[aklug] Re: Linux/Unix VM's for Demonstration.

Yeah I thought about doing something like this too.. .booting from a floppy, booting from a (small) thumb drive, showing them a live CD install. I will take a look at all these suggestions. What I was taking about in particular was looking at Distros that are built for a specific purpose… ATM machine, Kiosk, Router, etc.

On Feb 12, 2012, at 10:19 AM, Darren Coolidge wrote:

> It would be really tough to show the true power of the dark side er linux.
> You can run it from a single floppy. You can have it running your high end
> multi-core systems. You can install it on your linksys router. I had a tv
> that looked like it was running it. Or you can have it running a beowulf
> cluster.
> On Feb 12, 2012 6:59 AM, "Jim MacDonald" <jim@macdonald.org> wrote:
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> Hi everyone,=20
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> TL;DR: going through a very one sided PC OS course. Instructor is great =
> but didn't set the curriculum, which is horrible. I have been asked to =
> build VM's to demonstrate a view OS's. I would like suggestions on which =
> VM's to demonstrate.Would also like help with a simple explanation of =
> why unix is not linux and vice versa.
> (for those who DON't read www.reddit.com on a regular basis, TL;DR=3DToo =
> Long, Didn't Read)
>
> I am currently going through a PC operating systems course. It's =
> required for my degree. It is, to say the least dreadfully one sided in =
> favor of Window$. Recently sat through a lecture that was supposed to =
> familiarize you with various choices for OS's. 59 slides of which 49 =
> were about windows. 4 were about Unix/Linux that contained the following =
> quotes:
>
> UNIX System V Release 4
> Two main design standards:
> Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD)
> System V Release 4 (SVR4) =96 Linux is an example
> This book uses Linux for its UNIX examples"
>
> "Some UNIX versions provide you with a GUI
> X Window is the most popular"
>
> "Most UNIX versions come with different =93shells=94 or user interfaces =
> and it is up to the user to pick the shell they wish to use
> Most shells function in the same way" ~ with no explanation of what a =
> shell is, remember this is a 100 level class.
>
> As a screen shot of Unix System 5 R4 they provide a screen shot of =
> Fedora Core.
>
> and this is my favorite:=20
>
> "Most versions come with a line editor that is used to create text one =
> line at a time
> A text editor enables you to edit text in a full-screen mode"
>
> with absolutely no further explanation of why you would need such a =
> thing, no mention of configuration, that the OS is primarily text files =
> and that this is how you configure the system. no mention of almost =
> anything that makes Unix OR Linux different than any other OS. These =
> quotes above are literally the entire meat of what was mentioned about =
> *nix.=20
>
> For your further amusement I present the lecture "summary"
>
> "Early computer operating systems were primitive compared to current =
> computer operating systems but were significant during their time and =
> moved us toward a desktop computing environment
> The Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX operating systems are popular current =
> operating systems, with new releases being announced on a regular basis
> Server operating systems have evolved to allow clustering, virtual =
> servers, self-healing NTFS, storage manager for SANS, single sign-on, =
> network management, and security features
> Mac OS X is built on Darwin UNIX, which is a distribution of the BSD =
> UNIX version. With the release of Snow Leopard, the operating system =
> runs only on Intel-based chips."
>
> So, I have been asked to help the class by building and providing some =
> VM's of various OS's so that can see some variety of what is available. =
> I've already done a couple of versions of windows (svr2k8r2, win7, =
> win8beta). I'm doing Solaris 11 (because I am a Unix guy, =
> professionally), I can't do a VM of OSX for licensing reasons but I have =
> my MBP. So that leaves Linux=85
>
> I intend to start off with the current version of Ubuntu with several =
> different windowing systems loaded and switch between them so they can =
> see that it's the same OS but looks completely different. I would also =
> like to load a couple of different shells so I can demonstrate how the =
> differ.=20
>
> So my question for the group that I would like help with is twofold:
> 1, Of all the multitude of Linux distros available, what are some of =
> the most unique (and specialized) that are available that I can use to =
> demonstrate how versatile Linux is?
>
> 2. Help with a simple demonstration of the classic statement "Gnu's Not =
> Unix". I.E. help me explain as simply as possible why Linux and Unix are =
> so similar but are entirely different animals.
>
> Thanks for taking the time to read my long winded output, and I would =
> appreciate any creative/constructive input.
>
> Jim MacDonald
> jim@macdonald.org
>
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