CD-based Linux (was: Re: [NBLUG/talk] OpenOffice 1.1 ISO has arrived...)

Lincoln Peters lincoln_peters at hotmail.com
Wed Oct 8 12:02:01 PDT 2003


Sounds great!  How many CD-R's would you to be able to donate?




Lincoln




>From: Micxz <an_email at micxz.com>
>Reply-To: talk at nblug.org
>To: talk at nblug.org
>CC: chrisw at pacaids.com
>Subject: Re: CD-based Linux (was: Re: [NBLUG/talk] OpenOffice 1.1 ISO has 
>arrived...)
>Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2003 22:55:27 -0700
>
>
>80 minute cd's is what I meant sorry that was a typo. And yes I'm willing 
>to donate the media to the group!
>
>Micxz
>
> > Lincoln Peters wrote:
>>I think that most CD-based Linux distributions fit on 650MB (74 minute) 
>>CD's, while a few might require 700MB (80 minute) CD's.  Until now, I 
>>hadn't heard of 90-minute CD's at all, so I doubt any popular Linux 
>>distros (CD-based or otherwise) require them.
>>
>>I also have two CD burners (one is 20x, the other 8x) at home that I can 
>>use to burn CD's.  Are you offering to donate CD-R media?
>>
>>Lincoln
>>
>>>From: Micxz <an_email at micxz.com>
>>>Reply-To: talk at nblug.org
>>>To: talk at nblug.org
>>>Subject: Re: CD-based Linux (was: Re: [NBLUG/talk] OpenOffice 1.1 ISO has 
>>>     arrived...)
>>>Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2003 21:28:31 -0700
>>>
>>>
>>>Would the 80 min cd work or do we need 90?
>>>
>>>--
>>>Micxz
>>>
>>>
>>> > Christopher Wagner wrote:
>>>
>>>>I recently purchased a 52x burner that really screams..  I am willing to
>>>>burn whole stacks of CDs for the purpose of propogating Linux and open
>>>>source, provided someone supplies CD-Rs.
>>>>
>>>>Are there businesses that are willing to donate blank CD-Rs to this 
>>>>purpose?
>>>>
>>>>- Christopher Wagner
>>>>chrisw at pacaids.com
>>>>
>>>>Packaging Aids Corporation - Information Systems
>>>>P.O. Box 9144
>>>>San Rafael, CA 94912-9144
>>>>http://www.pacaids.com/
>>>>(415) 454-4868 x116

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