I have a cd case full of distros I could bring. I like Comcast.<br><br><p><DEFANGED_div><DEFANGED_span class="gmail_quote">On 7/3/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Bob Kline</b> <<a href="mailto:bob.kline@gmail.com">bob.kline@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
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Why don't you, as nominal head of GRLUG, declare<br>when and where the meeting will be, and just see what<br>happens? If someone brings the latest DVDs of Debian<br>and Mandriva, I'd sure like copies. And will bring some
<br>blanks.<br><br>I'd also like to see how wireless gets set up on Linux.<br>I know about wrappers and native drivers, but read that<br>setting up wireless is unfortunately one of the more<br>difficult things to do with Linux. I'd like to set it up on
<br>a desktop running Debian or Kubuntu, and have a<br>USB based Linksys wireless module I could bring.<br><br>And Samba. I've set it up a number of times, but it seems<br>that there are always snags from distribution to distribution.
<br>So if someone in the group is really good at it, I'd like to<br>see how they do it in general - i.e., are there ways that are<br>distribution independent.<br><br>I'd also like to install the latest version of Debian on a fresh
<br>hard drive.<br><br>Another issue. I load Linux, and then later move the hard<br>drive to another machine with another set of hardware.. How<br>best to get all the new hardware set up.<br><br>Or, why I'm interested in a meeting. For those who think all
<br>these things are easy, here's you chance to do a little charity<br>work.....<br><br>For the person who seemed to want the 800 MHz MB,<br>processor, and case that I have, I could bring that to a meeting.<br><br> -Bob
<br><br>> ><br>> > Like they always say...our children are our future...Kids love<br>> > technology and new software. Anything that can be done to show<br>> > kids the beauty of open-source software, and linux, should be
<br>> > done. I think it great when we can bring high schoolers and<br>> > college kids on board.<br>> ><br>> > Maybe we should advertise GRLUG meetings at local universities<br>> > and pass out some free liveCDs, put some posters on bulletin
<br>> > boards with a little description of what Linux is, and why they<br>> > might give it a try.<br>> ><br>> > Now for my last idea in DEEP LEFT FIELD. (don't take this too<br>> > seriously, I am famous for thinking WAY out of the box.)
<br>> ><br>> > I grew up in Greenville, a pretty, little town east of Grand<br>> > Rapids. I thought it would be great if some linux guru offered to<br>> > write a column in the local newspaper on Linux, kind of a
<br>> > beginners guide with weekly installments. Maybe it could be a<br>> > cooperative effort of several GLUGers. (Columns could be<br>> > brainstormed and outlined at GRLUG meetings.) We could list GRLUG
<br>> > meeting dates at the bottom of the article, and meet<br>> > occassionally at a Greenville restaurant or school. The paper<br>> > might agree to distribute free or low cost liveCDs to interested<br>
> > local citzens. The weekly column might develop into a question<br>> > and answer session for people that are learning the software. It<br>> > would be kind of a social experiment...see if we could create a
<br>> > physical linux community.<br>> ><br>> > HOW IS THAT FOR LEFT FIELD!!!<br>> ><br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > grlug mailing list<br>> > <a href="mailto:grlug@grlug.org">
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