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This talk is for Brismesh people who may not be familiar with HUMBUG and it's mission
Please feel free to ask questions at any time during the talk
HUMBUG is a computer club dedicated to the UNIX operating system and it's derivatives, like Linux and the BSD family of operating systems
We aim to provide a means for people interested in UNIX/Linux and peripheral topics to meet up, swap tips, network and socialise
HUMBUG is different from many other computer-related interest groups in several ways
People bring their machines to meetings and hook them up to the club LAN
Meetings are unstructured
No formal agenda, no collars and ties, etc
People just arrive, set up and start playing
Meetings are long
Room booking is for 10 hours but many meetings drag on for longer
Newbies
Hobbyists
Professional sysadmins
Software developers
HUMBUG is full of people knowledgeable about installing and configuring various flavours of UNIX and Linux
Many HUMBUGgers know about fancier topics, like configuring network services and obscure devices
Additionally, some members are knowledgable about scripting and programming in Open Source environments
HUMBUG's interests are quite broad; chances are, if it's Open Source, there will be somebody who knows about it
Meetings are held every second Saturday here at the University of Queensland
Start at 3pm and typically run to (or past) 1am
They're almost always held in Hawken S201 (but not always!)
Meeting announcements are posted on the HUMBUG Announce mailing list and on the HUMBUG website
You can choose to become a paid Member of the club
Memberships are $15 a year, renewable at the annual AGM in September
Fees are on a three-step sliding scale
You're quite free to show up to HUMBUG meetings, but if you like to access certain club benefits, you should become a paid member
Access to our 10 megabit network like at HUMBUG meetings
Access to the HUMBUG Library, containing 3 years worth of Linux Journals, CDs and other things
Email aliases within the HUMBUG domain
DNS entries under the humbug.org.au DNS zone
HUMBUG isn't just limited to face-to-face meetings!
Heavy presence on the Internet
Mailing lists (best for seeking help)
"General" list
"Chat" list
"Announce" list
"Talks" list
IRC
#humbug on irc.uq.edu.au
HUMBUG website
http://www.humbug.org.au
First meeting was held in the Prentice Computer Centre tea-room in September 1995
The early meetings ran monthy, but soon switched to fortnightly, where they're remained ever since
HUMBUG was founded by Robert Brockway, who also served as the club's first President
The club is run like most clubs, with an annually-elected Executive
Current Executive
President: Mark Suter
Vice-President: Clinton Roy
Treasurer: Matthew Sellers
Secretary: Raymond Smith
Librarian: David Makepeace
The club is not incorporated and most likely will not be for the forseeable future
http://www.humbug.org.au/