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 +====== 2001-03-22 The Bear Cross, Bournemouth ======
  
 +Here are a few of the key points discussed at the meeting at The Bear
 +Cross on Tue 22/03/2001.
 +
 +===== The Next Meeting =====
 +
 +It would appear that Tuesday evening is Pub Quiz Night at The Bear
 +Cross, which with the questions and answers being broadcast over the
 +tanoy was a bit of an annoyance for us (and no doubt our conversation
 +was a bit of an annoyance for the teams competing in the quiz). As a
 +result, we decided that next time we would give The Bear Cross a miss.
 +
 +James suggested that we meet in Dylan's, the bar on the University
 +Talbot Campus, which is generally fairly quiet on a Tuesday night
 +provided that there is no major sporting event on the TV that night.
 +We can probably retire to one of a number of rooms on the campus if
 +the bar proves to be a problem.
 +
 +===== LUG Web Site =====
 +
 +A few ideas that proved interesting included:
 +
 +A hall of fame/shame. For this we need to collect photos of the
 +various members and a short biography (e.g. name, location,
 +digital camera to the next meeting to take a few photos.
 +
 +Having map of members locations.
 +
 +There were a few suggestions for good places to buy Linux related
 +books and magazines but unfortunately, the only two I have written
 +down are Borders (Bournemouth) and Omni Books (Poole).
 +
 +===== Linux Install Day =====
 +
 +It was suggested that we start setting-up in a room on the Talbot
 +Campus from 10:00 on the Sunday morning and open for the public from
 +12:00 until 17:00. We can then clean-up and leave at about 18:00.
 +
 +We discussed which distributions to use and came to the conclusion
 +that we should try to use Mandrake 7.1/7.2 as it's pretty easy to
 +install/re-install, understands most modern hardware and can run
 +Win for Linux which allows it to coexist on a Windows file system,
 +which should be good for anyone wishing to try Linux without doing
 +any major changes to their system.
 +
 +One of the down-sides to Mandrake not work on older machines (e.g.
 +non-Pentium machines), so we agreed to keep a few distributions of
 +Red Hat for such cases.
 +
 +We also decided that having some copies of Demo Linux, which can
 +be run from the CD-ROM and therefore requires no installation or
 +disk partitioning would be useful for people who wanted to 'play'
 +with Linux for a while before committing to it enough to re-
 +partition their hard disk.
 +
 +James kindly offered some of the University's hardware such as:
 +keyboards, mice, monitors, NICs, cables, etc. and also some
 +machines for demonstrations (a DELL running Mandrake 7.2 and an
 +Alpha running Red Hat 6.2).
 +(NB: we might need some PS/2 to keyboard DIN socket converters
 +for the keyboards).
 +
 +There were many suggestions for places/ways to advertise the
 +Linux Install Day. These included:
 +
 +    * Magazines (Linux Format, PC Plus)
 +    * Local Shops (Creative Computers, Clintons, Borders, Ottakers, PC World, Staples)
 +    * Linux for Schools (SuSE sponsored scheme).
 +
 +===== Other Events =====
 +
 +A few of us discussed options for the Linux Bier Wanderung (LBW)
 +2001 in Bouillon, including the possibility of taking a minibus
 +across between us.
 +
 +Tracy suggested that we might hold a mini-LBW in the New Forest
 +(Foot and Mouth precautions permitting).
 +
 +I'm sure much more was discussed but I didn't manage to take-in
 +all of the conversations going on and get them down on paper.
 +So, if you feel I've missed something, please post something to
 +the list saying what was discussed.
 +
 +===== Going forward =====
 +
 +I would suggest that our biggest priority is to get things
 +organised for the Linux Install Day, although this seems quite
 +a long way away at the moment, we only have one more meeting
 +before the event and we have quite a lot to organise.
 +We could also do with continuing the enhancements to the LUG
 +web site.
 +
 +To get this done, I suggest we divide-up the tasks between us
 +each taking on one or more tasks which we think we can do and
 +reporting progress back via the list and the meetings.
 +Here as a starting point for the list of tasks, is a modified
 +version of the '7 foot agenda'... ;-)
 +
 +    TASKS:
 +
 +    Projects:
 +
 +    0.1 Maintain this list ;-)
 +
 +      LUG Mailing List:
 +    1.1   Form for subscribing/unsubscribing from the mailing list
 +            (that doesn't rely on 'mailto' links working from your web
 +            browser);
 +          [Beanz is awaiting a reply from Mark Lewis on this]
 +    1.2   Alias support (alternate addresses or post-only addresses);
 +         'Bounce' rejected mail back to sender rather than to LUGMaster;
 +         [Beanz is awaiting a reply from Mark Lewis on this]
 +
 +      LUG Web Site (www.dorset.lug.org.uk):
 +    2.1  Logo (Tux);
 +    2.2  Next meeting:
 +    2.3  Date, time, venue & proposed agenda;
 +    2.4  Map/directions, parking, bus/train notes, etc;
 +    2.5  Recognising other LUG members (look for penguins!);
 +    2.6  Meeting type: informal!;
 +    2.7  Membership: free!;
 +         [The site needs updating to show the date/venue of the next
 +         meeting and the various comments above]
 +
 +    3.1 Archive of previous meetings, locations, minutes, etc.
