I'm top posting, because it doesn't make sense in this context to post below. We need a topic and presenters for the August Meeting. Can we come to a consensus about a topic and some presenters?
I see an opportunity to refresh and update the Beginning Linux e-book http://www.kernel-panic.org/Members/pacneil/beginner James G. Sack (jim) wrote: > James G. Sack (jim) wrote: >> Neil Schneider wrote: >>> I think we need to figure out what we're going to do for August. >>> There >>> were a bunch of good topics discussed last Thursday night. >>> >>> Jim, >>> >>> I would be most grateful if you would give us a synopsis from your >>> notes about that could kick start this conversation. >>> > > Comments related to meeting suggestions > ======================================= > > Command Line Concepts for Beginners > > - possibly multiple short presentations with multiple presenters. From > past experience, 3 or 4 might be the most we could usefully pack into > one meeting. Alternatively, one (or 2) short(s) could pair with a > longer traditional presentation, providing joy to multiple audiences. > :-) > > - might do some idea-prospecting (or even revive work on) prior > writings > http://www.kernel-panic.org/Members/pacneil/beginner/ > http://www.kernel-panic.org/wiki/MeetingProgramIdeas > http://www.kernel-panic.org/wiki/LinuxAnswers > > > Entertainment Category > > - Flight simulator (type) programs > > - Board Games such as gnuchess > > - See if Robin Rowe might be available & amenable for another > presentation (he gave one several years ago) -- either on his work > with > CinePaint (was Film Gimp), or anything else from his knowledge and/or > involvement with the film industry. > > - Stir up other local experts on gaming (eg DJA?) > > > Revisiting some additional basics (beginner-level) > > - General Networking > - Wireless > - Firewalls (& security) > - WebCam, Dynamic DNS (& providing 'services') > - *nix ownership, permissions, filesystem > - file management, file migration and synchronization (how about > rsync) > - backup > - archiving > > Other Notes > =========== > - San Diego ed-tech project (San Diego Unified School District > (SDUSD)) > http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/PFshowstory.cfm?ArticleID=7178 (reg > reqd) > http://www.edtech.sandi.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=177&Itemid=336 > -- possible contacts: > http://www.edtech.sandi.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=504 > Deputy Superintendent Geno Flores > Doug McIntosh, an educational technology resource teacher > article author Jordan Zebor, Distance Learning and Digital Media > Specialist > > - thin clients (eg, LTSP) > - vmware images for teaching/training > - help & support infrastructure needed for promoting Linux > > > Remarks > ======= > All of the above seems like good wiki fodder. Especially since there > is > such a good match to perpetual/recurring themes. > > ..but.. oh gee, organizing thoughts and actually getting things > written > down is _really_ hard work. :-[ > > > Regards, > ..jim > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-steer > -- Neil Schneider pacneil_at_linuxgeek_dot_net http://www.paccomp.com Key fingerprint = 67F0 E493 FCC0 0A8C 769B 8209 32D7 1DB1 8460 C47D Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge. -- Mark Twain -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-steer
