[aclug-L] Re: An idea -- any volunteers/helpers?

[Anne McCadden <amccadden@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am setting up a MP3 machine to run MySQL and I am very interested in
seeing how you did that.  If fact I am going to install a 40gb hdd in
the machine to archive the mp3 files for the database.

I use linux as my desktop machines and they are the only means that I
get e-mail.  It took a short time to get use to, but I really wanted to
learn more about linux, immersion is the key.  I use the Windoze machine
to rip cd's to mp3 format and burn cd's.  Sometime I use the Windoze to
watch a DVD movie.  I am wanting to move away from M$.  ~Anne

Koji Hayakawa wrote:
> 
> I was treated with a surprise of 250+ emails after I abandoned my email for
> couple days.  I just can't help myself but reflecting on couple things that
> stuck in my head.
> 
> Someone in the group mentioned about interest of learning Python/MySQL.
> Someone else mentioned about wanting to have FAQ-O-Matic on ACLUG web site.
> Can we somehow mush these ideas, and create in-house MAQ-O-Matic, written in
> Python, powered by MySQL?  "That's crazy!", you might say.  There should be
> some FAQ-O-Matic we can just download, install, and use without much
> trouble.  And it would be a good system in a short run.  But here is my real
> point.  One, we can just start up a small group formed by interested
> participants.  We would set up a test Linux box that we do our development
> on.  We'll learn how to set up Linux, Apache, MySQL, Python, and possible
> CVS (concurrent version control system or some such).  At that point, we'll
> share our experience in the meeting.  Each of these topic can be single
> topic by itself, if there's enough interest, and if there's a volunteer to
> coordinate the presentation anyway.  Then you go about building the system,
> and any progress report can be part of the LUG meeting.  It would be a great
> learning experience for participant who wants to learn about any of these
> topics, and could be somewhat interesting topic to be mentioned at the
> meeting.  Some/most of the topics learned from the experience may veer off
> from "Linux" in strict sense (i.e. web design, scripting language, SQL,
> etc), but if we get scared before first attempt, we'll never get anywhere.
> 
> I've been somewhat familiar with Unix/Linux for about 6 years now, on and
> off, always part time.  I don't claim to know Linux well at all.  But
> because of what I've done in the past, I have some knowledge of how to set
> up Apache/PHP/MySQL system.  I've never touched Python in my life, so if the
> above said project actually goes under way, that'll be the area I can learn
> something, aside from CVS.
> 
> So far, I've never considered Linux as my desktop system replacement.  I'm
> just a M$ user by nature.  I happen to know and use Unix/Linux system.  I
> know Linux just enough to be dangerous.  I just look Linux as something good
> for personal server.  Heck, I catalog all my MP3 downloads in MySQL  :), and
> make write html front end for it, just for fun.  And if anyone in the group
> is interested in such topic, I will be happy to share my time.  (And
> knowledge, if it meets anyone's requirement)
> 
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