Hello. There is a backlog of requests on the wiki CDs Wanted list at http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/CDs_Wanted#Requests_List .I don't deny this mail is more out of my own needs,though everyone will benefit. :P Anybody having the relevant CDs/DVDs [or] ISOs please contact the members requiring said CD/DVDs.The list is as below:
- Debian Etch DVD Joel D. joel_divekar[at]rediffmail[dot]com Cost of Media or Media provided - Fedora 8 x86_64 DVD Prem Anandh P anandhame[at]gmail[dot]com Central Railway line Cost of Media or Media provided - Cent OS 5 DVD/CD Nilesh Patkar npatkar[at]gmail[dot]com Anywhere in Mumbai Cost of Media or Media provided - Fedora 8 x86_64 DVD/CD Nilesh Patkar npatkar[at]gmail[dot]com Anywhere in Mumbai Cost of Media or Media provided - Fedora Core 9 DVD/CD Santosh Shetye santoshwshetye[at]gmail[dot]com Anywhere in Mumbai Cost of media or Media provided
- Xubuntu 8.04.1 / 8.04 ashishdtripathi [at] ymail [dot] com Cost of Media or Media provided - openSUSE 11.0 DVD Easwar Hariharan meindian523 [at] gmail.com Cost of Media or Media provided - Ubuntu Kubuntu 32 bit 64 bit 8.10 [Intrepid] Easwar Hariharan meindian523[at]gmail[dot]com Cost of media or media provided.
In my case,I need both Ubuntu and Kubuntu 8.10 and both 32 bit as well as 64 bit archs.
Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065
Easwar Hariharan wrote:
Hello. There is a backlog of requests on the wiki CDs Wanted list at http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/CDs_Wanted#Requests_List .I don't deny this mail is more out of my own needs,though everyone will benefit. :P Anybody having the relevant CDs/DVDs [or] ISOs please contact the members requiring said CD/DVDs.The list is as below:
If one sifts through the various computer magazines, there are many distros available through them.
Easwar Hariharan wrote:
Hello. There is a backlog of requests on the wiki CDs Wanted list at http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/CDs_Wanted#Requests_
Easwar's message got me thinking about an idea once again. A low end computer system with a big HDD, speakers, dvd writer and *no* monitor, *no* mouse could be used to setup a dvd burning kiosk for dishing out Linux distros. By avoiding the use of a monitor, the cost and size of the system comes down and power bills are less too. Orca which is a screen reader will do the talking.
The ISOs of various distros are loaded into the HDD. There is a simple interface that lists all the distros as per their category and every ISO has a unique number. The index of this list is printed on paper. Those who require a CD/DVD simply approach the guy manning the kiosk and select the distro from the printed list. The guy punches in the numeric code and Orca reads out the distro details and says "To create the media select enter. To cancel select Escape". On punching Enter, the tray opens up and it says "please insert the disk and close the tray". The disk is then recorded automatically at a decent speed, not too high, not too low. After burning, the tray opens up and announces the successful finish of the process. The loading of the distros can be done once every month or 2 months through the optical drive and a talking interface to add the distro, name it and get an incremental number for it. The kiosk operator need not be a computer savvy person. By removing the monitor, we also prevent misuse of the system for other purposes.
The entire hardware cost of the kiosk should be about 12K to 13K or even less depending on the available hardware. Colleges can make use of this kiosk and charge a small fee for the media + labour. They get to keep the fee to cover their operating costs. We could collectively donate such machines to some colleges to start with and study the response.
I've been searching for a while for a reliable source to get linux distros on media in India. I finally found a good one : rainbowcomputech.com - not outdated - they update themselves with the latest versions - no ads - no irrelevant/junk products mixed with linux stuff. And you get to choose the media brand.
Anjanesh
On Saturday 13 December 2008 00:44, Rony wrote:
Easwar Hariharan wrote:
Hello. There is a backlog of requests on the wiki CDs Wanted list at http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/CDs_Wanted#Requests_
Easwar's message got me thinking about an idea once again. A low end computer system with a big HDD, speakers, dvd writer and *no* monitor, *no* mouse could be used to setup a dvd burning kiosk for dishing out Linux distros. By avoiding the use of a monitor, the cost and size of the system comes down and power bills are less too. Orca which is a screen reader will do the talking.
