At 09:14 AM 2/18/2002 -0600, you wrote: >Oops. Sorry, this was supposed to go to Dustin! :)
Added. Did you lose your admin password? Regards, Dustin >John Hebert > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Hebert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 6:43 AM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [brluglist] BRLUG Newbie Night Meeting, 2/18/02 > > at 1900 at > > Sp arkhound > > > > > > 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. But, if you need to ask me directly, > > > please do so. > > > > > > > >See you there! > > > > > > > >John Hebert > > > >================================================ > > > >BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > > >Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > > >Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > > >your subscription information. > > > >================================================ > > > > > > > > > --- > > > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Information Systems Contractor > > > http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear > > > PGP Key available at http://www.us.pgp.net > > > In the beginning the Universe was created. > > > This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams > > > > > > ================================================ > > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > > your subscription information. > > > ================================================ > > > > > ================================================ > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > your subscription information. > > ================================================ > > >================================================ >BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group >Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. >Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change >your subscription information. >================================================ --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Information Systems Contractor http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear PGP Key available at http://www.us.pgp.net In the beginning the Universe was created. 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