[FADCA] Lost!

[Charles S Schuman]

Chuck Hast wrote:
> On 5/9/06, bud Thompson <budt at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> 
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Charles S Schuman" <k4gbb at earthlink.net>
>> To: "Chuck Hast" <wchast at gmail.com>; "Bernard Pidoux"
>> <pidoux at ccr.jussieu.fr>; "FADCA - News Reflecter" <fadca at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 10:10
>> Subject: [FADCA] Lost!
>>
>>
>> > Since Bill's passing I've sort-ah lost my focus.
>> > I haven't done anything of note to the FADCA CD.
>> >
>> > I thought I'd try another approch to the system and try and get
>> > my mind back into the project. I downloaded Debian's net-install
>> > CD. The ISO is less than 200 Mb. This is the Official Debian release to
>> > install the "Stable" version. It turns out to be kernel 2.4.27-2.
>> >
>> > The install is a real slick application. Just a half hour and you 
>> have a
>> > basic system installed on the HD. The rest of the "stuff" is selected
>> > from a menu. The install program then and downloads and installs the 
>> rest
>> > via Apititude. The process takes two days via dial-up and the system 
>> ends
>> > up looking like Knoppix 3.7. It is definately easier/faster to use the
>> > FADCA CD.
>> >
>> > I'm debateing over moving on to the "Testing" version and use Knoppix
>> > 3.8.2.
>> >
>> > <<Charlie>>
>> >    k4gbb
>>
>> * * * *
>>
>> Good for you, Charlie!
>>
>> I just this morning sent a note to Jack KB9LEB asking if he'd been 
>> keeping
>> up with all the Linux notes I've been getting in the past two weeks.  I
>> appreciate you getting back in the grove - I now have two different 
>> laptops
>> that I want to try the next LINUX FPAC on - and can start that 
>> whenever you
>> have the ISO ready.
>>
>> Oppsss.. will have to wait until N3PPC gets back from the Dayton 
>> Hamvention!
>>
> 
> The loss of Bill was a real blow, but we have to press on, I was telling
> Bud that Bernard did a LOT of testing with Bill indeed he would do work
> on Bill's machine during the early hours of the morning and during the
> day when Bill was away from the machine, they would discuss it when
> Bill got home (they were using Skype to get on VoIP and talk about it,
> both of them had asked me to join but work just did not let me do so)
> and I guess the final result was getting sent to Charlie to test and 
> package.
> 
> Guess we need to come up with a new site and person that can work with
> Bernard and try to take advantage of the time difference and other things
> so that testing and work can continue, you guys had really corrected a lot
> fo things as Bernard was feeding them to Linux-Hams for addition to the
> base code.
> 
> Also Ray down in VK land is soon to bring a FPAC box on line and we
> will then have a route to VK land to add to the international routes.
> 
> Good to see you back Charlie.
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --

I can make Talltower/Linuxlab available to Benard if he wants to 
continue. I am already setup to SKYPE with him.

<<Charlie>>
    k4gbb