Meetings' Structure was: How is ITEC going?

[Chris Bier]

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The biggest thing I see missing is printing.  This can be a
killer.

Chris

On Thu, 2002-10-17 at 13:52, Patrick M wrote:
> I am going to take this as a RFC or in this case Request For Topic
Ideas.
> I think we have already heard of some and will hear of more as time
passes.
> Any of the Differences between X & Y could be hot topic points for 
> experienced users.
> 
>  From the list of topics would say pick a major and minor topic, and
let 
> people choose between the two at the meeting. The ones with ** I 
> consider smaller but still very important. Down the road they can be 
> discussed in detail. I see there is already demo days, but what is
going 
> to be demo'ed, and is it going to be organized? I see at least 6
months 
> of topics below:
> 
> --Differences in Distributions.
> --Differences in X windows: Gnome, KDE, etc.--Over view
>       Using diferent X servers -- More detailed--either break out 
> session or whole meeting
>             Tweaking and personalising your desktop.
> --Samba--networking in a windows world.
> --Firewall
> **Office applications Open Office, Star office, Corel, etc.... Show
that 
> you can really do everything easily
> --Apache--other web servers
> **Graphic applications
> **Web browsers
> **Burning CD's
> --Security Detailed
> **Security Basic Common sence
> **Open source (ideals and philociphy)
> **Netiquite
> **RTFM -- Include the idea of patience, and thinking things out.
> --Gaming
> --Package managers... tar... gz... installing stuff... and more
> --Installfest
> --Kids and linux
> -*MTA -- Mail transfer agents
> **DNS
> **Sound
> **Text editors -- vi
> --SQL
> 
> Here is a list Jim Herman put forth:
> 
> Kmail, Mozilla, Konqueror, Galeon, Evolution, Xine, XMMS, Gphoto, KDE
desktop, Gnome desktop, IceWM, OpenOffice.org, GNUcash, Koffice,
Eroaster, X-CD-Roast, Kate, KDevelop, Gcc, Desktop Themes, User
Administration, Package installation, compiling kernals, compiling
applications, PDA use, video editing, chat clients, Ghost Script/Ghost
View, VNC, remote shells, remote X windows, FTP clients, etc.
> 
> LCD projectors have been offered by: Jason Clinton and Vatterott
College 
> (Aaron)
> 
> Steven Elling wrote:
> 
> >Why don't we take the time to ask some of the newbies what they want
to do 
> >with linux?  Ask them what they want to explorer? Ask them how much
they know 
> >about Linux?  Ask the seasoned Linux users what they think they are
lacking 
> >in knowledge?  Ask the seasoned Linux users want to do with Linux?
> >
> >Once we gather this info, use it as a basis for conducting the KCLUG
meetings.
> >
> >Good? Yea? Nay?
> >  
majordomo at kclug.org
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