MediaMate ( apt-get install mediamate, or http://mediamate.rocks.cc/ ) is a PHP app that does this kinda well, but it has to be modified to handle multiple owners... -hp3 On Thu, 2003-10-02 at 16:08, Sam MacDonald wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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