Back to our regular meeting schedule in Hackensack.
Agenda/discussion items:
- Revolution OS
- Intro to OSS
- Local LUG activities
- …
Meeting for 4.28.10
Apr 7
Success! Many thanks.
Apr 2
This past Wednesday was our screening of “Revolution OS.” To be honest, I was a little worried. I wasn’t getting a whole lot of feedback, and was concerned that I’d be a lonely geek watching a movie (that I already own) in a rented theatre by myself. Turns out my worries were unfounded. Our user’s group, and the local community came out in droves! We had about 4 dozen people in the Darress theatre, with only one walk out. Considering the depth of the movie, I’d say that was a great success. Many people stuck around to ask questions, which I did my best to answer. We then went over to the Boonton Avenue Grille for good food and more good conversation. Overall, it was a great night, a great opportunity to share information about GNU, Linux, Free and Open Source Software.
I have many people to thank,
- J.T.S. Moore, who allowed us to show his documentary without charge
- All the local businesses that allowed me to put up flyers advertising the event
- The Neighbor News, who ran our announcement in the local paper
- Jay Sulzberger, for running our announcement on the NYLX mailing list
- Threethirty and the Fedora team, and the Ubuntu Shipit team who combined sent out three dozen nicely printed distributions to give out to interested movie watchers
- Tom and the crew at the Darress Theatre, for the great venue
- The user’s group members that supported my crazy idea
- And above all, all of the folks who participated, donated and spent some time learning about Free and Open Source Software like Linux. (If I’ve forgotten anyone, and I almost certainly have, just let me know, I’ll update!)
We raised enough to cover the cost of the theatre, with $101 left over, which will go to the Free Software Foundation, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Stay tuned to the blog, some of the members took pictures, and we’ll update for upcoming events and meetings.
Also, I’ll be running an “Introduction to Free software and Linux” at the Boonton library at 6:30 on April 20th, for anyone who is local and interested. I’ll be showing some current software, and some explanation of what it does, and how you can use it. Details will be posted here soon.
Again, thanks to all of you, and please let me know what was good, what was bad, and if you’d be interested in more events like this, or if you’d be interested in joining us at the North Jersey Linux User’s Group at njlinux.org. I can be reached at linux @ murph.info.
I’ve made arrangements with the Boonton Avenue Grille for us to be able to gather there en masse after the movie. That way we’ll have a place to discuss what everyone thought of the movie, or anything Linux or Free Software related!
It is at 108 Boonton Avenue Boonton, NJ, which is just a block or so away from the theatre.
Hope to see everyone there!
A promotion opportunity.
Mar 15
If anyone is going to be the Meadowlands area (I cannot, if was able to make it, I wouldn’t post.) this coming weekend, maybe you can drop off a bunch of flyers. If you’re interested in going, I have a dollar off coupon that I can email to you. Let me know.
Thanks,
–Bob
500mHz Dell, 384 megs RAM, running Puppy Linux. Great for anyone looking to get a taste of Linux for a price of ZERO!
Meeting for 2.24.10
Feb 16
The New Jersey Linux User’s group would like to announce the presentation of the film “Revolution OS” at the Darress Theatre in Boonton NJ on Wednesday, March 31st 2010.
Revolution OS is a documentary detailing the roots of the Free Software and Open Source movements that resulted in Linux, as well as many other free software projects.
From the Revolution OS website:
REVOLUTION OS tells the inside story of the hackers who rebelled against the proprietary software model and Microsoft to create GNU/Linux and the Open Source movement.
On June 1, 2001, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said “Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches. “Microsoft fears GNU/Linux, and rightly so. GNU/Linux and the Open Source & Free Software movements arguably represent the greatest threat to Microsoft’s way of life. Shot in cinemascope on 35mm film in Silicon Valley, REVOLUTION OS tracks down the key movers and shakers behind Linux, and finds out how and why Linux became such a potent threat.
REVOLUTION OS features interviews with Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman, Bruce Perens, Eric Raymond, Brian Behlendorf, Michael Tiemann, Larry Augustin, Frank Hecker, and Rob Malda.
The movie will be shown at 7:30 pm with a brief question and answer session afterward.
With the permission of the director, The showing is free of charge, but there will be a collection (amount of your choice) to cover the costs of the theatre. All additional proceeds will be donated to the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Free Software Foundation.
Copies of various GNU/Linux distributions and other free software will be available at no charge after the showing as well.
If you plan on joining us, please RSVP with your name (no need for registration or email). We would like to have a rough idea of attendance. You do not need to RSVP to come. There will be enough room for everyone.
Any questions can be directed to BobM@NJlinux.org
Meeting for 1.27.2010
Jan 12
Back on our regular schedule. Happy gnu year everyone.
Agenda items:
Our next meeting is our holiday meeting. It will take place at a location to be determined, not as usual at the Hackensack location. Stay tuned for the location announcement.
Meeting for 12.02.09
Oct 28
Presentation by peter on Evolution v. Thunderbird
Presentation by Bob on the virtues of PCLinuxOS
Kernel tuning by Reg
@ the meeting
Oct 28
Discussing the future of the website, and how we might keep the information fresh, instead of having older information on the main page.
Dsicussion forum.
Oct 19
I have added a discussion forum for the LUG members. There is a link on the right in the “Lug Links” section. As I post this the DNS records have not propigated so it may not work for some hours. Nevertheless you will need and account to use the forum. If you have an account on our main site, you will have the same credentials for the forum. Email me for an account.
Cheers.
Mike
New site concept…
Oct 17
So I have wanted for some time to see how the LUG site might work under WordPress. This is my experiment with that. If you’re seeing this, please drop me a line with any ideas or thoughts on design or features. If all goes as planned then this will ultimately move over in place of the current LUG site at www.njlinux.org and this this will be renamed to njlinux from njlug.
Cheers,
Mike
Meeting for 10.28.2009
Oct 16
It looks like we will be having three short presentations by our members Bob, Mike and Reg.
Bob will be recapping the Ohio Linux Fest make that Ontario Linux Fest from this month.
Mike will be presenting about the small stuff that can make using Linux every day easier and faster.
Reg will be discussing… TBD.
We’ll be starting the presentations promptly at 7:30. See you all there.