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April 26

WarpDoctor Mtg

There is a WarpDoctor chat meeting this Sunday, 27 April 2003 at 3:00 EDT (19:00 GMT). Visit http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc for timezone help.

Many of the supporters of Webbnet have been working hard and long, to rebuild the network. To find the current list of Webbnet servers, go to http://irc.fyrelizard.com/.

#warpdoctor can be found on any of these servers.

You can use any of those server addresses to initialize your IRC client, or alternatively, click on the link at the bottom of the page, and load a Java IRC applet to immediately start your chat session. I have tried this applet, and it is remarkably quick, and simple to use.

Please read the agenda at
http://www.warpdoctor.org/agendas/warpdoc_2003-04-27.html so you will be ready for the meeting.

Thank you.

Walter F. Metcalf
WarpDoctor Co-ordinator


April 22

PASUG Mtg: Thu, Apr 24

TO: All Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group Members
FROM: Larry Lavins, PASUG Leader

Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group (PASUG) Meeting
Thursday, April 24, 2003 7:00-10:00 PM
Bryn Mawr Community Ctr, 9 S.Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*--*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-**

R E M I N D E R
. *** THURSDAY APRIL 24 MEETING AGENDA ***
. ** LINUX FILESYSTEM BASICS **

LINUX ORIENTED Q&A SESSION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In place of the usual short presentation/demo, an extended Q&A session oriented to Linux will be conducted by David Moskowitz. Where possible, a live Linux system may be used to illustrate questions, answers and comments which are brought up for group discussions.
MAIN PRESENTATION
LINUX FILESYSTEM BASICS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Scott Russell of IBM will conduct a presentation/demo of Linux filesystem basics, one of the most important factors in learning Linux (originally scheduled for the February meeting which was cancelled due to a snowstorm). Understanding of Linux filesystem basics insures that users will get the most out of the system now and well into the future.
Scott's presentation will cover the following items:
o Basic Linux filesystem paradigm
o The mount point philosophy
- Physical/logical disks
- Network shares
o "Well Known" mount points, including ...
- /, /boot, /home, /usr/local, /opt, /etc
o Filesystewm commands to control mount points
- /etc/fstab
- the mount command
o Suggested disk layout: one user's perspective
o The basics of file permissions

An IBM Thinkpad running SuSE 8.0, using Open Office's "Impress" software will be used for the presentation and will provide a glimpse into a real live system's /etc/fstab file setup for both home and business environments.

Scott Russell has more than 20 years experience as an application development & systems programmer. He was employed by Soft-Switch when Lotus bought the company in 1994, which was bought out in turn by IBM in 1995. He currently works in the IBM Lotus support organization where he develops software support tools.

Scott has been associated with our user group for several years. He was a former day-to-day OS/2 user, starting with v.1.2. But turned to Linux as his main desktop 3 or 4 years ago. We're very pleased that he has agreed to do this presentation. All members are urged to come to the April 24th meeting and make a good showing for Scott Russell.
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Other agenda items include announcements, news, Q&A session, and raffles. The usual free refreshments will also be available.

MEETING FORMAT & TIME SCHEDULE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In order to make our meetings more productive, the following
format & time schedule will be in effect. This schedule will
be strictly enforced. Everyone is requested to cooperate.
. 7:00 - 7:15 Meeting Start & Announcements
. 7:15 - 8:00 Extended Linux Q&A Session
. 8:00 - 8:15 Break & Raffles
. 8:15 - 9:30 Main Presentation/Demo
. 9:30 -10:00 Close-down, pack-up & exit nlt 10:00pm
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Mark the date and time: Thursday, April 24th at 7:00pm.
PASUG meetings are open and free for all users, their guests and others interested in learning about Linux, OS/2 and associated technologies. We have a very full agenda and tight schedule which will be enforced. Please be on time promptly by 7:00pm to avoid missing out on the earlier parts of the meeting.

. ** WE SUPPORT OPEN STANDARDS **

PASUG meetings are held at the Bryn Mawr Community Center, next to Ludington Library, at the corner of Lancaster and Bryn Mawr Avenues, Bryn Mawr, PA. on the 4th Thursday of Jan-Oct, and the 3rd Thursday of Nov-Dec.

Directions to the Bryn Mawr Community Center (BMCC) and other useful information about the PASUG activities may be found on our web site at http://www.phillyos2.org, or contact U/G Leader Larry Lavins: llavins@worldnet.att.net, or phone (215) 878-9609. - -


April 20

eCS 1.1 at MelbPC OS/2 SIG Meeting 22nd April

Hello everyone on the Australian OS/2 list.

Announcing next week's meeting of the Melbourne SIG to be held at
Melbourne PC Rooms
27 Wells St, Sth Melbourne
Commencing 6:30pm

The Night of Nights!!

News & Views - latest items of interest which will be a mere curtain raiser to the new eCS v1.1

Demonstration of some significant OS/2 software: eCS 1.1 This must be currently the most significant piece of software on the planet - who would dare miss this??

1. Mark Rogers will install our official MelbPC registered copy of eCS 1.1
2. Mark will talk us through the new features as they emerge on the screen
3. Mark will also distribute CDs of the upgrade to those present who have ordered
[Special Note: All SIG members who have placed an order with Mark please let him know (cc in this email) so he can bring your CDs with him next Tuesday.]

