[huskerlug] Re: DemoLinux Giveaway
- From: cdelgad2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 23:59:03 -0600 (CST)
Something else that would be great to have would be "Cygwin"
(http://www.cygwin.com/).
-Cesar
Quoting "J.R. Wessels" <jwessels@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> About giving stuff away, I'll redo my brochures with updated info on
> Linux.
> Also, I'll see about making a standard "HLUG Open Source CD" we can all
> burn
> with goodies for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Stuff I would include on the
> CD
> would be:
>
> Open Office
> Gimp
> Mozilla
> Zsnes (without roms of course)
> Freeciv
> Freecraft
> Gnu utilities
> Freenet
> Qcad
>
> Please post on the list others you would think would be good to put
> on.
>
> On Thursday 08 August 2002 11:52, you wrote:
> > I just tried out DemoLinux, the distribution that doesn't require an
> > installation. This is N I C E . This would be a GREAT giveaway
> item at
> > the Big Red Welcome. Why? No installation required. You don't have
> to
> > remove the current operating system from your computer to use it;
> you
> > simply pop in the CD and pray that your hardware supports it. This
> worked
> > very well on a desktop P3 I have, but not so well on a laptop. KDE
> with a
> > bunch of games...utiliites including the all-important Emacs. If you
> want
> > to save files and install software, you can do that, too. It's
> > Debian-based, so you have the beauty of apt-get at your disposal.
> (I
> > haven't yet learned the trick of installing software, I must admit.)
>
> > Although it is a bit slow running from the CD, it is a good glimpse of
> a
> > Linux system.
> >
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