 +        [I will post a copy of the 'minutes' of the last two meetings
 +        to Beanz, if he can find time to put it up on the site]
 +
 +        Member information (optional):
 +    4.1   Form for entry/update of information;
 +    4.2   Hall of fame/shame (photos & names);
 +    4.3   Map of members locations;
 +
 +    4.4   Need to check Data Protection Act implications;
 +            [I will see if I can find out what the implications of the
 +            DPA are - JMS]
 +
 +    5.1  Voting system for venues of meetings, etc (e.g. PERL);
 +    5.2  Calendar/Schedule (or use www.intranets.com);
 +    5.3  Results of users survey of distributions;
 +
 +        Projects:
 +    6.1   Summary of present projects, contacts + status;
 +    6.2   Summary of past projects, contacts + status;
 +
 +        Local (Dorset) related information:
 +    7.1   Good local sources of hardware;
 +    7.2   Good local sources of books:
 +            Borders, Omni Books (Poole);
 +    7.3   Good local sources of magazines;
 +            Borders;
 +    7.4   Internet cafes for visitors, etc.
 +
 +        Dorset LUG related sources of information:
 +    8.1   Mailing list FAQ (My postings are 'lost, I get two copies, etc);
 +    8.2   Local expertise (e.g. PERL, networks, clusters, etc);
 +            Clusters - James (PhD/MPhil);
 +            C++ - John Smith;
 +    8.3   Informal HOW-TOs;
 +    8.4   Book/Hardware reviews;
 +    8.5   Informative articles;
 +
 +        Other sources of information:
 +    9.1   Pointers to various FAQs and HOW-TOs held elsewhere;
 +    9.2   Subject categorised link lists;
 +    9.3   Documentation indexes;
 +    9.4   Linux related magazines (and where to buy them);
 +    9.5   Online bookstores (Computer Manuals, Amazon, etc);
 +    9.6   List of Linux related mailing lists;
 +
 +        Local Linux related events:
 +    10.1  Linux Install Day (see below);
 +    10.2  Other Linux related events (LBW2001, etc);
 +
 +        Miscellaneous:
 +    11.1  Merchandising (T-shirts, etc);
 +    12.1  Review other LUG web sites for ideas;
 +    13.1  contribs@dorset.lug.org.uk address;
 +    13.2  anonymous ftp accessible directory /contribs on the server;
 +
 +    Workshops:
 +      Linux Install Day:
 +        Date: Sun 29th April;
 +        Time: Set-up: 10:00, Open to Public: 12:00-17:00.
 +        Venue: Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus. Room?
 +        Sponsors: Red Hat, SuSE & Mandrake are sponsoring the event;
 +        UK Site: http://linuxday.org.uk
 +    14.1  Distribution(s): Mandrake 7.2, Red Hat 6.2, Demo Linux.
 +          [I will try go contact the UK Linux Install Day people again,
 +          failing that I will try to contact the sponsors directly - JMS]
 +    14.2  Updates/Patches (esp. security);
 +    15.1  Charge to cover media & other costs (YAST non-free licence?);
 +    16.1  List of Help Needed:
 +    16.2  List of Help Offered:
 +    17.1  List of Hardware Needed:
 +            Spare keyboards, mice, monitors, etc;
 +            NIC, cables, etc;
 +    17.2  List of Hardware Offered:
 +    18.1  List of Software Needed:
 +    18.2  List of Software Offered:
 +    19.1  Demonstration machines/software;
 +    20.1  Power requirements;
 +    21.1  Repartitioning/Backup facilities;
 +    22.1  Security, labelling & logging facilities;
 +    23.1  Posters (with map & directions):
 +    24.1  Questionnaire/vote on distributions suitable for newbies:
 +            Qualities required (e.g. stability, ease of installation,
 +              ease of use, etc);
 +            Weighting of qualities;
 +            Weighting of experience level of user;
 +    25.1    Information leaflets:
 +    26.1    Printed Installation FAQs;
 +    26.2    Printed Linux Compatibility Guides;
 +    26.3    Sources of Help (Linux web sites, etc);
 +    27.1  Creating distributions;
 +            [James offered to copy distributions using the University's
 +            multi-CD writer providing we provide/pay for media]
 +    28.1  Testing distributions (on different hardware);
 +            Advertising:
 +    29.1  Voluntary donations to cover advertising/distribution costs;
 +    30.1  Dorset LUG web site;
 +    30.2  Linux Day UK web site (http://linuxday.org.uk);
 +    30.3  E-mail postings to Linux newsgroups;
 +    30.4  E-mail postings to friends/colleagues;
 +    31.1  Poster/Flyer creation:
 +          Poster posting (with permission):
 +    32.1    University campus;
 +    32.2    Other;
 +          Local hardware/software shops;
 +    33.1    Creative Computers;
 +    33.2    PC World;
 +    33.3    Staples;
 +          Local businesses:
 +    34.1    Clintons;
 +    34.2    Borders;
 +    34.3    Ottakers;
 +    35.1  Other local sites;
 +    36.1  Template letter creation:
 +    37.1  Newspaper article creation (human interest):
 +          Local newspapers:
 +    38.1    Poole & Bournemouth Advertiser;
 +    38.2    Bournemouth Echo;
 +          Local radio stations:
 +    39.1    BBC Radio Dorset;
 +    39.2    2CR FM;
 +    39.3    Wave 105;
 +          Local TV stations:
 +    40.1    Meridian;
 +          Linux magazines:
 +    41.1    Linux Format;
 +    41.2    PC Plus;
 +    42.1  Linux for Schools (SuSE sponsored scheme).
 +
 +    Lectures:
 +    43.1  Possible mini-lecture for Linux Install Day;
 +    44.1  Possible lecture on Linux for BCS/BU;
 +
 +What I suggest we do, is each of us pick a task (or tasks) we think
 +we can do, post an amended table with your name/initials and comments
 +against the tasks you plan to do back to the list so that we know
 +who's doing what. We can then revise a master list from time to time,
 +to keep track of things.
 +
 +As always, these are only suggestions, please feel free to comment
 +and/or amend them.