[KLUG Members] KLUG Meeting Notes for 02/11/2003

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KLUG Meeting Notes:  Tuesday - February 11, 2003  7:00PM       

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

Tonight's Meeting Moderator:  KLUG Chairperson Todd Pillars

I.  PRESENTATION RECAP         
THIS WEEK'S KLUG PRESENTATION:   (22 active KLUG participants)
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Package Management (RPM's)
by Bruce Smith

Tonight we heard Bruce's "Package Management" presentation,
new and updated!  He focused mainly on RPM from the command
line, with a lot of new features and tricks, some of which
he didn't even know about back when he first did his previous
presentation.  He will cover installing, updating, removing,
verifying, querying, and many other features of the "rpm" 
command.  Complete with a live demonstration!  Bruce also gave 
us an overview of "tar", and how to build and install packages
from source code.

PRESENTATION SUMMARY:
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Bruce used a laptop running Red Hat v8.0 with the KLUG SVGA
projector to take us through the details of Linux package
management.  He used the terminal window to display a summary
of the command line examples and functions performed by TAR &
RPM.  In addition to seeing the examples he demonstrated those
functions from a "live" command line.  There were lots of good
questions and remarks of satisfaction as he showed us RPM his 
examples.  We saw how to get lots of information from RPM.  He
talked about building RPM's and updating existing packages.
This presentation was a repeat of a previously presented that
was updated with additional usage options and new features.
Bruce's frequent KLUG presentations are extremely informative
and professional.  He prepared this presentation with little
lead time and made it very interesting material for KLUGites!
His content was prepared in text with the vi editor in an easy
to follow outline format.

Bruce's original presentation was done in October of 2000!
http://kalamazoolinux.org/presentations/history.php?year=all
#MEETING126
 
Bruce Smith is a Systems Administrator and Software Developer
for Armstrong International Inc. where he is responsible for 
an HP-UX network of Servers, Workstations, printers and 
X-Terminals spanning five buildings in Three Rivers.  Bruce
has a degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Central
Michigan University. (go Chips! :) Bruce runs Linux, almost
exclusively, on all his PC's at work and home, and runs a lot
of Armstrong's networking services on Linux!


II.  NEXT KLUG MEETING - TUESDAY  02/18/2003   
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Practical SSH
by Dirk Bartley
                            
Tonight Dirk will discuss the secure shell and the Open SSH
Project.  The following questions will hopefully be answered:
What ssh is, what ssh is not, why ssh is an important package
to understand, how to use ssh to obtain a remote secure login,
how to use ssh to use ssh to transfer files, how to use private
key technology to get a remote login without a password, and 
how to forward tcp ports remotely.  Dirk will also attempt to
explain a little bit of how ssh works.
                            
Dirk Bartley, a WMU graduate, works as a systems administrator
for Schupan Aluminum Sales, a division of Schupan and Sons. 
His passion for free software comes second to spending time
with his wife Dawn, an Upper Peninsula native, and taking
Shelly, their sheltie/terrier mix pound pooch, for a walk. 
These interests are only followed by his love of playing ice
hockey.  Dirk was the chairperson of KLUG in 2001 & 2002.
He is working on the KLUG LTSP server and client furiously!!!


