BALUG NEWS: 2010-05-18: Sam Bowne: Attacking Web users and servers
with SSLstrip and Slowloris; & other BALUG news
In this issue (details further below):
2010-05-18: Sam Bowne: Attacking Web users and servers with SSLstrip
and Slowloris
"Working in the Business" (Linux, IT, etc.), panel discussion
"slides" from BALUG 2010-04-20[1]: Sameer Verma on: One Laptop per
Child (OLPC) Project: Plan, Updates, Direction, Participation
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Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2010-05-18
Sam Bowne: Attacking Web users and servers with SSLstrip and Slowloris[1]
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2010-05-18 BALUG meeting, we're excited to present:
Sam Bowne Instructor, City College San Francisco (CCSF)[2],
Computer Networking and Information Technology Department[3]
Many Websites mix secure and insecure content on the same page, like
Facebook[4]. This makes it possible to steal all the data entered on
such a page easily, using Moxie Marlinspike[5]'s SSLstrip tool.
Sam Bowne will explain and demonstrate this attack.
Slowloris is a very new layer 7[6] denial-of-service attack[7] created
by RSnake[8] that stops Apache web servers completely with very low
bandwidth--one packet every 2 seconds. The Apache developers were
notified of this vulnerability and decided it was unimportant and not
worth patching. Sam will explain and demonstrate this attack, and
discuss various ways to protect your Apache servers.
Sam will provide complete instructions so that anyone can easily set up
both these attacks on their own machines.
Sam Bowne has been teaching computer networking and security classes at
CCSF since 2000. He has given talks at DEFCON[9] and Toorcon[10] on
Ethical Hacking, and taught classes and seminars at many other schools
and teaching conferences.
He has a B.S. in Physics from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania[11]
and a Ph.D. in Physics from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign[12].
His Industry Certifications are: Certified Ethical Hacker,
Microsoft: MCP[13], MCDST[14], MCTS[15]: Vista; Network+, Security+,
Certified Fiber Optic Technician.
1. http://samsclass.info/defcon.html
2. http://www.ccsf.edu/
3.
http://www.ccsf.edu/Departments/Computer_Networking_and_Information_Technol…
4. http://www.facebook.com/
5. http://thoughtcrime.org/about.html
6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osi_7_layer_model#Layer_7:_Application_Layer
7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack
8. http://ha.ckers.org/
9. http://www.defcon.org/
10. http://www.toorcon.org/
11. http://www.edinboro.edu/
12. http://illinois.edu/
13. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Certified_Professional
14. http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/mcdst.aspx
15. http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/mcts.aspx
So, if you'd like to join us please RSVP to:
rsvp(a)balug.org
**Why RSVP??**
Well, don't worry we won't turn you away, but the RSVPs really help the
Four Seas Restaurant plan the meal and they help ensure that we'll be
able to eat upstairs in the private banquet room.
Meeting Details...
6:30pm
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 2010-05-18
Four Seas Restaurant http://www.fourseasr.com/
731 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Easy PARKING:
Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny:
http://www.sfpsg.com/
Cost: The meetings are always free, but for dinner, for your gift of $13
cash, we give you a gift of dinner ticket to join us for a yummy
family-style Chinese dinner - tax and tip included (your gift also
helps in our patronizing the restaurant venue and helping to
defray BALUG costs such treating our speakers to dinner).
------------------------------
"Working in the Business" (Linux, IT, etc.), panel discussion
BALUG is working to assemble panel (and moderator) for
"Working in the Business" (Linux, IT, etc.), panel discussion
Should make for very interesting, lively, informative and useful
discussion/presentation/"talk/debate".
For more information, and also
if you know someone you'd like as panelist or moderator (or are yourself
interested), and/or if you have specific topics/questions you'd like to
see covered by the panel,
PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT:
http://www.balug.org/#panel
At the present time we're ACTIVELY GATHERING INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL
PANELISTS, MODERATORS, available dates, etc., to plan and coordinate
this event. Please also do feel free to pass this information along to
any contacts you feel appropriate that may be interested.
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"slides" from BALUG 2010-04-20[1]: Sameer Verma on: One Laptop per Child
(OLPC) Project: Plan, Updates, Direction, Participation
Missed our 2010-04-20 meeting, or want to get a better look at or grab
some information from those slides?
slides available:
http://www.slideshare.net/sverma/olpc-project-plan-update-direction-partici…
(copy also archived at:
http://www.archive.balug.org/2010/2010-04-20/balug-olpc-100426233751-phpapp…
)
1.
http://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-announce-balug.org/2010-March/000149…
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http://www.balug.org/
BALUG: TOMORROW Tu 2010-04-20: Sameer Verma on: One Laptop per Child
(OLPC) Project: Plan, Updates, Direction, Participation
REMINDER: TOMORROW Tuesday 2010-04-20:
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Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2010-04-20
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2010-04-20 BALUG meeting, we're excited to present:
Sameer Verma[1] on: One Laptop per Child (OLPC)[2] Project: Plan,
Updates, Direction, Participation.
