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Richard Brown wrote: > Hi Guys > > I am gearing up to another Lostwithiel Linux day. It will have a three > fold approach. > 1. Install Ubuntu and/or Fedora onto a box. Let interested folks > either bring their own boxes or install on a box in the centre. John > who came to the last day - this might be a good one for you? > 2. Set-up a network of 12 boxes for young people to play the Linux > doom game. This will involve setting up a server as well. > 3. Setting up a server to monitor the usage of the computers and to > act as a net nanny. It will server internet to the 12 through a hub. > It might also need to act as a print server? > > Could you indicate if you are up for any of these please? Could you > also suggest any applications that might be useful in running 3 > particularly? I know this might be a nightmare but any Saturdays > before Christmas not good? > > Just to let you know broadband will be live this Tuesday in the > centre. I am having a bench built across the back wall and at least 12 > double sockets installed. So we should have a nice area to work in. > > Many thanks. > Sounds good to me, in addition to these power sockets are you going to get some cat 5 sockets built in, near each of the power sockets, i guess ideally perhaps for every power socket, you need at least 1 cat 5 port. regarding dates, does any satrudays before xmas indicate we need to make this a sunday event ? any chance of starting earlier, for the benefit of any one coming some distance, say meet at 10:30 - 11:00. even if people don't arrive at 10:30 it means everyone else has an extra hour, given sunday people are usually at work the next day. Pick a date & start time and it can be put up on the wiki meetings page ASAP. so people can plan ahead. Paul -- Support open file formats use ISO 26300 Open Document format as used by openoffice.org, http:///www.openoffice.org Events 11th November. Penzance Computers meet Lostwithel meeting part 2, - watch this space. details on lug site, www.dcglug.org.uk under meetings. visit us on IRC - irc.flashtek-uk.com / 6667 #dclug -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version 3.1 GIT d S: a C+++ UL++++ P+ L++ W++ N+ W--- O! V! PS+ Y! t+++ 5 X+++ R tv- b- DI! D++ G e H! r! z? -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK---- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html