Linux Users' Group of Davis - "LUGOD 2001.09.04 Meeting Notes"

2001.09.04 Meeting Notes

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!

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.

Officers Meeting - An officers meeting was held on August 27th. (Minutes are online)
Financial Report - $40.27 in voluntary dues were collected.

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.

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

LUGOD: PO Box 1336, Davis, CA 95617

URL: http://www.lugod.org/meeting/past/2001.09.04.php
Last updated: 2002 Feb 05 13:30