[Yhslug] Friday Meeting-- Bring People!

[Matthew Gallagher]

Shame how that word has become so generic (maybe they can lose the trademark
:) )
I have a person from the school who has recently converted, but he may not
be able to come.


Thomas: About WoW: My account doesnt work with just the regular game, so
make sure you have someone with a regular account, or you get a trial
account
Having the title screen show up doesn't prove anything :) Also, Do you need
me to bring in my comp?




On 5/17/07, Mackenzie Morgan <macoafi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ^_^ Kernighan had a PPT when at GWU.  Either he apologized for using
> Windows or someone asked why he was using it, then he apologized.  It was
> all the school had on the comp for him to use.
>
> On 5/17/07, Jeffrey Elkner <jeff at elkner.net> wrote:
> >
> > We do hope you meant to say "a presentation" (using ooimpress or some
> > other free software presentation tool) and not literally a "power..." (I
> > can't bring myself to say it...)
> >
> > jeff
> >
> > On Thu, 17 May 2007 08:48:38 -0400, Thomas Doggette <
> > tdoggette at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >I'm glad to see that a lot of the regulars are attending, but what's
> > >more important than that is that we have people to teach. Much of this
> > >(excepting, of course, the pizza), is simply not going to be very
> > >interesting to you Linux zealots.
> > >
> > >Bring family and friends.
> > >
> > >I'll have a powerpoint ready with the very basics of F/OSS and Linux,
> > >ie what Libre is, why you ought to care, and how you can use it.
> > >That'll be followed by the start of an Ubuntu installation (I have a
> > >hard drive, and I talked with Elkner a while back about using one of
> > >his computers). Then, the pizza, and then we have a clean install to
> > >play with. We can show everyone how easy it is to do stuff on Linux
> > >(we can do that on another machine of the install's not done), and
> > >then, how to install programs and maybe do a little customisation.
> > >Then, the fun part: I'm borrowing a copy of World of Warcraft from a
> > >friend, and we'll get that running under Wine.
> > >
> > >If you have anything to add, either now or at the meeting, it's a
> > >flexible schedule, so you'll have time to show off your trick or
> > >favorite app.
> > >
> > >~Thomas Doggette
> > >~YHSLUG Student Lead
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>
> --
> Mackenzie Morgan
> Linux User # 432169
> http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com <-my blog of Ubuntu stuff
> Hey, type this in the terminal!  It's really fun!
> apt-get moo
> then try
> aptitude moo
> and
> aptitude -v moo
> just keep adding v's to that and watch it change
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-Matthew Gallagher
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