Re: Morlug downloads
Michael Bond <[email protected]> Fri, 2 Mar 2007 10:44:05 -0500
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--===============0607491385== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-4--877966630 --Apple-Mail-4--877966630 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > To make it less expensive, we could offer the iso image to download > from morlug.org, My bandwidth bill could potentially go through the roof if we do this. So, unless we are starting to collect dues or donations to help pay for the bandwidth off my server i'm vetoing doing the distribution from morlug.org. Mike. [email protected] On Mar 2, 2007, at 10:32 AM, Andrei Smirnov wrote: > Referring to our last discussion about how to attract more students > to Morlug: > The shop with pins and T-shirts worked great for me. > However, the newcomers, they would first need to see the usefulness > of the movement before they will buy the associated symbolics. > > So, what about setting up a live-linux distro packed with some > useful software which will run out of the box? > My favorite would be Octave.org. > Then we could advertise something like: "Free Matlab for > Everyone!", and let people download precompiled > binaries that would run on our live-CD, or if they choose to > install Linux, they could get the binaries from our site as well, > or could install it with yum -y install octave, or apt-get .... or > whatever. > > To make it less expensive, we could offer the iso image to download > from morlug.org, or give the CD for those who come to our meetings. > The download catalog will be open for everyone to see, but > the download site will be only opened for morlug members. > I am sure we can compile an impressive catalog of useful > applications that run under Linux. > Many people don't know why they need linux, and what they can do > with it. > Take even OpenOffice. If we just let the local students see that > there is an alternative to Microsoft Office, which works well and > is also free it will be a nice surprise for many. > > An anekdotal evidence from last year: one of our PhD students got > his MS-Powerpoint file corrupted. Powerpoint simply refused to load > it no matter what. And it was an important file of his thesis > defense, which he did not care to backup. So, he asked me to try to > open it on Linux. I tried OO, and it could opened it, and recovered > practically all the original content. > > Finally, any plans for Saturday night? Maybe a brief tea-party at > Blue-Mouse or such? > > Andrei > > -- > Andrei V. Smirnov, PhD. > http://smirnov.mae.wvu.edu > MulPhys.com > +1 304 293 3111 x2345 (w) > _______________________________________________ > Morlug mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.morlug.org/mailman/listinfo/morlug --Apple-Mail-4--877966630 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite">To = make it less expensive, we could offer the iso image to download from <A = href=3D"http://morlug.org">morlug.org</A>,</BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>My bandwidth bill could = potentially go through the roof if we do this.=A0</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>So, unless we are starting = to collect dues or donations to help pay for the bandwidth off my server = i'm vetoing doing the=A0distribution from morlug.org.</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV> <SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; = font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; = -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; = -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; = font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; = -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; = -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = "><DIV>Mike.</DIV><DIV><A = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A></DIV><= DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN> = </DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Mar 2, 2007, at 10:32 AM, Andrei Smirnov = wrote:</DIV><BR class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE = type=3D"cite">Referring to our last discussion about how to attract more = students to Morlug:<BR>The shop with pins and T-shirts worked great for = me. <BR>However, the newcomers, they would first need to see the = usefulness of the movement before they will buy the associated = symbolics. <BR><BR>So, what about setting up a live-linux distro packed = with some useful software which will run out of the box?<BR>My favorite = would be <A href=3D"http://Octave.org">Octave.org</A>.<BR>Then we could = advertise something like: "Free Matlab for Everyone!", and let people = download precompiled <BR>binaries that would run on our live-CD, or if = they choose to install Linux, they could get the binaries from our site = as well, or could install it with yum -y install octave, or apt-get .... = or whatever.<BR clear=3D"all"> <BR>To make it less expensive, we could = offer the iso image to download from <A = href=3D"http://morlug.org">morlug.org</A>, or give the CD for those who = come to our meetings. The download catalog will be open for everyone to = see, but <BR>the download site will be only opened for morlug members. = <BR>I am sure we can compile an impressive catalog of useful = applications that run under Linux.<BR>Many people don't know why they = need linux, and what they can do with it. <BR>Take even OpenOffice. If = we just let the local students see that there is an alternative to = Microsoft Office, which works well and is also free it will be a nice = surprise for many. <BR><BR>An anekdotal evidence from last year: one of = our PhD students got his MS-Powerpoint file corrupted. Powerpoint simply = refused to load it no matter what. And it was an important file of his = thesis defense, which he did not care to backup. So, he asked me to try = to open it on Linux. I tried OO, and it could opened it, and recovered = practically all the original content. <BR><BR>Finally, any plans for = Saturday night? Maybe a brief tea-party at Blue-Mouse or = such?<BR><BR>Andrei<BR><BR>-- <BR>Andrei V. Smirnov, PhD.<BR><A = href=3D"http://smirnov.mae.wvu.edu">http://smirnov.mae.wvu.edu</A><BR>MulP= hys.com <BR>+1 304 293 3111 x2345 (w)<DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Morlug mailing list</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A></D= IV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><A = href=3D"http://mailman.morlug.org/mailman/listinfo/morlug">http://mailman.= morlug.org/mailman/listinfo/morlug</A></DIV> = </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>= --Apple-Mail-4--877966630-- --===============0607491385== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Morlug mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.morlug.org/mailman/listinfo/morlug --===============0607491385==--