I'm told the next meeting of EdLUG will be on Thursday 5th June at 7:30pm at The Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue, St Marys Street Edinburgh. For more details including a map see http://www.scotlug.org.uk/wiki/EdLUG:Meetings .
Robert Mclay: SME Server ------------------------ Live demo of SME Server, with some background. "SME" stand for Small to Medium Enterprise, and this is the target market of the OS. Think of it as a Linux sheep in Windows clothing, with a level of integration closer to what is expected in Windows than Linux. This is aimed at being a drop-in replacement for a traditional Linux server for < = 500 user LANs. The trusty WRT54G may make another appearance in a supporting role. SME Server is a Linux distro used as web, file, email and database servers. Based on CentOS, SME's main goals are simplicity, reliability, & security. All configuration is done through the web front-end, or an SSH connection. * (break for coffee) * Alastair Bennett: Open Source Hardware -------------------------------------- Over the last decade the Open Source concept has been paralleled in hardware. Not as much and not as fast, but with visible success. Skipping the boring definitions, I will briefly run through three projects that to illustrate what is available today: * RepRap 3D printer * OpenMoko mobile phones * Ardunio microcontroller board For a grand finale I will do a demo of an Ardunio board doing something, at the very least being waved around by me. -- Dan Shearer [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Scottish mailing list Scottish@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish