[NBLUG/talk] Request for Feedback: Two options for next month's topic

[Kyle Rankin]

On Sat, Nov 01, 2008 at 12:56:31PM -0700, Kyle Rankin wrote:
> Hi NBLUG,
> 
> So I'm speaking at this month's meeting on November 10th. I had two
> different topics in mind but I found it hard to choose between the two so I
> wanted to put them both out there to the group and see what you would be
> more interested in attending.
> 
> Topic 1: Remaster Knoppix without Remastering
> 
> This is a talk I've given a few times (you can see the slides on
> http://greenfly.org/talks/) but never at NBLUG. In the talk I discuss a
> number of different techniques you can use to change the default behavior
> of the Knoppix disc, change settings, and even add software without having
> to go through the full Knoppix remastering process.
> 
> Topic 2: (Tentative title) Where'd my Files Go? A guide to the Modern
> Ubuntu Distribution
> 
> While you might not be able to tell at a cursory glance, a lot has changed
> behind the scenes on a modern Ubuntu system from what you might be used to
> if you have used Linux for years. For example, did you know Ubuntu is
> phasing out System V init? That you can't loopback-mount the initrd? In
> this talk I would discuss the current changes Ubuntu is making to what
> we might consider the traditional Linux system. There's a little
> something for everyone on the talk: For Linux newbies who are curious
> about what's under the hood I will cover the traditional and modern
> boot process including how init works and follow up with a guide to where
> important files are in Ubuntu. For the experienced Linux user I'll show you
> how (and why) things have changed and where you can look now when you want
> to, for instance, change the default runlevel on an Ubuntu system.
> 
> So what do you think? Topic 1 or Topic 2? I suppose if there is equal
> interest in both I could give one talk this month and schedule the other
> for a future meeting. If there isn't interest in either, well geez give me
> a break. Just kidding if you actually aren't too interested in either let
> me know what you would actually like to hear a talk on.
> 
> -- 
> Kyle Rankin
> NBLUG President
> The North Bay Linux Users Group
> http://nblug.org
> IRC: greenfly at irc.freenode.net #nblug 
> kyle at nblug.org
> 
> PS. Don't forget the election is this month too! I'm going to give an
> update to the election thread in the next day or two but please get your
> nominations in there.
> 

Thanks everyone for your feedback. Based on the responses I've gotten I
will be going with Topic 2 "Where'd my Files Go? A guide to the Modern
Ubuntu Distribution."

-Kyle