[aklug] Re: FOSS users group

You might check these out. I'm not a Gamer, so I can't tell you what
might be good, or not.

http://how-to.wikia.com/wiki/Guide_to_FOSS_games_%
28free_open_source_software%29

Jim G

On Sat, 2011-03-05 at 09:21 -0900, Christopher Howard wrote:
> On 03/04/11 16:33, Jim Gribbin wrote:
> > It does kind of go with the territory. Most of us are Linux users.
> >
> > Greg M normally keeps us up on The OpenDisc, formerly OpenCD, Project.
> > Although now that you mention it, he's been slacking lately ;-)
> >
> > http://www.theopendisc.com/
> >
> > I do see that now they also have an OpenEducation version.
> >
> >
> > http://www.theopendisc.com/2010/10/openeducationdisc-10-10-released/
> >
> > Many of have given these out to family & freinds that aren't ready to
> > jump ship yet.
> >
> > Jim G
> >
> > On Fri, 2011-03-04 at 07:03 -0900, Dale Rooney wrote:
> >> Mike, looking at the people in the group and the discussions on the
> >> mailing list, I think that anyone who isn't technically proficient is going
> >> to feel out of place. Don't get me wrong the group definitely works for
> >> those that are attending but I think less experienced users would be better
> >> served by a group with a more general focus. I don't want to stir things up
> >> by asking the group to change into something else but I do hope that many of
> >> the aklug members would want to participate in a foss users group.
> >> Dale
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 9:04 PM, barsalou <barjunk@attglobal.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Quoting "Shane R. Spencer" <shane@bogomip.com>:
> >>>
> >>>> I have fossak.org which I was going to use for that purpose.
> >>>>
> >>>> On 03/02/2011 06:08 AM, Dale Rooney wrote:
> >>>>> I'd like to work more actively for FOSS awareness and promotion.
> >>> Does
> >>>>> anyone know if there's a local users group for open source software in
> >>>>> general and not just Linux? If not is anyone interested in starting one?
> >>>>> Dale
> >>>
> >>> I didn't realize we only focused on linux in this group. Granted, the
> >>> name does say , Alaska Linux users group, but we have always promoted
> >>> FOSS here.
> >>>
> >>> What is missing that needs to be addressed?
> >>>
> >>> Mike B.
> >>>
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> That opendisc does seem kind of interesting... not as a replacement for
> Linux, but as a sort of path to it. Most people I've met don't even know
> there is a FOSS movement, let alone that it has enough software to meet
> their daily needs.
>
> Question: Would there happen to be some kind of OpenGamesDisc out there?
> The OpenDisc only had four games on it, and only one was really good
> enough to impress anyone.
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Received on Sat Mar 5 13:29:28 2011