[FADCA] Re: Message system ... new paradigm?

[Bill Sinbine]

At 02:20 PM 1/13/2005, Harv Nelson wrote:
> >
> > Our network here in Florida is broken right now from the 4 hurricanes that
> > we had last year and we are working on converting the sites over to linux
> > as we learn how to get it done easy for linux dummies like me. If anyone
> > would want to give us a hand with making a very easy install cd for linux
> > fpac that we could just drop in the computer and it will self load linux
> > and fpac so all we need to do is add our routing then please drop me a note
> > and I can put you in touch with the proper people.
> >
>Hi Bill,
>
>A person who has some experience in building bootable linux CD's is
>Skip Teller, KH6TY.  He was offering a full LINUX Ham Distro based on
>the Knoppix and Morphix systems.  Just send him a blank CD-R and an
>SASE.

I'll have to get in touch with him....Do you have a email address for him?
Sounds like this is just what we need....


>He could probably tell you how to go about building your own bootable
>packet systems  ... so you could run your network off laptops from the
>back seat of a car ... that seems to be the sort of  networking your
>after.

No that isn't how FPAC works  Harv. It is set up as switches or nodes at a 
site and networked together www.qsl.net/fpac www.fadca.org .



>You may want to check out Knoppix   http://www.knoppix.org/  Click on
>the American flag for the English page.

This is what Chuck has started using and working with since all the ax25 
stuff is in there and it is a small distro.


>and also Morphix "Recipes and How-to's"
>http://www.morphix.org/modules/sections/index.php?op=listarticles&secid=2
>
>73/GL
>Harv, AI9NL
>Washburn, WI


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Bill Sinbine
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