[NTLUG:Announce] December Meeting

[Kendall Clark]

NTLUGGERs,

The last NTLUG meeting of the millennium, the century and 1999 is
taking place on Saturday, December 18th, at Nokia. See
http://ntlug.org/cal/ for details.

1.  Beginners SIG.

As usual, the Beginners SIG will be meeting at 10am, hitting on
topics particularly of value to those that are new to Linux.

2. Linux Installation Project.

The Linux Installation Project will be helping users to install Linux
on their systems.  If you're getting comfortable with using Linux,
helping out with the LIP can be a useful opportunity to help out, and
gain familiarity with some of the diverse hardware and distributions
that people want to use.

3. Availability of various Linux CD Distributions.

As always, a fairly diverse set of Linux distributions will be available
for purchase.  Last month, the construction-related activities at Nokia
were somewhat disruptive to this; hopefully that won't be the case this
month.  (And we certainly look forward to seeing the results after the
dust clears!)

4. The "Main Meeting."

This month, we will be having a representative from LinuxCare speak
briefly about this organizations activities.  One of the interesting
things that LinuxCare offers is the "infamous business card CD," a
Linux CD that is squared-off in the shape and size of a credit card.
This reportedly provides a "rescue CD," and fits nicely into a wallet.
Hopefully there will be a few to give away.

In lieu of a full "speaker session," the remainder of the meeting will
be occupied by:

  a) A draw for the rather large supply of stuff that has built up over
     the last couple of months.  Kendall Clark and I were at the Atlanta
     Linux Showcase, and came back with a significant "bag of goodies."

  b) Questions and Answers from "the floor."

We were originally hoping that this meeting could represent a
"membership/charity drive," where members would be encouraged to
contribute tax-deductible amounts, with a particular focus on passing
on contributions to some significant charitable organizations that have
contributed to the development of Linux as it is today.  Unfortunately,
the process of getting through all the legal paperwork proved daunting,
and this will have to wait until 2000.

Chris Browne 
(posted by Kendall Clark)