<div dir="ltr"><div>Sorry to ask but is anybody going to stream the meeting ? <br><br></div>I'll be home with my kids ....<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 8:23 AM, JD <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com" target="_blank">jdp@algoloma.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">This SPECIAL ALE-NW@SPSU meeting is being held THIS Thursday August 28th, 2014<br>
at 7:30pm in room J-266 of the Atrium (J) building on the SPSU campus. This is<br>
an open meeting. Everyone is invited, students, non-students, old and young.<br>
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Topic: Linux for Windows Users<br>
Date: 8/28 @ 7:30p - 9:30p-ish<br>
Where: SPSU J-266 (different from last year)<br>
<a href="http://ale.org/?p=539" target="_blank">http://ale.org/?p=539</a><br>
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Agenda:<br>
* Quick ALE-NW Org Discussion<br>
* Future Meetings / Topics<br>
* Volunteers Needed<br>
* Linux Explained from a Windows Perspective<br>
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Most of the meeting will be spent on the last bullet and I doubt we'll get<br>
through the material.<br>
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What is Linux, where to get it, architecture, distros, why diff distros, DEs,<br>
Package Managers, CLI/Shell, a few useful commands, file system layout, disk<br>
layout, special files/devices, installation or LiveCD?, runlevels, multi-user<br>
considerations, and common software. Finishing up with links to get more<br>
information on the different distros.<br>
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This will all be overviews and generalizations due to the time, but will provide<br>
the why-does-linux-work-this-way answer for Windows users. If nothing else,<br>
Linux is flexible which is the greatest asset.<br>
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I hope to see you there!<br>
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ALE-NW usually meets the 2nd Thursday of the month at the SPSU campus.<br>
Please mark this on your calendar as a reoccurring meeting.<br>
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The group usually adjourns to the Marietta Diner after the meeting.<br>
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For a campus map and a link to directions please see<br>
<http ://<a href="http://www.spsu.edu/visitspsu/campusmaps/index.htm" target="_blank">www.spsu.edu/visitspsu/campusmaps/index.htm</a>><br>
or visit the ALE-NW webpage page at<br>
<<a href="http://tomshiro.org/twiki/view/ALE/AleNwOrg" target="_blank">http://tomshiro.org/twiki/view/ALE/AleNwOrg</a>> for information links from prior<br>
meetings.<br>
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Learn more about GA-400 Linux Group: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/GA-400-Linux-Group/" target="_blank">http://www.meetup.com/GA-400-Linux-Group/</a><br>
We informally meet most Sundays to discuss Linux.<br>
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Free parking after 7pm in non-reserved spaces in the P60 deck is best. If you<br>
park before that time, you may get a ticket, boot, or towed.<br>
Building J, the Atrium building, is a short distance east of the parking deck.<br>
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ALE-NW@SPSU meetings are open events and we hope you will join us! We generally<br>
meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month, but always watch the <a href="http://ale.org" target="_blank">ale.org</a> email list<br>
for specifics. Also remember that topic suggestions and presentation offers the<br>
meetings can be emailed to [ jdp (at) algoloma (dot) com] or [griggs (dot) andy<br>
(at) gmail (dot) com]<br>
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