How about asking our friends over at TCPhP to write a library application. For checking the books out and in. With a way to contact the previous barrow that someone would like the book. The application could be run on the mn-linux site. I might be persuaded to give up some space on my latest debian box (by, by Redhat) Check the books our for 1, 2, or 3 beer meetings. Pick the books up and drop them off at beer meetings. ;-) I'm not sure who would be the librarian as that job would take some commitment (I'm booked with Scouting and going camping this weekend BTW) [pun intended] on the librarians part. But that work could be made up by buying the Librarian a beer when you check out a book! Sam. Clay Fandre wrote: >Lately I have gotten a few shipments of Linux books from various >publishers. I am trying to figure out how to distribute these books >that would benefit the group the most. Here are a few ideas: > >1. Library - Let users "check-out" books on a short-term basis. They >would need to check them back in so other members could use them. >2. Give-away - Have a drawing or something and give them away to a >permanent owner. >3. P2P - Give them away and encourage the books find their way to >other members eventually. > >I would probably want some type of feedback/review no matter which way >we go. > >Comments? Suggestions? > > > >Here is the list of books I currently have: > >Managing Linux Systems with Webmin - Cameron > >Implementing CIFS - The Common Internet File System - Hertel > >Moving to Linux - Gagne > >2 - Practical Programming in Tcl and TK (4th Ed) - Welch/Jones Hobbs > >Linux Server Hacks - Flickenger > >Understanding the Linux Kernel - Bovet & Cesati > >Managing Raid on Linux - Vadala > >Running Linux - Welsh, Dalheimer, Dawson & Kaufman > >UNIX Systems Programming - Robbins > >Building Secure Servers with Linux - Bauer > >Google Hacks - Calishain & Dornfest > >Complete Wireless Home Networking (Windows XP Edition) - Heltzel > >Linux on the Mainframe - Eilert, Eisenhaendler, Maththaeus, Salm > >I may have some others hidden in boxes that I have yet to unpack from >my move. > >-- Clay > >_______________________________________________ >TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list