On Thursday 12 June 2003 10:48, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > This is the list so far. > > Installers / helpers > ==================== > > Steve Brorens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > David Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Chris Bayley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Installees > ========== > Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Lance Blackler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Dave Lilley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Peter Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > If I've put someone in the wrong group, please squeak.
*squeak* I would like to be in one or both of the above groups. I have a P166 laptop - it only has a 3GB hard disk, so I thought I'd: $ dd if=/dev/hda of=/mnt/my_desktop_machine/laptop_hd_image That way I can always recover the old system using a tomsrtbt and the reverse 'dd'. At least, in theory ;-) So, I want to install Gentoo on my laptop, but I can bring my desktop machine to help with compiling (1GHz celeron, Debian GNU/Linux, gcc 2.95.4 - what's the story with knoppix with distcc? I think someone posted that it has gcc 3.2.3 ? if so, are we good to go with that?). I can probably also bring an 8 port switch, if we're pushed for switches. However, the date - 22nd June. Ack. I've got final exams (for uni, 300 level comp sci) on the 23rd and 27th. So I was kinda hoping people were planning on sooner (like this weekend), or later (like sometime in July), but not that pesky period inbetween ;-) But if everyone else wants the 22nd... looks like I might be out of luck :-( So the date's no good for me, but otherwise it'd like to come, it sounds like good fun. I say put me on both lists because, although I haven't used gentoo before, hopefully I can still be of help - once my machine is happily compiling away ;-) I think perhaps we don't need to distinguish formally between "intstallers" and "installees" like we do with a big installfest. It's more just a group of CLUG memebers getting together to play around with Gentoo over a couple of [insert beverage of choice]. As such (all these people are CLUG members), everyone already runs linux (no? is anyone intending to bring a windows box along?), so the number of complete linux newbies will be low / zero. So I imagine it more as a "everyone helps everyone" scenario, nothing as formal as our other installfests. What do people think? And if so, then we only need 2 bits of information: - who is coming (total number of people) - what they're bringing (total number of machines & ethernet switches / hubs) Cheers, Gareth
