More topic ideas

[Michael Schultheiss]

Topic ideas from the Purdue LUG:

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> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:24:43 -0500
> From: "Wayne A. Arthurton" <warthurton at purdue.edu>
> To: plug at lists.csociety.org
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] The next meeting?
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> I have some ideas.
> 
> 1)  We could have a GPG presentation and key signing event.
> 2)  Open QA.  If it is an individual concern then someone who has
> experience in the area can go help them.  Otherwise we could discuss
> it as a group.
> 3)  Project night.  Bring in your newest projects.  (I have a fairly
> cool MythTV setup now that I'd be willing to show off)
> 4)  LAN party.  People with non-Purdue Internet connections could bring
> large mirrors for people to update from.
> 5)  ALSA.  It confuses the heck out of me, and I would love it if
> someone could go over all the different configuration stuff.
> (dmix, .asoundrd, modules.d/alsa, etc....)
> 6)  Distcc.  I've been using distcc for a couple of years now to speed
> up compiles from my laptops and slow desktops.  I may not be
> authoritative, but I've learned some tricks to get it working better.
> (I hope that they are good tricks)
> 7)  Kernel.  Compiling your own kernel.  I'm sure that there are people
> who would love an intro to doing this.
> 8)  Contributing a patch.  I'm sure there are some people that would
> like to contribute a patch.  I've never done this.  I'm afraid of how
> people might judge my code.  Maybe go over the etiquette of submitting
> a patch.  (Linux Kernel is another subject entirely, but I'm pretty
> sure we have some people at Purdue who have done so.)
> 9)  Setting up a linux router.  I have a old laptop running devil
> linux that was simple to setup as a router.  I'd like to do some QoS
> stuff.  Maybe someone out there could give some hints.
> 10) Video cards.  Video drivers under linux are so much in flux.  Ati
> (from X[Free][Org]), ati.2 (from Gatos), ATI propriety, DRI....
> Nvidia again nv (from X[Free][Org]), nvidia propriety, ...  It is
> confusing and changes often.  Also AGP.  Is it running for you?  How
> to get it running.
> 11) Games on linux.  Show off linux native stuff: NWN and talk about
> setting it up,  Quake III,  cry about lokigames going under, show off
> and talk about WineX (Transgaming Cedega), talk about freely available
> games: freeciv (Civ forever!!!), MegaMek, heck even NetHack type stuff
> 12) Emulation.  There are a bunch of emulators for Linux.  Show off
> your favorite one.  (I'm an old apple2 geek so I'm partial to xkegs).
> 13) Speakers.  I for one love to hear from well-know speakers.  We're
> at Purdue.  I'm sure there is some professors, ITAP staff, ECN staff,
> etc that has some insights for us.  Heck, Gene Spafford teaches here,
> I'd love to hear from him sometime.
> 
> I can help out with some of these.  Others I can't.  I'm just trying to
> toss out some ideas.
> 
> I don't know if you have read this, but it was useful in the past.
> http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Linux_PR/newlug.html Just having meeting
> even if everyone just chats amongst themselves is a great way to find
> out stuff you don't normally know how to do.
> 
> -- 
> Wayne A. Arthurton <warthurton at purdue.edu>
> 
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