Speakers TBD, but the presentation will be a round table discussion of some of the current popular Linux distributions.

If you're interested in talking about your favorite distribution for a few minutes, please contact speakers@nblug.org.

Ruby on Rails is an open-source web framework that's optimized for programmer happiness and sustainable productivity. It lets you write beautiful code by favoring convention over configuration."

Rob will demonstrate the creation of a simple database driven web application using the Rails framework. He'll also talk about some of the best practices that Rails brings to the web programming table and how it, and projects like it, are making programming more fun.

NBLUG Board Meeting @ Sizzling Tandoor in Santa Rosa. All are invited, but all are paying for their own meals. :)

• Roll Call (Eric)
• Approval of October Minutes (Eric)
• Board Meeting Frequency and Scheduling (Kyle)
• InstallFest?
• Upcoming meetings
  • Tomorrow: DVD Authoring
  • March: Linux on the XBox
  • April: Trac
  • May:
  • June:
  • July:
  • August:
• Items carried over from previous meeting:
  • Status of General Meeting Videos (Dan?)

Kyle will demonstrate how to create your own DVD with menus from a sample video all with Open Source software. No XML editing required!

Please note that this InstallFest is at O'Reilly in Sebastopol. Please see below for information on the exact location and directions.

WHEN:  Saturday, February 25th - 10:30AM - 4:30PM PDT
WHERE: O'Reilly in Sebastopol; http://nblug.org/genloc
WHO:   Anyone wanting help in installing Linux onto their computer
URL:   http://nblug.org/installfest/
WHAT DO I DO: Go to http://www.nblug.org/installfest/ to signup!!!!

What is an InstallFest and who can come?

Instead of putting all of the usual "what is an InstallFest" info in this and future announcements, we have a link up on our website as to what a NBLUG InstallFest entails and how to participate. If you point your browser of choice to http://www.nblug.org/installfest/ , you'll be presented with all the info you ever wanted to know about what goes on at an InstallFest, and how you can get the most out of attending one.

Board Meeting.