Speaking of Gentoo .....looks like D Robbins has jumped on yet another persons toes .....http://www.zynot.org/
Cheers Dale. On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 14:30, you wrote: > Also, when will the person with the key be opening up tonight - to allow > those of us with machines to set up earlier perhaps? > > Regards, Robert > > If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, 30 June 2003 2:26 p.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Gentoo dry run tonight - some organisation please > > I am happy to step aside and let someone else bring a machine to install > onto. After all I am already a happy Gentoo user on my main machine. > > Regards, Robert > > If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, 30 June 2003 1:37 p.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Gentoo dry run tonight - some organisation please > > I'd like another "volunteer" machine, part of the idea is to test the > live cd on a variety of machines. > > still with Chris and rob's machines ot install to, and Rob's laptop > machines to use as volunteers we should be able to test the process. > > excellent. > > On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 13:21:22 +1200 > > "Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I can bring 2 laptops if required - 2GHz, 500Mb RAM > > > > Also if nobody else volunteers I can bring a desktop, which currently > > runs Mandrake, which we can switch to Gentoo. > > > > Regards, Robert > > > > If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, 30 June 2003 1:14 p.m. > > To: CLUG > > Subject: Gentoo dry run tonight - some organisation please > > > > We are supposed to be doing a dry run gentoo/distcc run through tonight. > > > > May I suggest we try installing onto two machines, using two other > > machines as "volunteer" servers[1], and having a portage/distfiles > > server too. > > > > I will be bringing my machine as portage/distfiles server, and we need > > two volunteer machine, and two to install on. > > > > So, two volunteer machines should be fairly grunty and be able to boot > > off a cd, and have a linux compatible nic (standard kernel, not > > something we have to download). "We will not touch your hard drive" (TM), > > they may even run windows in another life. > > > > correction R Fisher is bringing a laptop as a volunteer, so one more > > needed. > > > > two machines to install onto. These may be barebones with a spare > > partition, or may be a machine with a partial gentoo install, which > > needs some packages updating/adding. They need not be grunty, but all we > > are after is proof of concept. > > > > you will need to bring the whole kaboodle, monitor, keyboard, power > > boxes, extension cords, net cable etc. > > > > > > Please get back to me asap. > > > > [1] in the distcc world the grunty machines which help others with > > compilation are the "volunteers". Gotta get with the jargon :-) > > -- > > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- > Nick Rout > Barrister & Solicitor > Christchurch, NZ > Ph +64 3 3798966 > Fax + 64 3 3798853 > http://www.rout.co.nz > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
