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