[ale] [ANNC] ALE-NW @ SPSU MTG. for THIS Thurs., Aug 28, 7:30pm

[Boris Borisov]

Sorry to ask but is anybody going to stream the meeting ?

I'll be home with my kids ....


On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 8:23 AM, JD <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:

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