[Sderby] Linux Project

[brian waters]

Hi Guys

Thanks for the advice - I'm making some headway at least now. All the best
for Xmas and ther New Year. Is there a calendar of meetings, events etc
published for the LUG for 2003?

Cheers

Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Martin" <tony.martin11@ntlworld.com>
To: <sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Sderby] Linux Project


> Hi Brian, am a newbie myself, but as a computer technician one thing that
> will make a big difference is trying to get identical kit if at all
> possible, it makes fault finding so much easier.
> As a newbie I have found SUSE 8.x or Mandrake 9 to the easiest to use
> although Red Hat has the biggest following.
> Generaly slam in the RAM, and what ever happens don't let it run out of
HDD
> space as I did (Woe was me!)
>
> Cheers
> Tony
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: brian waters
> To: sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 10:36 PM
> Subject: [Sderby] Linux Project
>
>
> Yo Guys
>
> The names Brian and I'm an absolute newcomer to Linux, although I have to
> admit to being a Windows user and programmer for too long now!!. I had
> intended to attend your last meeting but unfortunately I had to be
elswhere.
>
> I do voluntary work at an airfield and I am contemplating a project using
> Linux. At some stage in the near future, I would like to be able to build
a
> small, secure LAN, using a mix of, say, 6 Windows/Linux PCs initially,
until
> those using the system can be trained!! I have built a spares
> tracking/utilisation  database in MS Access that I would like to see
ported
> to MySQL or similar. The whole point of the exercise is to have a robust &
> secure network, that doesn't require a large outlay in licenses and being
> forever on the upgrade treadmill.
>
> This is a big project as far as I'm concerned and I realise I have a huge
> learning curve in front of me. Can anyone give me any tips on how to go
> about this please?
>
> Thanks
>
> Brian
>
>
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