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Quoting james kilty <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Hello > > Very Interesting (Rowan and Martin closing line). > > Short version. I was the only member to turn up (illness took one away > from us and another had apologised). 5 people discussed and saw > GNU/Linux in action. 1 took away a U 7.10 Live disc. 1 had FSW loaded on > her computer (in for repair) by Stephen. > That's promising. When we had a stand at the Exeter Fun Day I don't think we gave away one CD although plenty of people picked up leaflets. How I see it, if one person converts, they could then tell others about it who could then convert to Linux and again then tell other people. > I exchanged advice with another visitor, who makes reconstituted > computers available with a Linux installed (some of his clients would > welcome help learning e.g. Gimp). He is on the edge of adopting FSW more > widely in his setup (50 IIRC computers on a MS network - all nicely > networked using some new fangled MS administrator which seems to be > offering freatures Linux always did). It would be good if someone would > volunteer to show him how a Linux server works in a similar setting. What sort of Linux server do you mean? Sort of a replacement to a standard Windows server? > He recognises that the learning needed might make him vulnerable. He would > alswo I am sure be interested in work on Linux server and thin clients. > Maybe we should do a meeting on thin clients, especially with Tom B's great experience of them (and I've done bits with LTSP setups). > Another had a great time beavering away for ages with a Mac mini dualled > with Ubuntu That sounds good, do you know if it was a PPC Mac Mini or an Intel based one? Considering that the latest release of OS X doesn't seem to support anything lower spec than about a 867MHz G4, there's bound to be plenty of Mac users who are either upgrading to a new Intel Mac with old G3/G4 machines that can be reused with Linux, or users who can't afford to upgrade and maybe interested in Linux (although hopefully they haven't got a Mac like my G3 iMac which I started installing Edubuntu server on last night, left it over night and it was STILL installing this morning). > - apparently some ancient user had made it upgrade contrary > to specific instructions (Ooh I'll click here - it looks useful) and > trashed the booting - he was advised by Stephen, his assistant (both > keen G/L users) and the above Windows administrator, all fully versed > with command line stuff, and eventually ftp'd his backup to an ecafe > computer whence it was saved to cd. He ended with my original advice to > reinstall, given Ubuntu said don't upgrade that way and all efforts to > get back his GUI failed. > > The final visitor clarified his problems as not being able to see the > BBC video stuff and to install DSL on an old computer via cd even though > the BIOS said he could. The Windows administrator came in useful again > (perhaps I should call him the Linux restorer) by offering to install on > his hard disk at his centre in Penzance. > I wonder if he could have done with a boot floppy? > Lots of talk and surprises re how fast it was on my laptop to open > writer, spreadsheet and impress from the same menu bar and place images > from my various files and how easy it was to select, download and > install a programme from the repositories - I chose Tux paint! Some of > the politics convinced one at least. > Thats good. > I have somewhere up to 4 new members of the LUG and willing helpers for > advertising for the next date in 2 weeks. I will address advertising and > extend the range. More willing helpers to do this would be good. > I'll see if I can get down for the day on the next event. > Perhaps next time members could consider it for us as well as visitors? > I know more have promised for the 4th and there will be interesting > stuff on display. Especially as a couple might come back and profit from > advice from more experienced members. Is the next event 4th November? Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html