I shall definitely be going along to this (acts of God excepted!) so anyone in the Norwich area who wants a lift let me know ASAP. :) (work email keith.watson at kewill.com or private email kpwatson at ukfsn.org).
Who else is coming?
Anybody interested in me doing a demo of converting a Windows only box into a dual boot Windows+GNU/Linux (Debian) system using Knoppix? Let me know via the list otherwise I'll assume it's of no interest to anyone.
Incidentally I've been testing this out and a basic Windows (2000) install takes just over an hour and the conversion takes 45 mins. And the Debian install has all the functionality of Knoppix (as opposed to the very basic Windows set-up).
Here's what I propose;
1) boot box with Knoppix and run the install script (includes using QTParted to repartition the disk) which sets up a 2.4 and 2.6 Linux kernel based system and uses LILO as the boot loader.
[and, if we have a web feed...]
2) set up a Debian sources list and use synaptic to update the software to latest versions
3) show how easy it is to maintain the GNU/Linux software on a Debian set-up by using synaptic.
As there'll be some time spent waiting for things to load off CD or from the net we can talk around some of the issues.
I haven't a spare printer ATM so if anyone's interested and wants to bring one along we can also have a go at setting up a printer.
If there's time I'd also like to have a chat about making backups using gnu/tar as I'm playing around with putting a script together to do this and need all the help I can get :)
Regards,
Keith ____________ ARMOR, n. - The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith. - Ambrose Bierce - The Devil's Dictionary