{"id":733,"date":"2008-08-19T15:00:52","date_gmt":"2008-08-19T22:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pdxtc.com\/wpblog\/?p=733"},"modified":"2014-12-04T13:23:45","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T20:23:45","slug":"open-source-for-the-desktop-next-occa-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pdxtc.com\/wpblog\/local-news\/open-source-for-the-desktop-next-occa-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Source for the Desktop – Next OCCA Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m looking forward to next Tuesday nights meeting of the Oregon Computer Consultants Association.\u00a0 The subject is going to be using open source software on your desktop as a replacement for Windows, whether personal use, business use or both.<\/p>\n

I’m so fed up with computer problems that I’ve actually considered buying a Mac, but I have a hard time believing that it would help me in the long run, and it certainly wouldn’t be economical.<\/p>\n

I want to move to an open source environment where every problem has a solution – but just may not have been invented yet.\u00a0 There already seem to be open source applications out there that do everything I could possibly want, and I’m hoping that this presentation will give me an up-to-date overview for 2008.<\/p>\n

Here’s the Meetup group details<\/a>
\nHere’s the OCCA website<\/a><\/p>\n

and here are the full details of the meeting:<\/p>\n

When: <\/strong>
\nAugust 26, 2008
\n6:00 \u2013 7:00 Dinner\/Networking
\n7:00 \u2013 9:00 Meeting\/Presentation<\/p>\n

Where:<\/strong>
\nRheinlander German Restaurant
\n5035 NE Sandy Blvd
\nPortland OR 97213<\/p>\n

What:<\/strong>
\nOpen Source Software On The Desktop<\/p>\n

You’ve heard and read the Linux hype, you may even be running Firefox, but what’s the 4-1-1 on Linux and Open Source Software? Is it ready for the desktop? or the laptop? for Business? for Grandma?<\/p>\n

This presentation will address those questions and more:<\/p>\n