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Bruce Fowler Linux Basics -- an Intro to the "Other" O/S MEETING DATE: May 18, 2012 |
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Bruce Fowler Linux Basics -- an Intro to the "Other" O/S MEETING DATE: May 18, 2012 |
BCUG member Bruce
Fowler.
Bruce
will update us as to the latest developments
in
Linux, an open-source operating
system that provides choices and options
beyond what is available in proprietary systems such as those
marketed by Microsoft and Apple. In this
long-awaited presentation,
Bruce
will
explain some of the
differences between Linux
and
other
operating systems, look at
the basics of installation and use, and review a few of the many
applications available. He hopes that you will leave eager to try it
on your own computer.
Bruce
is
retired from Lucent
Technologies after
a
thirty-year career with
Bell
Laboratories and
AT&T, focusing on
the
architecture of
large-scale software systems.
His
roles ranged from
software developer
to
systems engineer.
Technical areas included
automated printed circuit
board
design, development
of
data
base
management software,
remote management
of
digital access cross-connect
switches, and others.
He
also
contributed over the
years
to
many
civic
organizations, including
the
Morristown Zoning Board.
and
the
Rumson/Fair Haven Board
of
Education. Bruce has been working with computers
for almost 50 years and with Linux for about 15. He
runs
the
BCUG Linux Workshop,
which is expected to have a spike in attendance after this
presentation.
He
lives
with
his
wife
(of
40
years) in
We
are
happy
to
have
Bruce
as
our
speaker, and anticipate
a
great
turnout and even
a
few
converts before the
evening ends.