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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KLUG SCRIBE GETS HELP FROM ASSISTANT MEETING NOTES EDITOR
I only know that his first name is Bruce and that I often
got him confused with the OTHER Bruce when I replied to him.
He helps me with KLUG FLASHES URL's and content editing.  
This is the behavior that makes Open Source a community!!! 
THANKS TAZ!  Taz <htgage3@chartermi.net>
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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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RED HAT VERSION 8.1 RUMORED TO HAVE AN APRIL RELEASE PLANNED
This rumor was printed in the February 10, 2003 InfoWorld (p. 17)
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LINUX CONSORTIUM FORMS TO PROMOTE DESKTOP ADOPTION!!!
To help spur the adoption of Linux on desktops, several 
companies and vendor-neutral open source concerns recently 
banded together to form the Desktop Linux Consortium, or DLC.
Vendors and organizations involved in the DLC include: ArkLinux, 
CodeWeavers, Debian.org, DesktopLinux.com, KDE, Linux 
Professional Institute (LPI), Lycoris, The Linux Terminal Server 
Project (LTSP), MandrakeSoft, NeTraverse, OpenOffice.org, 
Questnet (Support4Linux.com), Samba.org, theKompany, SuSE, 
TransGaming Technologies, TrustCommerce, Xandros, and Ximian.
http://www.desktoplinuxconsortium.org/   {Source: Todd Pillars}
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DOES LINUX HAVE A NEW WORST ENEMY???
A few weeks ago, SCO, the company formerly known as Caldera
International -- and as Caldera Systems before that -- announced
it was "researching" use of its intellectual property.  This
admission came after a story by Maureen O'Gara, which speculated
that SCO was going after patent fees, was posted to Slashdot and
other web sites.  http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/20717.html
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MOZILLA STILL CHAMP WHEN IT COMES TO STOPPING POPUPS
The long and legendary project to build an open-source web
browser that would (a.) be a credible alternative to Microsoft
Internet Explorer, (b.) support every Web standard ever devised,
even the ones that only seemed like good ideas, and vitally 
(c.) be a powerful productivity app for users, not a quirky 
power-utility for geeks.  Done, done and done. 
http://www.suntimes.com/output/worktech/cst-fin-andy11.html
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TRAIL OF TEARS: MYSQL, ODBC, & OPENOFFICE V1.0
How to get ODBC, MySQL and OpenOffice to treat each other
with respect!!!  A serial tale...
http://www.linuxworld.com/2003/0207.barr.html  {source: TAZ}
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DVD ROT?  DO YOUR DVD'S HAVE A LIMITED SHELF LIFE? 
Some DVDs are starting to corrode or "rot".    {source: TAZ} 
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/2241236&mode=thread&tid=97
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GATES TAKING 'PERVASIVE' LINUX SERIOUSLY
Noting that this isn't the first time (remember OS/2?) Microsoft
has had to deal with a serious threat to its business, Bill Gates
explained Tuesday why the company will survive a Linux platform 
that is "out there and very pervasive."  {source: Paul VandenBosch}
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,885490,00.asp
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RED HAT ADVANCED SERVER GETS DEPT. OF DEFENSE CERTIFICATION
Advanced Server is now approved for Department of Defense
deployment. The certification further validates Advanced Server
as a mission-critical enterprise platform. 
http://www.redhat.com/solutions/industries/government/coe/
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MOVES AFOOT FOR LINUX CERTIFICATION
Oracle Corp. and IBM are jostling for a federal stamp of
approval on Linux, with both companies announcing that they
will submit their respective software to certification processes.  
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,886729,00.asp
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SUBSCRIBE TO RED HAT'S "UNDER THE BRIM" NEWSLETTER
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IBM'S LINUX GROWTH PATH
Jim Stallings, IBM's new general manager of Linux,
prepares to build on the vision of his predecessor. 
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,878814,00.asp
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FREE BOOK FOR THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF WINDOWS REFUND DAY
Linux Journal Press, an imprint of No Starch Press in partnership
with Linux Journal, has announced that "Linux in the Workplace" 
will be released under the GNU Free Documentation License (FDL). 
The book's contents will be linked from www.nostarch.com and 
www.linuxjournal.com beginning on February 15, 2003, the fourth
anniversary of Windows Refund Day. 
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6626&mode=thread&order=0
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RED HAT AGGRESSIVE WITH PREMIUM LINUX
Leading Linux seller Red Hat is becoming more aggressive in
pushing its premium operating system products, using support 
contracts, pricing changes and certification restrictions to 
drive customers and partners to its more expensive "advanced" 
line.   http://news.com.com/2100-1001-983546.html
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LINUX CONVERSATIONS: CONSULTANT SURVEY
If you make any part of your living by using free and/or
open-source software, tell us what you think.
Linux has made it with the big guys. IBM, Disney, Merrill
Lynch and Hewlett-Packard (to name a few) have all jumped
on the Linux bandwagon, and a couple are busy playing the
trumpet. For these large companies, the cost savings of
using Lintel instead of UNIX or Solaris are compelling. 
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6621&mode=thread&order=0
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IMPROVING THE SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION AND DEPLOYMENT PROCESS
A more defined process is needed for development, distribution,
and deployment of software.  Specifically, we need to revise
the current process...  http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/720/
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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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KLUG WEB SITE  http://kalamazoolinux.org

MEMBERS AND GUESTS - COME JOIN US FOR A MEETING!!!
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of Commerce office building downtown.          
346 W. Michigan Ave. - Kalamazoo, MI  49007
http://kazoolug.org/meetings/maps.php3   <=== MAP!

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Kalamazoo Linux Users Group, Inc.
6749 South Westnedge Avenue
Suite K-288
Portage  MI 49002
e-mail address: chairman@kalamazoolinux.org


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