This presentation will address updates from the OLPC project (hardware,
software, networks, schools, teachers, children, parents, etc), its
achievements thus far (what works and what does not) and where it is
headed in the near future (yes, its still alive). We will also look at
how various communities (such as BALUG) can participate in the
educational, technological and social contexts.
Profess by day, tinker by night. Dr. Sameer Verma is an associate
professor of Information Systems[3] in the College of Business[4] at
San Francisco State University[5]. His research revolves around the
diffusion and adoption of innovative technologies. He also teaches a
course titled "Managing Open Source" at San Francisco State University.
In his free time, Sameer volunteers with One Laptop Per Child by
organizing activities for the OLPC-San Francisco Bay Area[6] group. He
also runs his laptops, desktops, servers, tablets, phones, media
systems, and car music player on Linux. The toaster sadly remains
unconverted (any day now).
1. http://verma.sfsu.edu/
2. http://laptop.org/
3. http://is.sfsu.edu/
4. http://cob.sfsu.edu/cob/
5. http://www.sfsu.edu/
6. http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_San_Francisco_Bay_Area
So, if you'd like to join us please RSVP to:
rsvp(a)balug.org
**Why RSVP??**
Well, don't worry we won't turn you away, but the RSVPs really help the
Four Seas Restaurant plan the meal and they help ensure that we'll be
able to eat upstairs in the private banquet room.
Meeting Details...
6:30pm
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 2010-04-20
Four Seas Restaurant http://www.fourseasr.com/
731 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Easy PARKING:
Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny http://www.sfpsg.com/
Cost: The meetings are always free, but for dinner, for your gift of $13
cash, we give you a gift of dinner ticket to join us for a yummy
family-style Chinese dinner - tax and tip included (your gift also
helps in our patronizing the restaurant venue and helping to
defray BALUG costs such treating our speakers to dinner).
------------------------------
Door prizes? Giveaways? We don't necessarily have such items at every
meeting, but we do often have giveaways and/or door prize items. E.g.
at our 2010-03-16 meeting, over 14% of our of our attendees that donated
$13 (and for which we provide gift of dinner and dinner/door prize
raffle ticket) walked away with a brand new
iPod shuffle 4GB Silver (MB867LL/B) [MSRP $79][7]
courtesy of ScaleMP[8].
7. http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_shuffle
8. http://www.scalemp.com/
We will have a supply of Ubuntu[9] 9.10 "Karmic Koala" i386 CDs on hand
for our BALUG 2010-04-20 meeting, made possible by Ubuntu California[10]
and other contributors/volunteers. We may have other stuff too.
9. http://www.ubuntu.com/
10. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeamhttp://www.balug.org/
BALUG NEWS: 2010-04-20: Sameer Verma on: One Laptop per Child (OLPC)
Project: Plan, Updates, Direction, Participation; + other news
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Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2010-04-20
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2010-04-20 BALUG meeting, we're excited to present:
Sameer Verma[1] on: One Laptop per Child (OLPC)[2] Project: Plan,
Updates, Direction, Participation.
This presentation will address updates from the OLPC project (hardware,
software, networks, schools, teachers, children, parents, etc), its
achievements thus far (what works and what does not) and where it is
headed in the near future (yes, its still alive). We will also look at
how various communities (such as BALUG) can participate in the
educational, technological and social contexts.
Profess by day, tinker by night. Dr. Sameer Verma is an associate
professor of Information Systems[3] in the College of Business[4] at
San Francisco State University[5]. His research revolves around the
diffusion and adoption of innovative technologies. He also teaches a
course titled "Managing Open Source" at San Francisco State University.
In his free time, Sameer volunteers with One Laptop Per Child by
organizing activities for the OLPC-San Francisco Bay Area[6] group. He
also runs his laptops, desktops, servers, tablets, phones, media
systems, and car music player on Linux. The toaster sadly remains
unconverted (any day now).
1. http://verma.sfsu.edu/
2. http://laptop.org/
3. http://is.sfsu.edu/
4. http://cob.sfsu.edu/cob/
5. http://www.sfsu.edu/
6. http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_San_Francisco_Bay_Area
So, if you'd like to join us please RSVP to:
rsvp(a)balug.org
**Why RSVP??**
Well, don't worry we won't turn you away, but the RSVPs really help the
Four Seas Restaurant plan the meal and they help ensure that we'll be
able to eat upstairs in the private banquet room.
Meeting Details...
