We could use my box as a demo machine I suppose. I could put off doing
etc-update on my box until the day so we can show this.

I wonder if you have suggested too many topics Nick? There could be a risk
of taking on too much in one session.

I have got by so far without knowing anything about etcat, qpkg or
dispatch-conf. I do not use ufed and most home users may not use distcc.

Other subjects are essential though IMHO.

Regards, Robert
Some days you are the pigeon, some days you are the statue.

 -----Original Message-----
From:   Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent:   Tuesday, 6 April 2004 9:51 a.m.
To:     [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:        Re: Gentoo Installfest

OK people who are attending the gentoo mini installfest, you can see
what Brad's suggestion is - include a little talk on maintaining your
gentoo distro. Who is going to do this and prepare a set of materials? I
will do some of it, and present if necessary, but help will be needed.

My suggestion is to use the same xml schema as the gentoo documentation
on their site, and possibly submit it to them afterwards, if its deemed
good enough.

Helpers/contributors?

Random thoughts on topics:-

emerge 
etcat
qpkg
USE flags
ufed
distcc
SYNC=
GENTOO_MIRRORS=
etc-update
dispatch-conf
blocked builds



On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 12:58:56 +1200
Brad Beveridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> As to the GenInstall, my thoughts would be that punters would be best
> getting a GRP install done, with KDE, X, etc going.  Then a session on
> using emerge to maintain your distro.  The settings are the hard part to
> get right & that is what time should be spent on, not waiting for
> compiles.  Not matter how big a compile farm you have, compiling still
> takes a long, long time - and it can be done off line later without the
> support of others.
> 
> Brad

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