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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Thanks Evan, I'll look at it, I've been
using uck-gui which works well for what I need.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
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cinlug-bounces@lists.cinlug.org [mailto:cinlug-bounces@lists.cinlug.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Evan Hazlett<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 19, 2009
9:22 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Brown,
David</st1:PersonName> (Test Dept)<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Volunteers needed for
Linux project</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>I am the developer of Reconstructor, a ubuntu custom
cd builder<br>
application. It has been put on the back burner for awhile (life<br>
responsibilities) but the community has developed a version that works<br>
on Ubuntu 8.10. Just in case anyone is interested...<br>
<br>
Site: <a href="http://reconstructor.aperantis.com">http://reconstructor.aperantis.com</a><br>
<br>
Download: <a
href="http://reconstructor.aperantis.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=33&func=fileinfo&id=182">http://reconstructor.aperantis.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=33&func=fileinfo&id=182</a><br>
<br>
Evan<br>
<br>
<br>
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Michael Schultheiss<br>
<schultmc@cinlug.org> wrote:<br>
> Wings for <st1:place w:st="on">West Africa</st1:place> [1] is seeking
volunteers for a Linux project.<br>
> They're looking for volunteers to create a Linux distribution CD and a<br>
> brief step by step process.<br>
><br>
> Their current process is:<br>
><br>
> 1. Receive a machine<br>
> 2. See if it powers on and boots<br>
> a. If so, see if the network card works<br>
> b. If not and the machine does not have a hard drive (often a<br>
> donated corporate machine), they install a hard
drive, install<br>
> Windows XP, and check out the machine<br>
> 3. Reformat the hard drive. Once the machines get to <st1:place
w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>, a French<br>
> language version of the OS is installed<br>
><br>
><br>
> This is their most time consuming task.<br>
><br>
> They would like to:<br>
><br>
> 1. Have a Linux distribution on a bootable CD<br>
> 2. Have a short written script so volunteers can execute the process<br>
> (They can help write the script with some direction from
Linux experts)<br>
> 3. Validate the NIC<br>
> 4. Reformat the hard drive<br>
><br>
> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Michael Zierdt</st1:PersonName> from Wings for <st1:place
w:st="on">West Africa</st1:place> has time available and says he<br>
> can travel anywhere to support this. He has 3 donated PCs, mice,<br>
> keyboards, and a CRT monitor for testing.<br>
><br>
> A flyer describing Wings for <st1:place w:st="on">West Africa</st1:place>
is available [2] although it is<br>
> aimed at donation drives.<br>
><br>
> [1] <a href="http://www.wafwings.org/">http://www.wafwings.org/</a><br>
> [2] <a href="http://www.cinlug.org/files/misc/Wings_for_West_Africa.pdf">http://www.cinlug.org/files/misc/Wings_for_West_Africa.pdf</a><br>
></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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