On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 10:07:35 +1200 Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Date: This weekend is bad for me, easter is bad for Rodger, but otherwise > just advise me and I'll fit in. Will take those into account. > > Manuals: I'd like to see a copy of the manual before I came... I like to > have done prior reading - plz no serif fonts, I can't read them (seriously, > it's a disability, having said that, I can manage with courier but Times New > Roman is hopeless to me) http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook.xml?part=1 print it, read it online, whatever. not the "print" link which takes you to a version better suited for printing. also a quick overview: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall.xml . > > PDA: I never got a response on my PDA question. what pda question? most pda's will synchronise with linux (palm's in particular). > (Will there be folk who > can help set up an equivelant to my MS enviornment.) > you don't honestly expect to have someone answer a question that open ended do you? What part of the MS environment do you want to emulate? BSOD? virus vulnerability? browser exploits? lack of documentation? lack of support? Seriously though you can expect a serious office suite (OOo), email clients galore, web browsers to burn, messaging clients, media players. What else do you do with your MS environment? Whats your killer app? > Machines: I also have to other machines that I'd like to convert over to a > linux enviornment but I have a serious transport problem - ie no car. Can't > very well bus 3 machines, laptop gets heavy enough after a while, if there's > anyone passing thru Riccarton that I can bludge a ride with that would be > great. > I'm sure someone will be able to assist with transport. How about you just start with one machine at a time? A gentoo install is a full on affair and if it is the first time you won't want to be dividing your attention between two or three machines. Preferably the desktop machine, as its more fun to set up, but if you want to do your mail server, thats more than possible too :-) > Cheers Don > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 9:53 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Gentoo Installfest > > > > > > OK make it four plus Chris S > > > > Have we chosen a date or as that left in my hands? > > > > > > On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 09:48:04 +1200 > > "Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I got the impression that after Roger read some of the > > installation manual, > > > he was still keen for Gentoo. > > > > > > Roger? > > > > > > Regards, Robert > > > Some days you are the pigeon, some days you are the statue. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, 1 April 2004 9:45 a.m. > > > To: CLUG > > > Subject: Gentoo Installfest > > > > > > OK it looks like we really only have three takers for this, assuming > > > Roger Searle's network card is fixed independently of a whole new > > > install. > > > > > > The installees are Rik Tindall, Chris Darby and Don Gould. > > Plus Chris > > > Sawtell wants to update his machine with the help of the > > compile farm, > > > but I'm not sure I count that as a new install, or someone requiring > > > assistance. ;-) > > > > > > Surely there must be some others keen to do an assisted install of > > > gentoo? At one stage someone proclaimed we had 6 entries. > > Am I missing > > > someone? > > > -- > > > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -- > > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > __________ NOD32 1.700 (20040331) Information __________ > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 Antivirus System. > > http://www.nod32.com > > > > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
