Nick Rout wrote:
>
>[...] I envisage a short spiel on:
>
> source distros generally, including brief overview of those available,
> advantages and disadvantages of source distros.
I, for one, would be interested in this as I have currently only tried
Mandrake and SuSE. There are always new ones to try and conflicting
views of ease of use etc...
> description of the ebuild/emerge system of installing software.
Yes please... I know very little about this.
> where to get the distro and where to get help.
>
> demo the installation of a (small) app (small as it has to download @56k and
> compile while everyone is watching)
again... yes please, seeing it done where questions can be asked is a
good idea.
> description of the install process.
>
> give away a few cd's.
>
> There won't be much wizz bang in terms of "Entertainment", and I'll try
> to keep it relatively short, as we need to run the 20 minute Linus
> interview too.
>
> Anyway I am seeking comments about whether this discussion has any
> appeal, and (if so) any other specific areas people want covered.
> --
> Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
