[Gloucs] Meetings + Suggestions

[Jill Tovey]

I'll be happy to help out with open days and clubs etc for Uni - I'm
only there for another 8 weeks or so though, before having to actually
earn my keep (boo), so let me know if you need me to get onto the SU
etc..

On Wed, 2003-04-23 at 16:22, john mckeown wrote:
> 
> Yesterday's turnout was up on March, with 4 new people.
> Discussion/demo/talk topics included:
> TeX, LyX, DTP for Linux, WYSIWYG issues, text editors
> RedHat9, Laptops, AOL Linux client (Penggy), 
> Porting apps to Linux (OSX, static libraries eg Opera)
> 
> Suggestion:
> Aim to have 1 advanced and 1 basic talk each meeting.
> 
> Possible schedule? Rejig if new offers want earlier months.
> 
>    May   
> Re-compiling kernel    Francis    ( long )
> Linux glossary  ( short )
> Installing Debian on SPARC hardware
>    June
> Databases online (MySQL, PHP)    JohnM    (long)
>    July
> Crickleigh Park, outdoors; maybe open to families? 
> more social - I plan to bring some picnic snacks
> (alt. Robinswood Hill, not so easy to get to?)
>   August
> Shell scripting & BASH    (long)
> CrossOver Plugin demo   (short)
>   September
> Document repurposing: XML > TeX    (short)
>   October
>   November
> Open Day 
> 
> Other talks in pipeline? Suggestions or offers please...
> Smoothwall and firewalls    tbc
> Python  tbc
> OS X (anyone got a Mac?)
> 
> We need confirmed months for offers so website can feature them.
> 
> Distro demos sought or tbc:
> Mandrake 9.1
> SuSE 8.2
> Xandros
> 
> FrancisB suggested more structure e.g. a time for questions
> 
> Radical suggestion:
> we should actively seek Mac OS X members (e.g. any Unix user)
> as some Mac users interested in using their under-the-hood Unix 
> and advertise  meeting to Macintosh people (e.g. via the Gloucs
> Apple Centre people and other media)
> 
> Re: University
> I'm suggesting an Open Day at Park Campus in November;
> as a joint venture between University Unix Club (UUC).and GLUG
> + UUC presence at Freshers' Fair advertising Open Day
> + student members hopefully establish UUC as a Uni. Society
> by end of May, then book Freshers' stall + room for Open Day
> Jill? Matthew? Any student reading this?
> I volunteer if need be to stand behind a Freshers' Fair stall.
> (a University Unix Club could just meet e.g. once a term)
> 
> And/Or would GlosCat do something similar (in Gloucester?)
> 
> regards
> John
> 
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