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Meet up with Montana Linux people on IRC. We currently gather at the #ubuntu-montana room on the freenode network. Stop in and say "hello" or even ask/answer some questions. Don't have to be a Ubuntu user either. Or use the web-based chat client.

BillingsLUG
The BillingsLUG hasn't had a meeting in a while but they are hoping to start back up real soon. Really.

BozemanLUG
The BozemanLUG meets on the FIRST Thursday of the month at 7PM

MSU-Bozeman
EPS Building, Rm 259
Bozeman, MT
Used to be the LAST Thursday, but we changed it.

HelenaLUG
The HelenaLUG is currently on hiatus.

MissoulaLUG
The MissoulaLUG is currently on hiatus but a few individuals are working in the background to change that ASAP.

If you want to help get the BillingsLUG, HelenaLUG, or the MissoulaLUG started again, be sure to visit us in IRC.

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Video: Death of the Desktop

Submitted by Scott Dowdle on Fri, 2010-06-04 19:23. gnome | Google | KDE | Linux | videos

I found this video fascinating (although the editing is a bit erratic) so I decided to share it. I personally do not see the personal desktop (hardware nor software) dying any time soon.

There is a lot of passion in the discussion and as a result some passionate words are used that some might find offensive... so be prepared.

What do you think?

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How to run a LUG Meeting

Submitted by edunagin on Sun, 2010-06-06 09:21.

I am not sure the desktop will ever give way, but this video certainly tell how to run a very good LUG Meeting.
SERVE BEER!

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Death of the Desktop

Submitted by cfmcguire on Sat, 2010-06-05 10:12.

It was starting to sound like the Attack of the Killer Reactionaries there! Be responsible for the security of your own data? What is the world coming to! I back up a few things to Ubuntu One, not so much because I need to, but because it is there. The "death of the desktop" crowd assumes universal access to essentially unlimited bandwidth, with a high degree of reliability. It also assumes that commercial suppliers of services offer a high degree of security. Neither of these exist in my little corner of the universe, although admittedly, I am in the boondocks. I am probably just another reactionary, but I have always preferred a Jeffersonian model of computing, with lots of little nodes out there, all responsible for their own actions and data, rather than a Stalinist centralized system, where Big Brother is going to take good care of you. And how's that for some high energy buzz words? :)

Beagán a rá agus é a rá go maith.
Say little but say it well.