On Tue, 4 Feb 2020 at 07:52, Walter P. Little via lfs-dev <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi All -
>
> I recently volunteered to give a talk next month about LFS/BLFS to the San
> Fernando Valley Linux User Group (Los Angeles) that one of my employees
> organizes.
>
> The main purpose of my talk will be to inspire people in the audience to
> embark on their own LFS journey, as it is probably the *best* way to see
> how all the pieces of a Linux machine are put together (certainly was for
> me when I did my first LFS build in 2003, and has continued to be as I
> build a new one roughly annually since).
>
> I plan to outline the basic process at a high level using various
> pre-staged VM snapshots to demo selected points of interest. The idea
> being to go from zero to a functioning environment in about an hour... so a
> *lot* of details will be omitted (therefore not cheating the audience of
> the opportunity to learn on their own after the talk).
>
> If I may ask a couple questions of this group:
>
> 1. What parts of the process are newcomers tending to get hung up on that
> I should address specifically? (Host system requirements comes to mind...)
>
> 2. Is there anything coming up on the horizon that you’d like me to
> mention?
>
> I am looking forward to promoting LFS and informing people about this
> wonderful resource you all have worked so hard on all these years. I
> don’t chime in on this list very often, but I’m extremely grateful for how
> LFS continues to stay current/relevant while staying true to its long
> standing mission of being an educational tool. That’s because of the
> dedicated efforts of this group of editors and contributors, so thanks for
> all you do!
>
> Hi Walter, I haven't built LFS, or replied to the list, for some years
now, however, I am still an avid reader of the {B}LFS lists, and I always
like to add some levity where I can. When I saw your name my first
thoughts were that perhaps you should drink more water, or see a doctor
:-) I'm sorry, but I just couldn't resist it.
Richard
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