[plug] Cloning Linux and Windows

[skribe]

Ikhwan Rivai wrote:
> Hi,
> I am giving CTV (Community TV) a hand revamping their Network. I have
> been in to see their network and a problem they have is there are a
> large number of volunteers which change regularly which come in and
> download and install all sorts of things. So have taken a bit of a
> gamble and going to push out kubuntu to their office workstations.
> Their editing workstations will remain as Windows boxes but will need
> to be reinstalled.

LOL.  Good luck.  How did you convince Tibor (not to mention Ian and 
Peter) to switch?  I nagged them for the two years I was there and they 
refused to change.  We set up a linux box for them to test and they 
refused to touch it.

Have they upgraded the editing suites?  Or are they still trying to edit 
  HDV on 1999 spec machines (with the occasional bargain-basement one 
thrown in)? Last year they received an equipment grant which was 
supposed to be spent upgrading the editing suites and buying software 
rather than pirating everything but instead they spent $21,000 buying 
high-def cameras that the existing editing suites can't handle.

>  If anyone had any insight 

Best thing you can do is leave now =). Otherwise be prepared to be on 24 
hour call (no joke) for no money and even less thanks.

skribe