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KALAMAZOO LINUX USER'S
GROUP
MEMBERS AND GUESTS - COME JOIN US FOR A MEETING!!!
http://kalamazoolinux.org/meetings
WE MEET WEEKLY,
EACH TUESDAY AT 7:00PM.
Our meeting site is Room 4202 of Dunbar Hall
on
the campus of Western Michigan University.
Tuesday
September 26, 2000 7:00PM
KLUG Meeting Notes -
Summary
I. PROJECT REPORTS
II. GENERAL
KLUG ANNOUNCEMENTS
III. PRESENTATION
RECAP
IV. NEXT WEEK'S
MEETING
BEGINNER'S MEETING!!!
Tonight's Meeting Moderator:
Vice-Chairman: Bruce Smith
I. PROJECT
REPORTS
LINUX OR KLUG RELATED PROJECT REPORTS -
RED HAT VERSION 7.0 WAS RELEASED
TODAY
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---> VOLUNTEER <---
ORGANIZATION!!!
Please Honor the Spirit of the GPL! Is it REALLY
Free?
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VOLUNTEER CLUB
POSITIONS NOW AVAILABLE:
All KLUG positions are NOT occupied
currently.
Please consider serving the members as one of the
following...
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WEBMASTER
http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/organize/web-mast.html
LISTMASTER
http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/organize/link-mast.html
WEBMASTER
(Boogie's Cyber Cafe)
BOOGIE CYBER CAFE - KLUG's public commercial
Linux project.
There may be an update of the Linux distribution here
soon.
Stop in and see this "pay-to-compute" implementation.
Check
out - http://www.boogies.com/ Site by Matt Crampton!
This
successful public demonstration of the flexibility and
suitability of Linux
in a commercial environment provides
great exposure. This project
provides a share of the profits
to fund KLUG activities. Members
check on this LAN, remotely,
several times a day. The network support
for Boogie has been
taken over by the extremely skilled and intuitive KLUG
members
Peter Buxton and Ian Schirado. The Linux OS STILL remains
cool,
calm, and constant! Expect exciting
developments here soon!
WE NEED A NEW WEBMASTER FOR THE BOOGIE
PROJECT!
Great opportunity to publicly showcase your web presentation
skills.
CHECK OUT THE NEW KLUG LIBRARY PAGE - See the
updated
inventory listing of our KLUG Library. The items listed in
green
are only available to KLUG supporting members.
Everything else is available
to anyone that can come to a
KLUG meeting. If you would like to check out
one of these
items, please check it off and submit the form on the
KLUG
library page. We are sharing these next two items as an
F-Y-I !
Please do show up at the meeting if you have books requested.
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AT
LEAST TWO BOOKS ARE MISSING!!! PLEASE RETURN!
They are: "Learning Red
Hat Linux" and "Sam's Teach Yourself
Linux in 24 Hours or Less!" They
are needed back
immediately!
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What
about you? Do you need to return any KLUG library books?
HAS ANYONE HEARD FROM MIKE SAMS RECENTLY? Hello
Mike???
MIKE, PLEASE CONTACT KLUG CHAIRMAN, ROBERT G. BROWN!
WEST
MICHIGAN POLIO NETWORK WEB SITE - The site
development is
heading into the final stages. Mike Sams is the
WMPN web project
leader working on this info site. Nick Kissinger
is working on the
team too. WMPN has asked us to assist them in
getting their info
published for public use and good. The
web content includes
information on post-polio disorders.
More info from "Robert G. Brown"
<bob@acm.org>
GRAND RAPIDS - LUG HAS ANNOUNCED A "DEMODAY"
10/07/2000
2PM, Barnes & Nobles, Rivertown Crossings Mall (44th &
Ivanrest, SW
GR) Yes, there is a GRLUG! One of the organizers, Jim
Pharis, attended
a KLUG meeting. He welcomes those who would like
more information
jbpharis@armor-e.com or Contact:
annxiang@mantaray.has.no-life.com
GRLUG URL: http://www.grandrapids-lug.org
A
PHP SIG HAS BEEN FORMED - For all those interested
in learning this
powerful server-side scripting language.
THE FIRST MEETING WAS HELD
Tuesday, June 13th at 7pm.
See the listserv info on the KLUG web
site. Newbies and
experienced PHP developers alike will have ample
opportunity
to share and encourage one another in the use of PHP.
More
info from "Tony Gettig" <tony@gettig-group.com>
http://kalamazoolinux.org/listserv/ SIGN UP
NOW!!!
THE LINUX VIDEO OUTREACH PROJECT - THIS
PROJECT
HAS STALLED. Bob is having discussions this week to
see
how progress can be assisted or expedited.
See the intro footage
demo at http://www.imago3d.com/KLUG An idea has been
proposed
to include footage of KLUG meeting activities.
A visual demonstration of
this "community supported" OS.
The subjects covered in the video include
the internet,
Linux, and KLUG. This video will be presented
repeatedly
on local public access channels for educational and
KLUG/
Linux promotional purposes. KLUG presents "The
Internet
Demystified" More info from "Joe Freeman"
<imago@imago3d.com>
YOU HAVE IDEAS 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" <brenda@cvalaw.com>
NEW GOLD EDITION CD
GIFT FOR KLUG PRESENTATIONS!
In addition to the sincere appreciation
felt
for those great KLUG presentations, presenters
will be given a gift
of a new GOLD EDITION CD-ROM!
NOTE -
* Must come
to three meetings to qualify as a full member.
Bring a friend... who
was disappointed by a proprietary OS!
II. GENERAL KLUG
ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE
BEGINNER'S MEETING is 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, see this URL:
http://kalamazoolinux.org/meetings/installform.html
Contact
the KLUG Installmasters for more
information:
installmaster@kalamazoolinux.org
IF YOU KNOW OF
ADDITIONAL LINKS that should be included
in the KLUG LINKS page... please
e-mail Richard
Zimmerman at <ke4rit@earthlink.net> so the LINKS
team
can review the content of the site.
http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/links
REDHAT LINUX
CERTIFICATION information is available
from a KLUG officer. See the
club listserv for more
info or check certifications on the Links
page.
http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/links/certification.html
VOLUNTEER
CLUB POSITIONS NOW AVAILABLE:
All KLUG positions are NOT occupied
currently.
Please consider serving the members as one of the
following...
WEBMASTER
http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/organize/web-mast.html
LISTMASTER
http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/organize/link-mast.html
WEBMASTER
(Boogie's Cyber Cafe)
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) TRULY A GREAT
BARGAIN!!!
THE SUPPORTING MEMBERSHIP 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! <brenda@cvalaw.com>
A
Pentium Class Desktop PC is Available for Use
in KLUG Presentations!
Contact <bob@acm.org>
NON-COMMERCIAL OR PERSONAL WEB
SITE HOSTED on the
KLUG server. Single page .html files can be sent
to the interim
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 *non-Linux*
distribution additions!
RED HAT VERSION 7.0 WAS RELEASED
TODAY
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BSWARE SOFTWARE ************
This Linux
distribution now comes on two (2) CD's.
Supporting Member Discount on
BSware is $3 or 60% off!
Bruce distributes a non-commercial version of
Redhat!
Notice - BSware prices are $5 per CD. A great
deal!!!
Thanks Bruce!!! See http://kalamazoolinux.org/bsware/
NEW 50 Mb CREDIT
CARD SIZED LINUX CD-ROM'S ARE HERE!
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
MAKE SURE YOU ARE SIGNED UP for the
KLUG mailing list!
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THIS IS THE WAY
TO GET THESE WEEKLY KLUG MEETING NOTES!
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Diversified mailing lists can be found on our web
site.
http://kalamazoolinux.org/listserv/
Currently
Available KLUG Lists:
- Common List (All Members)
- Assistance for New
Linux Users
- Merits/Weaknesses of different Operating Systems
-
PHP
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.
WEST MICHIGAN SEARCH & RESCUE - Web site is done.
Go
there and see this KLUG public service project!
The site is ready for the
next phase of development.
Contact Brenda Williams with questions or
comments.
<brenda@cvalaw.com>
Web site http://www.wmsar.org
NOTE
-
* Must come to three meetings to qualify as a full member.
Bring a friend... who was disappointed by a proprietary
OS!
III. PRESENTATION RECAP
TONIGHT'S KLUG
PRESENTATION: (11 active participants
tonight)
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Linux
Advocacy
By Robert G. Brown
Linux (like most things) is best when
advocated by local champions.
Assisted now by very positive trade press and
corporate support from
giants like IBM, advocating Linux is perhaps less
risky than it once
was, but it may still be outside the envelope of many
organizations,
and individuals.
We took a look at the tools we have
available to promote Linux,
how we can spot opportunities, and presentation
methods that
continue to show Linux as a solution to problems. Being able
to
make a case for Linux-based solutions, without even appearing
to tear
down or denigrate other solutions furthers our goals, and
will make each of
us more professional as well.
Join us as a Linux novice, guru, or
user, and come away with the
tools needed to become a local champion!
I. Overview of Linux Advocacy and
Resources:
A.
Professionalism
-
/usr/doc/HOWTO/mini/Advocacy
(in you Linux
system)
B.
