Re: Custom CD ( or DVD ) for OSCON?

>On 7/21/05, Rodney Mishima <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>  I've tried to kill further conversation about "bag inserts". I never
>>  intended for us to pursue it.
>
>My apologies.  I will attempt to constrain all future remarks to
>approved topics only.

ok. I guess "bag insert" has special meaning to the convention junkie.

>
>>  The ONLY reason I mentioned it: I thought the figure of 2000 was a decent <
>>  HIGH > estimate of the number of CDs we should burn. Whether we should do a
>>  CD is still up in the air.
>
>I don't think we did more than 300-400 two years ago.  Copying
>thousands of CDs is likely to be way out of reach unless someone here
>has access to high-volume CD replication.


I think 300-400 was a very low estimate. I recall burning at least 
150 myself, and thought some other person burned more than me.

>Assuming 5 minutes per unit, copying 2000 CDs would take almost 7 full
>24-hour days... that's an impressive amount of time even if we split
>it up 5-10 ways.
>
>But perhaps we should decide whether we are doing a CD before spending
>much time deciding on the right quantity to make.  Just a thought.
>
>Dylan

Finally, back to the main concern: To burn or not to burn

So far, I have not identified anyone who is an enthusiastic proponent 
for burning a "custom Knoppix cd" [ or moving up to a DVD]

Anyone want to step up and argue in favor of burning CDs?

Rodney
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