I think our packaging and jackets should mirror the original as closely as possible, to include any warnings on the jackets. Most of them have a brief warning somewhere obvious in the instructions, as well as all over the place during the install. That should be enough. I suspect anyone actually attempting the install will at least have the sense it takes to pound sand.
Doug --- John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This would be very hard to do at the personnel level > at the library. > > I would instead recommend that the CD be catalogued > with something like the following: "Ideal for > newbies", etc. > > And concerning new users repartitioning hard drives: > most (all?) install scripts make it very plain that > repartitioning can damage data on other partitions. > I'm not concerned about it. The Gonzales library has > some old Linux CDs for checkout and I don't think > they've gotten any calls for tech support. This would > be a good question to ask local libraries though. > > John Hebert > > --- "Adam J. Melancon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Maybe there should be a prerequisite for the newbies > > that they first check > > out Knoppix to see how they like it, or if it works > > with their system. If > > they have no previous Linux experience (or limited > > computer knowledge) this > > would give them an easy way to make sure that it is > > something that they > > would like. This might prevent someone from > > repartitioning and installing > > something that they decide is not for them, and thus > > preventing the brlug > > from having to help them when they blow out the > > windows partition that they > > might want back. > > > > Just a thought. Trying to help cover all bases. > > > > Adam J. Melancon > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > > http://mobile.msn.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 > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net ===== Warmest Regards, Doug Riddle http://www.dougriddle.com ## Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington ## __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com
