Mike C. wrote: >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 08:50:33 -0600 >> From: Richard Owlett <[email protected]> >> Subject: [PLUG] Linux (pref Debian) brainstorming group - does one >> exist? >> To: [email protected] >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed >> >> I'm working on a personal project has some rather odd (OK already >> WEIRD ;) goals and constraints. I wish to ask questions without >> getting referrals to "How to ask a question" or "don't do that" etc. >> >> My constraints (some external, some by definition) and >> restricting goals include >> 1. no wide-band access to internet >> 2. no local networking >> 3. initial experiments shall be based on Debian Squeeze from >> purchased set of DVDs >> 4. a single user system as in - one keyboard, one display, one >> mouse, one explicitly >> specific operator >> 5. system shall as minimal as possible >> 6. while using structure of apt, all package dependencies >> shall be explicit. That >> not only means not using recommends/suggests but also >> packages will not be loaded >> only because they are labelled "essential". >> >> This is an invitation to "tell me where to go" <GRIN> >> Thank you >> >> I've been a passionate user and believer of all things Debian for the past > decade and I find your project quite interesting. I have a few clarifying > questions. > > 1. Broadband access is loosely defined as communication bandwidth of at > least 256 kbps. Greater than dial-up but lesser than satellite avg. > bandwidth. > > - Why this constraint? If it's about constraining the ease of internet > searching there are debian specific mailing lists or IRC for using low > bandwidth and/or intermittent internet access.
It started with me having only dialup access at home. My solution is purchase of *COMPLETE* distro on DVD. That logically was one of motivations for NOT considering any distro using a rolling release model. > > 2. Do you mean no Local Area Network or no local user group networking? I was reffering to LANs. But there is also a dearth of Linux users in rural SW MO ;/ > > 3. There's a lot of documentation available, some of it in the Debian > repositories and some of it on the web like the Debian wiki. Could all of > this documentation be loaded onto the computer before the project starts? Quantity? Yes. Quality? Well-l-l, it varies ;( Actually this is the area where I have hopes of contributing something. Some information is just too scattered. Also some documentation assume the reader "just knows" some things. > > 4. My impression is that you're trying to figure out how development of > Debian can happen with limited access to information. Is this accurate? No. I believe everything I want exists. > > If so, another thing that could be done is to install development tools and > open source software so that you could ask questions and look for existing > code examples or non-existing code examples. > > I think that this is greatest benefit of the Debian social contract and > FOSS. The opportunity and resources for self-study. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
