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WarpDoctor Mtg
There is a WarpDoctor chat meeting this Sunday, 27 April 2003 at 3:00 EDT
(19:00 GMT). Visit http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc for
timezone help.
Many of the supporters of Webbnet have been working hard and long, to
rebuild the network. To find the current list of Webbnet servers, go to http://irc.fyrelizard.com/.
#warpdoctor can be found on any of these servers.
You can use any of those server addresses to initialize your IRC client,
or alternatively, click on the link at the bottom of the page, and load a
Java IRC applet to immediately start your chat session. I have tried this
applet, and it is remarkably quick, and simple to use.
Please read the agenda at
http://www.warpdoctor.org/agendas/warpdoc_2003-04-27.html so you will be
ready for the meeting.
Thank you.
Walter F. Metcalf
WarpDoctor Co-ordinator
PASUG Mtg: Thu, Apr 24
TO: All Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group Members
FROM: Larry Lavins, PASUG Leader
Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group (PASUG) Meeting
Thursday, April 24, 2003 7:00-10:00 PM
Bryn Mawr Community Ctr, 9 S.Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA
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R E M I N D E R
. *** THURSDAY APRIL 24 MEETING AGENDA ***
. ** LINUX FILESYSTEM BASICS **
LINUX ORIENTED Q&A SESSION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In place of the usual short presentation/demo, an extended Q&A session
oriented to Linux will be conducted by David Moskowitz. Where possible, a
live Linux system may be used to illustrate questions, answers and
comments which are brought up for group discussions.
MAIN PRESENTATION
LINUX FILESYSTEM BASICS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Scott Russell of IBM will conduct a presentation/demo of Linux filesystem
basics, one of the most important factors in learning Linux (originally
scheduled for the February meeting which was cancelled due to a
snowstorm). Understanding of Linux filesystem basics insures that users
will get the most out of the system now and well into the future.
Scott's presentation will cover the following items:
o Basic Linux filesystem paradigm
o The mount point philosophy
- Physical/logical disks
- Network shares
o "Well Known" mount points, including ...
- /, /boot, /home, /usr/local, /opt, /etc
o Filesystewm commands to control mount points
- /etc/fstab
- the mount command
o Suggested disk layout: one user's perspective
o The basics of file permissions
An IBM Thinkpad running SuSE 8.0, using Open Office's "Impress" software
will be used for the presentation and will provide a glimpse into a real
live system's /etc/fstab file setup for both home and business
environments.
Scott Russell has more than 20 years experience as an application
development & systems programmer. He was employed by Soft-Switch when
Lotus bought the company in 1994, which was bought out in turn by IBM in
1995. He currently works in the IBM Lotus support organization where he
develops software support tools.
Scott has been associated with our user group for several years. He was a
former day-to-day OS/2 user, starting with v.1.2. But turned to Linux as
his main desktop 3 or 4 years ago.
We're very pleased that he has agreed to do this presentation. All members
are urged to come to the April 24th meeting and
make a good showing for Scott Russell.
- - - - -
Other agenda items include announcements, news, Q&A session, and raffles.
The usual free refreshments will also be available.
MEETING FORMAT & TIME SCHEDULE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In order to make our meetings more productive, the following
format & time schedule will be in effect. This schedule will
be strictly enforced. Everyone is requested to cooperate.
. 7:00 - 7:15 Meeting Start & Announcements
. 7:15 - 8:00 Extended Linux Q&A Session
. 8:00 - 8:15 Break & Raffles
. 8:15 - 9:30 Main Presentation/Demo
. 9:30 -10:00 Close-down, pack-up & exit nlt 10:00pm
- - - - -
Mark the date and time: Thursday, April 24th at 7:00pm.
PASUG meetings are open and free for all users, their guests and others
interested in learning about Linux, OS/2 and associated technologies. We
have a very full agenda and tight schedule which will be enforced. Please
be on time promptly by 7:00pm to avoid missing out on the earlier parts of
the meeting.
. ** WE SUPPORT OPEN STANDARDS **
PASUG meetings are held at the Bryn Mawr Community Center, next to
Ludington Library, at the corner of Lancaster and Bryn Mawr Avenues, Bryn
Mawr, PA. on the 4th Thursday of Jan-Oct, and the 3rd Thursday of Nov-Dec.
Directions to the Bryn Mawr Community Center (BMCC) and other useful
information about the PASUG activities may be found on our web site at http://www.phillyos2.org, or contact U/G
Leader Larry Lavins: llavins@worldnet.att.net, or phone (215) 878-9609. - -
eCS 1.1 at MelbPC OS/2 SIG Meeting 22nd April
Hello everyone on the Australian OS/2 list.
Announcing next week's meeting of the Melbourne SIG to be held at
Melbourne PC Rooms
27 Wells St, Sth Melbourne
Commencing 6:30pm
The Night of Nights!!
News & Views - latest items of interest which will be a mere curtain
raiser to the new eCS v1.1
Demonstration of some significant OS/2 software: eCS 1.1
This must be currently the most significant piece of software on the
planet - who would dare miss this??
1. Mark Rogers will install our official MelbPC registered copy of eCS 1.1
2. Mark will talk us through the new features as they emerge on the
screen
3. Mark will also distribute CDs of the upgrade to those present
who have ordered
[Special Note: All SIG members who have placed an order with Mark please
let him know (cc in this email) so he can bring your CDs with him next
Tuesday.]
Tech-Talk: Bootable JFS by Ian Manners
Don't know what this means? Come along and find out!
