--- Tim Fournet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dustin Puryear wrote: > > > Sounds good. This is what I think we need (just > off the top of my > > head) for now: > > > > 1. One person to sign up for sponsoring each > library. > > 2. Each volunteer ensures they have at least 3 > copies of RH and > > Knoppix and donate to library. > > 3. Database of each volunteer and sponsored > library. > > 4. Database should be updated once a month by > volunteer saying that > > they have ensured library has all the copies they > need. > > Does the brlug site currently have a database > backend? > > > > > 5. Somebody needs to figure out how we are going > to include > > instructions for each CD we donate. There has to > be something that a > > total newbie can understand. > > > Do the libraries not currently have any Linux books? > If not, we can see > about donating/ordering these.
Most do. Agreed on donating/ordering these. The libraries will usually order books that their patrons request. I'm sure there is a very good chance the libraries would order books we recommend. > > 6. What else? > > Demonstration days? Special meetings at the > locations? This is a good idea, though would require someone to commit to putting in time for it. I'm booked to the gills with projects. > > I agree we still need a system to validate CDs, > but I think that can > > wait. Certainly, it's important, but how many > people are actually > > going to even use it? I think if we get trapped > into too many details > > nothing is going to happen. :) > > md5sums are sufficient, I believe How can M$ Windows users generate an md5 sum for an entire CD? This has been my problem for a couple of months. John Hebert __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com
