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

[Geoffrey]

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.
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         Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - NorthWest September meeting notice

  	 
						
                Join your fellow Linux enthusiasts for
                    our regular monthly meeting!
  	 
		
                      Thursday September 19, 2002
                             8:00 PM				
           	    Kennesaw State University
                 1000 Chastain Rd.,  Kennesaw, GA 30144
				

			PLEASE NOTE THE ROOM CHANGE!!

			Burruss Building Room 381



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	        	    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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     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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