Re: [BLUG] Any update on the next meeting?

I reserved room 1B at the MoCo Library (and I can bring a projector, no
problem). Come to think of it, I haven't received conformation from
them. I'll check tomorrow.

Cooley

Dave Cooley
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Bob Piercy wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> My wife said it was ok to have it at Fajitas, but I will need to know
> soon. We won't have internet access there (still working on that),
> but we do have food (no beer yet, working on that too). I don't
> really need internet for this demo, but a projector would be nice.
>
> Here is a google map, it is kind of off the beaten path:
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=fajitas&sll=39.124885,-86.527358&sspn=0.012235,0.025513&ie=UTF8&ll=39.165505,-86.562223&spn=0.024456,0.051026&z=15

>
>
> Let me know,
>
> Bob Piercy
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[BLUG] Any update on the next meeting?

Hello all,

My wife said it was ok to have it at Fajitas, but I will need to know
soon. We won't have internet access there (still working on that), but
we do have food (no beer yet, working on that too). I don't really need
internet for this demo, but a projector would be nice.

Here is a google map, it is kind of off the beaten path:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=fajitas&sll=39.124885,-86.527358&sspn=0.012235,0.025513&ie=UTF8&ll=39.165505,-86.562223&spn=0.024456,0.051026&z=15

Let me know,

Bob Piercy
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Re: [BLUG] Hardy Heron: the good?

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Steven Black <blacks@indiana.edu> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 08:12:45PM -0400, Lord Drachenblut wrote:
> > Don't forget that kubuntu 804 isn't a lts release
>
> Where have you seen this? I've not heard about it.

Because of KDE's transitional state at the moment, the Community
Council decided not to apply the label of LTS to Kubuntu 8.04; waiting
instead for a good, stable release of KDE4, I suspect.

I don't have an opinion either way whether this was the way to go. I
do trust that the decision was made in good faith, though.

> I was well aware that if you want the extra long support, that only
> applies to Ubuntu Server Edition (no GUI crap). However for support
> between LTS releases, I've been under the impression that Kubuntu
> Desktop was just as supported as Ubuntu Desktop...

Heh, well, LTS is extra long support for both. The server gets extra,
EXTRA long support. :-D

So instead of 18 months for desktop software and 3 years for server
software for most Ubuntu releases, the LTS releases have 3 years on
the desktop and 5 on the server.

> Personally, though, most of my core components are contained within the
> Server Edition. With the underlying support, and the knowledge that I
> can still go from an LTS core to the next LTS core release (even if I
> stop getting GUI-based security updates) it isn't all that different
> than if I were just using a lot of Universe software.

True. If you don't need the latest and greatest, and you don't need
support, then who cares how long support is for, ne?

> That is, even if they stopped having official KDE LTS releases, I'd
> still prefer KDE to GCRAP (pronounced Guh-Crap).

*lol*

> Then again, I absolutely *hate* Evolution, and that SOB is hard to get
> rid of without just dumping GNOME.

I just don't run it. *shrug*

It's like on Hasefroch, you can't get rid of IE, but you CAN remove
all icons to it and pretend it's not there while only ever using
Firefox.

> Cheers,
> Steven Black

Take care,
Simón

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Re: [BLUG] Hardy Heron: the good?

On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 08:12:45PM -0400, Lord Drachenblut wrote:
> Don't forget that kubuntu 804 isn't a lts release

Where have you seen this? I've not heard about it.

I just poked my head at the site, and I see that on the CD image
download, it indicates Kubuntu 6.06 LTS, but doesn't list 8.04 LTS.
Without backup elsewhere on the site, I'm partially inclined to suspect
over-sight.

I was well aware that if you want the extra long support, that only
applies to Ubuntu Server Edition (no GUI crap). However for support
between LTS releases, I've been under the impression that Kubuntu
Desktop was just as supported as Ubuntu Desktop...

Personally, though, most of my core components are contained within the
Server Edition. With the underlying support, and the knowledge that I
can still go from an LTS core to the next LTS core release (even if I
stop getting GUI-based security updates) it isn't all that different
than if I were just using a lot of Universe software.

That is, even if they stopped having official KDE LTS releases, I'd
still prefer KDE to GCRAP (pronounced Guh-Crap).

Then again, I absolutely *hate* Evolution, and that SOB is hard to get
rid of without just dumping GNOME.

Cheers,
Steven Black

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[BLUG] Supermemo

I found this article in Wired very fascinating:  http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/16-05/ff_wozniak#

The software featured, Supermemo looks really interesting, but I found an open source project that looks to be along the same lines if anyone is interested:  http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/  And was also wondering if anyone has tried any of these types of programs?

Ben

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