| ron__ | This is an open discussion tonight. | 00:01 |
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| ron__ | If you have not already done so please complete our survey regarding future meetings topics and ideas on our website http://ubuntu-maryland.org | 00:03 |
| ron__ | The alpha version of Ubuntu 15.10 using kernel 4 was released for download and testing last week | 00:05 |
| ron__ | Are there any questions | 00:06 |
| cryptodan_laptop | I have been using Kernel 4.0 on Mint 17.1 XFCE and its nice | 00:07 |
| ron__ | What new features have you discovered using it | 00:08 |
| cryptodan_laptop | Nothing really compared to 3.1x Kernels but it is faster and has enhanced gaming on the linux desktop | 00:09 |
| ron__ | That sounds good | 00:09 |
| ron__ | Is startup also faster | 00:10 |
| cryptodan_laptop | I cant really tell as I have a core i7 4ghz with 32gigs of RAM and 1terabyte SSD's | 00:11 |
| ron__ | That's a nice machine | 00:11 |
| ron__ | Why mint vs ubuntu | 00:12 |
| cryptodan_laptop | I was having progression in slowness issues on ubuntu, and read and article on Ars about speediness and stability of Mint and thought id try it out and have been impressed | 00:16 |
| ron__ | Are you using Mint that is based on Debian or Ubuntu | 00:17 |
| cryptodan_laptop | Ubuntu | 00:17 |
| ron__ | I am glad it is working for you. | 00:18 |
| cryptodan_laptop | I would recommend giving it a try and seeing how it performs for you. | 00:19 |
| ron__ | Please complete our survey if you have not done so | 00:19 |
| cryptodan_laptop | completed | 00:22 |
| ron__ | Thanks for your input | 00:22 |
| cryptodan_laptop | you are welcome | 00:22 |
| ron__ | Please plan to attend our next meeting at Catonsville CCBC campus on July 25 | 00:25 |
| cryptodan_laptop | I will try to | 00:26 |
| ron__ | Have you attended past meetings | 00:27 |
| cryptodan_laptop | No I haven't and would like to I will see how busy that day is with work and school going on | 00:28 |
| ron__ | Our meetings are on Saturdays to try to accommodate as many as possible | 00:29 |
| cryptodan_laptop | How long are the meetings on average? | 00:29 |
| ron__ | Typically from 1 pm to about 2:30 pm | 00:30 |
| cryptodan_laptop | I think I can make that time work | 00:31 |
| ron__ | Great | 00:31 |
| ron__ | Do you work in the IT field | 00:31 |
| cryptodan_laptop | Yes I do, as an IT Specialist with the USAF at www.dc3.mil performing technical analysis of intrusions | 00:32 |
| ron__ | Are you using Linux at work | 00:33 |
| cryptodan_laptop | yes on my open source research machine | 00:33 |
| ron__ | Which distro | 00:34 |
| cryptodan_laptop | Mint 17.1 | 00:34 |
| ron__ | Ok | 00:34 |
| ron__ | I take it that you heard about this irc meeting on one of the mailing lists | 00:36 |
| ron__ | Which one | 00:36 |
| cryptodan_laptop | I was a previous Ubuntu user and found this room on the ubuntu.com site and wiki I think | 00:37 |
| ron__ | Ok, please join our ubuntu-maryland.org list. There is a link on our website | 00:38 |
| cryptodan_laptop | done | 00:39 |
| ron__ | Is there any other questions or comments before we end this session | 00:40 |
| cryptodan_laptop | Not at this time | 00:41 |
| ron__ | Sorry lost power for a second | 00:43 |
| ron__ | Good night | 00:43 |
| cryptodan_laptop | have a good night | 00:43 |
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