Some FAQ addition suggestions from billn's Oracle of User Hate:
Q: I want to install Linux on my Palm Pilot/Cell Phone/Nintendo/Toaster
Oven/[Insert wierd device that some yahoo got it running on]. Will someone
be able to help with that?
Q: I'm already running [Linux|*BSD], but I'm having some difficulty with
certain vaguely supported hardware. Could I still bring my machine down to
get some assistance?
Q: I want to set up for dual-booting while there. Should I back up my
primary OS first?
Q: Do I need to bring my own installation media for my OS of choice?
- billn
On Tue, 21 May 2002, Victor Odhner wrote:
> Here is a preliminary FAQ on the InstallFest.
>
> We should invite questions to contact@plug.phoenix.az.us --
> Jim or I can answer them or forward them. (Jim has been
> taking care of this but I'll cover it if he asks.)
> I think that "contact" is currently an alias for Jim and me.
>
> Suggested wordings follow, subject to refinement. For
> example, if we know we'll be ready for Macs and PPCs,
> then we'll fix the wording accordingly. I incorporated
> JF's offer. Check my wording everywhere, some of what
> I'm saying below may be just plain wrong!
>
> ----- FAQ: -----
>
> "My computer is a [whatever]. Will Linux run on THAT?"
> The answer is, it runs on most kinds; BUT, Non-Intel
> Computer Owners, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. (You can ignore
> this if your computer came with Microsoft Windows installed,
> for example: Windows only runs on Intel-type computers, and
> we're prepared to install Linux on ANY such machine.)
> If you would like to bring in your S/390, Macintosh,
> or Sparc; or any kind of system that is not an x86,
> Pentium, Athlon, etc., and you know it can't run Windows;
> then just <strong>please let us know ahead of time</strong>
> so we can be sure to have the right "flavor" of Linux on hand.
>
> "Can I use Linux in my Business?"
> The answer is YES, but please don't expect to bring home
> a full business solution from the InstallFest. We'll be
> happy to discuss SERIOUS computing issues with you,
> and set you up with a great office desktop system -- word
> processing, spreadsheet, e-mail, etc. You can take this
> back and use it in your office, and this might be a good
> first step; but as a serious business owner you will want
> to keep an eye on the big picture.
>
> "I need to connect my Linux box to my Home/Office network."
> Maybe we can help with this, but please contact us in advance.
> We can't check connections with networks we haven't seen,
> but it might be practical for you to bring us the boxes you
> wish to connect and we'll see what we can do. But it is
> probably best to clear up networking problems at your home
> or office so that we can be sure it is working, and we can
> probably find someone to help you with that.
>
> "Can you install FreeBSD for me? NetBSD? OpenBSD?"
> We hope to have an expert to be on site who can help with
> FreeBSD version 4.5-RELEASE installs on X86 hardware.
> We could probably install other BSD variants, but we'd like
> advanced warning so we can be ready and so we won't be
> wasting your time. Various BSD systems have have notable
> reputations (even above Linux) for security and stability,
> and are especially popular in professional web-server,
> database and firewall applications.
>
> Vic
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