[sf-lug] That ISO collection (was: BALUG: meeting TODAY!: Tu 2018-01-16 discussion topics...)

[Michael Paoli]

Well, if one takes a peek on:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/berkeleylug/_cwyb-JW1eo

It also mentions there a fair bit about which meetings I typically
bring all the ISO images to - not necessarily all the burnt images,
but the ISOs on filesystem.  At such a meetings - especially if
arranged in advance, and power, etc. available, could potentially
transfer a copy of most all the ISOs, etc. ... or at least as much as
one may be interested in, via., e.g. USB to suitably sized drive
or flash, or potentially over network or SATA - does also depend what
I may bring with me and/or what may otherwise be available.
At present, the whole collection weighs in at ...
$ 2>>/dev/null du -sh .
226G    .
$
... about 226 GiB.
And, just the "newer" stuff - which is mostly just what's in the
"Recommended" section - or a subset thereof:
https://www.wiki.balug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=balug:cds_and_images_etc#recommended
presently weighs in at ...
$ du -sh newer
25G     newer
$
So, ... about 25 GiB for that portion.

> From: acohen36 <acohen36 at SDF.ORG>
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] BALUG: meeting TODAY!: Tu 2018-01-16  
> discussion topics...
> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 17:43:46 +0000 (UTC)

> Michael Paoli <Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu>  wrote:
>
>> BALUG: meeting TODAY!: Tu 2018-01-16 discussion topics:
>> md RAID, Meltdown/Spectre, ...; & other BALUG News
>
> OTOH, Michael Paoli <Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu> also wrote:
>
>> We typically have various giveaway items at BALUG meetings.
>> We'll likely have at least the below plus additional items.
>>
>> CDs/DVDs/ISOs, etc. - have a peek here:
>> http://www.wiki.balug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=balug:cds_and_images_etc
>> Donations of blank or +-RW media, USB flash, or funding thereof,  
>> also appreciated.  See the above URL for details (and the inventory  
>> (qty.)
>> of what we specifically have "burned" and available on-hand does  
>> also frequently change).
>
> While electrical outlets might be a bit problematic near customer  
> tables at Henry's Hunan Restaurant, at the same time, those SF-LUG  
> participants who wish to borrow installation optical-media and/or  
> copy installation ISO's for their own needs outside of the  
> restaurant could readily take advantage of Michael P's offer above  
> by attending this and future BALUG meetings.  IMNSHO, I've found  
> that CD's are the lowest-common-denominator among nearly _all_  
> optical-media-reading devices, as opposed to DVD's.