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« Reply #15 on: 16 September 2002, 10:11 »
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« Reply #16 on: 16 September 2002, 13:41 »
well i tried to register fuckmicrosoft.cjb.net and fuckmicrosoft.tk and both are already registered. the cjb.net points to a 404 error and the tk one points to (of all things) microsoft.com.

This sucks as i wanted to suggest we put one of those as the domain name for our complementary site. Also, i like the idea of getting a vhost from the webmaster and having it at http://faq.fuckmirosoft.com but that will of course take time...

re: linux, yes this all sounds a bit linux orientated, and that would make it a bit redundant. yes, a faq for help would be good, but it should be about ALL ways to switch away from Microsoft, not just how to switch to linux, there are tons of sites about that.

I vote for many creative FAQ questions related to why you might want to switch and what ALL your options are. we should take up, to a certain extent, where other FAQs stop.

Re: 'search and it shall be given unto you', i agree, but some people don't search. Say we have a faq, that has all the relevant info in it without the need for the newbie to wade through 1000 back posts and read all of the bitchfests that famously litter these forums, well people are more likely to 1) read it and 2) take it seriously. at the moment, while there is a lot of good info, to the newbie, it's all formless goo.
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« Reply #17 on: 16 September 2002, 16:11 »
bob, I am talkin about getting ifo for the FAQ from old posts instead of trying to get people to write it all down again
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« Reply #18 on: 16 September 2002, 16:41 »
if you want to test it, put it on www.tripod.co.uk
i have found them to be reliable when hosting my forum. they provide php and mysql.
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« Reply #19 on: 16 September 2002, 16:48 »
okay, i have registered a site on tripod for use of this project.

PM me or one of the other mods (i posted the signin details in the private forum) if you want the login details.

what do you say for making this the current testing home of the faq?

i haven't put anything up there, but i am thinking of registering some easy to remember url redirect for it, and so on...

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« Reply #20 on: 16 September 2002, 18:29 »
vhosts aren't neccessarily difficult, as long as you have them going to an IP. See:

http://mesfaq.akgames.net:8000/Faq.htm

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« Reply #21 on: 16 September 2002, 18:35 »
is this a competition to see where the faq gets hosted?   ;)  

well the final home of the faq could not be hosted on tripod, since they do not even give you a proper domain name, however the php and mysql is all set up if we want a seminal place for it. otherwise i will just let the tripod account rot into disexistence...

edit: okay, muffin man says his server will be ready to host the faq in roughly a week, in the meantime feel free to use this tripod account, which we can treat as a test host...

now... anybody know any questions that people frequently ask?   :rolleyes:

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« Reply #22 on: 16 September 2002, 19:46 »
For Linux:

What distro do you reccommend (for a: Newbie/Intermediate/Expert)?

How much swap space do I need?

How do I configure Lilo/GRUB?

How do I install a program?

How do I configure Wine(X)? (This one could get ugly...)

The answers to these are somewhere in the forums. Anyone got something they asked as a newbie? All of those stupid questions you were too embarrased to ask, but never knew!

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« Reply #23 on: 16 September 2002, 19:51 »
Now that is a part that involves trwling through back-posts and bitchfests  
This all sounds cool, has anybody thought of how it will be laid out? it needs to be done well.
By 'well' I mean logically organised and accessible rather that 'pretty'.
Is anybody interested in turning this collection of ACSII we will have into something useful?, I am willing to help if need be.
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« Reply #24 on: 16 September 2002, 20:03 »
okay, but i think it should look nice as well, and i vote it should be slaved to the layout of this site (the M$ eradication site)

i personally would be willing to write about how to set up LiLo, although i know a dozen other people could write this in their sleep. if anybody does want something included in the LiLo faq, please email it to me at calum @ fuckmicrosoft.com thanks.

i would also be willing to write some sort of 'what's the difference between open source, GPL and whatever microsoft uses?' FAQ. again, email me with suggestions.

Now, if somebody else wants to write these FAQs rather than me, then they should post here and speak up. OR, as i say, email me with content and i will include credit where it is due in the things i write.

That's just copy, as to actual structure, ie writing the markup to go with the SQl and the PHP, somebody else will have to be in charge of that, but i vote for some sort of thing where we can fairly easily drop the copy into a simple template.

As i say, i will do both the FAQs i mention above, email me with content, post if you would rather do those two faqs yourself, or if you want to do some other faq.

Now, i sound a lot like i am grabbing the reins, but this is just my suggestions for how to coordinate this effort, anybody has better or other ideas, then over to you...    :D  

PS - the test server that may or may not end up being used by somebody can be viewed by going to www.faqfuckmicrosoft.tk

pps - at the moment, the tripod server redirects to these forums, but of course, once we have some content, it can show that instead!   :rolleyes:

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« Reply #25 on: 16 September 2002, 20:08 »
Calum, would you be willing to have a (try) at translating some of the (shorter and simpler) FAQ's to german with me?

I say this because germans are technical and seem very open to linux. (despite their other negative factors    )
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« Reply #26 on: 16 September 2002, 20:13 »
hmm, but do you say this because either of us know any german?

i would love to help but i must say my knowledge of german is extremely limited!
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« Reply #27 on: 16 September 2002, 20:19 »
quote:
Originally posted by Calum:
hmm, but do you say this because either of us know any german?

i would love to help but i must say my knowledge of german is extremely limited!



We could give it a whole-hearted try.

- In fact scrub that... -

We could give it a half-hearted try, how does that sound?
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« Reply #28 on: 16 September 2002, 20:22 »
okay, but i vote that the call be open for anybody who may know more german than me to send you a PM or email so that if somebody more able than me pops up, you can work on it with them. As i say, i will definitely be up for it if that does not happen though...
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« Reply #29 on: 16 September 2002, 20:35 »
Bitte ein Bit!  Die ersta strasse links, und dan get outta the house....  Or something like that.   Guess I won't be much help on translation?  
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