Re: [gNewSense-users] Re: How to boot from FSF membership card?

[Dmitri Gabinski]

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:08:03 -0400, Daniel Clark <address@hidden> skribis:

> http://config.fsf.org/trac/membercard/wiki/MembercardDebug

Thanks for the link! I did not know that this page exists.

> The suggestion of Tor is good;

Oops, it looks like I replied to Tor privately instead of sending the reply 
to the group (I forget sometimes, that pressing `Reply´ addresses it to the 
original sender). So just a remark: when I leave a non-bootable USB stick 
plugged in, the boot sequence stops prompting me to replace an invalid 
system disk and press any key when ready (and when I press one, booting goes 
on from my hard drive). Thus, it looks like my computer is really trying to 
boot from USB.

> Also feel free to tell me how I can make that page easier to find - I
> think it's linked to pretty prominently from the web page that is linked
> to on the card and the letter we sent out (www.fsf.org/membercard), but
> perhaps we could print "for support please visit" or something on the
> next batch of cards...

I think, it would be good. I tried two ways before I searched Google and 
eventually recurred to this group:
1) I went to www.fsf.org → My account (www.fsf.org/associate/account/), and 
in `Membership benefits´ saw `Receive a bootable USB membership card 
containing the gNewSense distribution´, but the link there directed to the 
gNewSense home site.
2) Next, I went to http://member.fsf.org that redirected me to 
http://www.fsf.org/associate/, where I clicked `Additional information about 
membership benefits´ (http://www.fsf.org/associate/benefits.html) and saw 
this text:
`Ultra-slim USB Membership Card
<Picture of USB Member Card>
    You will receive a 1GB card loaded with gNewSense Live, a fully free 
GNU/Linux distribution. This ultra slim credit card sized device has your 
member user name and number printed on it. The card sports an incredibly 
sturdy and durable double sided USB connector and fits in a wallet so you 
can take it anywhere - sharing gNewSense on the go!´
with no further links.

Probably, your link could be added to one or both of the above pages 
(https://www.fsf.org/associate/account/ and/or 
http://www.fsf.org/associate/benefits.html).

Best regards,

Dmitri Gabinski