*************************************************************** Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Linux User Group http://dlslug.org/ a chapter of GNHLUG - http://gnhlug.org ***************************************************************
The next regular monthly meeting of DLSLUG will be held: Thursday, December 3rd, 7-9PM at: Dartmouth College, Haldeman 041 27 North Main Street, Hanover, NH All are welcome, free of charge. Agenda 5:30 Pre-meeting dinner at EBA's. RSVP and bring cash. 7:00 Sign-in, networking 7:15 Introductory remarks 7:20 A Surfeit of Sophistication presented by Doug McIlroy Hidden complexity in the service of simplicity is no vice. But one's heart sags in the face of complexity that bubbles to the surface in hundred-page "man pages" and thousand-line makefiles. Software advances more often by sophistication (complication for the benefit of cognoscenti) than by simplification (making powerful technique accessible). Unix began as a great example of the latter, but its proliferation into Linux/GNU mainly illustrates the former. Sophistication, unfortunately, is the easy way to get noticed, while simplification is often subliminal. As an unabashed cheerleader for the underdog, I will try to redress the imbalance by looking at some incidents large and small of the the tug-of-war between these two poles. [originally the keynote speech at the Ohio Linux Fest - ed.] ----- Driving Directions Please see the website for links to driving directions. Refreshments We currently lack a refreshment sponsor. If you or your company would like to provide or sponsor refreshments, please get in touch. RSVP RSVP by replying to this e-mail so we can give any refreshment sponsor a count. Mailing Lists There are two primary mailman lists set up for DLSLUG, an Announce list and a Discuss list. Please sign up for the Announce list (moderated, low-volume) to stay apprised of the group's activities and the Discuss list (unmoderated) for group discussion. Links to the mailing lists are on the webpage. Tell Your Friends Please pass this announcement along to anyone else who may be interested. -- Bill McGonigle, Owner BFC Computing, LLC http://bfccomputing.com/ Telephone: +1.603.448.4440 Email, IM, VOIP: b...@bfccomputing.com VCard: http://bfccomputing.com/vcard/bill.vcf Social networks: bill_mcgonigle/bill.mcgonigle _______________________________________________ DLSLUG-Announce mailing list dlslug-annou...@dlslug.org http://dlslug.org/mailman/listinfo/dlslug-announce _______________________________________________ gnhlug-announce mailing list gnhlug-announce@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-announce/