On Wed, 1 May 2002, Pigeon wrote: > > Ok, Tony asked me to write up a brief summary for the SLUG meeting last week so now >I'm trying my best to remember what's happened. > > This SLUG night started off with Glen Brunning and Tyson Clugg from Melbourne >Wireless giving a brief talk on their organisation. They covered plans for community >networks and described how Linux can be used to provide these wireless networks. It >was a very good and informative session with lots of questions from the audience >answered. > > Anthony talked about this nice web pad device called Aquapad. It is powered by the >Transmeta Crusoe processor, installed with Midori Linux with X running at a decent >resolution, with 32MB of internal compact flash for data storage. It has a pcmcia >slot, a compact flash slot, an infrared port, a cradle for turning it into a small >workstation, and much more. It has Mozilla installed, so with a wireless LAN card you >could browse the web in your bed before you fall asleep :) > > Tony Green briefly talked about how good Spam assassin is and everyone had gone sort >of very excited all of a sudden. It was a nice and quick talk. Got spam? Install Spam >assassin! It rocks! Tony said his^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H's talk rocked too! :) > > And then Andrew Bennetts went through the basics of Python and showed us all kinds >of funky stuffs you could do, such as changing the object hierarchy on the fly! Also >the python one-liner mandelbrot. > > He also announced the beginning of the SLUG Python Interest Group (PIG) starting >from May 20th 2002 at Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel, on the third Monday of every month. >Everyone is welcome to join in and share the passion for Python. > > I didn't go for the dinner but I'm quite sure it was real fun, so now maybe someone >could continue this SLUG summary with the dinner :) > > -- > Pigeon.
Ah. The fun continued... Starting with some differing opinions on the best way to get to the restaurant. Some went over, some went under... All arrived safely. :) Lots of post-talk discussion was happening through the evening, as is usually the case, but I'm suprised the wireless guys got to eat. Lots of people with questions, comments, and wanting wireless cards... Oh. Did I mention the food? New location was Spice Boys at Central, Reported by a certain comittee member to serve the best curry outside England. All I've got to say is 'Hmm. Onion Bhajee.' :) Delicious appetisers, followed by a selection of good curries... What more could you want? If Chinese was getting boring, this was the answer. :) Of course, this is just one fragment. Comments from others? -- Jessica Mayo. (Everything with a Grin :) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
