Hi All, I'm writing this from home, which is why the from line looks weird. I made this. I signed it with a big red crayon and stuck it on my refrigerator at home with a big fish magnet. Please look it over for accuracy. Do not print it and send it all over town just yet. I have to change the margins a little so they fold right. Two attachments, one in Star Office Format, one in HTML. The html loses all the formatting. It is supposed to be a tri-fold flyer, so if you read the HTML part, try to use your imagination. Hope to have my wife format it to work and remail it later (ca 1-2 days) to the list. -- Michael J. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4052 Southway Loop, Springfield OR 97478 (541) 726-1561Title:
What is Linux?
Linux is a grassroots Unix computer operating system developed by cooperation via the internet between some of the best programmers in the world. Unix is a true multitasking, multiuser operating system. That is, each user has their own user account and each program runs independently of any others. This offers a high level of system stability in that if one program crashes, the others will continue to run. Linux offers "scalability" in that it can be customized to run as a desktop workstation, a World-Wide Web server, a fileserver, a supercomputer cluster, and a router between major computer networks. It can run on hardware as variable as a Macintosh, IBM-compatibles, SUN Sparc, and DEC Alpha. Most of the applications for Linux can be downloaded free off the Internet. Linux is a good way to recycle lower-end home PC's to build your own home network.
More importantly, Linux gives you the ultimate control over your computer and what software you can run on it without having to wait or pay for continual upgrades. If you want speed, power, and flexability, Linux is for you!
The Linux Development Model
Linux is more properly applied to the "core" of the operating system known as the kernel. Since most of the system software and utilities are developed by the GNU Free Software Foundation, the operating system is most properly called GNU/Linux. Under the license known as the GNU Public License (GPL), the original writer of the software owns the rights to the software that he wrote, but others are free to add to the application or use any part of the code for another application, provided that the code that they write is then released under the same license. This is very similar to the concept of peer review used in science and technical fields, and was the way that Interactive Computing started at MIT in the 60's.
GPL software allows for the fast development of software, since programmers can share work with each other. Most bugs in software are fixed within hours and weeks, compared with months and years for proprietary systems.
Is Linux for you?
It might be, if you:
Are a "MS-Windows Power User"
Spend alot of time on the Internet
Have an older computer that you want to use for something other than a doorstop
Distrust large software companies or large companies in general
Have used Unix in the past and liked the power of the system
Program in any language
Are a Computer Professional
Like to tinker, experiment, and "Roll Your Own"
Believe in grassroots movements
Work on multiple tasks at one time and want an OS that does the same
Are tired of system crashes and the resulting loss of data that they bring
Want to learn more about how your computer works
Are into "bleeding edge" computer technologies
Want someone to set up your computer so that you can just surf or read E-mail cheaply
Have a permanent Internet connection and want to set up your own web and FTP site
Are a Network Administrator who wants to augment or replace your existing network
Eugene Linux Users' Group
Eugene Linux Users' Group (EUGLUG) is a non-profit organization dedicated to learning more about the Linux operating system, to help others use and learn Linux, to advocate the use of Linux, and to share ideas about Linux.
We meet every Thursday from 6-8pm for clinics covering Linux help and tips, Linux installations, general Linux discussions, and anything else that's deemed worthy. Feel free to show up with a computer for an installation or to fix that problem that's been bothering you for months.
We also meet every 3rd Saturday of the month from 2-4 for a "more formal"
presentation from one of our members or a knowledgeable guest.
We offer technical support and advice via our email list.
Our meeting place is the PC Training Center, 637 West 7th, Eugene, OR Phone: 485-8436
For more information, see our web site at http://eugene-linux.cyber-dyne.com
Programs for GNU/Linux
Xwindows Graphical User Interface
K Desktop Environment
GNOME Desktop Environment
Netscape Communicator
GIMP Graphics Editor
StarOffice Office Suite
Wordperfect Office Suite
Applixware Office Suite
Civilization III-Call to Power
Myth II-Soulblighter
DOOM
Quake
LinuxCAD Drafting and Modeling
WINE MS-Windows Emulator
DOSEMU DOS Emulator
Apache Web Server
Network File System
SAMBA Software Suite for printer
and file sharing with MS-Windows
ORACLE Database and Utilities
POSTGRES, MYSQL Databases
APPGEN E-Business Software
VI Editor
GNU EMACS Editor
C,
C++, JAVA, PERL, GTK, TCL/TK, FORTRAN programming languages
Eugene
Linux
Users'
Group
Your local connection to the Open Source Movement
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