May's SVLUG Meeting ...

May's SVLUG Meeting ...

Presenter:
Chander Kant
President, LinuxCertified

Topic :
Linux On Laptops - Adventures in mobile Linux computing

Over the past few years, Linux has become dominant server operating system for various applications, such as file and web serving. While Linux continues to make further in-roads at the high-end, the desktop space is now beginning to emerge. Technologies and business dynamics seem to be in place for an explosive growth of Linux on the desktop. Another recent trend has been emergence of Laptops as the key desktop platform. Year 2003 was the first year when new Laptops outsold new PCs. So, will Linux leapfrog the PC and find its home directly on the laptop? This presentation will discuss the current state of support for Linux on the laptops. We will discuss the challenges - what works, what can be made to work, and what does not work. We will consider pros and cons of various technologies - hardware, kernels, distributions etc., in making of a productive Linux laptop.

MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Chander Kant is founder and president of LinuxCertified, Inc, a leading provider of Linux laptops, training and services. Chander has been involved with technology and business side of Linux in many different projects. As a key member of the open-source community, he is very enthusiastic about enabling Linux as a mainstream operating system. Prior to founding LinuxCertified, Chander was Director of Business Development at VERITAS software, where he was responsible for high-availability clustering products. Chander was also involved in architecting high-performance Linux compute servers at SGI. Chander is a co-author of "Linux Compute Clusters", an on-going open-license book.

Great information tonight!!

Good information on BIOSs, Xfree86, loading issues, and incompatibilities.

All the stuff that keep Linux users coming back for more!!

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