VanLUG Email Archive
Dave Michelson (dmichelson@ieee.org)
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 11:56:37 -0700
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Vancouver Linux Users Group - July Meeting (UPDATE)
http://www.linux.bc.ca/
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Mon, Jul 19, 1999, 7:30-9:00 pm
BCIT - IBM Technology Building (SE6) in the BC Tel Theatre
See http://www.linux.bc.ca/ for more information,
including transit schedules.
7:30 - 8:00 pm
OPENLINUX and Caldera Systems
Product Strategy and Company Direction
Wilson Lee, Channel Marketing Manager
Mart Withers, Channel Programs Manager
Caldera Systems
http://www.calderasystems.com/
Orem, Utah
Following a brief presentation about the Caldera Channel Marketing and
Partners Programs, Wilson and Mart will answer questions about Caldera's
Product Strategy and Company Direction.
8:00 - 9:00 pm
STORM LINUX - Making Linux Easy To Use and Install
R Garth Wood, Lead Developer
Kevin Lindsay, Project Leader
Stormix Technologies
http://www.stormix.com/
Vancouver, BC
Abstract
Storm Linux is a new Linux distribution from Stormix Technologies of
Vancouver. Based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution, Storm Linux is
designed to be easy to use and simple to install. Its target market
includes both the server and the desktop. Depending on the installation
choices, a new user can be running Storm Linux in as little as fifteen
minutes. The alpha version of Storm Linux was released earlier this
month. The first production version is expected in the fourth quarter
of 1999.
For administrators, a key feature of Storm Linux is the Storm
Administration System (SAS). Designed for both local and secure remote
administration, SAS features a single code base for all administration
modules. By separating the application from the client interface, SAS
improves remote connectivity and allows for the quick creation of
graphical and text interfaces.
For end-users, Storm Linux includes a choice of text-based or graphical
X Window System installation, automatic or custom disk partitioning, KDE
or GNOME desktops, and recent versions of popular text and X Window
System programs, including XFree86 3.3.3.1, enlightenment 0.15.5, apt
3.7, and Netscape 4.6.
Stormix Technologies was founded in February 1999 with the goal of
providing the tools and applications that Linux needs to enter new
markets. Initial investors include David Talmor, NetNation
Communications Chairman and CEO, and Joseph Kibur, NetNation
Communications COO. "After using the Linux operating system to build a
world class web-site hosting service, we were convinced that Linux has
huge potential,"? Mr. Talmor says. "?As a result, we decided to
establish a new company that focused specifically on the creation of a
powerful and user-friendly distribution of the operating system. That
distribution is Storm Linux."
Stormix Technologies is an independent company, and not directly
affiliated with NetNation Communications.
About the Speakers:
R Garth Wood, Lead Developer
Mr Wood attends the University of Waterloo where he studies applied
mathematics and computer science. Mr Wood is currently on a work term
with Stormix Technologies. His work with Stormix comprises of language
design, development of the hardware detection system, development of a
network daemon and general distribution and development stewardship. In
his spare time Mr Wood is an Official Debian developer and also works on
his own object-oriented, fully-threaded, realtime, message-based
language.
Kevin Lindsay, Project Leader
Mr Lindsay has been involved in programming for almost a decade. He
discovered Linux in 1993 and it quickly became his operating system of
choice both for work and for play. Mr Lindsay is the maintainer and
original author of both Secure Locate (slocate) and Backup Copy. slocate
is the default "locate" for RedHat 6.0 . It will also be in the upcoming
release of Debian.
No-Host Dinner
You can also meet the speakers at a no-host dinner before the talk.
Meet us at 6:00 PM at Earl's, 4361 Kingsway in Burnaby. All are
welcome, but please let me know if you plan to join us so I can ask for
a table of appropriate size. For more information, please contact:
-- Dave Michelson dmichelson@ieee.org (604) 985-0214
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