Sure, Marshall. I'm no expert, but I expect that together we can get it up and running. I've set up MySQL on RedHat9 (using binary RPMs) and can give you a hand. I imagine that we'll both learn a few things! What time will you expect to be there? Marshall Paul wrote: > Would this be an appropreate play to get help getting > mysql up and running on SuSe? > > Marshall > --- "Eric \"Shubes\"" wrote: > > >>(my apologies for the formatting problems -shubes) >> >>Alexander Henry wrote: >> >>>I have some new language in the press release. >>> >>> >>> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>Community event: Phoenix Linux User's Group (PLUG) >> >>Installfest. >> >>>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >>> >>>CALENDAR POSTING >>> >>> >>> >>>SHORT FORMAT - CALENDAR FORMAT - >> >>AZIPA/AZTECHLIST/TECHOASIS FORMAT >> >>>8/28 (Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm) Phoenix Linux >> >>User Group (PLUG) Installfest. Where: University of >>Advancing Technology: 2625 W. Baseline Tempe, AZ >>85283 (Baseline Road, just west of I-10 and Pointe >>Hilton South Mountain, south side of Baseline). The >>Phoenix Linux User's Group and the Arizona Open >>Technology Organization (AZOTO) would like to invite >>you to our monthly Linux Installfest. Bring your >>PC, Mac, or other for one-on-onehelp to get your >>machine running Linux, and to learn how to use >>Linux. If you're interested in Linux for home, >>please stop by and see our demos. If you are >>researching Linux for business use, especially small >>business, please contact Alexander Henry below, and >>we will arrange a specific demo. RSVP appreciated, >>indicate interests: Alexander Henry >> PLUG: >>http://plug.phoenix.az.us AZOTO: >>http://www.azoto.org >> >>> >>> >>> >>>LONG/ARTICLE FORMAT >>> >>>(Phoenix, Arizona) -- DATE >>> >>>The Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG) and the >> >>Arizona Open Technology Organization (AZOTO) are >>holding their monthly Linux Installfest Saturday, >>August 28, from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. at the >>University of Advancing Technology (UAT), 2625 W >>Baseline Tempe, just west of I-10. Free and open to >>the public. Bring your P.C. for free one-on-one >>help with installing Linux. The Linux Installfest >>also features demos to view Linux for those >>considering switching to Linux for home or business >>use, as well as Knoppix CD's to try Linux at home >>without damaging your PC or files. While noRSVP is >>required, if you are considering attending, an >>e-mail to the event coordinator stating your >>specific interest would be greatly appreciated. >>Please e-mail Alexander Henry >>with "Installfest"in the subject line. The >>PLUG/AZOTO Installfest is held at UAT on the last >>Saturday of every month. >> >>>"PLUG and AZOTO, in the past, had only held >> >>bi-annual install conferences," says Alexander >>Henry, PLUG member and event coordinator. "These >>install conferences were huge, and included not only >>one-on-one installationhelp and Linux demos, but >>presentations and giveaways. The members at PLUG >>and AZOTO are impressed with the success of >>switching to monthly installfests," Alexander Henry >>continued. "The public responded positively to this >>move, and our turnout is steadily increasing." The >>larger installconferences will still be held. Henry >>also cited greater worldwide interest in Linux, >>support from large companies such as IBM and >>Hewlett-Packard, and exponentially increasing >>Windows virus outbreaks has raised greater interest >>in Linux. Henry continued that in the future, given >>demand, larger computer setup demonstrations as well >>as regular group tutorials would be held. >> >>>Linux is a free Unix-type operating system >> >>originally created by Linus Torvalds with the >>assistance of developers around the world. Developed >>under the GNU General Public License, the source >>code for Linux is freely available to everyone. >>Apart from the fact that it's freely distributed, >>Linux's functionality, adaptability, and robustness >>has made it the main alternative for proprietary >>Unix and Microsoft operating systems. IBM, >>Hewlett-Packard and other giants of the computing >>world have embraced Linux and support its ongoing >>development. More than a decade after its initial >>release, Linux is being adopted worldwide as a >>server platform primarily. Its use as a home and >>office desktop operating system is also on therise. >>The operating system can also be incorporated >>directly into microchips in a process called >>"embedding" and is increasingly being used thisway >>in appliances and devices. Countries such as China, >>India, Germany,Singapore, Brazil, and many more are >>ad >>opting Linux as their official operating system in >>both servers and >>desktops. Some governments are adopting economic >>policies around a >>future boom in Linux. >> >>.) alternative "to" instead of alternative "from" >>.) replace "adopted" with "utilized" >>.) "primarily as" instead of "as ... primarily" >>.) replace "Countries" with "Governments", or >>possibly "Governments in >>countries" (Countries aren't adopting, are they?) >>.) I have a problem with the last sentence here. Can >>this statement be >>backed up? Even if so, I'm not sure it's a good >>thing (adopting economic >>policies based on any kind of boom). If there's a >>boom, there'll be a >>bust (economically speaking). I think that simply >>pointing to the growth >>of Linux (however you want to measure it) would have >>better impact. >> >> >>>"My take on the Open Source movement," Henry says, >> >>"is that it's a model for the new economy. When >>Henry Ford tasked himself with taking academic >>research in materials science, physics, and >>engineering and producing something people could >>use, at that time in history the only way to do >>sowas to start with real estate, plant, and capital >>equipment, then apply an amount of material, >>management, and real labor to each car produced >>onthe assembly line. Today, to take research >>produced by investments by DARPA, the Department of >>Energy, Bell Labs, etc. and apply it to >>somethingusable, you don't need any of this. You >>just need to do a 'copy and paste'. The cost for >>producing the product is already sunk, and there is >>novalue added in making a copy. In fact, anyone who >>invests so much and works so hard at producing this >>research only to have the research go completely >>unused is harmed very badly." Henry provides >>another example, "Tgen was recently given a two >>million doll >>ar endowment to find a cure (or at least a greater >>understanding) for >>Autism. Once they find this cure, the last thing >>Tgen would think of >>doing is to print the procedure for the cure on >>holographic copy-proof >>certificates, sell them for $10,000 a copy, then sue >>anyone who >>practices the cure for Autism without a copy in >>their pockets at the >>time the cure is practiced. But this happens >>routinely for software >>products." >> >>This is a bit esoteric, IMHO. Leave it in if you >>like, but I don't think >>it adds anything meaningful. Sorry, Alex. I would >>like to discuss it though. >> >>>Henry continues, "Here's how Open Source works on >> >>an individual level. Think of a junior accountant. >>She takes some information, reorganizes it, does >>some calculations, then places it somewhere else. >>She will realize one day that she can write a script >>to do the same thing, and save herself from this >>boring work. So, she still spends eight hours a day >>doingher normal job (otherwise face termination), >>and invests her spare time at home writing this >>script. By the end of the month, she applies her >>script, reducing her eight hour job to a thirty >>second procedure on a computer, and (assuming her >>employers think like entrepreneurs and not like >>'Pointy-haired Bosses') her time is free to pursue >>something more productive, or hopefully something >>that requires human judgment and not simple >>number-pushing. Today, like no time in history, >>does every individual have the power to script their >>position out of the company to leverage their labor. >> Better yet, if our junior account >>ant shares her script with the entire accounting >>community, she can in >>return receive scripts that she can apply for her >>employers: potentially >>one script from every junior accountant in the >>industry." Henry again >>points to IBM and Hewlett-Packard as real-life >>examples of large >>companies embracing this new economy. "They are >>kind-of > > === message truncated === > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! 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