[ale] Re: ALE-NW September presentation (ROOM CHANGE!!)

[Geoffrey]

The presentation from last month that was posponed, will be THIS month's 
presentation:

Geoffrey wrote:
> The Next ALE-NW Meeting
> 
> We graciously thank Kennesaw State University for providing ALE with a 
> place for our monthly meetings.
> 
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> Note: The meetings are always on the 3rd Thursday of every month.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
>         Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - NorthWest October meeting notice
> 
>                              
>                Join your fellow Linux enthusiasts for
>                    our regular monthly meeting!
>              
>                      Thursday October 17, 2002
>                             8:00 PM               
>                   Kennesaw State University
>                 1000 Chastain Rd.,  Kennesaw, GA 30144
>                
> 
>             PLEASE NOTE THE ROOM CHANGE!!
> 
>             Burruss Building Room 381
> 
> 
> 
>    --------------------------------------------------------------
>                              
>                     THIS MONTH:
> 
>         Topic: Linux applications to replace Windows
>             applications
> 
>         Presenter: Greg Canter
> 
> 
>     Greg Canter will lead a discussion of replacing Windows on the
>     everyday user's desktop.  Greg will cover his journey that began
>     nearly a year and a half ago when he decided to replace Windows
>     on his desktop with the Linux equivalents.  From first deciding
>     what is needed through choosing among the many options that are
>     present in the Linux community, to finally going without Windows
>     products, Greg will present the steps he took to wean himself        
>     off of "The Redmond Distro" to some of the broader facets of his
>     decision and how it affected his outlook on computing and his
>     job as a programmer.
> 
>     Emphasis will be on making decisions based on "the best tool for
>     the job" and understanding the whys of conversion as many
>     efforts fail because of a lack of understanding for the basis of
>     decisions. A thorough "laundry list" of Linux replacement    
>     programs as well as a coverage of the various Linux
>     distributions will also be presented, though the discussion will
>     focus on enabling people to make their own decisions rather than
>     push a single distro or single solution.  Greg will present the
>     reasoning behind his choices and the various advantages as well
>     as the disadvantages of those choices - and with the added
>     benefit of hindsight.
> 
> 
>     Greg Canter is a programmer in the Kennesaw area who has been
>     using Linux/OpenBSD for the past year and a half.  He has been
>     programming in the Atlanta area for the last 6 years.  He is a
>     firm believer in Open Source and considers himself extremely
>     lucky to finally be doing professionally what was once "just a
>     fun hobby".
> 
> 
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>           For more info about ALE, visit our web page:
>                       http://www.ale.org/
> 
>         For directions to Kennesaw State University:
>                   http://www.ale.org/directions.shtml
> 
> 
> 
>                              
>     Meeting Format
> 
>     * Introduction and announcements
>     * Presentation by the month's speaker
>     * Switchboard - free form Linux Q&A session
>     * Door prize drawings (if we have any)
>     * Wrapup
> 
> If you would like to give a talk, or have a topic which you think would
> make a great talk, email ale-admin at ale.org .
> 


-- 
Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?


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