Re: [Staffslug] Forums: What should the StaffsLUG website be about?

PS. Adam, I like the guide idea, that could actually tie in with the linux for chocolate idea because the people that know something about what they are doing can have contacts on the profile page thing i mentioned above. *notices that this is becoming a good idea, rather than a theory* On 12/08/07, Kris Douglas <webbox.uk(a)gmail.com > wrote: > > I think that you are all bringing great ideas into the conversation. I > agree, people need bandwidth to burn for mirrors. I do not have a problem > with bandwidth... > > What about this Linux for chocolate idea, how about we have a page with > a profile of people that want to take part in the project, and have > information on what distros they have experience with, and what area they > are in...etc. > > On 12/08/07, adam nicholls < inkysplat(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > > > hmm a distrobution review type service would be good, I'm quite guilty > > or rotating distros or trying new releases of distros just to see what > > its like. It'd be great for us maybe "more experienced" users to give > > an actual real-world review of distrobutions, this could be fed back > > into the distrobutions projects as a bug/feature request type thing > > but at the same time be a guide for people want to switch distro or > > for newbies starting out. Maybe this could include a score system reg > > > > marks out of ten, if we reviewed enough distros we could say "The > > Staffs LUG has reviewed many distros and most like/use XXXXX". > > > > Also I don't often use mailing lists however this mailing list seems > > to have made an impression on me, however I'm not sure these > > discussions/emails should be kept behind the closed doors of mailman. > > Is there a way to prehaps intergrate it into E107? Or a way to import > > certain threads into the site so other lugs can see our views or to > > encourage linux users in stafford who pass by to join our discussions? > > > > As for the mirrors I don't think it would work, the best we could > > probabily do is offer an BitTorrent Tracker for a few ISOs. > > > > > > ------- > > Adam > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Staffslug mailing list > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > -- > Regards, > Kris Douglas - Softdel Limited > > Web: www.softdel.net > Mail: kris(a)softdel.net > -- Regards, Kris Douglas - Softdel Limited Web: www.softdel.net Mail: kris(a)softdel.net _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug