You can also check out the website (www.clug.ca) for information on past and possible upcoming presentations or events such as installfests and covergence. There is also an excellent tutorial series at nube.clug.ca....I think it is still there anyways....to assist those folks new to Linux and OSS.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Michael Gale > Sent: December 18, 2004 7:57 PM > To: CLUG General > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Hello, > > > Hello Rob, > > Thanks for the reply .. that was exactly what I was looking > for. I am > looking forward to the meeting. > > Michael. > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Quoting Michael Gale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > >>Hello, > >> > >> I am new to this mailing list and plan on attending the meeting in > >>January. > >> > >>Can any one tell me what a typical meeting is like. > >> > >>Michael. > >> > > > > > > Michael: > > > > Hi, as you can probably see from the mail header my name is > Rob. Welcome! > > > > What a typical meeting is like is that we take the first 10 to > 15 minutes > > clearing up business. This can be reports from the SIGS, any > upcoming events > > etc. You know, meeting type stuff. > > > > Then we have a presentation. Someone from the membership, generously, > > volunteers to put together a presentation on a topic of their > choice that they > > are interested in. We have had presentations on everything > from using shells, > > the emacs editor (a little plug for myself), new scripting > languages like ruby, > > how to setup a LDAP server, how to setup and install Kolab (an > exchange server > > lookalike that is GPL licenced), etc. These presentations > usually take around > > an hour with questions. > > > > Finally, we break into questions about linux for about 15 > minutes. Then the > > meeting is adjourned and some of us go out and enjoy our > favourite beverage (can > > you guess?). > > > > We'd love to see you in january. Directions will be emailed > out on this mailing > > list so stay tuned with your favourite email client. Hope that > helps and see > > you there! > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
