yellowdog-newbie digest, Vol 1 #955 - Message 2: Gentoo too new

[Suzy]

Hello
A list of FAQ's would be a great and wonderful thing! Actually lurking 
around on this list was a big help. Baby (G3) is protected by about six 
large capacity surge protectors as is the Big Guy (dualG4). Now if my 
husband would stop taking naps after he boots them with a storm coming 
... I only have this one config to work with so I don't know if I could 
really do it either. I would recommend online docs in a database that 
could be updated as the software is. Maybe organize them for each 
possible setup ... It would be fun to do almost as much as building a 
cluster I'm sure.
Suzy

Clinton MacDonald wrote:

> Ms. Suzy:
>
> Suzy wrote:
>
>> Total newby here and I have YDL running on a G3 266 MT
>> SCSI HD just fine.
>
>
> A venerable machine, and a fine platform for Yellow Dog Linux (in my 
> humble opinion). Welcome aboard!
>
>> The machine has been struck by lightening twice and
>> just keeps on ticking. I swapped out the original 3
>> gig ATA (IDE) HD for a bigger one and it was reformatted
>> and placed in my daughter's much younger Gateway when
>> her HD failed. The Apple branded drive is running just
>> fine.
>
>
> Whoa... that's a great story (you might consider getting a high 
> capacity surge protector/uninterruptible power supply for the G3 -- a 
> third lightning strike might take out more than just the one 
> computer...).
>
>> The install for YDL, once I figured it out, only
>> took about two hours. The problem is the install
>> instructions. They are very poorly written. I
>> write this type of stuff all the time and can see
>> how the manual might be very confusing to someone.
>> It needs to be rewritten by some one, with more
>> experience than me, that is an instructional
>> designer/technical writer.
>
>
> You are right about that. Although the correct instructions are there 
> in the YDL installation booklet, they must be written in some 
> ambiguous or confusing way. I know it took me two or three tries to 
> get it right, though I distinctly remember that the solution was 
> there, if hidden. The single most common question that arises on the 
> Yellow Dog Newbies list is about installation on older Macs.
>
> We (on this and on the companion Yellow Dog General list) have 
> occasionally discussed creating our own list of Frequently Asked 
> Questions and their answers. The discussions always seem to falter due 
> to lack of server space to host such a Web site, lack of time on the 
> part of those of us who are interested, and lack of writerly talent. 
> You probably should not have mentioned that you have technical writing 
> expertise -- you just might have volunteered! ;-) (If we ever get this 
> project off the ground....)
>
>> If you are really getting rid of those machines
>> I'm sure there are people around just itching to
>> put together a cluster ...
>
>
> Ooooh -- that sounds like a fun project!
>
> Best wishes,
> Clint
>
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