April 23, 2001
(Fourth Monday)

Linux
Andy Stewart
Worcester Linux Users' Group

This months meeting will focus on Linux with presentations by Andy Stewart and members of the Worcester Linux Users' Group. The topics to be discussed include:

The Linux distributions: Deciding which one to use. Installing it. Setting it up. Organizing your hard drive.

The Linux desktop: Selecting one. Installing it. Setting it up. Crashing it... woops, and recovering.

Utilities. Developer tools. Questions and answers.

Andy Stewart is the founder of the Worcester Linux Users' Group, and he has been using Linux for around 7 years (since kernel rev 0.99pl4). After trying out Slackware and RedHat, he has settled on SuSE as his preferred distribution.

Andy is an ASIC and system verification engineer currently employed by Sun Microsystems in Burlington, MA. He received his BSEE and MSEE degrees from Worcester Polytechnic Institute where his interests were in computer engineering.

For fun, Andy takes part in downhill skiing, running, ten pin bowling, and quaffing an occasional Guinness.


Time

7:00 PM

Location

Allaire Corporation
275 Grove Street, Newton, MA

Directions
    

From Logan International Airport Follow signs exiting the Airport for the Sumner Tunnel. Take the tunnel toward Boston and follow signs for I-93 South/Route 3 South, getting onto I-93 South/Route 3 South. Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) West, following directions below for "From Boston & Points East"

From Boston & Points East Take the Massachusetts Turnpike I-90 West to Exit 14, I-95/Route 128 (Weston Tolls). Take the I-95 South/Route 128 South ramp toward Dedham/Providence RI. Merge onto I-95 S/Route-128 South and take the first exit, Exit 22, Grove Street/M.B.T.A. Station. Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto Grove Street. Travel approximately .5 miles, taking a left at the first light after the Riverside MBTA Station into the Riverside Center.

From Worcester, Framingham & Points West Take the Massachusetts Turnpike I-90 East to Exit 14, I-95/Route 128 (Weston Tolls). Take the I-95 South/Route 128 South ramp toward Dedham/Providence RI. Merge onto I-95 S/Route-128 South and take the first exit, Exit 22, Grove Street/M.B.T.A. Station. Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp Merge onto Grove Street. Travel approximately .5 miles, taking a left at the first light after the Riverside MBTA Station into the Riverside Center.

From Points South Travel to I-95 North/Route 128 North. Take Exit 22, Grove Street/M.B.T.A. Station. Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto Grove Street, Travel approximately .3 miles, taking a left at the first light after the Riverside MBTA Station into the Riverside Center

From Points North Travel to I-95 South/Route 128 South. Take Exit 22, Grove Street/M.B.T.A. Station. Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto Grove Street. Travel approximately .5 miles, taking a left at the first light after the Riverside MBTA Station into the Riverside Center

M.B.T.A. M.B.T.A. train service is avaliable from Boston. Take the Green Line to Riverside, the last stop. Walk down the stairs and out to Grove Street. Walk under the bridge, turn left into the parking lot and towards the main entrance.

From the parking lot After turning into the parking lot proceed past the building and turn right. Either find a parking space and walk in the main entrance or proceed to the other end of the building and enter the parking garage.

Once in the building you will see it is actually three buildings, two smaller buildings and one large building with a security desk in the middle. Allaire is in the large building. Walk toward the security desk. The entrance to the Allaire building is up the stairs behind the security desk. In the Allaire building signs will direct you to the location of the meeting.

Additional Information

Al Reinhart, DisCom Systems
Voice: 508/869-6417
EMail: reinhart@DisCom.com