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Creating Live Linux Distributions For Disasters

Posted by Zonk on from the penguins-on-the-line dept.

phaedo00 writes "The folks over at Ars Technica have an article up about Hannibal's experience volunteering in relief efforts and how a custom built Linux distribution can help people solve social and disaster related problems without costing an arm and a leg. From the article: 'I spent the two weeks after Katrina struck working with volunteers in Lake Charles, Louisiana and across the Internet to build, maintain, and upgrade such labs in two of southwest Louisiana's largest Red Cross shelters. The present article is a short introduction to one of the most important categories of tools to emerge from the efforts of myself and others to meet the shelters' need for free, zero-maintenance, bulletproof, Internet-connected computers: the shelter lab LiveCD build.'" Article partially paid-only.

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  1. Errr by squoozer · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    WTF. Can you eat and dring Linux now? Did you build a shelter out of Linux CDs? I am sure there are more productive ways you could have helped.

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    1. Re:Errr by neomunk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      You actually have the BALLS to say "the people comming to help you will bring their own communication" after the farce that is American disaster cooridination was revealed? Log off slashdot and go back to watching Fox News you little facist troll. I bet you even think that Blackwater security in NOLA is a good thing, armed non-US Military soldiers holding Americans at gunpoint, and you think we want to rely on THEIR communication systems? Do us a favor and get your head out of your anus and go put it in an oven.