6:30pm
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 2010-04-20
Four Seas Restaurant http://www.fourseasr.com/
731 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Easy PARKING:
Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny http://www.sfpsg.com/
Cost: The meetings are always free, but for dinner, for your gift of $13
cash, we give you a gift of dinner ticket to join us for a yummy
family-style Chinese dinner - tax and tip included (your gift also
helps in our patronizing the restaurant venue and helping to
defray BALUG costs such treating our speakers to dinner).
------------------------------
Door prizes? Giveaways? We don't necessarily have such items at every
meeting, but we do often have giveaways and/or door prize items. E.g.
at our 2010-03-16 meeting, over 14% of our of our attendees that donated
$13 (and for which we provide gift of dinner and dinner/door prize
raffle ticket) walked away with a brand new
iPod shuffle 4GB Silver (MB867LL/B) [MSRP $79][7]
courtesy of ScaleMP[8] - see also information on our 2010-03-16 meeting
presentation further below.
7. http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_shuffle
8. http://www.scalemp.com/
We will have a supply of Ubuntu[9] 9.10 "Karmic Koala" i386 CDs on hand
for our BALUG 2010-04-20 meeting, made possible by Ubuntu California[10]
and other contributors/volunteers. We may have other stuff too.
9. http://www.ubuntu.com/
10. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam
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Missed our 2010-03-16 meeting, or want to review materials from that
meeting?
The "slides"/deck from the talk/presentation on
ScaleMP vSMP Foundation for SMP presented by Nir Paikowsky of ScaleMP
are available online:
http://www.archive.balug.org/2010/2010-03-16/ScaleMP_Technical_Introduction…
The earlier announcement on that talk/presentation:
http://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-announce-balug.org/2010-March/000147…
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"Working in the Business" (Linux/...) panel discussion
We're working on putting together a panel discussion on working in the
business - Linux and related areas - with emphasis on Linux and Open
Source and in the San Francisco Bay Area, but we may also include
related areas and comparisons (systems/network/database/security
administration, programming/development Open Source and other
environments, comparisons to other regions, etc.). We're interested in
potentially and and/or all of (for the relevant areas):
o hiring managers
o Human Resources personnel
o persons with significant work experience in relevant areas
o recruiters
o agency client representatives
o persons newly experienced entering the field (e.g. new degree within
last 2 years)
o persons with significant experience with any and/or all of the above
(needn't necessarily be currently in the position)
o panel moderator - person who can well wrangle and moderate a
collection of the above folks
ARE YOU OR DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE that you'd recommend for such a panel?
If so, please drop us a note, including
"Working in the Business" in the Subject
and email to: balug-panel-2010(a)balug.org
and with your name and contact information, and if you're recommending
someone other than or in addition to yourself, please mention that and
include their name and contact information.
We'll follow-up with more information.
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http://www.balug.org/
BALUG: REMINDER: TODAY!: Tu 2010-03-16: ScaleMP vSMP Foundation for
SMP presented by Nir Paikowsky and Kiran Thirumalai of ScaleMP
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2010-03-16
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2010-03-16 BALUG meeting (TODAY!), we're excited to
present:
ScaleMP[1] vSMP Foundation for SMP[2] presented by Nir Paikowsky and
Kiran Thirumalai of ScaleMP
ScaleMP's vSMP Foundation software enables the creation of a single
virtual symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) system by aggregating, or
combining, multiple industry-standard x86 systems running off-the shelf
Linux - which can create a large virtual machine perfect for demanding
workloads. vSMP Foundation offers the following benefits to data centers
running Linux:
o scalable x86 SMP with up to 128 cores and 4TB RAM
o maintains cache coherency between individual boards using multiple
advanced coherency algorithms
o utilizes all system storage and networking controllers to prove
high-I/O system capabilities
o creates the required BIOS and ACPI environment to provide the OS (and
the software stack above the OS) a coherent image of a single system
o up to 5X cost savings over traditional SMP systems
Nir Paikowsky is director of application and sales engineering for ScaleMP.
Kiran Thirumalai is Linux Kernel team lead for ScaleMP.
1. http://www.scalemp.com/
2. http://www.scalemp.com/smp
We will also have a supply of Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" CDs on hand for
our BALUG 2010-03-16 meeting.
So, if you'd like to join us please RSVP to:
rsvp(a)balug.org
**Why RSVP??**
Well, don't worry we won't turn you away, but the RSVPs really help the
Four Seas Restaurant plan the meal and they help ensure that we'll be
able to eat upstairs in the private banquet room.
Meeting Details...
