[no subject]

I'll just speak up here and make a list:

Linux Security -- along the lines of security the box on the Network
Distros geared toward multimedia and/or configuring PVR cards - Has anyone
done that yet?
Dual Boot installations


My experience with LINUX is messing around with REDHAT and Mandrake. And I
have no idea what's been presented so
you may have already covered.

Michelle Mason
Acworth GA

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To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: [ale] ALE NW meeting was a success?


> Quoting Geoffrey <esoteric at 3times25.net>:
>
> > Matthew Magee wrote:
> > > On Thursday 25 March 2004 06:20 am, Geoffrey wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >> I think the three way install was too much.  It was too difficult
> > >> to focus on any one install, much less pick up useful information
> > >> from all three.
> > >
> > >
> > > I think that we would have been better served by doing the installs
> > > before the meeting.  All three of those distros are designed to be
> > > very easy to install, and one could expect that any difficulty would
> > > be due to a glitch rather than an inherent design flaw in the install
> > > process.  With all the machines up and running, there would be a
> > > decent amount of time to compare/contrast the distros.
> >
> > But the one of the main points was to see how true they were to their
> > 'easy to install' claim.  Xandros, for example, initially proved to be a
> > challenge for Ray, who is quite experienced with various flavors of
Linux.
> >
> > > Once everybody is in, a poll can be taken to determine the
> > > applications that are important for an average user.
> >
> > I agree with this to the extent that I would have liked a follow up
> > meeting to do the contrast/compare.  I like the idea of the side by side
> > installs, but I'm just not sure how to present it with out it being
chaotic.
> >
> > > As for the young lady in attendance, I am surprised she stayed as
> > > long as she did. It was a free-for-all, and historically, women have
> > > not fared well in such environments.
> >
> > Likely so.  I think we need to work on this issue.
> >
> In all fairness to Xandros and myself, the hardware proved to be the
problem.
> The original unit had a defective CDROM drive.  When Dow brought in
another
> unit the install was fairly effortless.
>
> Ray
>
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