On Sunday 23 Jan. 2005 8:42, Siri Amrit Kaur wrote: > From: Siri Amrit Kaur > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Distro suggestions for the InstallFest > Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 18:14:59 -0700 > Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > I know we've bandied about our suggestions for the distros to make > available for installation at the InstallFest, but I don't recall if > any decisions were made or not. The decision was made, however, to > use the InstallFest to simply get something installed quickly and > well, and not turn the InstallFest into anything more complicated > than that. If someone comes in and asks for a specific distro, we > should try to accomodate them if possible and practical. But if they > have no idea what they want, these three distros are well-made, very > simple and fast to install: > > I think we have to consider the hardware that the OSs are going to be installed onto, also to help determine which OS ultimately does get installed. I know that Mepis will not install on 486 hardware but some of the Knoppix versions will. Also some OSs don't support all the latest and greatest, bells and whistles yet. Also dual boots...DEFRAG prior to arriving at the fest is mandatory if the other OS is the one whose name we don't like to utter. > Just my $0.02. > Siri Amrit My IHP ( Indian head penny ) -- augie grayfox78 at cox dot net --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss