We could do a hackathon, but I don't know if anyone's up for that.
Python + API's = fun (at least for me, but I'm a bit of a freak :-P)
Perhaps a crash-course on how to code in Python at the start ("Learn
Python in 20 Minutes")
For recovery, there's a live CD called Redo Backup - (article at
http://lifehacker.com/5575418/redo-backup-is-a-user+friendly-disk-recovery-and-backup-live-cd
). I haven't used it, but it looks fairly simple.
On 10/31/2011 09:27 AM, t...@terralogic.net wrote:
I would like to see the presentation on FOSS Accounting Software. I cannot be
there. My mother died today. Can this be taped?
Also I was on IRC and ran into a chap who is trying to rebuild a system. It
has windows in it but he's trying to use Linux to do the rebuild.
Someone started bitching to take this to a #windows channel and I have to say I
disagree. He wanted to use #linux and we can do this.
Do we have rescue media? I've done this before. I've built multiboot machines
but not this century. I suggested he go read the multiboot howto because it
explains the boot process work He was off too thia.
But the thing is we should have downloadable FDD, USB, CD& DVD media with the
proper utilities and procedures documented so that anyone can do this. If I were
challenged today to boot from something other than the HDD and bring up a VM and
then start working with the disk image and fix the boot records and then have the
VM load and boot it... then I would be challenged. Next how about if or without
the VM involved (but a VM makes sense) then bypass the bios and just boot the
partition?
Next. If a machine can boot from ANYTHING then it can boot from ANYTHING else
which has suitable device drivers. I've needed to do this. I haven't looked
hard but I have not found procedures written up or even well documented which
tell people how to do this basic stuff.
Here is a simple example. Suppose we want to boot a machine from the net. We are
dealing with a well meaning but inexperianced person. If we have media the machine
can boot from then it should boot. Next there should be a simple command line
Q&A script whereby the person is prompted through network config if necessary
because there sure will not be DHCP and instructions how to set up TFTP in pretty
much any hosts. Next the procedures to actually PING the TFTP server should be in
place so that the guy KNOWS if he's got it configured properly because likely its
the first time for him and he might even have a boss yelling at him.
When finally he gets the TFTP or WHATEVER running we should be able to check a
magic number and confirm.
After we checksum the boot image we boot it.
What is wrong with this? We are the experts and we should be able to easily
jump a boot from one device to another.
On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 07:21:41PM -0600, Mel Walters wrote:
So who else was planning on presenting at the meeting, and what?
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On Sun, 2011-10-30 at 09:07 -0600, Mel Walters wrote:
I was looking forward to the talk on Running FOSS Accounting Software in
the Real World.
Kin, you are still on for this? ?
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My stuff will be not much more than some show and tell.
* Samples of books
* Recent successes and why they might have happened.
* Any challenges still present and possible paths around them.
The question period (or interest) will determine if it can extend a few
min.
Mel
On Thu, 2011-10-27 at 09:21 -0600, Dafydd Crosby wrote:
Meeting is next Wednesday. Anyone have something they'd like to present?
-Dafydd
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