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KLUG Meeting Notes 03/7/2000
KALAMAZOO LINUX USER'S GROUP
MEMBERS AND GUESTS - COME JOIN US FOR A MEETING!!!
http://kalamazoolinux.org/meetings
We meet weekly, each Tuesday at 7 PM.
Our meeting site is Room 4202 of Dunbar Hall on
the campus of Western Michigan University.
Tuesday March 7, 2000
KLUG Meeting Notes - Summary
I. PROJECT REPORTS
II. GENERAL KLUG ANNOUNCEMENTS
III. PRESENTATION RECAP
Chairperson: Robert G. Brown
I. PROJECT REPORTS
Linux or KLUG Related Project Reports -
Linux Clustering Project - An exploration will be
made of configuring Linux boxes with clustering
software. The large info system users can afford
$5 million in redundant hardware. What can be done
with the current software available for Linux and a
relatively small budget? Large organizations are not
the only people who will want to maximize "UP TIME!"
Contact the project coordinator "Dirk Bartley"
<bartleyd2@net-link.net> for more info. A SIG mailing
list is being considered. Raj of VIK Consulting
is assisting.
Boogie Cyber Cafe - A commercial Linux implementation.
Check out the Boogie web site! Fourth week of beta
testing on Starcraft, still locking up occasionally.
- Adding 32 Mb to one of the computers
- KLUG will begin receiving project income soon
- Signs posted by Boogies' management this week
"$10 Charge for Turning Off a Machine"
Check out - http://www.boogies.com/
Matt Crampton created this "feature rich" web site!
West Michigan Polio Network Project - A project leader
will soon begin the process of making this project happen.
Shelved for a few months, but not forgotten.
KLUG has a new Postmaster. Joe Freeman has taken on
the 'listserv' duties. <imago@imago3d.com>
West Michigan Search & Rescue - website is done.
The site is ready for the next phase of development.
Contact Brenda Williams with questions or comments.
<nixb@iserv.net> Web site http://www.wmsar.org
The Linux Video Outreach project continues production
at the Community Access Center. The final edit should
be completed around the end of March. Joe Freeman is
preparing a 10 second 3D animation of the KLUG logo for
the Linux & the internet video intro.
II. GENERAL KLUG ANNOUNCEMENTS
Redhat Linux Certification information is available
from a club officer. See the club listserv for more
info or check certifications on the Links page.
http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/links/certification.html
Volunteer Club Position Available:
FTPmaster - maintain file libraries for download
See http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/organize/ftp-mast.html
Contact <bob@acm.org> for more info.
J O I N & S U P P O R T K L U G !!!
Be a KLUG Supporting Member! $25 annually *
($.50 per meeting)
NOTE -
* Must come to three meetings to qualify as full member.
Benefits include -
Great meeting presentations. Your opportunity
to share your Linux experiences and see what
other people are doing. Come enjoy a meeting!
If you have an idea for a KLUG presentation or know
of a good speaker, we want to hear about it! Make
contact with our KLUG Program Director, Brenda Williams!
<nixb@iserv.net>
Non-commercial or personal web site hosted on the KLUG
server. Single page .html files can be sent to Matt
Crampton KLUG webmaster@kalamazoolinux.org for posting.
These are intended to be low traffic web sites displaying
appropriate content.
Borrow books & distributions from KLUG library
Contact Adam for more info on library holdings.
We have Debian, SuSE, Mandrake, and WinLinux
distribution packages available in our library
along with several others. <awilliam@whitemice.org>
Ask about the new distribution additions.
Discount on BSware! Contact Bruce Smith for more info
Notice - BSware prices have increased. STILL a great deal.
Thanks Bruce!!! See http://kalamazoolinux.org/bsware/
Contact Bruce to find out what Linux distributions and
application software he has available. E-mail him in
advance about your needs and pick up your CD's at the
next meeting. bruce@armintl.com
The beginner's meeting is the first Tuesday of each
month. Linux basics and distribution installs are
the lessons of these evenings.
Make sure you are signed up for the KLUG mailing list!
http://kalamazoolinux.org/listserv/
Thanks to Armstrong International Inc. for providing
their resources to support this club.
Tax Deductible Status - The 501c3 application was sent
to the IRS in December. We have received notice that
they are proceeding with the processing of our request.
We hope to hear from them soon with notice of our charitable
deductibility. Charitable and tax-exemption status is
routinely granted to educational not-for-profit organizations.
This should help us attain our financial goals. We need
working capital for increased Linux promotional activities.
NOTE -
* Must come to three meetings to qualify as full member.
III. PRESENTATION RECAP
Tonight's KLUG Presentation:
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- Beginner's Meeting, Redhat Demo, & Install Session
Robert G. Brown presented the Linux Beginner's Info
in the front of the room, Bruce Smith demonstrated
Linux Redhat and many associated programs on his laptop
to a reporter from the Kalamazoo Gazette in the back row,
and the Installmaster, Jeff Palmer, tweaked and tuned
a Mandrake Linux installation to get more desirable
results. The reporter was overwhelmed with enthusiastic
Linux activity and took notes furiously! She noticed
that Jeff's installs looked rather easy, typing in the
RPM's, he was successful! Bruce had a blast "showboating"
many of the Linux/X bells and whistles. He gave an
excellent demo. Bob's info was packaged in a tight
and logical new format - the basics you need to know to
get started. This presentation, and several others, will
eventually be posted to the KLUG 'Past Presentations' web
page.
There were delicious peanut butter rice crispy treats
with a gooey chocolate frosting served at the meeting!
W O W !!! T H A N K S BRENDA!!! Yum X 2 :))
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* ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION
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* * N E W K L U G D O M A I N N A M E *
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*
* We have a new web address!!!
*
* http://kalamazoolinux.org
*
* Make sure you change your bookmarks and links.
* Report any links you find that point to the old
* address - http://klug.armintl.com The old DNS
* will not be active for long. Help make this
* transition go smoothly. Report the old links
* you find to our linkmaster, Richard Zimmerman
* <ke4rit@earthlink.net>.
*
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NOTE -
* Must come to three meetings to qualify as full member.
What is KLUG -
KLUG is a volunteer group formed by and for LINUX
system users in the Kalamazoo Michigan area. We
support, promote, and develop activities related
to the use, study, and application of LINUX in the
local community.
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