[NTLUG:Discuss] Moving to the area

[Chris Cox]

Tim Riker wrote:
> Hello all.
> 
> I'm looking at a possible move to the NE Dallas area for a job located 
> near 635 and 75.
> 
> What are good high speed internet options? Considering Sache, Allen, 
> Plano as possible locations for purchasing a home. Are DSL and/or cable 
> modem available? I'd prefer an option with at least one dedicated IP and 
> that allows running server services (Linux based of course ;-).
> 
> Some of you may have heard of me. If not, you should go try BZFlag. ;-) 
> It's an Open Source, OpenGL, multiplayer, multiplatform "battlezone" 
> capture the flag tank game.

We've got Steve Baker and NOW (possibly) Tim Riker too!!  Wow!
Cool!

Welcome to DFW.

I use cable (now Comcast).... no problems, though it's not nearly
as nice as the 3M/1M I had with @home.  Currently comcast does
1M/256 on cable.

> 
> I'm fairly active with some of the Utah LUGS here:
> 
> http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Operating_Systems/Linux/User_Groups/North_America/United_States/Utah/ 
> 
> 
> I'm often online as TimRiker on irc.freenode.net and irc.oftc.net (like 
> now for instance ;-)
> 
> Does NTLUG have an IRC hangout?

Believe it or not... we use this mail list.  Others may have a favorite
irc.... too chatty for me :-)

> 
> Are there any other debian developers out there?

We've got some Debian fans... our site runs Debian in fact.  Rick Cook
I know was pretty active (?) with the Debian PPC stuff.

> 
> I've presented at many of the local LUG meetings and if the move happens 
> I'd be eager to help out with NTLUG as well. I'm speaking at OLS if 
> anyone is headed there:

I coordinate the presentations for NTLUG.  Speak and ye shall
be heard.  Just zap me directly with what you'd like to
present on... calendar is wide open.  How about March 15th :-) ??

> 
> http://www.linuxsymposium.org/2003/speakers.php
> 
> Are there any other LUGs in the Dallas area?

The dfwuug.org (DFW Unix Users Group) has a Linux SIG and
the ntpcug.org (North Texas PC Users Group) has a Linux SIG.
The fwlug (Fort Worth Linux Users Group).  The NTPCUG in
particular collides directly with NTLUG as far as meeting
times go (except this month).  Oddly, they meet at North Lake
College... not to far from where NTLUG meets today (Nokia).  Lots
of options.  ... of course we all know that NTLUG is the best :-)

http://www.dfwuug.org
http://www.ntpcug.org
http://www.fwlug.org

> 
> More reading material for the curious:
> 
> http://Rikers.org/ http://Rikers.org/resume.htm
> http://sourceforge.net/users/timriker/
> 
> or just Google for "tim riker" ;-)