[plug] new topics for PLUG website

[Russell Hobman]

goodaye, this sounds like a great idea as people like myself who live in
country areas can see if there is anyone close by that may be able to assist
with linux issues. perhaps even start a LUG in the area if there is enough
interest? cheers, Russell.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	John Knight [SMTP:anarchist_tomato at hotmail.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, September 27, 2001 1:15 PM
> To:	plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject:	Re: [plug] new topics for PLUG website
> 
> Hi all! Anyway, this is a suggestion in itself that could ultimately end
> up on the website if it's a success.
> 
> Could we get lots of people in the LUG to announce who has copies of what
> distros and who's willing to make copies for others? What I mean by this
> is a big listing of everyone who volunteered for it and the distros they
> have next to their name, plus where they live?
> 
> This way we could see who else is in the hills area with.... RH 7.1 for
> example and then drop them a line requesting a copy. Does anyone else like
> this idea (I'd be willing to participate)?
> 
> seeya then! :)
> anarchist tomato
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> >
> >On Wed, 26 Sep 2001 15:37, skribe wrote:
> > > On Wed, 26 Sep 2001 14:05, Leon Blackwell wrote:
> > > > Or, you could start a story on the PLUG website and people could
> pretend to be experts in world politics and military tacticians to their
> heart's content.  The website never seems to have anything interesting on
> it, so this would be a start.
> >
> > > Then I can expect ten interesting items for the PLUG website within
> the next 24 hours?
> >
> >Some topical suggestions:
> >
> >* Why Linux is best for a country without the Internet - or for that
> matter, mains power, bridges, or 2WD roads - like Afghanistan.
> >
> >* Parallel interface software for a camel-based sensor harness.
> >
> >* Open Source software means that computers on both sides of a war can
> communicate with each other and prevent a second Nagasaki.
> >
> >* Intelligent email parsing for an automated response to abuse.
> >
> >* The opendribbling project, an email monitoring system to monitor
> outgoing emails and automatically seek out and retract the last three if a
> discussion becomes too heated or  pointless.
> >
> >* Performance monitoring of interactive 3D applications at high  load
> levels under a pre-emptable kernel (AKA quakefest).
> >
> >* How using Flightgear and Linux would have saved Ansett enough  to keep
> operating for a further three days.
> >
> >* I can dial my uptime (in seconds) into my 'phone and get answers, can
> you?
> >
> >Sorry, out of imagination with only two left. Thank you and good night.
> >
>