[KLUG Members] Speed comparison of all major Linux filesystems.

[Bruce Smith]

> what if ISO download "rights" could be granted to members that 
> subscribe to such a service. I know that, if available, I'd be 
> downloading ISO's all the time, and updating (once I get bored of SuSE 
> 8.2, that is)

A subscription service sounds like a good idea to me.  Right now we're
just kicking around ideas and no plans have been finalized.

Since we're talking, what do you think would be a fair price for such a
service?  I can see it being a premium charged on top of the supporting
membership fee of $25/year.  How much extra would you pay for access to
the ISO images all the time?

For people who can't afford a subscription, I can also see us selling
the ISO's individually too.

> ISO's for updating purposes would be VERY handy in my case, because 
> maintaining the linux boxes I have here at home is a bit tedious, 
> seeing as that there is no network setup, and the only new access is 
> dialup (I'd be at school for downloading the ISOs)

That's a very good use for the ISO's.  How often do you think you would
download them?  Weekly?  Every couple weeks?  Monthly?  Bi-monthly? ...

> This is provided that I get used to GNOME (or redhat's hacked-up KDE)

Gnome can take a little getting used to, but is very nice after you get
the hang of it.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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