[Linux-aus] LA's SFD CD Run

[Michael Lanagan]

Delete me from your email list. Your emails are nothing but spam.

On 8/25/09, Andrew Cowie <andrew at operationaldynamics.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 15:21 +1000, Michael Still wrote:
>> Sure. I already said I was settling on CD-R as a reasonable alternative
>> to my actual everyone-should-download-it-themselves stance.
>
> I suppose the other factor [besides bandwidth & availability, which
> admittedly is pretty good if you're talking about the streets of, say,
> Melbourne] is that "here, boot this" is a lot more palatable than "go to
> this URL, download .iso and burn a CD of it, then boot it" (especially
> if one's experience of burning CDs is, at best, copying someone else's
> music CDs).
>
> But other than "here, this is bootable", I must admit I'm not that in to
> [the cost of producing and then] handing out CDs. I tend to think that
> the number of people who are going to realize what booting means (as
> opposed to "put this in your drive and install the software you find
> there!") is low. Perhaps I'm wrong, but we've all been there, done that,
> you know?
>
> Heh. What we really need is "got your laptop? Great! Here, just plug
> $this cable into mine, and ZAAAAAAAP now you're running Linux. Isn't
> that great? We told you the GPL was viral."
>
> :)
>
> AfC
> Sydney
>
> --
> Andrew Frederick Cowie
>
> Operational Dynamics is an operations and engineering consultancy
> focusing on IT strategy, organizational architecture, systems
> review, and effective procedures for change management: enabling
> successful deployment of mission critical information technology in
> enterprises, worldwide.
>
> http://www.operationaldynamics.com/
>
> Sydney   New York   Toronto   London
>


-- 
Michael Lanagan MRCNA
Sandfire Ambulance
Phone 0891765959
Mobile 0427386376
Satphone 0147144729
000 in an emergency
Learn First Aid