[NYCBSDCon] Hard Media Idea

[Isaac (.ike) Levy]

Word,

On September 11, 2013 02:34:52 PM EDT, Brian Callahan 
<bcallah at devio.us> wrote:

> On 9/11/2013 2:23 PM, Isaac (.ike) Levy wrote:
>>
>> On September 11, 2013 01:42:40 PM EDT, Brian Callahan <bcallah at devio.us>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I would still like having people walk away with ready to go images
>>> with tons of services and dev tools. I know that we can't guarantee
>>> they'll be used but we never know who the next big user/promoter/dev is.
>>
>> Heck yeah.  Tangible, living, schwag.
>>
>> I even think optical media is appropriate, if we can get people to
>> donate it?  (e.g. OpenBSD is still hard media, FreeBSD Mall does disks,
>> [not sure what Net is doing these days, dragonfly is likely a noop for
>> media.)  PfSense?
>>
>
> OpenBSD in some spaces is USB/SD install - loongson and the ARM 
> platforms come to mind. But sure we could spin CDs (or sell official 
> from OpenBSD or FreeBSD Mall).

How about then we focus on just USB sticks and SD cards?

If the official CD folks can interact and get media on-site, I think 
that's great- free or booth or whatever.

>
>> Along with the oldschool instant gratification, I think hard media has
>> an even greater resonance, with all this year's net/crypto hyjinks.
>>
>>> We could even get a bunch of cards for people who don't bring their own
>>> and sell them basically at card cost (plus maybe $1) and add whatever
>>> money we make on it back into the profits.
>>
>> Yes. I think this is awesome.  Micro-SD is perfect, the ones with SD
>> adapter sleves are common...  4Gb or whatever is common/'small' should
>> do, no?
>>

Cool.  Now to find bulk pricing?  Hrm...

Rocket-
.ike



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> I think so.
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>> Rocket-
>> .ike
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