In person meeting this month, in the Snug.

Attendance

The room is booked; however if you plan to come please add your name to the attendance list so we can all see who will be there.

If we have sufficient numbers, it's still fine to turn up on the night without notice.

Address for in-person meetings

When we meet in person, we generally run a parallel virtual meeting at https://meet.jit.si/mlug-au.

We meet on the last Monday of the month (excepting December where we take a break).

A big thank you to our sponsors;

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

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Feel like doing a talk? Please volunteer on our mailing list or email me directly at duncan_roe@optusnet.com.au.

Normal talks go for 45minutes, lightning talks go for 15minutes. If there a lot of questions please save them for after the talks. There is room for two full talks and one lightning. Please let me know which length your talk is when volunteering.

The talks are performed in the function room, or the Snug if the function room is taken.

The LED TV supports HDMI up to 1920×1080.

MLUG is known for doing live demos and it's something which makes our group unique. We would like to continue this tradition so if you do a live demo as part of your talk please make sure it fits within the time limit. If it does take a long time you can setup the demo and perform the demo after all the talks have been done.

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30th December 2018

No meeting as per usual for December. Enjoy your break!

26th November 2018

For this month only we are in the 'snug' (still at The Great Northern) due to a booking clash.

You are encouraged to bring along, or have someone else bring along, something you have found interesting to show off in an unstructured discussion.

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27 November - Cancelled

This months meeting is cancelled as most people cannot make it.

30 October 2017

Feel free to volunteer for a talk on our mailing list.

• 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

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:

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/help-make-year-linux-desktop/

https://linuxpreloaded.com/

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

Hardware guide http://www.linux-hardware-guide.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/ - They now deliver to Australia
http://www.linuxcertified.com/linux_laptops.html
http://www.emperorlinux.com/

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.

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

http://www.computerbank.org.au
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