Tech-Talk: Bootable JFS by Ian Manners
Don't know what this means? Come along and find out!
You do know? Then come and see latest developments on this topic from one of the world-wide team of beta-testers

Free Java - continuous downloads available from the kitchenette!

Close: 9:30pm

See you there!

Best regards
John Angelico
OS/2 SIG
talldad@melbpc.org.au or talldad@kepl.com.au


April 13

SCOUG meeting April 19: Guiffy version 5

The next meeting of the Southern California OS/2 User Group (SCOUG) will be this Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 9:15 AM PDT, at the Fullerton Public Library, 353 W. Commonwealth Ave., in meeting room B.
Guiffy Returns to SCOUG April 19th! What a Difference a Year Makes

You remember Guiffy (pronounced "goofy"). We saw what a versatile development tool it is at our meeting in February 2002. Now we look forward to having developer Bill Ritcher of Guiffy Software http://www.guiffy.com/ back at SCOUG to show how he's updated the software.

Guiffy is a powerful multi-platform utility for visually comparing and merging source files, folders, and even file trees. Version 5.0 was released on March 15th, and new pricing was just announced April 1st. If you're a developer, you'll certainly want to be at this meeting to see just how indispensible this latest version of Guiffy can be for you. If you're not, you'll appreciate all that's involved in managing software development.

Also at our April meeting, Lynn Maxson and Bob Blair plan to continue in their quest to assure the success of OS/2 open source by defining the optimum environment for efficient development. You should plan to stick around after Guiffy for the Programming SIG and give them a hand.

As always, if you're having difficulties with something OS/2 related, be ready to explain your problem and get some answers and suggestions for solving it during the Q and A session. Donuts and coffee await you, too.

Help Desk chats are on Wednesday evenings at 7 PM PDT. If you've got a problem with hardware or software, join the chat and ask for help. Info is at http://www.scoug.com/chat/index.html.

OS/2 Help Desk and Networking SIG, May 4th, 2003, 2 PM PDT, Chapman University in Orange:

SCOUG's in-person OS/2 Help Desk is held once a month at Chapman University, in room 203 of the Hashinger Hall Science building. SCOUG volunteers are there to help you work through your hardware and software problems.

The Networking SIG normally meets at the same time and place as the live OS/2 Help Desk, but it's still on hiatus. We hope to have it back in May or June. Check the SCOUG website http://http://www.scoug.com/, especially the "Next Meeting" link in the upper left-hand corner for further updates.

How to get to the Fullerton Public Library:

From the 91 freeway, exit Harbor Blvd. heading north. Turn left at Amerige Ave. The library is 2 1/2 blocks down on your left-hand side; the main entrance is actually on Amerige 1/2 block west of Highland Ave.

From the 57 freeway, exit Chapman Ave (near Cal State Fullerton) heading west. After you pass Harbor Blvd., go 2 more blocks and turn left on Highland Ave. Go 3 short blocks south on Highland Ave. and turn right on Amerige Ave.; the library is 1/2 block down on your left.

How to get to Chapman University:

There are two ways to get directions:
1) Go to http://www.scoug.com/warpexpowest/sitemap.html
2) Go to http://www.mapquest.com/ and enter the address 400 N. Center Street, Orange, CA.

You can park in any of the University lots for free on Sundays, but if you part on the street, watch the signs carefully or else risk getting a parking ticket.

Come to Hashinger Hall Science Building, room 203. It's on the second floor and there's an elevator for you to bring up your equipment.

Come and join us! Visit us at http://www.scoug.com


April 07

General VOICE meeting tonight @08:00pm EDT (00:00 GMT / UT)

There will be a General meeting of VOICE tonight (Monday 04-07-2002) at 8:00pm EDT (00:00 GMT / UT).

Topics will include discussions regarding new Vice-President, Warpstock, and a new e-Store for VOICE.

To find the current list of Webbnet servers, go to http://irc.fyrelizard.com/. #voice can be found on any of these servers.

Same WEBBnet servers, just a different name.

You can use any of those server addresses to initialize your IRC client, or alternatively, click on the link at the bottom of the page, and load the IBM Java IRC applet to immediately start your chat session. I have tried this applet, and it is remarkably quick, and simple to use.

Please read the agenda at

http://www.os2voice.org/agendas/voice_2003-04-07.html so you will be ready for the meeting.

For further information on attending VOICE meetings and the use of OS/2 IRC clients see http://www.os2voice.org/meetinginfo.html For information on using the Mozilla Chatzilla IRC client, please see the current article in the VOICE newsletter at http://www.os2voice.org/VNL/past_issues/VNL0403H/vnewsf1.htm.

Thank you very much,

Walter F. Metcalf
VOICE President


April 05

WarpDoctor Mtg

There is a WarpDoctor chat meeting this Sunday, 6 April 2003 at 3:00 ET (19:00 GMT). Visit http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc for timezone help.

Many of the supporters of Webbnet have been working hard and long, to rebuild the network. To find the current list of Webbnet servers, go to http://irc.fyrelizard.com/.

#warpdoctor can be found on any of these servers.

You can use any of those server addresses to initialize your IRC client, or alternatively, click on the link at the bottom of the page, and load a Java IRC applet to immediately start your chat session. I have tried this applet, and it is remarkably quick, and simple to use.

Please read the agenda at

http://www.warpdoctor.org/agendas/warpdoc_2003-04-06.html so you will be ready for the meeting.

Thank you.

Walter F. Metcalf
WarpDoctor Co-ordinator



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