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: Re: LUG: Realm Kit! Volunteers Needed!
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: Jim Tuttle <jim_tuttle@ncsu.[redacted]>
Date
: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:41:11 -0400
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I'm interested. I'm using Ubuntu now, but am not integrated with campus
or my unit IT in any way.
Jim
Alexander Ray wrote:
> Hello, everybody,
>
> I'd like to issue a call out for anyone who has experience with, wants
> experience with, or needs experience with the Realm Kit. This realm
> kit would be a set of packages and/or modules that would add on to
> Fedora or Ubuntu, and add NCSU fuctionality. Specifically,
> authentication through kerberos, aquiring tokens, OpenAFS, and
> NCSU-Specific software and services, etc.
>
> For those that have missed the memo, we've started tracking down the
> old LUG bank account, which (to the last record we have) was at
> ~$1100. One of the plans with what to do with the funding was invest
> in some considerably sized (~2-4 GB) USB thumb drives, and have them
> installed and partitioned such that they can be booted and the user
> have a fair amount of space to use and play with. This offers users
> the ability to test Linux (and the device drivers that go with it) on
> their computer without touching the hard drive. Ideally, we could
> have these made with Realm Fedora or Realm Ubuntu, as those two are
> forgiving to new users.
>
> I'll say that I, for one, am very interested in extending the Realm
> Kit for Ubuntu. Outside of the Linux user group, 2 out of every three
> users I see with linux have some form of *buntu, so this is a large
> demographic we could appeal to.
>
> Who's in?
>
> Thanks,
> ~Alex Ray
> ~Treasurer
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Jim Tuttle
Digital Repository Librarian
Digital Library Initiatives
NCSU Libraries
XXX.513.0651
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