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Larry,
I agree that it would be good to set up some topics for future
meetings.
Here are some of the things I'd like to see:
o Install demo -- we have some new members who might like to
see it. Heck, I would too!
o GIMP -- beginner's level. Anything you can show me
will only help.
o Firewalls -- Did I waste $150 on that Netgear router when
I could have, perhaps, done it myself with an old 486?
o Sendmail -- It's a monster. (see
below)
o Handy commands that many folks, particularly beginners,
might not know about. (That would be a long list!)
o Kylix -- rumored to (finally!) be released on January 31
in New York. Let's demo it soon!
Okay... that said, I'd like to tackle the sendmail discussion. I
don't know everything about how to configure it, but I can present (with
handouts!) what little I have learned. My anticipation is that I can lead
the discussion and that those "more in the know" will help out as we move
along. I believe that I can pose questions that others might find
interesting/useful.
I'll bet lots of us can contribute. For example, can someone
tell me what on earth I'd want to do with Awk/Yacc/Lex ????? You don't
have to fill up an hour. For example, talking about rsync, rsh, ssh, etc.
for 20 minutes would do me a world of good.
In summary, my guess is that many of our rank know at least a little
about many Linux topics that others would find useful. Further, I think
that, for many of us, it's a case of "we don't know what we don't know." I
take notes during the meeting and I'm always anxious to get home (40-mile
drive!) and try something out that I learned.
(BTW... I like Steve's list, too! Particularly the tequila
part).
Thanks,
Charlie
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