Welcome to the

Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts

Promoting Linux in Atlanta Since 1994

The Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts (ALE) are a growing group of people in the Atlanta metropolitan area who all share an interest in Linux.

Founded in December 1994, we have hosted a plethora of monthly meetings with talk topics ranging from "How to Configure PPP" to "How to Write Device Drivers". We usually have around 40 - 100 people at each meeting.

The ALE group is loosely organized, with a few people acting as contact points and no charter to bog things down. Anyone is welcome to come to the meetings; there is no membership, fees or any other formalities. To become a member, just show up. Our primary interest is in getting information about Linux to members of the Atlanta community.

ALE has three monthly meetings to accomodate the growing Linux Enthusiast population of the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Central meeting is held at Emory University on the second Thursday of the month. The ALE NorthEast meeting is held at Edeltacom Data Center on the first Thursday of the month. The ALE NorthWest meets the third Thursday at the Weather Channel. Directions are on the left sidebar.

ALE-NE On Hiatus

Filed at 8:41 am under ALE Northeast and Announcements by Michael Still

ALE-NE is taking a break until we find new meeting space. If anyone has any suggestions then let me know (stillwaxin@gmail.com).

ALE Central Mtg. for Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007

Filed at 12:29 am under ALE Central and Announcements by Ruscetta

As part of ALE’s recognition of the scheduled October 19th release
of Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy” and in consideration of the upcoming
Ubuntu GA / ALE Install Fest set for November 10th, our monthly
ALE Central Meeting on Thursday, October 11, 2007 will be:

“Planning the Future of Ubuntu Server”

presented by Rick Clark
Ubuntu Server Team Manager,
Canonical, Ltd

Synopsis:
This presentation will provide an overview of the current and potential
directions for the Server Edition distribution of Ubuntu Linux. The talk
will address the new features found in Ubuntu Server 7.10, plus look
at some of the tentative plans for development of the 8.04 release.
Discussions will also include details of the strategic partnerships that
Canonical has entered into, with a special focus on the Vmware
components. The Ubuntu Server team is also very interested in
learning what features ALE members would like to see in their
professional Server OS, so open discussion will be encouraged.

Bio:
Rick Clark has complete engineering responsibility for the Ubuntu Server
Edition as manager of the Ubuntu Server Team for Canonical Ltd, the
company behind Ubuntu Linux. Prior to his involvement with Ubuntu, Rick
worked in various system and security architecture roles for large financial
institutions and pharmaceutical companies. In the 1990’s, Rick owned and
operated an ISP in Gainesville, Florida. In 1995 he helped with the creation
of linuxnewbie.org, and a few years later founded linuxiso.org.

Links:
Ubuntu Server Info
Ubuntu-US-GA