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Address The Dan O’Connell Hotel. 225 Canning St, Carlton. Victoria. 3053
Function Room out the back

Website: http://thedan.com.au
Phone: (03) 9347 1502
Email: mail@thedan.com.au


Topics for *MONDAY* 23rd Feb

Topic Presenter
Git Tim Rice
Arcade Machine using a Pi Michael Pope

Meeting Topics for 28th Jan, 2015 - Please check the mailing list before the meeting for updates

Topic Presenter
rendering your own openstreetmap.org tiles for offline use Darren Wurf

Feel like doing a talk, please volunteer on our mailing list or email me directly at map7777@gmail.com

Sponsors

A big thank you to our sponsors;

http://affinityvision.com.au/ IT support & Domain Name Services
http://www.dtcorp.com.au Domain Name & Hosting

Linux Hardware compatibility lists

Join the MLUG mailing (Google Group)

The MLUG mailing list is great place to keep up to date on Linux news and events and discuss Linux/open source related questions.

Melbourne Linux User Group
Join the MLUG Google Group

IRC Channel

'mlug-au' at freenode.
irc://irc.freenode.net/mlug-au

Do you want to help make the MLUG website better?

  • Evaluate alternatives to dokuwiki, set them up and show them at MLUG meetings either before or after.
  • Mock up a better design or suggest a better menu structure.
  • Updates to our other groups listing, I would love this to be complete.
  • Create tutorials / content for our website, such as cheat sheets or handy hints.

Refer to our discussion at the start of the year at: rolling distros & MLUG 2012 improvements

Mailing list tips

Main MLUG Contact

It's best to head over to the mailing list for any questions, discussion or announcements. If you are having problems related to MLUG and you are not on mailing list you can contact:

Michael Pope
IRC: map7
Twitter: @map7
Mob: 0488 902 201.

Notebooks with Linux pre-installed or no OS

http://linuxpreloaded.com/

Check compatibility before buying a notebook: http://www.linlap.com/

http://www.techdrivein.com/2010/09/7-providers-of-pre-installed-linux.html

Support GNU/Linux/BSD Vendors

MLUG is not connected to these companies in any way. These are just companies we have found that are selling notebooks/computers with the option of Linux pre-installed or no OS installed.

Australia
http://www.linuxnow.com.au/ - Lots of options and lots of distros on offer (Melbourne based)
http://www.horize.com – Horize notebooks, better specs than some of the stores
http://www.logicalblueone.com.au - Offer Ubuntu or No OS, competitive prices (Horize only)
http://www.vgcomputing.com.au
http://www.pioneercomputers.com.au/ - Good range, plenty of options.
http://www.elx.com.au/cat/systems - Sydney based but can deliver.

Overseas
http://www.system76.com/
http://www.linuxcertified.com/linux_laptops.html
http://www.emperorlinux.com/

MLUG workshop extras

The new extras that we talk/work on at meetings are:

  • Working on improving the MLUG group such as website, mailing list, services, venue selection, getting the word out about mlug.
  • Cool Things this month (everyone who comes gets a chance to tell us what's cool this month in the world of Linux and Open Source)
  • Too Hard Basket. Everyone has a task which is too hard to complete, this is a chance to get fresh input on your “too hard basket” item.

Other

Linux useful commands: http://www.pixelbeat.org/cmdline.html

http://vic.computerbank.org.au/contact
You can contact us via our Mlug mailing list

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