We will be discussing and showing different bootable cd, dvd, or usb flash Linux distros such as Knoppix and others you may not be familiar with.
If you have a favorite bootable distro then bring it and we’ll (you’ll) show it. We encourage participation from the attendees here. If you want to bring a specific distro then let me know and I’ll try and make sure that nobody else brings the same one.
Whether it’s internet browsers, media players, email clients, writing tools or complete, compatible office productivity suites, Linux and GNU Open Source software are meeting the professional, educational and personal computing needs of millions of people all over the world every day.
Learn how you, too, can liberate your digital information from its proprietary prison. At the GNU COMPUTER FREEDOM FEST, we prove that you don’t have to be a tech head to escape the frustrations of those “Microsoft Moments”. Learn how to liberate your computer creativity with the latest in secure, easy to use, free (as in beer), free (as in speech), high quality GNU Open Source software programs and Linux Xwindow environments for all of your home, school, office and internet applications.
There will be dozens of free CD’s full of GNU software and various Linux distributions** given away at the event, and as a further incentive, we will be giving away a complete*, pre-installed, Linux desktop system (with the hope that it will be won by a starving student or similarly needy GNU Linux newbie).
But whether you come to the GNU COMPUTER FREEDOM FEST to grab the freebies, to help, to learn, to teach, to solve a technical problem or to have a Linux OS** or other GNU software installed on your system, please come prepared to have some fun with computing again!
(See ALE Central Meeting Directions for maps and parking info)
* Donated computer system will be a 300-600 mhz x86 CPU, min 128 meg
memory, 17″ monitor, keyboard, mouse, cdrom; approx. value ~$280.
** Those interested in having a Linux distribution installed at the GNU
Freedom Fest event, as well as any volunteers offering installation help,
are asked to please register via the REGISTER HERE link at
http://www.lawlug.com/installfest
This month we will be showing a demo of the Kolab suite interfacing with a Kontact client and also MAPI integration with MS-Outlook.
Topic: Installing Linux on your Linksys – how NOT to make bricks
Presented by: Chris Farris, Room17 Enterprises
Topic Overview:
So you’ve heard that these neat little Linksys routers can run linux. But you’re not entirely sure you want to drop $80-$100 only to turn it into a paper weight. Chris’s talk will cover the basic steps of loading OpenWRT (yet another linux distro) on your LinkSys WRT54GS, configuring it, and some of the neat tricks you can make it do.
OpenWRT is a Linux distribution for the Linksys WRT54G. Like every other distribution these days, it has its own boot and package management system. While initially designed for the WRT54GS it is now supported on several other home “router” devices.
The LinkSys WRT54GS is a combination 802.11g Access point and home internet router. It as 32MB of Ram 8MB of Flash and 5 independently addressable ethernet ports.
Bio:
Chris Farris is one of the last surviving founders of the Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts and still maintains the ale.org website and mailing list. He was one of the core organizers of the Atlanta Linux Showcase (1997-2001).
His last presentation for ALE was on Home Automation. He has been using Linux since 1992. Currently he battles spammers and keeps the wheels turning during the wee hours of the morning for Earthlink.
When not doing technical stuff, Chris is Vice Chair of the Gwinnett County Republican Liberty Caucus – a group dedicated to promoting free market and limited government principals in the GOP. He blogs at The Exercise of Vital Powers.