The entire hardware cost of the kiosk should be about 12K to 13K or even less depending on the available hardware. Colleges can make use of this kiosk and charge a small fee for the media + labour. They get to keep the fee to cover their operating costs. We could collectively donate such machines to some colleges to start with and study the response.
Definetly doable. Instead of colleges, set it up in Cultural book depot and or some popular mobo vendor. This will provide much wider exposure than a college. Setup one such in each major metro. Followup in the form of install fests in the vicinity would add punch.
On Mon, December 15, 2008 10:17 am, jtd wrote:
On Saturday 13 December 2008 00:44, Rony wrote:
Easwar Hariharan wrote:
Hello. There is a backlog of requests on the wiki CDs Wanted list at http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/CDs_Wanted#Requests_
Easwar's message got me thinking about an idea once again. A low end computer system with a big HDD, speakers, dvd writer and *no* monitor, *no* mouse could be used to setup a dvd burning kiosk for dishing out Linux distros. By avoiding the use of a monitor, the cost and size of the system comes down and power bills are less too. Orca which is a screen reader will do the talking.
The entire hardware cost of the kiosk should be about 12K to 13K or even less depending on the available hardware. Colleges can make use of this kiosk and charge a small fee for the media + labour. They get to keep the fee to cover their operating costs. We could collectively donate such machines to some colleges to start with and study the response.
Definetly doable. Instead of colleges, set it up in Cultural book depot and or some popular mobo vendor. This will provide much wider exposure than a college. Setup one such in each major metro. Followup in the form of install fests in the vicinity would add punch.
We have an extra pIII - everything except for a working DVD writer (can be bought / borrowed) .. if people want to work on building a working model of this thing, am happy to host a session at our space in Bandra to build this and create appropriate HOW-TOs, etc. so it could be replicated.
I would be interested in trying to extend it into a burn-station for open content media. Am generally getting increasingly interested in ideas of things to do with old machines and this sounds really nice. So I offer space, coffee, wifi and hardware:) - let me know if people would be up for a hacking session on this ..
Let me know. -Sanjay
http://camputer.org http://pad.ma
-- Rgds JTD -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
Sanjay B wrote:
On Mon, December 15, 2008 10:17 am, jtd wrote:
On Saturday 13 December 2008 00:44, Rony wrote:
Easwar Hariharan wrote:
Hello. There is a backlog of requests on the wiki CDs Wanted list at http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/CDs_Wanted#Requests_
Easwar's message got me thinking about an idea once again. A low end computer system with a big HDD, speakers, dvd writer and *no* monitor, *no* mouse could be used to setup a dvd burning kiosk for dishing out Linux distros. By avoiding the use of a monitor, the cost and size of the system comes down and power bills are less too. Orca which is a screen reader will do the talking.
The entire hardware cost of the kiosk should be about 12K to 13K or even less depending on the available hardware. Colleges can make use of this kiosk and charge a small fee for the media + labour. They get to keep the fee to cover their operating costs. We could collectively donate such machines to some colleges to start with and study the response.
Definetly doable. Instead of colleges, set it up in Cultural book depot and or some popular mobo vendor. This will provide much wider exposure than a college. Setup one such in each major metro. Followup in the form of install fests in the vicinity would add punch.
We have an extra pIII - everything except for a working DVD writer (can be bought / borrowed) .. if people want to work on building a working model of this thing, am happy to host a session at our space in Bandra to build this and create appropriate HOW-TOs, etc. so it could be replicated.
I would be interested in trying to extend it into a burn-station for open content media. Am generally getting increasingly interested in ideas of things to do with old machines and this sounds really nice. So I offer space, coffee, wifi and hardware:) - let me know if people would be up for a hacking session on this ..
The system will have to be given away to the shops who are willing run it in their premises, which means you will have to give it away. Is that OK with you? Plus, is the system running trouble free?
Another option. If the burn station is located in your premises itself, then will it be open to the public?
For creating the burn station, we will need a day's session for this where some volunteer programmers will provide the software setup for this.
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Sanjay B