[nlug] Re: Exercise in massive overkill

2009-08-30 Thread Jim Peterson
snip Secondly, if you are going to be collecting credit card information, what kind of security protocols you have in mind for protecting the data from a malicious insider? One would not like to swipe cards only to learn later that it all got hacked out. Manoj /snip Hear,

[nlug] Flyer for LinuxFest

2009-08-30 Thread Curt Lundgren
The flyer for the September LinuxFest at Watkins College is available: http://www.curtlundgren.com/linuxfest_sept09_flyer.pdf (150k) If the PDF doesn't work for you, here's a JPEG version: http://www.curtlundgren.com/linuxfest_sept09_flyer.jpg (900k) Curt

[nlug] Re: Flyer for LinuxFest

2009-08-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Sun, Aug 30 2009, Curt Lundgren wrote: The flyer for the September LinuxFest at Watkins College is available: http://www.curtlundgren.com/linuxfest_sept09_flyer.pdf (150k) If the PDF doesn't work for you, here's a JPEG version: http://www.curtlundgren.com/linuxfest_sept09_flyer.jpg

[nlug] Re: Flyer for LinuxFest

2009-08-30 Thread Jack
Get them in, then we can help them learn the details. We are not obfuscating the rights and privileges, but the learning curve can be overwhelming in so many ways if we hit newbies with everything at once. ... Jack On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Manoj Srivastava sriva...@debian.orgwrote:

[nlug] Re: Flyer for LinuxFest

2009-08-30 Thread Doug Smith
I would concur with Jack. The free as in speech aspect of the GPL is somewhere between confusing and irrelevant for most newbies. (and a good many experienced users) Not that free as in speech is not important, but it's not something new users need to know immediately. -Original

[nlug] Re: Flyer for LinuxFest

2009-08-30 Thread Chris McQuistion
The new flyer looks great! Thanks! Chris On Aug 30, 2009, at 10:46 AM, Curt Lundgren verif...@gmail.com wrote: The flyer for the September LinuxFest at Watkins College is available: http://www.curtlundgren.com/linuxfest_sept09_flyer.pdf (150k) If the PDF doesn't work for you, here's a

[nlug] Re: Flyer for LinuxFest

2009-08-30 Thread Jack
Do what you want. ... Personally I think this is over thinking a simple issue. ... Jack On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 3:25 PM, Manoj Srivastava sriva...@debian.orgwrote: Hi, All this top posting makes it really hard to properly have a chronological conversation. On Sun, Aug 30 2009,

[nlug] Re: Flyer for LinuxFest

2009-08-30 Thread Greg Donald
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Jackj...@coats.org wrote: Do what you want. ... Personally I think this is over thinking a simple issue. I think it's more important for newcomers to know the software is free as in freedom before they learn it is also free as in beer. I'd add GNU in there