[wplug-plan] Suggested topic for next monthly meeting

[David Ostroske]

I'm up for this. I've often wondered how similar Darwin was to Linux. Knowing more about it might help Mac and Linux enthusiasts communicate better.

--- David Ostroske
    eksortso at linuxmail.org


----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Terwilliger <raterwil at alum.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 10:40:16 -0400 
To: <wplug-plan at wplug.org>
Subject: [wplug-plan] Suggested topic for next monthly meeting

> Dear wplug-plan,
> 
> I recently installed and am configuring Darwin on my old (circa 1998) Mac
> PowerBook G3. This machine was two months shy of compatibility with Mac OS
> X. However, Darwin, the open-source FreeBSD that underlies OS X, runs just
> fine. With Darwin, I can run X11 and all the happy apps that go with it. My
> experience so far is that Darwin is more of a sibling than a cousin of
> Linux, so I think the group would be interested in learning and seeing. I
> would show some technical stuff like how to set up user accounts, configure
> the network, etc., plus some fun stuff like OpenOffice, games, etc., or
> whatever interests the audience.
> 
> Feedback?
> 
> Robert Terwilliger

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