On 10/12/07, Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Christopher Sawtell wrote: > >> We've got 5 computers running all the time in the CIA. > > > > What are they? > > Disc sizes? > > You'll need an 80 gig minimum to offer a resonable selection of the > > major Linux/*BSD distros. > > 4 slow machines and the server I got of Steve yonks ago. > > Not much disk space at present, but because it's linux, it's not going > to be to hard to fill the machines with small disks then just create a > file tree. > > I've got another 40gb that's about to come free, and a stack of 3gb disks. We have gobbled up about 60 GB on the St. Albans Network.
> > DVD burner/cutter? > > No installed, but I've got one that I don't use much which I'm happy to > 'lend' to it. We do need to be able to reproduce DVDs. > > What times is this 'CIA' open for business? > > > Now there's the problem... I'm working on that problem. It's only open > by appointment at present. We had a couple of plans but they fell through. Pity. To be effective you'll have to have that set up and going. What's needed is an opening time to complement the times offered at St. Albans. i.e. the evening. > >> It's currently > >> got a net connection and if we want to keep it then we have to show > >> better use than it's getting at present. > > > > So how much traffic do you want to show? > > We'll be needing to d/l all the files for Ubuntu 'Gutsy Gibbon' in a > > week's time. > > Would you be able to get them? > > Yep, I've got pleanty of net capacity for that. At present I've got > about 30gb/month that's not being used. And the storage for the files? > I'm happy to set you up an ssh account and you can set what ever dl's > going that you like. I'm into that! Please let me have the login details over a private channel. I trust that I can bring a disk with a USB connection to collect the files. In order to be able to get the files on to the machine at St. Albans the drive is formatted with NTFS. I trust your end can cope? > >> We just need to find a 54mbit wifi card for one of the machines with a > >> linux driver so that people can associate with it. > > > > I know it's not exactly politically correct in these hallowed > > surroundings to suggest that the easiest way is to buy an access > > point, plug it in and use it. It would save an awful lot of futzing > > around. They are not terribly expensive. > > Agreed. I don't have $100 free at present, but if 9 other ppl wanted to > chip in $10 each, then I'd match them. > > Take care though, a DVD is still going to take a while to tranfer, ~20 > > minutes theoretical best by my mental arithmetic, and probably at > > least twice that in practice. > > Yes, there's all sorts of issues. > > I also have no problem with putting a yellow chair outside the front door. > > Honestly, I think this project is still a token gesture. But the more > tokens we create :) Yes, I know, but I currently have the time to do it, and it seems to me that a Linux User Group which does not offer a faily wide range of Linux distributions to the general public as well as its own membership is a bit pathetic. > Actually... 3, Simon Knight is also running a very kewl set up at his > place with ftp access to his FOSS store. Where? > <more random thought> > > My motivation behind creating my ONCS system is because I'd like to get You're a beaut with this alphabet soup. I just can't work out what 'ONCS' might be. Sounds to me more like a basic sound coming out of an over-excited mammal, than anything to do with software, Free or otherwise. :-) -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
