[clug] September Canberra Linux Users Group meeting

[chris at christophersmart.com]

	Canberra Linux Users Group Meeting - 24th September 2009
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Date:		24th September 2009 (Fourth Thursday of the month)

Time:		19:00 - 21:00 (or when it finishes)

Speaker:	Dr Denise J Bates

Abstract:	Slackware is the longest surviving Linux distro, and its
		interface has hardly changed since 1993. 
		
		It will install on fairly low-spec machines (including
		netbooks) that "modern" distros will baulk at, or onto
		a 2-4GB USB stick as well. 
		
		Denise will demonstrate a Slackware installation and
		configuration, with a view to encouraging a discussion
		(hopefully constructive) of the relative merits of text
		vs GUI methods. 
		
		Coming from a Social Science background, Denise says
		that she couldn't claim to be a geek, but has used
		Slackware Linux almost exclusively for well over a
		decade. She has become comfortable with Slackware's
		largely text-based installation and configuration and
		despite her occasional experiment with other distros,
		remains skeptical about the purportedly "easy"
		GUI-based methods of many other "modern" distros. 

Venue:		Room N101
		Computer Science and Information Technology Building
		North Road
		The Australian National University

		See http://clug.org.au/ for more directions and a map

Food/drink:	Pizza and soft drink/juice. Come hungry, and bring 
		about $6 to cover the cost of your share if you 
		want some.

If you would like to give a talk at a future meeting, please email me.