Main Meeting:
Tuesday 1 March 2005, 7.30pm
The next PC Users
Group monthly meeting will be held at 7:30pm on Tuesday, 1st March
2005, at the Manning Clark Centre,
Lecture Theatre 3, Australian
National University, Acton. Visit the PCUG website
http://www.pcug.org.au/activities/mmm.htm for a map of the Manning
Clark Centre. The monthly meetings are free. Members, friends and the
public are welcome to attend. Stay for refreshments and good company
after the meeting! Inquiries to 02-6253-4911 or email
pcug.mmm@pcug.org.au .
"WHY IS
LINUX AND
OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE RAPIDLY GAINING A HUGE FOLLOWING IN PERSONAL
COMPUTING?"
Did you know that
over 80% of web servers in the world operate under Open Source
Software? Why you say? It's simply a matter of economics! The cost of
Open Source Software is a fraction of that available from the world's
leading software producers. Closer to home, PCUG's own Internet Service
Provider, TIP (The Internet Project), is also operated with Open Source
Software for that very reason.
New PC buyers
are
facing a dilemma when considering whether to invest in popular
operating system software that includes licence fees and penalty
components or move to "free" Open Source Software that is (arguably)
perceived to be less capable.
The question
to be
considered is, "What is in the future?" The innovators know. They are
the type of people who are always at the forefront of new innovations.
They are usually right. They are using Open Source Software now!
The three
presenters for the March meeting will look at Open Source Software from
a user's perspective rather than a software developer's viewpoint. Mr
Anthony Glenn will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of changing
to Open Source Software, including the popular Linux operating system.
Mr Rod Peters,
convener of the PCUG's Linux Special Interest Group, will present
examples of Open Source Software that work well with the Windows
Operating System. The free Mozilla Firefox browser, free Mozilla
Thunderbird mail client and other free software will be demonstrated.
Dr Algis
Kabaila,
the coordinator and promoter of PCUG's Open Source Software activities
will discuss the infinite opportunities of a free online encyclopedia
called Wikipedia. You too can make a contribution to this fascinating
work! Dr Kabaila will also demonstrate the PCUG wiki. This is a special
facility set up within PCUG for you to "play" with and learn the
infinite opportunities of Open Source Software!
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