I like it. Python in 20 minutes. Python has been on my to learn list
for far too long.
On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Dafydd Crosby <dcro...@userful.com> wrote:
> 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?
>>> ================================================================
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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? ?
>>>>
>>>> ====
>>>> 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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