Re: Morlug downloads
"Andrei Smirnov" <[email protected]> Fri, 2 Mar 2007 13:51:11 -0500
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--===============1126501716== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_103285_3307578.1172861471150" ------=_Part_103285_3307578.1172861471150 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline No, problem, I can put it on one of my servers, like smirnov.mae.wvu.edu, or better still www.mae.wvu.edu - just the donwload page, for example, www.mae.wvu.edu/morlug/download. This will be a service to the students, and I don't see anything wrong with doing that. Frankly, I do not think we are going to have a bandwidth problem - we are not offering porno -:) And if I am wrong on that (bandwidth that is), it's still better, since a good bandwidth will be the testimont to our doing a good service, and the proof of the popularity of Morlug, which is all we need. How can we not strive at a higher bandwidth for Morlug? Andrei On 3/2/07, Michael Bond <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 <http://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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Morlug mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.morlug.org/mailman/listinfo/morlug > > -- Andrei V. Smirnov, PhD. http://smirnov.mae.wvu.edu MulPhys.com +1 304 293 3111 x2345 (w) ------=_Part_103285_3307578.1172861471150 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline <div>No, problem, I can put it on one of my servers, like <a href="http://smirnov.mae.wvu.edu">smirnov.mae.wvu.edu</a>, </div> <div>or better still <a href="http://www.mae.wvu.edu">www.mae.wvu.edu</a> - just the donwload page, for example, <a href="http://www.mae.wvu.edu/morlug/download">www.mae.wvu.edu/morlug/download</a>. </div> <div> </div> <div>This will be a service to the students, and I don't see anything wrong with doing that. </div> <div>Frankly, I do not think we are going to have a bandwidth problem - we are not offering porno -:)</div> <div>And if I am wrong on that (bandwidth that is), it's still better, since a good bandwidth will be the testimont to our doing a good service, and the proof of the popularity of Morlug, which is all we need. </div> <div>How can we not strive at a higher bandwidth for Morlug?<br> </div> <div>Andrei<br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/2/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Michael Bond</b> <<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div style="WORD-WRAP: break-word"><span class="q"> <blockquote type="cite">To make it less expensive, we could offer the iso image to download from <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://morlug.org/" target="_blank">morlug.org</a>,</blockquote> <div><br> </div></span> <div>My bandwidth bill could potentially go through the roof if we do this. </div> <div><br> </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 distribution from <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://morlug.org/" target="_blank"> morlug.org</a>.</div> <div><br> </div> <div><span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px"><span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px"> <div>Mike.</div> <div><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div><br></span></span></div><br> <div> <div><span class="e" id="q_1111352ceb3df39d_3"> <div>On Mar 2, 2007, at 10:32 AM, Andrei Smirnov wrote:</div><br></span></div> <blockquote type="cite"> <div><span class="e" id="q_1111352ceb3df39d_5">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 onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://octave.org/" target="_blank"> 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="all"><br>To make it less expensive, we could offer the iso image to download from <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://morlug.org/" target="_blank">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 onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://smirnov.mae.wvu.edu/" target="_blank"> http://smirnov.mae.wvu.edu</a><br>MulPhys.com <br>+1 304 293 3111 x2345 (w)</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0px">_______________________________________________</div> <div style="MARGIN: 0px">Morlug mailing list</div> <div style="MARGIN: 0px"><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0px"><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://mailman.morlug.org/mailman/listinfo/morlug" target="_blank">http://mailman.morlug.org/mailman/listinfo/morlug</a></div></blockquote> </div><br> </div><br>_______________________________________________<br>Morlug mailing list<br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://mailman.morlug.org/mailman/listinfo/morlug" target="_blank">http://mailman.morlug.org/mailman/listinfo/morlug</a><br><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"> <br>-- <br>Andrei V. 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