At 13:45 15/04/2004, you wrote:
DrWho? wrote:
After reading the comments posted about the install fest here is my 2cents worth.
It would be a fair comment that most people who would attend the install fest would be windows users who may be interested in making the move to Linux, for one reason or another.
So rather than offering a "cold turkey" solution why not focus on a "dual boot" solution so they can chop and change as needed until they become more confidant in Linux.
This will mean a bit more effort on the part of the volunteers with partition resizing etc.. but in saying that sing out and they will come. Resizing is a very risky option; the very LAST thing we want is people who say "I tried to install Linux once, and lost all my data because if it.". Especially if we were helping them at the time.
I would think, providing something like Partition Magic is available ( which I have and no doubt others ) to do the job it could be offered as an option for those who are not competent with doing it themselves or installing new hardware. I have resized MANY NTFS and FAT partitions with PQMAGIC and never had a problem, not to say there have not or will not be any problems, but there is also the option of ghosting their HDD before the resize. I was thinking of making it as easy as possible for the person to give Linux a go...
Personally, I would say focus on the following linux apps: * A working Media Player that will do DivX, XVid, DVD, MPEG1 & 2, mp3 etc.. and TV output. * A GUI based CD writer that can produce data, audio & video CDs. * EMAIL, WWW & FTP etc. also some form of ActiveX emulation for on-line banking. * File and printer sharing. * Internet connection sharing. * Firewall. * Archive management i.e. ZIP & RAR etc.. * An automatic update solution. * Office software.
Yes, it would be good idea if we can fit xmms-mp3 and xine + codecs in at the end of the install. The rest is all part of the FC1 standard install. (apart from the GUI cd burner; I still haven't found a decent one yet :( )
Pity, as nero is a killer windows app for burning..
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