[HLUG] schools project and boot menus

[Mark Broadbent]

You could always use something like cloudflare to protect against these
kind of problems, it's a CDN of sorts like akami. Best of all they do a
free offering and it keeps people on your site rather than sending them
elsewhere.

Thanks
Mark
On Mar 30, 2012 1:43 PM, "Sarah Chard" <sarah at streetentertainers.co.uk>
wrote:

> Ideally yes - maybe you could take that on George and find us a 'small
> corner'?
> --
> Sarah
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 2012-03-30 at 13:40 +0100, dicegeorge at hotmail dot com wrote:
>
> > my point is if tuxedu gets advertised on telly or the web
> > a deluge of thousands of hits will come in suddenly
> > and if your servers cant cope with it
> > then it will meltdown just when its about to blossom
> > hence a small corner of a huge server should be found.
> >
> > The idea is to have millionss of tux  users isnt it?
> >
> > [g]
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Tim Spivey" <tim at spiveyworld.net>
> > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 10:58 AM
> > To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group." <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk
> >
> > Subject: Re: [HLUG] schools project and boot menus
> >
> > > Good point, but we will cross that bridge when we come to it. Feel
> free to
> > > look into sourgeforge :)
> > >
> > > Tim
> > > On Mar 30, 2012 10:46 AM, "dicegeorge at hotmail dot com" <
> > > dicegeorge at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> But if Tuxedu gets publicity
> > >> on the web or on telly etc
> > >> and thousands attempt to download it
> > >> would it melt Tim's servers?
> > >>
> > >> Shouldnt they be hosted somewhere huge,
> > >> like Sourceforge?
> > >> which can cope with sudden surges of demand?
> > >>
> > >> [george]
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ------------------------------**--------------------
> > >> From: "Sarah Chard"
> > >> <sarah at streetentertainers.co.**uk<sarah at streetentertainers.co.uk>
> > >> >
> > >> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 10:14 AM
> > >> To: "herefordshire"
> > >> <herefordshire at mailman.lug.**org.uk<herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> > >> >
> > >> Cc: "Kevin Dontenville" <kevin at dontenville.co.uk>
> > >> Subject: [HLUG] schools project and boot menus
> > >>
> > >>  Just a bit of feedback for everyone about the Schools project
> > >>> Tim Spivey kindly offered to host the Tuxedu iso's as we need to move
> > >>> them from the hosting originally given to us by the vinux team - so
> > >>> thanks for that Tim, the move is in progress at the moment.
> > >>> The main tuxedu.org site is hosted by Kevin and Heather - thanks to
> them
> > >>> as well for the free space.
> > >>>
> > >>> At the meeting there was quite a long discussion about the problem of
> > >>> getting 'ordinary' users to try Tuxedu or any Linux OS using a USB
> stick
> > >>> - the main stumbling block being creating the stick and booting from
> it
> > >>> as this is quite daunting for many people. There are clear how-to's
> and
> > >>> a video on the tuc#xedu site but you still have to work out which
> key to
> > >>> press.
> > >>> Kevin suggested compiling a list of PC's and Laptops and the keys you
> > >>> need to use to enter the boot menu and/or Bios to change the boot
> order
> > >>> - he is investigating the possibility of an android app which could
> give
> > >>> you the correct key or key combo for your machine.
> > >>> In the mean time here are some bios key lists - I don't know how
> > >>> accurate they are
> > >>> http://www.mydigitallife.info/**comprehensive-list-of-how-key-**
> > >>> to-press-to-access-bios-for-**various-oem-and-computer-**systems/<
> http://www.mydigitallife.info/comprehensive-list-of-how-key-to-press-to-access-bios-for-various-oem-and-computer-systems/
> >
> > >>> http://pcsupport.about.com/od/**fixtheproblem/a/biosaccess_pc.**htm<
> http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/a/biosaccess_pc.htm>
> > >>> http://michaelstevenstech.com/**bios_manufacturer.htm<
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm>
> > >>>
> > >>> does anyone know of any other lists?
> > >>>
> > >>> it might be a useful start if HLUG members could tell us details for
> > >>> their machines -
> > >>>
> > >>> We also discussed looking at getting some funding for purchase of a
> > >>> stock of USB sticks for the project so that we have a stock ready for
> > >>> the next school or organisation who want them - the sticks would be
> > >>> purchased at cost and the funds used to buy more USB sticks so the
> > >>> project is self financing. Our experience at Fownhope was that
> teachers
> > >>> and parents were happier to spend a few pounds buying the sticks
> rather
> > >>> than burn their own copies.
> > >>>
> > >>> If you have any ideas for programs that should be included in Tuxedu
> > >>> that we have missed please let us know.
> > >>>
> > >>> We are also on the lookout for some better graphics for Tuxedu - so
> if
> > >>> you or anyone  you know can help us that would be great
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>> Sarah
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
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