I think it'd be a really good idea Steve, we could even drop some ads in the buy-sell & sexchange too, it can only be positive for the linux community if we increase the numbers out there using it.
JeremyB. http://www.jeremyb.net > From: Steve Dunford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2002/02/08 Fri AM 07:49:14 GMT+12:00 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: CLUG Meeting 28th February-Topic and speaker-update > > This seems to be a reccuring theme - how about making, say, every third > meeting a newbie-orientated one? This could then be publicised as a > Linux learners meeting in the public, perhaps? > > Just a thought > > Steve > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stuart Johnsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, 8 February 2002 8:49 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: CLUG Meeting 28th February-Topic and speaker-update > > > Hi Nick (& co), > OK I'll admit it .....with regards to Linux I'm pretty much a > newbie :) > > The only experience I have with Linux was when I was given a "Linux for > Idiot books" for Christmas (with Red Hat 5.2) & actually had a go at > loading onto my machine as a dual boot config (Linux/....& dare I say it > > ......Win98). I actually did get the dual boot config to work without > either system swearing at each other however I came unstuck at the linux > > end when I couldn't get either the sound or the modem to work. That is > basically as far as I have got.....however I would like to get a bit > further down the track in ability with regards to Linux. :) > > At some stage I'm looking to have Jetstart hooked up to my flat & I'm > going > to be putting together a PC that will be acting as a firewall for the > rest > of the flat. I want to use Linux to do the job....can't be bothered > paying > a small fortune for a copy of Windoze to do that. What sort of hardware > requirements & software setup is required for that job ? > > How about that for a topic ? :) > > TIA > > Stuart > At 04:24 8/02/02, you wrote: > > >CLUG, > > > >========================================================= > >1/ > >How about high-spec linux boxes and the inherent problems? > > > >I have recently purchased a dual PIII with a Gb of ram that runs fine, > and a > >C900 with a Gb of ram that goes like a dog when running the bigmem > option. > > > >Doubtless some users there have had similar experiences, or perhaps > they're > >trying to use multi-terabyte disk arrays on a 2.0 machine or something > like > >that. > > > >Just a thought, and now that ram is piss-cheap more of us will start to > >strike these problems. > > > >============================================================ > >2/ > > > >I would like some clarification of the differences in window managers > eg > >what does KDE load/set up which others do not (apart from the menus). > > > >Also a firewall which reports unauthorised attempts to access my box > >(say similar to Zonealarm for Windows) > > > >============================================================= > >3/ > >Someone suggested at networking in general evening a while back? > > > >============================================================= > >