Media Relations
-
http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~conradp/linux/pr/
II.
KLUG
Activities:
A.
Weekly Meetings - The only LUG in the
Midwest!
B.
Projects Groups
-
1.
Cyber Cafe Linux Showcase (w/
Boogie)
2.
"Linux & the Internet" Video at Community Access
3.
Visibility at Area Computer
Shows
4.
Public
Demonstrations
5.
Mailing List (185 + list
members)
6.
KLUG Web Server &
Site
7.
Member Web
Pages
8.
Volunteer Public
Service
a.
West Michigan Search and Rescue Web
Site
b.
Boogie's Cyber Cafe Web
Site
c.
Michigan Polio Network Web
Site
C.
Library of Books and
Distributions
D.
Tax-Exempt Status (Delayed by
IRS)
E.
Can We Do More?
YES!!!
1.
Publicity
2.
SIG's (ie PHP,
TurboLinux)
3.
Technical Focus
Team
4.
Software
Project
5.
YOUR IDEA HERE (please let us know -
REALLY)
III.
General
Discussion
A.
The Need for Participation by KLUG
Members!
1.
Every Member SHOULD Share the
Load
B.
The Approaching Elections and
Procedures
1.
Nominations
2.
Elected vs.
Appointed
C.
"Windows Like" X Based Window
Manager
1.
QVWM - Tested at Boogie's Cyber
Cafe
2.
ICE
D.
Red Hat Version 7 Released
09/26/2000!
1.
BSWare Available Soon!!!
E.
A Pentium Class Desktop PC is Available for
Use
in KLUG Presentations! Contact <bob@acm.org>
Robert
Brown is a founding member and current chairman of KLUG,
and has over 20
years experience in software development in
numerous environments,
disciplines, and industries. An intermittent
user of UNIX systems for close
to 10 years, Bob has developed
software for the distributed processing and
client-server models, and
now has his first experience in building and
administering his own
network. When he's not bouncing between network
nodes, or client,
he can be seen cycling on the Kal-Haven trail, hiking the
countryside
in search of nature photographs, or helping to organize
volunteer
activities around computing, for KLUG and the ACM (Association
for
Computing Machinery).
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COME TO A
MEETING TO GET THE REAL GOOD STUFF!!! YUMMY!
There were delicious homemade
chunky chocolate brownies after
the meeting! VERY
TASTY!!! T H A N K S MICHELLE WILLIAMS!!!
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IV.
NEXT WEEK'S MEETING - TUESDAY
10/03/2000
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Beginner's
Meeting
By Robert G. Brown
This meeting is intended for those who
are curious about Linux,
or want some help getting started. This
meeting seeks to
empower the new user to accomplish basic system
tasks.
That reference information will make the Linux experience a
much
more pleasant one!
Tonight, join us as Bob takes the mystery out
of PPP by showing
us a tool, KPPP to get the job done! The internet
connection...
REFERENCE: http://devel-home.kde.org/~kppp/
DOWNLOAD: http://devel-home.kde.org/~kppp/kppp-1.6.25.tar.bz2
Bring
your computer to the meeting, and have Linux installed
on it, at no charge.
You can also bring home your own Linux
CD-ROM , produced locally. You can
also come and listen
to our new user presentation, and have your
questions
answered about Linux, for home or business.
If you are
planning on bringing a computer for installation to this
meeting please
fill out the install form to make arrangements.
Installations are done by
appointment ONLY. You must fill out this
form one week prior to the meeting
if you want to bring in your
computer. Thank you for your cooperation. Feel
free to contact
our install master with any questions.
Now's the
time to get started! Linux is becoming a mainstay of
free software, free
choice, dependability and power.
Robert Brown is a founding member and
current chairman of KLUG,
and has over 20 years experience in software
development in
numerous environments, disciplines, and industries. An
intermittent
user of UNIX systems for close to 10 years, Bob has
developed
software for the distributed processing and client-server models,
and
now has his first experience in building and administering his
own
network. When he's not bouncing between network nodes, or client,
he
can be seen cycling on the Kal-Haven trail, hiking the countryside
in
search of nature photographs, or helping to organize volunteer
activities
around computing, for KLUG and the ACM (Association for
Computing
Machinery).
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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
* is NO
LONGER ACTIVE. Help make this identity
* 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 a full member.
Bring a friend... who was disappointed by a proprietary OS!
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.
><<< send corrections, additions, flames
to the KLUG Scribe
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mag00@voyager.net
THANKS to MORRISON INDUSTRIES, INC. for providing
their
VGA Projector to support KLUG and Linux presentations.
THANKS
to ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL, INC. for providing their
much appreciated IT
Resources to support KLUG and Linux.
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