=========================================================================== TOPIC: Myths and Perceptions about Open Source software and Experience with the GNU/Linux desktop PRESENTER: Smoot Carl-Mitchell, Systems/Network Architect DATE: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 TIME: Doors open at 6:30 PM and presentation starts at 7:00 PM HOST: Mesa Community College - MCC Students are encurage to attend. Business & Industry Institute - Atrium 145 N Centennial Way, 4th Floor, Mesa, AZ 85201 CONTACTS: steering@azsage.org (Terry Krueger 480-592-2322) =========================================================================== TOPIC SUMMARY: Myths, misperceptions and FUD abound about Open Source software. I will briefly explain what Open Source is and explain how it differs from Closed Source software. I will also discuss my own experience with the Open Source GNU/Linux desktop system over the past 7 years and speculate on its future. ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Smoot Carl-Mitchell, Systems/Network Architect, has over 25 years of experience with computer and network system design and programming. His primary fields of experience are with the TCP/IP protocol suite, Unix/Linux system architecture and administration. He is also an expert in network and computer system security. He has co-authored 3 technical books on networking with Unix and TCP/IP and authored numerous papers on technical issues related to TCP/IP networking and Unix system design and administration. For additional information on Smoot go to http://www.tic.com. Finding your way to MCC Business & Industry Institute: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=145+N+Centennial+Way&city=Mesa&state=AZ&zipcode=85201-6750 Alma School Country Club Mesa Dr. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Centennial Way | | | | | _|_____University________|____________|___________________________|_ | | | | | | | | | | \ | | | \ | | | | | | N | | | | | | |_______________2nd St____|_ | W__|__E | / MCC | | | | / XX 145 N. Centennial Way | | S | | XX Room #11 | | | 1st St_|___________________________|_ | | | | _|_____Apache/Main_______|____________|___________________________|_ | | | | | | | | | | _|_____Broadway__________|________________________________________|_ | | | | | | _|_____Southern__________|________________________________________|_ | | | _|_____Hwy60/Superstition|________________________________________|_ | | | | | | -- Note: This address cannot accept mail. Please reply to steering@azsage.org | (") | | | | (") _/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/ | | (") | | | | _/_/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ | | | | | |_| | _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/_/_/ | | | |_| ___/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ | | \___ | _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ | | | | _/_/_/_/_/_/ _________________________________________________ | | | | _/ _/ Arizona System Administrators Guild - Phoenix, AZ | | ____| |_/ _/ http://www.azsage.org/ steering@azsage.org | | __|_|__ | | E-Mail services donated by NetByWire http://www.netbywire.com | --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss