We have our regular monthly meetings in classrooms on the University of Georgia campus and aren't charged. There are many UGA staff members in our lug and they can usually arrange a classroom for us. Perhaps you could find a faculty sponsor to arrange a free room for you.
For large public events like an installfest we rent space in the student center. The fees vary. Offical student groups get a substantial price break. We sell LUG t-shirts to cover the cost of the room.
We don't have fund rasing events as such. We choose to maintain zero LUG assets and sell only enough T-shirts to cover the cost of events. However you did ask what type of social events other LUG have and one we all really seem to enjoy is "hackday".. basically it's a LAN party, but the focus isn't games.. it's hacking on or with Linux.
People bring their computers setup and hack until dawn, watch movies, drink cokes, etc. It's amazing how many useful little tips you can pick up watching an experienced Linux user. Some of the best Unix/Linux tricks I've picked up are ones that the other person would never have thought to mention. Observering other geeks use their Linux boxen can really be educational.
In the past our LUG has met at bar's and restaurants, but as the group grew it became harder to find somewhere where everyone could hear each other. For a time we meet in the local cybercafe (until it closed). If there's a cyber cafe in your area, it's a good bet they'd host you. Public libraries often have meeting rooms available for communitry groups too.
Quake != all Linux games. I've bought just about
evey title Loki has published, but I didn't buy
Quake. I bought Unreal Tournament instead.
For one thing I could buy UT for $29 and download the Linux binaries. Q3 however was $60 and impossible to find locally. They were too similar to buy both, and my judgement was that UT was better-- and at half the price the decision was a no brainer.
Does anybody besides me feel icky to read "near simultaneous release" from Loki? In the world of gaming a difference of 20-30 days seems like an eternity.. all your friends running Windows have had (and mastered) a game by the time the "near simultaneous release" is available for Linux. I can't wait for the days of *real* simultaneous release... at least progress is being made and Loki deserves the credit for making it with Linux games. I'm just impatient dammit.
Yes, I'm in Georgia.. Athens, Ga to be specific and while I don't doubt that CompUSA in Atlanta might very well have Loki games.. you won't find any of them here. You *will* (I hazzard to guess) find Q3A for Windows at every store that sells any soft of software.. Walmart, Target, Hi-Fi Buys (sorry I know some of these are regional), K-mart, etc.. It would be nice if Linux software was as well distributed as Windows software.. even for one title.. I thought Quake 3 Arena would be that title...now I'm not so sure.:(
Can we expect to see better distribution to brick and mortar stores for Quake 3 Arena than we have for previous Loki games?
I've picked up CTP, MythII and RT2 directly from Loki at tradeshows because they simply can't be found on the shelves. I'm very happy with the work Loki is doing to make games available on Linux, but distribution has always seemed the weak link. In my area I'd expect to see the games at Electronic Boutique and Best Buy at a minimum, but hopefully also at WalMart, Target, Sams Club, etc. This is a college town with a very active LUG.. it is a shame that Linux titles aren't available in the stores.
I was hoping that with the release of Q3A for Linux that we'd see wide distribution, but with the announcement that Loki is going to distribute it I'm less than encouraged. Hopefully, Loki is planning something special for Q3A distribution..
I like Mandrake Linux in and of itself, but more to the point MacMillian as a company was very good to CHUGALUG. They were quick to respond to our request for prizes to give away at our Linux Fest and sent us a ton of goodies.. both software and books to give away as door prizes. We found them very supportive of "the community."
ZDTV is diverse. So maybe some things are negative towards Linux. Some things are also very, very positive. Leo Laporte (best talent on ZDTV if you ask me) raves about Linux. Linus has been on his show. So has Robert Young and John "Maddog" Hall. Watch the show sometime. The set of the Screensavers abounds with penguins, linux license plates and bumper stickers.
I don't see your point. I use lots of GPL'ed software for what I consider general use. How does anybody loose the use of the software by it being put under the GPL license?
Like the others said.. the new stuff you've put into place has made the comments useful again. Keep the faith! If you've ever in Athens, GA I'll by you that beer.:)
Nobody said anything about T1's supplied by the State. Why do you assume that because someone advocates T1's for every home that he's advocating the government pay for it?
I don't need the State to provide for me. It's there to protect my freedoms and all I want it to do. Let me keep what I earn and I can pay for my own damn health care thank-you-very-much.
The article doesn't mention how MS coerced Gateway and Micron into switching the demo. Until I hear more details I'm just as cheesed off at them for caving as I am at Microsoft for applying pressure.
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We have our regular monthly meetings in classrooms on the University of Georgia campus and aren't charged. There are many UGA staff members in our lug and they can usually arrange a classroom for us. Perhaps you could find a faculty sponsor to arrange a free room for you.
