Edited version... suggestions duly noted.
Things to check...
1. more / less links
2. Bombay or Mumbai as suggested yesterday.
3. general stuff.
4. towards the end is about the LUG, if not wanted please delete the para,
i've kept the address as http://www.ilug-bom.org.in
regards,
Erle.
Bombay Linux Users Group <www.ilug-bom.org.in>
- press release Article on LINUX
Linux is the new buzzword. Everybody wants a piece of it and
all want to jump
on the bandwagon. Linux is all about opportunity. Opportunity to experience how
powerful an Operating System can be. From a Userfriendly Interface to Absolute
computing power , from a high-end server to a basic desktop system, from a full
fledged multi-processor operating system to a single processor based system
- Linux can answer your questions.
The best way to learn more about Linux is to work with it.Many Distributions
are freely available for download... ( but thats only possible if you have
high bandwidth as your talking at least 400 - 600 MB ). The more popular way
is to get a CD copy of any distribution and install. Todays Distributions have
graphical Interfaces for Installation. Make sure you do your homework first
though. Although there is support for almost all devices ... there are always
a few which can through up a suprise. But that should not deter you because if
support is not built-in ( and note the "IF"), somewhere , someone is feverishly
working to get that done. Hey ,if you know programming, heres your chance to
be the first to write support for your particular device - but be quick about
it - because as you read this, rest assured that someone else is already
working on it. On that topic it would be worthwhile to examine just why LINUX
is so stable and "refreshing to work with" as a friend once told me. It could
be because there is no one organisation working on it. LINUX has escentially
been developed by people and organisations using it and writing code that they
would use themselves. After all a job worth doing is worth doing well right ?
I could go on as I sit here happily typing in X-windows... on my Linux system,
with my favourite music playing ( ya know, my soundcard does sound somehow
better in Linux... but maybe its just me... ) ... but then this article would
never end...
If you need help... or just get a chance to talk to people using Linux, there
are many user groups and mailing lists to help you out.
We also have our very own users group in Bombay which you can join and
interact with other linux users.
We are a group of people who have worked with linux in one way
or another, end-users to gurus, we are all part of the Linux
community of Bombay. We have witnessed first hand the beauty,
elegance and sheer power of Linux. To us, Linux is not just
another Operating System, it is 'the' Operating System - and that
is not because it comes free.
Please do check us out at <www.ilug-bom.org.in>
Few of the more prominent links to help you out:
1. www.linux.org { the most obvious site }
2. www.kernel.org { for all ye engineering students wishing to get
to the heart of the Linux OS }
3. www.suse.com { A really good release }
4. www.redhat.com { one of the more well-known releases }
5. www.ilug-bom.org.in { our very own website }
