Re: [OS:N:] OSS where I work/learn

[Robert Citek <rwcitek alum calberkeley org>]

On Monday, May 31, 2004, at 08:54 US/Central, Etienne Goyer wrote:
> Regarding your employer, I think the best way to introduce OSS in such 
> an environment is to propose non-disruptive pilot project.

One way to go about creating a non-disruptive pilot project is to run 
Cooperative Linux, which is a virtual machine allowing you to run Linux 
under Windows (NT, 2k, XP).

  http://colinux.org

CoLinux consists of two parts: the Windows binaries and a filesystem 
image, which you can download separately from the colinux site.  I've 
created some prepackaged bundles which contain the binaries, a 
Debian-based filesystem, and some tweaks to enable TAP networking from 
the start.  You can find instructions on how to get and install a 
bundle here:

  http://colinux.org/wiki/index.php/PreBuiltBundles

You can also find notes on various setups that I have tried, including 
a few with X11 here:

  http://cwelug.org/cgi-bin/wiki.cgi?CoLinux

For a screenshot of my colinux environment:

  http://cwelug.org/cgi-bin/wiki.cgi?X11_Colinux_Win2k_Osx

> Good luck with your advocacy.  If you are willing to discuss specific 
> projects, I am sure the list would love to hear about it.  Maybe we 
> can help make a better case for OSS in your organization.

One of the advantages of CoLinux is that you can have on-line 
installfests.  See "On-line Installfest with CoLinux" at 
http://cwelug.org/cgi-bin/wiki.cgi?CoLinux

If anyone is up for one, e-mail this list or the colinux-users list.

Regards,
- Robert