Hey chief, If you have time today, could you add the following to the event page for tonight's meeting?
TIA, John Hebert 1. Intro to Distros 2/18/02 1.1. What is a Linux distribution? 1.1.1. Linux basically starts as a bunch of uncompiled source code. 1.1.1.1. Which can be a pain to install. 1.2. Distributions make Linux easy to install. 1.3. Different distributions address different needs. 2. Demo of Some Linux Distributions 2.1 RedHat, Mandrake - RPM based 2.1.1. What is an "RPM"? 2.2. Debian - deb based 2.2.1. What is a "deb"? 2.3. SuSE 2.4. Yellow Dog Linux - RPM based 2.5. Other distros? 3. What makes distributions different? 3.1. Different languages 3.1.1. SuSE is ideal for German speaking users 3.1.2. TurboLinux is popular in Asian countries 3.2. Different levels of user experience 3.2.1. RedHat and Mandrake are ideal for newbies 3.2.1.1. Emphasis on ease of installation 3.2.2. Slackware and Gentoo are better for Linux gurus 3.3. Different philosophies about free | open source software 3.3.1. Debian follows the free and open source sw intent best 3.3.2. Lindows will mix open and closed source 3.4. Different security needs 3.4.1. Bastille Linux 3.5. What intro is best for newbies? 3.5.1. Currently, Mandrake is our favorite. 3.6. Good links that compare different Linux distributions: 3.6.1. http://www.distrowatch.com/ 3.6.2. http://www.linux.org/dist/ 4. Wrap Up 4.1. Give out Mandrake CDs 4.2. Discuss next meeting > -----Original Message----- > From: Dustin Puryear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 3:02 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [brluglist] BRLUG Newbie Night Meeting, 2/18/02 > at 1900 at > Sparkhound > > > Hey, if any documents are passed around feel free to send > them to me. I can > put them on the event's page on the site. > > Regards, Dustin > > At 01:07 PM 2/15/2002 -0600, you wrote: > >Calling all Linux Newbies (and any non-newbies wanting to > help out newbies)! > > > >We are having the 2nd BRLUG Newbie Night meeting at > Sparkhound (directions: > >http://www.brlug.net/location.php3?id=4, but the location of > Sparkhound is > >wrong. It is on the north side of I-12. Look for the bright > neon green > >building. If you are coming from the east, take Airline > north exit. Turn > >west on Interline and drive around the curves till you see > Sparkhound on the > >left.) > > > >We will be discussing, demoing and comparing Linux > distributions. I plan to > >demo Debian and YellowDogLinux (hopefully) and maybe SuSE > and a few others, > >depending on how many others I can cram in my laptop over > the weekend. Ricky > >Salmon will be demoing RedHat. If you are a more experienced > Linux user and > >want to help out some newbies, please bring your PC with another > >distribution of Linux installed to demo. It would really > help out the effort > >and would be appreciated. > > > >We initially decided to base the following meetings around > installing and > >using Mandrake, but if you really want to use another > distribution, please > >feel free to do so. We will be providing a bunch of > requested Mandrake 8.1 > >and 7.1 Install CDs. If you requested a set at the first > meeting, let me > >know that you will be there, otherwise I will give out any > CDs leftover. If > >you didn't request a set and you want one, let me know. And > if you want > >another distribution, let me know soon so I can try > downloading and burning > >a copy of it. > > > >Here is the agenda for the meeting: > > > >1. Intro to Distros 2/18/02 > >1.1. What is a Linux distribution? > >1.1.1. Linux basically starts as a bunch of uncompiled source code. > >1.1.1.1. Which can be a pain to install. > >1.2. Distributions make Linux easy to install. > >1.3. Different distributions address different needs. > >2. Demo of Some Linux Distributions > >2.1 RedHat, Mandrake - RPM based > >2.1.1. What is an "RPM"? > >2.2. Debian - deb based > >2.2.1. What is a "deb"? > >2.3. SuSE > >2.4. Yellow Dog Linux - RPM based > >2.5. Other distros? > >3. What makes distributions different? > >3.1. Different languages > >3.1.1. SuSE is ideal for German speaking users > >3.1.2. TurboLinux is popular in Asian countries > >3.2. Different levels of user experience > >3.2.1. RedHat and Mandrake are ideal for newbies > >3.2.1.1. Emphasis on ease of installation > >3.2.2. Slackware and Gentoo are better for Linux gurus > >3.3. Different philosophies about free | open source software > >3.3.1. Debian follows the free and open source sw intent best > >3.3.2. Lindows will mix open and closed source > >3.4. Different security needs > >3.4.1. Bastille Linux > >3.5. What intro is best for newbies? > >3.5.1. Currently, Mandrake is our favorite. > >3.6. Good links that compare different Linux distributions: > >3.6.1. http://www.distrowatch.com/ > >3.6.2. http://www.linux.org/dist/ > >4. Wrap Up > >4.1. Give out Mandrake CDs > >4.2. Discuss next meeting > > > > > >If you have any questions, please ask on the brlugnewbies > mailing list so > >everyone can benefit. 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