2001.09.04 Meeting Notes

News

• A distribution survey was done during introductions.
  • RedHat: 13
  • Debian: 6
  • Mandrake: 4
  • (None): 4
  • Slackware: 2
  • StormLinux: 1
  • *BSD: 1
• HP and Compaq plan to merger. HP wants to absorb Compaq for $25bil. ("Hewlett Compackard?")
• Hotmail proves hackable in one line of code
• Dead people from towns that don't exist write similar letters of Microsoft support to state attorney generals.
• NY Stock Exchange is switching to Linux!

Project Reports

• Demo - Waiting for confirmation from the Davis Co-Op. It will probably be on the 3rd Saturday of September. Also, LUGOD has replaced the heavy, 19" CRT with a light, 15" LCD. We may look into getting a newer video card (with digital output).

• Installfests - LUGOD, SacLUG and RoseLUG will be holding a join Installfest in Sacramento on Sept. 16th. Visit LUGOD's Installfest page for info. and to RSVP.

• LERT - No news.

• Library - Linux Mandrake Security Single Network Firewall 7.2, a Compaq info. disk, and lots of Novell Netware books and software were donated to the library.

Other Business

• Officers Meeting - An officers meeting was held on August 27th. (Minutes are online)

• Financial Report - $40.27 in voluntary dues were collected.

Mini-Presentations

• Henry House did a short talk on Mail User Agents, demonstrating MUTT and TkRat.

• A very short comparison was made of the Lynx and Links text-based web browsers.

• Bill Kendrick briefly demonstrated "TuxMath," an edutainment game for Linux (and other OSes) that he's working on.

Presentation

• Bill Kendrick did a presentation on advanced features of The Gimp.
  Notes are available

Attendance

• Henry House
• Gabe Rosa
• Bill Kendrick
• Marianne Waage
• Tom Porter
• Tim
• Lyn
• Eric Engelhard
• Harry
• Jim
• Rick O'Shaughnessy
• Zach Johnson
• Leng Siakhassone
• Jeff DeFay
• Sam
• Chris
• Mark
• Donald Dunn
• Michael
• John Reynolds
• Don
• Ryan
• Doug Barbieri
• Mark Kim
• Steve Nguyen
• Foo Lim
• Stephen Helms
• ... and 4 others

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