[XCSSA] June meeting topic?

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I will bring in my new toy. Coolmax NAS CN-550. Have not been able to get it 
to do everything I want to do. Learned alot about networking but still have 
some questions. Should I bring my router in too? Think that might be the 
real problem. See you all there. Yea food poisoning sucks Tom. The only time 
I can remember throwing up and being completely unable to stop myself from 
doing so. Glad your feeling better. Later Gene

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From: <xcssa-admin@xcssa.org>
To: <xcssa@xcssa.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [XCSSA] June meeting topic?


> On Sunday 18 June 2006 15:00, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
>> Is there a topic for the meeting Monday night?
>
> Thanks for asking John...  My apologies folks... I've dropped the ball 
> this
> month.  But my excuse is the same that has kept me out of work, in bed for
> the past 4 days + a trip to the ER.  Food poisoning.  Wow.. I had no idea 
> how
> bad THAT little bugger could be (see
> http://www.accepta.com/Industry_Water_Treatment/Campylobacter.asp).
>
> Anyway.. I'm just now recovering... and yes.. the meeting is ON.. but I 
> was
> simply negligent in my duties.
>
>
> Topic #1:
>> Last I heard on the subject, the idea was discussion about how one goes
>> about investigating new/development versions of operating 
>> systems/software
>> and/or discussion of upgrade practices.  Tweeks mentioned something about
>> NetBSD, so I was properly baited.
>
> I can talk a little on that.  But would like to make it more of a "Best
> Practices Comparisons", allowing several experienced folks to talk on what
> we've found works best when doing upgrades and migrations.  I have a 
> general
> web zine article that I wrote from a few years back on doing web server
> migrations that can be generalized... and my own /home drive strategy is a
> personal favorite.  But some of you old timers....  I would love to get 
> your
> $0.02 and hear your war stories and current best practices...  Maybe limit
> 20-30min per person?
>
> Topic #2:
> I would also like to similarly open the floor to the discussion of
> "Windows/Linux Desktop App Equivalency".  A type of X on Windows = Y on 
> Linux
> overview that I plan on using in my Open Source talk at the July Open 
> Source
> fest.  A few obvious examples might be:
> Windows App Linux App
> -------------------------
> MS Office Open Office (duhh), SiagOffice, KOffice
> MS Word Abi-Word, KWord, etc
> IE Firefox, Konqueror, Opera
> Outlook Evolution, KMail, ...
> Visio Dia, Kivio
> Photoshop GIMP
> WinAmp XMMS, Mplayer
> WinDVD/WMplayer XINE, MPlayer, Totem
> Notepad Kedit, Gedit
> UltraEdit32 Gvim
> ... ...
>
> I would love to open this up to group discussion this month and grow out 
> this
> list a bit.. :)  But remmember.. think common "must have apps" in Windows 
> =
> what in Linux?   As the target audience of this baby presentation is going 
> to
> be people who want to make the jump from Windows to Linux, but need to see
> the existing, stable desktop on which they will be landing... and being
> assured that everything will "be ok". :)  Over the next month I'll include
> this info in my "State of the Linux Desktop" talk at the Open Source Fest 
> in
> July.
>
> BTW.. More info on the Open Source Fest (where this talk is eventually 
> going
> to end up) is here:
> http://cis.sac.accd.edu/~skolars/satlug/index.html
>
> It will be at Kelly USA from July 12 - 15.  Those interested in 
> volunteering
> as staff to assist with the event.. please contact myself and Steve Kolars
> (the head dude).
>
>
> So.. I guess it's a little late to send out a meeting announcement... 
> Maybe
> the above was good enough...?  Hope it wasn't too little too late...
>
> I guess we'll know if we see you there..  :)
>
> Tweeks
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