For large public events like an installfest we rent space in the student center. The fees vary. Offical student groups get a substantial price break. We sell LUG t-shirts to cover the cost of the room.
We don't have fund rasing events as such. We choose to maintain zero LUG assets and sell only enough T-shirts to cover the cost of events. However you did ask what type of social events other LUG have and one we all really seem to enjoy is "hackday".. basically it's a LAN party, but the focus isn't games.. it's hacking on or with Linux.
People bring their computers setup and hack until dawn, watch movies, drink cokes, etc. It's amazing how many useful little tips you can pick up watching an experienced Linux user. Some of the best Unix/Linux tricks I've picked up are ones that the other person would never have thought to mention. Observering other geeks use their Linux boxen can really be educational.
In the past our LUG has met at bar's and restaurants, but as the group grew it became harder to find somewhere where everyone could hear each other. For a time we meet in the local cybercafe (until it closed). If there's a cyber cafe in your area, it's a good bet they'd host you. Public libraries often have meeting rooms available for communitry groups too.
Quake != all Linux games. I've bought just about
evey title Loki has published, but I didn't buy
Quake. I bought Unreal Tournament instead.
For one thing I could buy UT for $29 and download the Linux binaries. Q3 however was $60 and impossible to find locally. They were too similar to buy both, and my judgement was that UT was better-- and at half the price the decision was a no brainer.
Does anybody besides me feel icky to read "near simultaneous release" from Loki? In the world of gaming a difference of 20-30 days seems like an eternity.. all your friends running Windows have had (and mastered) a game by the time the "near simultaneous release" is available for Linux. I can't wait for the days of *real* simultaneous release... at least progress is being made and Loki deserves the credit for making it with Linux games. I'm just impatient dammit.
Yes, I'm in Georgia.. Athens, Ga to be specific and while I don't doubt that CompUSA in Atlanta might very well have Loki games.. you won't find any of them here. You *will* (I hazzard to guess) find Q3A for Windows at every store that sells any soft of software.. Walmart, Target, Hi-Fi Buys (sorry I know some of these are regional), K-mart, etc.. It would be nice if Linux software was as well distributed as Windows software.. even for one title.. I thought Quake 3 Arena would be that title...now I'm not so sure. :(
Can we expect to see better distribution to brick and mortar stores
for Quake 3 Arena than we have for previous Loki games?
I've picked up CTP, MythII and RT2 directly from Loki at tradeshows
because they simply can't be found on the shelves. I'm very happy
with the work Loki is doing to make games available on Linux, but
distribution has always seemed the weak link. In my area I'd
expect to see the games at Electronic Boutique and Best Buy at a minimum,
but hopefully also at WalMart, Target, Sams Club, etc. This is a
college town with a very active LUG.. it is a shame that Linux
titles aren't available in the stores.
I was hoping that with the release of Q3A for Linux that we'd see
wide distribution, but with the announcement that Loki is going to
distribute it I'm less than encouraged. Hopefully, Loki is planning
something special for Q3A distribution..
I like Mandrake Linux in and of itself, but more to the point MacMillian as a company was very good
to CHUGALUG. They were quick to respond to our request for prizes to give away at our Linux Fest and sent us a ton of goodies.. both software and books to give away as door prizes. We found them very supportive of "the community."
Athens Linux Fest 2.0
Classic Hackers University of Georgia Linux Users Group (CHUGALUG)
ZDTV is diverse. So maybe some things are negative towards Linux. Some things are also very,
very positive. Leo Laporte (best talent on ZDTV if you ask me) raves about Linux. Linus
has been on his show. So has Robert Young and John "Maddog" Hall. Watch the show sometime.
The set of the Screensavers abounds with penguins, linux license plates and bumper stickers.
The Apple Newton Message Pad 2000 had a 166Mhz StrongArm chip and that was ages ago in computer time. :)
I don't see your point. I use lots of GPL'ed software for what I consider general use. How does anybody loose the use of the software by it being put under the GPL license?
Like the others said.. the new stuff you've put into place has made the comments useful again. :)
Keep the faith! If you've ever in Athens, GA I'll by you that beer.
I mean to say "and that's all I want it to do"
Nobody said anything about T1's supplied by the
State. Why do you assume that because someone
advocates T1's for every home that he's advocating
the government pay for it?
I don't need the State to provide for me. It's there to protect my freedoms and all I want it to do. Let me keep what I earn and I can pay for my own damn health care thank-you-very-much.
The article doesn't mention how MS coerced Gateway and Micron into switching the demo. Until I hear more details I'm just as cheesed off at them for caving as I am at Microsoft for applying pressure.
I'm logged in and it knows who I am but I can't
set my comment filter level, filter authors, or filter sections. Hmm..
Can I upgrade a standard redhat 5.2 box to
Mandrake Linux 5.3?