Members Verne Perry and Jan Fagerholm presented That Penguin Thang: what’s new and really usable in Linux.

Verne discussed the variety of Linux operating systems. He explained the difference of the 64 bit and 32 bit versions and the difference of the DVD and CD versions. This was a very popular topic that took nearly 2 hours because of all the interest and questions. Get your copy for free at Linuxmint.com. Both Jan and Vern demonstrated the newest Linux Mint version and discussed the working of the more interesting sections of the OS. Jan discussed how many of the "repair CD" for Windows system run on Linux. You can try Linux using the "Live Linux Mint" CD that can run via your DVD/CD or Flash drives without harming your Windows OS.