[Fwd: [PLUG] Advanced topic meeting]

From: Zot O'Connor (zot@private)
Date: Wed Aug 15 2001 - 03:35:41 PDT

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    Eric Harrison wrote:
    > 
    > Eight Meeting Aug 15, 2001:
    > 
    >                   Distribution Hacking 101
    > 
    > K12LTSP.org is the result of merging the Linux Terminal Server Project with
    > the Red Hat 7.1 Linux distribution. In this presentation we will demonstrate
    > hacking the Red Hat installer (anaconda) to generate a customized Linux
    > distribution.
    > 
    > ===============================================================
    > 
    > Advanced Topic Meetings are held on the third Wednesdays
    > at 7:30 pm in the conference room at Club Sport in Tigard.
    > Directions are below.
    > 
    > So the rules:
    > 
    > 1)  The speaker has 15 minutes free.  No abusing the
    > speaker for 15 minutes.  After that, its a free for all.
    > 
    > 2)  There are stupid questions.  The speaker (and the
    > group) can deem a question too basic for the topic, too
    > off-topic, or just dumb.  This may seem rude, but the idea
    > is to stay deep into the topic.  For instance, given a talk
    > on Cryptography, it can be expected that the room knows
    > all about public/private key pairs.  The speaker should
    > list topics you are expected to know before arriving.
    > 
    > 3)  There should be a lot of questions and feedback from
    > the audience.
    > 
    > 4)  Everyone, including the speaker should feel like the
    > topic is over their head.
    > 
    > 5)  All are invited, but be sure to know the talk is aimed
    > at experts/advanced Linux persons (or those that *think*
    > their experts).
    > 
    > The Place:
    > 
    >   Club Sport is located at 18120 S.W. Lower Boones Ferry in
    >   Tigard.  This used to be a Costco, and was Sports Nation.
    >   When you enter, go up the stairs to the Restaurant and
    >   continue through the restaurant towards the left back and
    >   look for th conference rooms.  It is near the bathrooms.
    > 
    >   Club Sport was Sports Nation which was owned by Costco.
    >   In fact the building was a Costco until Costco moved
    >   to 72th St.
    > 
    >   The room is scheduled 7:30 - 10:00pm.  The restaurant
    >   will server you food and beer.  Get there early to order
    >   off the menu, and bring the food inside.  We may have
    >   the room early depending on the week.  There is service
    >   during the meeting.
    > 
    > Directions:
    > 
    > Mapquest:
    > http://www.mapquest.com/cgi-bin/share?s1ca09un55xehnlk
    > 
    > From Downtown/Hillsboro.
    >   Take I5 South.  2 Exits south of the 217 interchange,
    >   take 'Boones Ferry/Durham Road' Exit.  There is a Borders
    >   Book store at the exit.  Head west from the exit, but get
    >   to the left turn lanes immediately.  You will turn left
    >   onto Lower Boones Ferry (note of confusion here, the road
    >   that goes under the interstate is 'Boones Ferry' until
    >   this light.  Across the light it becomes Durham Road.
    >   If you see REI, you went too far).
    > 
    > From Gresham/South:
    >   Take 205 S to I5, head I5 north, Go 2 exits to the
    >   'Boones Ferry/Durham Rd/Lake Oswego Exit.'  Turn left
    >   at the end of the ramp, go under the bridge/I5 in the
    >   center lane.  Turn left at the 2nd light.  The first
    >   light will put back on I5 South.  The left hand turn
    >   lanes are tricky to get to.
    > 
    > Lower Boones Ferry:
    >   The road follows I5 for a few blocks past the transit
    >   station and then bends Right.  After the trailer park,
    >   and across from the Schiender Trucks (Big Orange Cabs)
    >   is a large red sign with the C from Club Sport lit up.
    >   Turn left into the parking lot.  Goto the front entrance
    >   of the Building.
    > 
    > Bus:
    >   There is a major Park and Ride at the corner of I5
    >   and Boones Ferry.  There is probably lots of buses
    >   that go there, but coming back may be more difficult.
    >   I recommend you post to the PLUG list (www.pdxlinux.org)
    >   and secure a ride back to downtown to more active bus
    >   routes after 10:00pm.
    > 
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    Zot O'Connor
    
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