[Cialug] AmesLUG: Thu Sept 9th - OS / Distro Roundtable

[Matthew Steven]

Announcement/comments: http://www.ameslug.org/node/11

The next meeting will be held at Ames Public Library at 8pm Thursday 
September 9th, though the doors will open at 7:30 so if you want to show 
up early, feel free. If you haven't been to the Founder's Suite yet, 
just go to the information desk and they'll direct you.

This will be a more informal meeting, contrasting the different 
attributes of various distributions and operating systems.

I'm sure it almost goes without saying, but it's not to be a talk about 
which systems are better, just what the differences are. Judgments of 
quality can only come from within grasshopper. ;o)

So if you've ever been curious about why someone would prefer Gentoo 
over Ubuntu, or wonder if there are any lighter weight office apps than 
OpenOffice out there (vim?), or even if you just want to learn more 
about the different distributions and what they offer, this meeting will 
be of interest.

We'll share our FOSS experiences and have a good time as always. Bring 
your laptop, and the most exotic distro you know!


-- 
Matthew Steven
http://www.geniusweb.com/
(515) 999 0842