards, Dustin > > > > > > > > At 09:40 AM 8/23/2002 -0700, you wrote: > > > > > > > >> Not really. > > > >> > > > >> My recommendations are to start with RedHat > and > > > >> Mandrake, and go from there. Libranet, ELX, > > > Lycoris, > > > >> and Knoppix are looking good. > > > >> > > > >> Other input? > > > >> > > > >> John Hebert > > > >> > > > >> --- CMB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > Has the gang come to conclusion about what > > > should be > > > >> > distributed for the library project? > > > >> > > > > >> > Craig > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > >> Do You Yahoo!? > > > >> Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > > > >> http://finance.yahoo.com > > > >> > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > >> General mailing list > > > >> [email protected] > > > >> > > > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Puryear Information Technology > > > > Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting > > > > http://www.puryear-it.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > General mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > General mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > >http://finance.yahoo.com > > > >_______________________________________________ > >General mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > --- > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Puryear Information Technology > Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting > http://www.puryear-it.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com
