# HUMBUG talk, concocted in a hurry by Ben Fowler
# Structure of file lifted from JackSVG examples

.title Introduction to HUMBUG
.subtitle The Home UNIX Machine - Brisbane Users Group
.author Ben Fowler
.date 1st February 2003
.abstract This is a brief overview of HUMBUG, it's history, goals and scope.

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*.GROUP: HUMBUG

**.SECTION: Introduction and Intended Audience

Welcome!
 - 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

**.SECTION: HUMBUG's Mission

What is HUMBUG?
 - 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

The Club
 - 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

Who goes to HUMBUG?
 - Newbies
 - Hobbyists
 - Professional sysadmins
 - Software developers

Expertise within HUMBUG
 - 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

I want in!  Now what?
 - 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

Become a Member
 - 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

Membership benefits
 - 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 Online
 - 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

**.SECTION: History and Organisation

Foundation
 - 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

Organisation
 - 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

**.SECTION: Wrapping Up

Questions?

More information
 - http://www.humbug.org.au/

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