The OxLUG meeting on Sunday 9th Janary will be held in the Oxford University Computing Laboratory at 6.30pm. The entrance is from Parks Road. (http://web.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oxinfo/maps/index.html for maps).
As an experiment, the format will be somewhat different from usual and more interactive.
We'll begin with a discussion of a few of the many Linux Distributions available - their strengths and weaknesses etc. - and maybe look at some web sites which form useful Linux resources.
Then there'll be an opportunity for people to share any interesting Linux-related news they have heard recently, and for people to ask for help or advice from the more-experienced people present.
Finally - for those who wish to stay - we'll have a discussion about what direction OxLUG should take this year. Some points to consider: Events - frequency; programme for 2000 - balance: basic vs technical; tutorials (eg configuration, perl, shells, editors, GUI programming); InstallFest; external speakers (who? what topics?); organisational responsibility; finance; venues Image/Recruitment - mission statement; logo; publicity (local press; Linux Answers magazine); web site extension; corporate involvement Mailing Lists - any suggestions for change, or carry on as now with oxlug/oxlug-announce?
Afterwards, all being well, we'll reconvene in the Lamb and Flag.
Alasdair.