Peninsula Linux Users' Group, Thursday, 27-May-2004

Tue May 25 13:15:18 PDT 2004

We have a meeting of the Peninsula Linux Users' Group (PenLUG) this
week!  Here are the details about this meeting.  For more information
or directions go to
	http://www.penlug.org/
Please join our "members" mailing list, or the "announce" list if you
just want announcements of upcoming events.  Follow the links from our
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Date:		Thursday, May 27, 2004
Time:		7:00 - 9:00 PM
Location:	100 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065
		Room 1op104

Conference Call: If you cannot attend in person, but would like to
dial in and listen, please send mail to conferencecall at penlug.org and
we will try to accomodate you.

Agenda:
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7:00 - 8:30 PM: Presentation by Akkana Peck
8:30 - 9:00 PM: Members' Minutes
       9:00 PM: Adjourn to IHOP (Belmont) for social & food time

Presentation by Akkana Peck
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Title: "How to fix a bug in open source software (even if you're not a
programmer)"

One of the often mentioned benefits of open source is the ability for
users to fix bugs themselves, which may leave people who aren't
programmers feeling left out. But with standard linux tools, tracking
down a bug in common Linux programs may be easier than you think.

Mozilla developer Akkana Peck will discuss the process of describing a
bug, searching the source code to pinpoint the problem, then either
fixing the bug, or filing a detailed report which will help developers
in finding a fix.

Members' Minutes
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Members will have an opportunity to take a few minutes to...

    * Describe their latest Linux discovery
    * Ask questions and get help from other members
    * Discuss Linux projects

You can just stand up and talk, or give a short demo or presentation.
If you need audio/visual support for your Members' Minute, please
contact Bill in advance to arrange for your needs.

Although it is NOT required, we like to have an idea of how many
people to expect, so if possible please email rsvp at penlug.org if you
are planning to attend.

-- 
William R Ward            bill at wards.net          http://www.wards.net/~bill/
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