[KLUG Members] KLUG Meeting Notes for 02/04/2003

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KLUG Meeting Notes:  Tuesday - February 4, 2003  7:00PM       

I.	PRESENTATION RECAP  		  
II.	NEXT WEEK'S MEETING INFO   <===  Surprise Presentation!?! 
III.	KLUG MAILING LISTS              
IV.	KLUG NEWS FLASHES
V.      KLUG CONTACT & MEETING INFO

Tonight's Meeting Moderator: Todd Pillars

I.  PRESENTATION RECAP         
THIS WEEK'S KLUG PRESENTATION:   (21 active KLUG participants)
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Linux for Beginners
by Todd Pillars

THE BEGINNER'S MEETINGS ARE HELD the first Tuesday of each
month.  Linux basics and distribution installs are the
lessons of these evenings.  If you do want KLUG's FREE help
installing Linux on your computer at one of these meetings,

http://kalamazoolinux.org/meetings/installform.html
Contact the KLUG Installmasters for more information:
installmaster@kalamazoolinux.org  
 - and -
ORDER YOUR SOFTWARE HERE:  http://kalamazoolinux.org/bsware

Now is the time to get started!  Linux is becoming a mainstay
of free software, free choice, dependability and power.

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THE STANDARD KLUG BEGINNER'S PRESENTATION - LINUX BOOT CAMP!!!
http://kalamazoolinux.org/presentations/beginner01.html
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BEGINNER'S NIGHT PRESENTATION SUMMARY:
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Andrew Thompson, KLUG's Install Master, was again helping to
coordinate the installation of too many Linux boxes at once.
He was helping with 3 laptop and two desktop installs.  Outside
the weather was cold but the demand for Linux was hot inside 
the KLUG meeting room at the Chamber!  He helped Mike to install
BSWare v8.0 on his IBM ThinkPad 600e, Steve to install BSWare 
v8.0 on his HP Pavilion laptop with 512Mb RAM (dual boot with 
M$ XP), Alan with a switch from Suse to BSWare v8.0 (problems 
with getting his wireless nic to work in Suse) on his Gateway
Solo laptop, Jerry and Ben with their BearOPS install on a hot
rod desktop (ooops they blew away Windows-tee hee), and Ralph
with a kernel recompile to solve a modem driver and sound card
problem with his BSWare v8.0 desktop install.  Many KLUG members
helped in this process - Todd, Bruce, Stu, Peter, and Bob were
experiencing peak demand tonight.  Dirk was tweaking away at 
the KLUG LTSP server and could be heard preaching the gospel of
Torvalds/Stallman and KLUG to many of the info hungry potential
new Linux users and visitors.  Many others were jumping in with
additional scripture readings and frequent Amen's were rejoined
by the happy and yammering audience!  Linux is getting red hot!!!

At least 5 laptops, previously intalled portable Linux systems,
were jacked into the 2.3 Mbs DSL line accessed through the KLUG
network hub or WAP.  The action was furious and festive.  Andrew 
has an SSH connection to his home server many miles away and was
projecting that X desktop display onto his laptop while at the
Chamber.  Not super speedy but extremely useful in the install
process for reference.  Andrew Thompson did a great job of 
multi-tasking again tonight.  A big tip of the Red Hat to him for
his fine service to KLUG!!!

Note:
As Linux matures as an OS, the educational needs are evolving.
The Beginner's Meeting format is changing with those needs.
It is difficult to cover all the basics in one meeting.  Linux
is not just for CS experts and IT professionals.  The "BASICS"
meetings are intended for those with limited experience with
Operating System's or even Personal Computer's.  Your comments
and questions are welcomed!

Todd Pillars is the Chairperson of KLUG!  His first PC 
was a 1981 TRS-80 Model 3 2.03Mhz, 16K ram, 5 1/4 floppy
running TRS-DOS and QBASIC.  In 1997 he started running
a web development company that hosted web sites with Red
Hat 5.2.  He was named the Executive Director of Southwest
Michigan Information Technology Institute in 2003.  SMITI
provides education and alternatives to proprietary OS's and
software. They supply technology to small startup companies. 
He has memberships in KLUG, Chamber of Commerce, and GLIMA.
Admittedly a HUGE Detroit Redwings fan who loves NASCAR too.
We look forward to another progressive year of growth for
KLUG under Todd's leadership.