You do know? Then come and see latest developments on this topic from one
of the world-wide team of beta-testers
Free Java - continuous downloads available from the kitchenette!
Close: 9:30pm
See you there!
Best regards
John Angelico
OS/2 SIG
talldad@melbpc.org.au or talldad@kepl.com.au
SCOUG meeting April 19: Guiffy version 5
The next meeting of the Southern California OS/2 User Group (SCOUG) will
be this Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 9:15 AM PDT, at the Fullerton Public
Library, 353 W. Commonwealth Ave., in meeting room B.
Guiffy Returns to SCOUG April 19th!
What a Difference a Year Makes
You remember Guiffy (pronounced "goofy"). We saw what a versatile
development tool it is at our meeting in February 2002. Now we look
forward to having developer Bill Ritcher of Guiffy Software http://www.guiffy.com/ back at SCOUG to show how he's updated the software.
Guiffy is a powerful multi-platform utility for visually comparing and
merging source files, folders, and even file trees. Version 5.0 was
released on March 15th, and new pricing was just announced April 1st. If
you're a developer, you'll certainly want to be at this meeting to see
just how indispensible this latest version of Guiffy can be for you. If
you're not, you'll appreciate all that's involved in managing software
development.
Also at our April meeting, Lynn Maxson and Bob Blair plan to continue in
their quest to assure the success of OS/2 open source by defining the
optimum environment for efficient development. You should plan to stick
around after Guiffy for the Programming SIG and give them a hand.
As always, if you're having difficulties with something OS/2 related, be
ready to explain your problem and get some answers and suggestions for
solving it during the Q and A session. Donuts and coffee await you, too.
Help Desk chats are on Wednesday evenings at 7 PM PDT. If you've got a
problem with hardware or software, join the chat and ask for help. Info is
at http://www.scoug.com/chat/index.html.
OS/2 Help Desk and Networking SIG, May 4th, 2003, 2 PM PDT, Chapman
University in Orange:
SCOUG's in-person OS/2 Help Desk is held once a month at Chapman
University, in room 203 of the Hashinger Hall Science building. SCOUG
volunteers are there to help you work through your hardware and software
problems.
The Networking SIG normally meets at the same time and place as the live
OS/2 Help Desk, but it's still on hiatus. We hope to have it back in May
or June. Check the SCOUG website http://http://www.scoug.com/, especially the
"Next Meeting" link in the upper left-hand corner for further updates.
How to get to the Fullerton Public Library:
From the 91 freeway, exit Harbor Blvd. heading north. Turn left at
Amerige Ave. The library is 2 1/2 blocks down on your left-hand side; the
main entrance is actually on Amerige 1/2 block west of Highland Ave.
From the 57 freeway, exit Chapman Ave (near Cal State Fullerton) heading
west. After you pass Harbor Blvd., go 2 more blocks and turn left on
Highland Ave. Go 3 short blocks south on Highland Ave. and turn right on
Amerige Ave.; the library is 1/2 block down on your left.
How to get to Chapman University:
There are two ways to get directions:
1) Go to http://www.scoug.com/warpexpowest/sitemap.html
2) Go to http://www.mapquest.com/ and enter the address 400 N. Center
Street, Orange, CA.
You can park in any of the University lots for free on Sundays, but if you
part on the street, watch the signs carefully or else risk getting a
parking ticket.
Come to Hashinger Hall Science Building, room 203. It's on the second
floor and there's an elevator for you to bring up your equipment.
Come and join us! Visit us at http://www.scoug.com
General VOICE meeting tonight @08:00pm EDT (00:00 GMT
/ UT)
There will be a General meeting of VOICE tonight (Monday 04-07-2002) at
8:00pm EDT (00:00 GMT / UT).
Topics will include discussions regarding new Vice-President, Warpstock,
and a new e-Store for VOICE.
To find the current list of Webbnet servers, go to http://irc.fyrelizard.com/. #voice can be found on any of these servers.
Same WEBBnet servers, just a different name.
You can use any of those server addresses to initialize your IRC client,
or alternatively, click on the link at the bottom of the page, and load
the IBM Java IRC applet to immediately start your chat session. I have
tried this applet, and it is remarkably quick, and simple to use.
Please read the agenda at
http://www.os2voice.org/agendas/voice_2003-04-07.html so you will be ready
for the meeting.
For further information on attending VOICE meetings and the use of OS/2
IRC clients see http://www.os2voice.org/meetinginfo.html For information
on using the Mozilla Chatzilla IRC client, please see the current article
in the VOICE newsletter at http://www.os2voice.org/VNL/past_issues/VNL0403H/vnewsf1.htm.
Thank you very much,
Walter F. Metcalf
VOICE President
WarpDoctor Mtg
There is a WarpDoctor chat meeting this Sunday, 6 April 2003 at 3:00 ET
(19:00 GMT). Visit http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc for
timezone help.
Many of the supporters of Webbnet have been working hard and long, to
rebuild the network. To find the current list of Webbnet servers, go to http://irc.fyrelizard.com/.
#warpdoctor can be found on any of these servers.
You can use any of those server addresses to initialize your IRC client,
or alternatively, click on the link at the bottom of the page, and load a
Java IRC applet to immediately start your chat session. I have tried this
applet, and it is remarkably quick, and simple to use.
Please read the agenda at
http://www.warpdoctor.org/agendas/warpdoc_2003-04-06.html so you will be
ready for the meeting.
Thank you.
Walter F. Metcalf
WarpDoctor Co-ordinator
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