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Agenda & Announcements for 1 August 2002The first 30 minutes or less is for announcements. The rest
of the hour will be dedicated to a presentation. This
meeting should last 1 hour or less.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
| Barbara Koski |
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Microsoft Campus Agreement Updates |
| Bill Crayton |
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Novell Access for Macintosh Clients -
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PRESENTATIONS:
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Steve Wright, Ken Sallenger,
and Tobias Brasier - Linux as a Desktop Platform |
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Linux is a free, UNIX-like operating system which runs
on home PCs and a variety of platforms. Linux is
attractive because of its stability, efficient use of
resources, and a wide variety of free and commercial
application software. In recent years, great
improvements in graphical user interfaces (GUIs) make
Linux a more widely useful desktop platform. Two of the
most popular GUI systems are KDE and GNOME. Office
productivity applications are the software of interest
for many users. OpenOffice/StarOffice, KOffice, and the
family of GNOME applications provide all of the standard
tools one would expect. File compatibility with common
commercial applications remains an important
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