Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 14:37:25 -0400 From: Robert Anderson Subject: [gnhlug-announce] SLUG "problem solution" meeting Monday 7/14 7pm at UNH in Morse 301 This months we are holding another problem solution session. The next meeting is Monday 7/14/2003 at 7pm in Morse Hall room 301. See the webpage http://slug.gnhlug.org for directions. This months meeting is one of the Problem Solution sessions. The intent is for meeting goers to bring up problems that that are having and let the group help them towards a solution. We haven't had much success with this format yet, but we'll give it a few more months before trying something else. I'm still open for problems to work on. If you have something you've been trying to do and would like to have the groups input, please send an email or be ready to explain your problem to the group on Monday. We had some questions last time about Makefiles. I found recently that they have evolved from the period when my Makefile expertise peaked 5 or 6 years ago. If we don't have anything specific from the group to go over I'll show what I've been working on recently, with a focus on the Makefiles. I've been attempting to create a cross compiler environment to develope code for Familiar Linux running on the iPAQ. My intent is to use the Familiar Linux IPKG package management format to handle the installation and versioning of all the developement modules that are needed to maintain a usefull cross compiler. As part of this work I've had to create cross compiled versions of a number of developement libraries, using there configure and makefile environments. Next months meeting is already planned. The best part, for all of us, is that I will not be presenting it! Here's the information for the 8/11 meeting. When and Where: August 11th in Morse Hall 301 Presenter: David J Berube (http://www.berubeconsulting.com) Title: Making Money With Open Source Software Free (as in speech) doesn't mean without profit; you can make money off open source software. Superior quality, open software can provide a huge advantage over commercial software with a hefty license fees, and businesses are beginning to realise that. By using open source software to provide more value to businesses, and charging accordingly, it's possible for open source enthusiasts to make a bundle while still contributing to the open source community. -------------------------------------------------------------- Robert E. Anderson email: rea@sr.unh.edu Systems Programmer phone: (603) 862-3489 UNH Research Computing Center fax: (603) 862-1761 -------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ gnhlug-announce mailing list gnhlug-announce@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-announce