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LUG MANIPAL INTRODUCTORY MEET 2009

soumen — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:40:04 +0000

So, Techtatva is over, and so are the second sessionals, and there is finally some more time to devote to the things we have been trying to find time for. So, what better time for picking up on the fundamentals of the FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) Movement? What better time to break free?

So we bring to you the Introductory Meet for LUG Manipal. It’s completely free and everyone is invited! We will be covering the reasons you would want to use linux, dispelling myths about it and in general increasing your Tech Awareness. Here is a brief gist of what we will be doing:-

1) Introduction to the FOSS Movement & the motivation behind it.

2) Introduction to the Linux operating system.

3) Clarifying the LUG’s internal structure and how you can be a part of it.

4) What you get out of being a part of it.

This is going to be no workshop or class. This is a meet with a difference. Everyone attending is on an equal platform, and they can express their ideas without any other considerations. There will be a free interflow of ideas and knowledge, and youll learn quite a bit. Come down and find out what “freedom” is about!

Date:- 1st October 2009

Venue:- NLH (Academic Block 3)

(The exact room number will be put up at the Venue)

F11 release build – up

ankursworld — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:32:49 +0000

Here’s a post on links to the upcoming F11 release .. Most of it is from the marketing list.. I did add a few though…

http://ostatic.com/blog/history-and-releases-are-cyclical-this-is-fedora-11

“The Fedora Project is rolling out some impressive new features and
functions with Leonidas. One of the most notable is the use of ext4 as
the default file system (while many distributions are planning on making
ext4 the default in the near future, some recent releases have chosen to
keep it optional this time around). The Fedora team says that aside from
ext4 performance enhancements, Leonidas users will be treated to faster
boot and shutdown procedures, an automatic font, codec and clipart
installer, and the DeviceKit device management tool designed to work
with (and sometimes stand in for) hal. Fedora 11 users can also look
forward to updated versions of the KDE, GNOME, and Xfce desktop
environments, improvements in direct rendering, and better volume
control and power management tools.”

For more reading on the F11 release..

http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3817686/Red+Hat+Fedora+11+Focuses+on+the+Linux+Desktop.htm

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=fedora_11_preview&num=1

http://www.h-online.com/open/Preview-of-the-Fedora-11-Linux-distribution-with-new-update-function–/news/113170

http://www.osnews.com/story/21388/Fedora_11_Preview_Release_Announced

http://ostatic.com/blog/history-and-releases-are-cyclical-this-is-fedora-11

The following one talks about the alpha release

http://linuxsysconfig.com/2009/03/fedora-11-preview/

For more from fedoraproject.org on F11 :

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing_F11_schedule

The screenshots and tour page is UP!..

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_tour