SoSLUG and Linux Format Article

Linux Format has again graciously provided us with an entry in there Magazine but again they did get a few things wrong apparently we meet in a pub and the website given was http://soslug.org the full pdf article can be viewed from the attachment below.

Find or Contact SoSLUG

SoSLUG
TAP (Old Water Works)
North Road
Southend on Sea
Essex SS0 7AB

From 22nd February Mondays 8pm til late

Contact No: 01702 668666 ( Please leave your message and phone number that you can contacted )
Enquiries: linux at soslug.org

 

TAP - Temporary Art Project

After many months of uncertainty SoSLUG has finally moved into TAP which is our new meeting place for club activities and events. Thursday the 10th September 2009 was the launch night for each of individual artists displaying there works, the groups using the space, Coexist and The White Bus which along with us share the space available.

Venue:

From 22nd February Monday's 8 till late.

TAP (Old Water Works)
North Road
Southend on Sea
Essex SS0 7AB
01702 668666
linux AT soslug.org

Wiki Server Update

It may have escaped everyone's attention but this SoSLUG Wiki site is now running on Drupal 6 a significant web site upgrade.

This upgrade was not without it's problems, not least of which was the lack of drupal_wiki profile which still is only available for Drupal 5 and is core to the development of this site. Drupal Modules upgrades also proved problematic especially the views module.

SoSLUG Mailing List

For some time SoSLUG had a mailing list this was a general mailing platform and still is but our efforts to enable people to subscribe and unsubscribe where prohibited, well we have now sorted out our mail server problems and can give prospective members the opportunity to subscribe and unsubscribe to the list as they so choose.

Internet Ready Hardware

"This email request comes from a student of Graham Harwood of Goldsmith University London this is a letter I received earlier today not just to me but all of us really. Jean Demars is a trusted and valued student of Grahams if you can help him in anyway with this project or projects it will be much appreciated by all"

Hello Derek,

I am a student of Harwood at Goldsmiths and we met a few times between Southend and London. I sent you a flyer for the project I am developing a little while ago [http://www.freemob.eu].

Floss (Free Libre Open Source Software)

What is Open Source?

Not an easy question to answer at least not for me, in 1983 Richard Stallman announced a plan for the GNU operating system which comprised of 100% free software, between this and 1991 most of the components for the GNU operating system where developed, the kernel however kept being delayed until 1991 when Linus Torvalds released his kernel providing the first free Linux operating system on an unsuspecting world, and changing the GNU General Public License in the process in 1992 forever.

Useful Infos For Novices (and many long-time users alike)

OK, so here's a small list of knowledge i have obtained over the years in the world of Linux (Ubuntu and Debian specifically):

Pronounciation: "Ubuntu" is properly pronounced oo-boon-too, not oo-bunt-oo. Just a pet peeve but still important :)

Specific Programs and Services:

Rolf Steinort - Meet The Gimp Video Tutorials DVD

Do Not Purchase No Funding Available to Produce Videos Very Sorry - Derek Shaw(SoSLUG)