[nlug] Re: Windows security?

2009-05-11 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 7:50 PM, gtrplr gtr...@gmail.com wrote: Isn't Windows security an oxymoron? No. Windows security is simple. Just insert a 6' air gap resistor into the ethernet cable and it will successfully filter any and all network traffic. Ok, someone had to say it :-) Andy

[nlug] Re: backup power advice

2009-05-11 Thread Jonathan Moore
Lots of great respnoses. We're documenting all the things we want to be powered from an alternate source, then finding what else needs to be up to support that. Once we have that information, we're going to consult a professional :-) -jonathan

[nlug] Re: Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-11 Thread Russ Crawford
Andrew Farnsworth wrote: Interesting new feature in Ubuntu (ok, new to me anyway). When you boot off the live CD / installer CD you can then install Ubuntu onto a USB memory stick = 1GB and use the extra space to store files. This makes the stick bootable as well so you go from a read

[nlug] LFS or Gentoo?

2009-05-11 Thread Jim_Peterson
Hey Y'all! I'm going to do a custom OS for our library, and I figure the best way to get what we need is to make it myself. Since the stations this is going on only have to be able to render a web page w/Flash, JavaScript and Java, all we really need is a hardware OS and a browser. I'll likely

[nlug] Re: LFS or Gentoo?

2009-05-11 Thread Chris McQuistion
I think there are some minimalist distributions, a la Puppy Linux and Knoppix that can be installed on a small USB/Flash drive and can be customized to your needs. That might be a little easier way to go. You will be able to change hardware platforms at will and you won't have to build it from

[nlug] Re: LFS or Gentoo?

2009-05-11 Thread Chris Faulkner
Little soemthing I found a few months ago when i was working on something like this . very informative.. http://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/src/kiosk/ On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Chris McQuistion cmcquist...@watkins.edu wrote: I think there are some minimalist distributions, a la Puppy

[nlug] Re: LFS or Gentoo?

2009-05-11 Thread ./aal
On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Greg Donald gdon...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Jim_Peterson jim.sokytec...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Y'all! I'm going to do a custom OS for our library, and I figure the best way to get what we need is to make it myself. Since the

[nlug] Re: Nashville Linux Users Group Monthly Meeting on May 12th, 2009 at 6:00PM

2009-05-11 Thread Kevin Eldridge
Reminder of Linux Users Group Meeting tomorrow night at 6:00pm! Officer nominations are tomorrow night and we discuss how best to grow Linux in the Nashville and surrounding communities. Hope to see a full room tomorrow night with lots of good ideas. Time to brainstorm for the future. Thank