February 2002 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

Re: [Wlug] REMINDER: WLUG meeting Thursday, Feb. 14th

by Brian J. Conway

> This e-mail is to remind you about the upcoming WLUG meeting, to be held > on Thursday, February 14th, 2002, in Kinnicutt Hall on the WPI campus. > This is our "normal" meeting location. Are you implying that geeks and Valentine's Day are mutually exclusive? ;-) Brian J. Conway bconway(a)wpi.edu "LINUX is obsolete" - Andrew S. Tanenbaum, creator of Minix - Jan 29, 1992

Feb. 12, 2002

REMINDER: WLUG meeting Thursday, Feb. 14th

by Andy Stewart

HI everybody, This e-mail is to remind you about the upcoming WLUG meeting, to be held on Thursday, February 14th, 2002, in Kinnicutt Hall on the WPI campus. This is our "normal" meeting location. At this meeting, WLUG member Marc Hughes will be presenting some information about Borland's Kylix software which runs on Linux. For more info, consult http://www.borland.com/kylix. I'll be showing the kylix development environment, touching briefly on the licensing issues with their "free" version, creating a small app, and then showing off a larger more complex application. Time permitting, I'll quickly go over some other development environments such as Kdeveloper and glade. Also at this meeting, I'll give a quick financial report and we'll talk about the results of the install fest from this past weekend. There will be a couple of items available for raffle. Refreshments will be available. After the meeting, we'll go to the Boynton Restaurant for pizza and beer. This has become quite a tradition after WLUG meetings and is a great time. See ya on Thursday, Andy -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

Feb. 12, 2002

4th annual Installfest a complete success!

by Keller, Tim

Hey All, The installfest was a complete success! Statistics: Total Installs: 8 Percentage successful: 100% Installs that were a no-show: ~2 (both Stratus employees, I'll be hunting them down later today...) Pizzas Ordered: 6 Percentage devoured: 100% Number of junker pc's that one installee cannibalized to make one working machine: 3 Raffle Info: Congratulations to Colin Novick and Bill Mills-Curran who both won copies of "Linux System Administration: A Users Guide." The Installers: Andy Stewart Al Butler Brian Waite Chuck Anderson David Lugwig Mani Sundaram Marc Hughes (If I've forgotten anybody, just send an addendum...) Other Stuff: Someone asked about the goodies CD's... There are a couple of things. 1. If Chuck has the space, I'd gladly upload it and he can mount it on a loopback. 2. I will cut a couple more copies (I might add some more stuff) and bring them to the meeting on Thursday. If you specify want a copy, drop me a line and I'll make you up one explicitly. This year was a resounding success and I'm hoping that the 5th annual will be even better! Later! Tim.

Feb. 11, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Installfest.

by William Smith

On Sun, 10 Feb 2002, Andy Stewart wrote: AS>If you can make it to the WLUG meeting on Thursday, you could probably AS>pick up a copy from somebody. I don't know if Tim has any extras, but I'd AS>make you a copy of mine if he didn't. i'll probably kick myself for even suggesting this, but what about having an .ISO image available to download? yes, i know it's huge, but having all that stuff in one place would be nice! the download wouldn't be any worse than trying to grab a Linux distro... -- William Smith wsmith(a)chezsmith.com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com

Feb. 11, 2002

Re: [Wlug] WLUG Install Fest CDs

by Bill Mills-Curran

On Sun, 10 Feb 2002, Andy Stewart wrote: > Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 15:41:06 -0500 > From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)mediaone.net> > Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > Subject: [Wlug] WLUG Install Fest CDs > > > Hey gang, > > DON'T do what I just did. My WLUG install fest CDs were quite dusty when > I got them home, so I rinsed them off in water as I have done with other > CDs many times in the past. However, the paint on the WLUG install fest > CDs is WATER SOLUBLE and washes away very quickly in cold water. :-( > > Later, > > Andy > -- > Andy Stewart > Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group > Worcester, MA, USA > http://www.wlug.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > Andy, You were supposed to iron them first. :-) Bill

Feb. 11, 2002

WLUG Install Fest CDs

by Andy Stewart

Hey gang, DON'T do what I just did. My WLUG install fest CDs were quite dusty when I got them home, so I rinsed them off in water as I have done with other CDs many times in the past. However, the paint on the WLUG install fest CDs is WATER SOLUBLE and washes away very quickly in cold water. :-( Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

Feb. 10, 2002

Re: [Wlug] (no subject)

by Andy Stewart

On Saturday 09 February 2002 10:12 pm, you wrote: > Hi all, > How did the install-fest go? I really wanted to come, > but my daughter came down with a high fever and we had to > schedule a doctor's appointment. I could have come > earlier than I was planning but it didn't feel right to > say to my two year old, "Sorry you feel awful and need to > go to the doctor, daddy can't play right now I'm going to > hang out with a buch I geeks I've never even personally > met" I was rather proud of myself, I only considered > telling my daughter for about a second before I slapped > myself in the face ("But for an android, that is a > lifetime"). > How many people showed up?? > > Wes Well, unfortunately I had to leave early (1:00 PM) but when I had left, I had gotten SuSE 7.2 Pro working on one machine and X Windows and the network were working. Tim: what is the official tally of installations vs. success stories? Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

Feb. 10, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Installfest Photos

by Andy Stewart

On Saturday 09 February 2002 09:47 pm, you wrote: > Photos from today's installfest are up at: > http://gallery.oflove.com/wlug Great job on the photos! -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

Feb. 10, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Installfest.

by Andy Stewart

On Saturday 09 February 2002 03:28 pm, you wrote: > Im sorry I didnt make it to the installfest, I was really planning on > it. > > I slept until 2:30, then I printed the directions and headed for 495.. > but once i got to the ramp it was 3 oclock... and the installfest ended > at 4... so I just turned around and went home.. > > Im pissed, I really wanted a Killer Apps CD :) > > Luke. If you can make it to the WLUG meeting on Thursday, you could probably pick up a copy from somebody. I don't know if Tim has any extras, but I'd make you a copy of mine if he didn't. Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

Feb. 10, 2002

(no subject)

by Wesley Allen

Hi all, How did the install-fest go? I really wanted to come, but my daughter came down with a high fever and we had to schedule a doctor's appointment. I could have come earlier than I was planning but it didn't feel right to say to my two year old, "Sorry you feel awful and need to go to the doctor, daddy can't play right now I'm going to hang out with a buch I geeks I've never even personally met" I was rather proud of myself, I only considered telling my daughter for about a second before I slapped myself in the face ("But for an android, that is a lifetime"). How many people showed up?? Wes

Feb. 10, 2002