Everyone is welcome to the October 18th, 2006 Salt Lake Linux Users Group meeting this Wednesday. Novell’s Ted Haeger and Erin Quill, will be presenting on Xgl/Compiz. The announcement follows:

The Salt Lake Linux Users Group ( SLLUG ) All are invited to the October 2006 SLLUG meeting:

Date: Wednesday, October 18th, 2006 Time: 7:10 PM Cost: $0.00. Zip. Nada. Place: Engineering and Mines Classroom Building (EMCB) room 105 Directions: See directions and map URL at the bottom of this page

Agenda:

Welcome and a brief “What’s new in Linux”
• Discuss news of interest to the Linux community
• http://lwn.net/
• http://lwn.net/daily/
• http://slashdot.org/
• http://freshmeat.net/
• news:comp.os.linux.announce
• news:utah.linux

Presentation:
*** Hosts of Novell Open Audio, Ted Haeger and Erin Quill, will present on Xgl/Compiz, also known as ‘Desktop Effects.’ Their presentation will cover how to use Desktop Effects, requirements to get it running, standard configuration options, advanced configuration options, and lots of other cool stuff.

Due to recent events at a local skate park, Ted and Erin must defer the Xen virtualization presentation until Erin has at least one fully functional arm.

• Novell will be providing some items for the drawing at the end of the meeting!

Directions/Parking: Directions – [http://www.map.utah.edu/umaplink/0063.html] Parking can be found just East of the EMCB building and there is a big lot just North of the Merrill Engineering building (MEB). Parking is free after 6:00 (Based on the signs posted. Always check in case this changes.)

Special thanks go to (in alphabetical order): - Prof. Lepreau and the U of U for providing the meeting room. - Universal Systems Inc. http://www.usicomputer.com/ - Various Volunteers

SLLUG – a non-profit corporation composed of professionals, students, and general computer users dedicated to the use and development of Linux – a powerful, open, freely-redistributable computer operating system (OS) for Intel PC’s, PowerPCs, DEC AlphaAXPs, SPARC, ARM, etc. http://www.sllug.org/ http://www.linux.org/