[Chixla] [SGVLUG] Linux Laptops on Campus (fwd)

[Swantje Willms]

Some of you may be interested in this talk.
I'll probably go. It sounds interesting and is right around the corner for
me.
Swantje
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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 12:10:49 -0800
From: Claude Felizardo <claude.felizardo at jpl.nasa.gov>
Reply-To: sgvlug at sgvlug.org
To: sgvlug <sgvlug at sgvlug.org>
Subject: [SGVLUG] Linux Laptops on Campus
Don't know if this is open to the public but it doesn't say it's not..
"Linux Certified Tech Talk: Linux Laptops on Campus" sponsored by 
Caltech Wired.
Over the past few years, Linux has become a dominant server operating 
system for various applications, such as file and web serving. While 
Linux continues to make further inroads at the high end, the desktop 
space is now beginning to emerge. Technologies and business dynamics 
seem to be in place for an explosive growth of Linux on the desktop. 
Another recent trend has been emergence of laptops as the key desktop 
platform. 2003 was the first year when new laptops outsold new PCs. So, 
will Linux leapfrog the PC and find its home directly on the laptop? 
This presentation will discuss the current state of support for Linux on 
laptops. We will discuss the challenges--what works, what can be made to 
work, and what does not work. We will consider pros and cons of various 
technologies--hardware, kernels, distributions, etc.--in the making of a 
productive Linux laptop. The LinuxCertified product line, now being 
carried at Caltech Wired, will also be introduced within this context. 
For more information contact Kaley Schiltz at kschiltz at caltech.edu or 
(626) 395-2672. Go to http://www.caltechwired.caltech.edu for more 
information.
Tuesday, March 30, 9 to 11 a.m., Beckman Auditorium, Caltech.