II.  NEXT KLUG MEETING - TUESDAY  02/11/2003   
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Open Source GNU Linux Discussion or a Surprise Presentation!
By Todd Pillars

No presentation subject has been designated for this meeting.
A presentation will be made on an unknown topic or we will
have an open forum discussion on Open Source and GNU Linux
related subjects.  Todd may use this opportunity to listen to
your interests and needs regarding KLUG and our Linux related
activities!

Todd Pillars is the Chairperson of KLUG!  His first PC 
was a 1981 TRS-80 Model 3 2.03Mhz, 16K ram, 5 1/4 floppy
running TRS-DOS and QBASIC.  In 1997 he started running
a web development company that hosted web sites with Red
Hat 5.2.  He was named the Executive Director of Southwest
Michigan Information Technology Institute in 2003.  SMITI
provides education and alternatives to proprietary OS's and
software. They supply technology to small startup companies. 
He has memberships in KLUG, Chamber of Commerce, and GLIMA.
Admittedly a HUGE Detroit Redwings fan who loves NASCAR too.
We look forward to another progressive year of growth for
KLUG under Todd's leadership.


III.   K L U G    M A I L I N G    L I S T S
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Diversified mailing lists can be found on the KLUG web site.
http://kalamazoolinux.org/listserv/
Facilitated by - John Bridleman listmaster@kalamazoolinux.org   
Sign up and participate to serve the Open Source community!!!


IV.   K L U G    N E W S    F L A S H E S ! ! !
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A QUOTE FROM MATTHEW BENJAMIN OF THE LINUX BOX LAUDS WILLIAMS!
KLUG Program Director gets 'props' from another elite in the 
Open Source GNU Linux community.  "BTW, I have read Adam's 
LDAPv3  presentation, and from that I know he must have an
excellent technical background.  I think it must be one of the
most valuable OpenLDAP resources on the Internet."  YUP IT IS!
2001-11-20  Adam Williams  Directory Enabled Linux / LDAPv3
ftp://kalamazoolinux.org/pub/pdf/ldapv3.pdf 
An earlier presentation by Adam on LDAP!
http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/presentations/20000530/
KLUG is proud of Adam's commitment to Open Source GNU Linux.
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CROSSING THE DESKTOP LINUX CHASM IN SAN DIEGO
How can Lindows and the Desktop Linux Summit get past their bad PR?
Addressing the GPL issue, last year, some accused Lindows of not
complying with the GPL.  Read about this Open Source community mess.
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6611&mode=thread&order=0
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LINUXWORLD: THE DEATH OF UNIX?
Dell CIO says Linux killing Unix, Sun still sees Unix promise.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/01/23/030123hnunixdeath_1.html
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LINUX REPORT: THE YEAR IN REVIEW	
We suggest that an IT buyer might already be fired today for
failing to consider Linux. That's a small step but one of Neil
Armstrong caliber.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,857230,00.asp
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LINUXWORLD EXHIBITORS' RESPONSES TO SLASHDOT QUESTIONS
http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/184257
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FIRST RED HAT ACADEMY FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Red Hat has started a program students can get Red Hat
certification free. 
http://slashdot.org/articles/03/02/07/010229.shtml
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COMPUTER SALE AT THE KALAMAZOO COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS SATURDAY!
February 15, 2003 - Saturday.  10:00 AM TO 3:00PM  
2900 Lake Street [1 block east of King Highway (BUS I-94) take
Exit 81 or 80 off I-94]  Admission is $6 to get into the sale.
http://a1-supercomputersales.com/schedule.htm
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KEVIN MITNICK E-MAILED SLASHDOT WITH SOME ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
And for those who wonder... Kevin Mitnick e-mailed!!!
http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/04/2233250
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REMINDER: KLUG VOLUNTEER'S MEETING IS SET FOR FEBRUARY 19TH.
All elected officers and appointed volunteers are encouraged
to attend this planning and discussion meeting.  More details
will be posted to the volunteer's list as they are available.
This will be the first volunteer's meeting hosted by the 2003
KLUG Chairperson... Todd Pillars!  Mark this on your calendar.   
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NEXT WMU SURPLUS COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AUCTION SCHEDULED FOR MAY!
Margaret Springer, WMU auction coordinator, has announced that
the next sale of surplus computer equipment will be held in
May 2003.  A date and time will be announced when the flyer is
published.  When old equipment is updated on campus the used
items are sold at the auditorium at KRPH off Oakland drive,
between Oliver and Howard.  Sales are by the lot, not piece.
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V.   K L U G    C O N T A C T   &   M E E T I N G    I N F O  
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Kalamazoo Linux Users Group, Inc.
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Suite K-288
Portage  MI 49002
e-mail address: chairman@kalamazoolinux.org


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