- To: SLUG Announce <announce@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: [SLUG] SLUG Monthly Meeting, Friday July 30th
- From: Chris Deigan <ctd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 16:44:20 +1000
When:
Friday, July 30th.
Where:
UTS Broadway, Room 02.04.13
SLUG's Monthly Meeting. Meetings are open to the general public and
free of charge.
Please note the change of rooms. This month's meeting will be held in
room 02.04.06. That is building 2, level 4, room 6. A map of UTS is
available from
http://www.uts.edu.au/about/mapsdirections/bway/html.
General Talk:
Review of results from last month's survey.
Paul Robinson - iBurst Wireless
Paul will be speaking about the relation between iBurst and Linux,
and a basic
explanation of technology behind iBurst.
Special Interest: Lindsay Holmwood - "Alternative" Linux Distributions
Lindsay Holmwood will be talking about the "Alternative Linux
Distributions", meaning anything other than the 4 major distros. He'll
be looking into what makes them alternative, interesting features,
cool stuff about how they work, maybe even a demo or two, and why you
should give them a try!
SLUGlets will be held nearby in room 02.04.10 (Building 2, Level 4,
Room 10)
Quick talks and discussion of Linux and Free Software.
Dinner
Dinner will be held at Spice Boys (Indian) at $20 per head.
6:30pm: Doors Open
6:45pm: The Usual Suspects
Q&A - Introduction to SLUG + "What has Linux done for/to me
lately?" + SLUG News & Discussion.
7:00pm: General Talk
Discussion of last month's survey results.
Paul Robinson - iBurst Wireless.
8:00pm: Break
Refreshments in the foyer, for a small covering charge.
8:20pm: Split into two groups for:
Special Interest Talk: Lindsay Holmwood - "Alternative" Linux
Distributions.
SLUGlets: Quick talks and discussion of Linux and Free Software.
9:30pm: Dinner
Dinner at Spice Boys (Indian), $20 per head.