Volunteers needed for Linux project

[Evan Hazlett]

I am the developer of Reconstructor, a ubuntu custom cd builder
application.  It has been put on the back burner for awhile (life
responsibilities) but the community has developed a version that works
on Ubuntu 8.10.  Just in case anyone is interested...

Site:  http://reconstructor.aperantis.com

Download: http://reconstructor.aperantis.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=33&func=fileinfo&id=182

Evan


On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Michael Schultheiss
<schultmc at cinlug.org> wrote:
> Wings for West Africa [1] is seeking volunteers for a Linux project.
> They're looking for volunteers to create a Linux distribution CD and a
> brief step by step process.
>
> Their current process is:
>
> 1. Receive a machine
> 2. See if it powers on and boots
>   a.  If so, see if the network card works
>   b.  If not and the machine does not have a hard drive (often a
>       donated corporate machine), they install a hard drive, install
>       Windows XP, and check out the machine
> 3. Reformat the hard drive.  Once the machines get to Africa, a French
>   language version of the OS is installed
>
>
> This is their most time consuming task.
>
> They would like to:
>
> 1.  Have a Linux distribution on a bootable CD
> 2.  Have a short written script so volunteers can execute the process
>    (They can help write the script with some direction from Linux experts)
> 3.  Validate the NIC
> 4.  Reformat the hard drive
>
> Michael Zierdt from Wings for West Africa has time available and says he
> can travel anywhere to support this.  He has 3 donated PCs, mice,
> keyboards, and a CRT monitor for testing.
>
> A flyer describing Wings for West Africa is available [2] although it is
> aimed at donation drives.
>
> [1] http://www.wafwings.org/
> [2] http://www.cinlug.org/files/misc/Wings_for_West_Africa.pdf
>