6:30pm
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 2010-03-16
Four Seas Restaurant http://www.fourseasr.com/
731 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Easy PARKING:
Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny http://www.sfpsg.com/
Cost: The meetings are always free, but dinner is $13
http://www.balug.org/
BALUG: TOMORROW!: Tu 2010-03-16: ScaleMP vSMP Foundation for SMP
presented by Nir Paikowsky and Kiran Thirumalai of ScaleMP
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2010-03-16
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2010-03-16 BALUG meeting (next Tuesday!), we're excited to
present:
ScaleMP[1] vSMP Foundation for SMP[2] presented by Nir Paikowsky and
Kiran Thirumalai of ScaleMP
ScaleMP's vSMP Foundation software enables the creation of a single
virtual symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) system by aggregating, or
combining, multiple industry-standard x86 systems running off-the shelf
Linux - which can create a large virtual machine perfect for demanding
workloads. vSMP Foundation offers the following benefits to data centers
running Linux:
o scalable x86 SMP with up to 128 cores and 4TB RAM
o maintains cache coherency between individual boards using multiple
advanced coherency algorithms
o utilizes all system storage and networking controllers to prove
high-I/O system capabilities
o creates the required BIOS and ACPI environment to provide the OS (and
the software stack above the OS) a coherent image of a single system
o up to 5X cost savings over traditional SMP systems
Nir Paikowsky is director of application and sales engineering for ScaleMP.
Kiran Thirumalai is Linux Kernel team lead for ScaleMP.
1. http://www.scalemp.com/
2. http://www.scalemp.com/smp
We will also have a supply of Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" CDs on hand for
our BALUG 2010-03-16 meeting.
So, if you'd like to join us please RSVP to:
rsvp(a)balug.org
**Why RSVP??**
Well, don't worry we won't turn you away, but the RSVPs really help the
Four Seas Restaurant plan the meal and they help ensure that we'll be
able to eat upstairs in the private banquet room.
Meeting Details...
6:30pm
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 2010-03-16
Four Seas Restaurant http://www.fourseasr.com/
731 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Easy PARKING:
Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny http://www.sfpsg.com/
Cost: The meetings are always free, but dinner is $13
http://www.balug.org/
BALUG: Tu 2010-02-16: Michael Paoli on ssh and friends
(ssh/scp/sftp/ssh-keygen/ssh-agent/...)
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2010-02-16
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2010-02-16 BALUG meeting (next Tuesday!), we're excited to
present:
Michael Paoli on ssh and friends (ssh/scp/sftp/ssh-keygen/ssh-agent/...)
In this talk, Michael Paoli will cover from the introductory basics
through to intermediate or more, on what ssh (Secure SHell) is, the need
for it, and many of its key capabilities, and associated utilities and
their use. He'll also include many practical tips, guidelines, various
security considerations and live demonstrations. Areas to, or likely
to be covered include:
o What is ssh?
o Why ssh?
o History, Open Source, & ssh
o The basics: how
o Some common Open Source clients
o Keys - the good, the bad and the ugly (and how to, and how not to)
o ssh-agent
o Authentication forwarding (& benefits & risks)
o X-11 forwarding - why, and how
o command arguments and tty allocation, or not
o port forwarding
o ssh & related security care and feeding
Got a specific question or area you'd like to see covered in the
presentation about ssh? Michael Paoli also invites you to drop him a
note:
Michael.Paoli(a)cal.berkeley.edu
and he'll likely add it to the talk/presentation if it's not already in
there.
Michael Paoli has been using ssh and friends both personally and
professionally for over a decade. By profession he's a Linux/Unix
systems administrator with well over a decade of experience, and also
has over ten years experience working in quite security conscious
environments (e.g. major financial institution). And for fun, he ...
... well, yeah, lots of Linux, etc. stuff in there too.
So, if you'd like to join us please RSVP to:
rsvp(a)balug.org
**Why RSVP??**
Well, don't worry we won't turn you away, but the RSVPs really help the
Four Seas Restaurant plan the meal and they help ensure that we'll be
able to eat upstairs in the private banquet room.
Meeting Details...
6:30pm
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 2010-02-16
Four Seas Restaurant http://www.fourseasr.com/
731 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Easy PARKING:
Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny http://www.sfpsg.com/
Cost: The meetings are always free, but dinner is $13
http://www.balug.org/
BALUG: REMINDER: this Tuesday (many folks also have Monday off):
Tu 2010-01-19 Porting IPv4-only applications to IPv4/IPv6 dual stack
by Owen DeLong
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2010-01-19
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2010-01-19 BALUG meeting, we're excited to present:
Porting IPv4-only applications to IPv4/IPv6 dual stack by Owen DeLong,
IPv6 Evangelist of Hurricane Electric[1]
In "Porting IPv4-only applications to IPv4/IPv6 dual stack", we will
learn the basics of IPv6 socket programming and see how to upgrade
existing applications in C, PERL, and Python using "running code"
examples prepared by Owen.
Owen DeLong is an IPv6 Evangelist at Hurricane Electric and a member of
the ARIN[2] Advisory Council. In these roles, he's intimately familiar
with the details of IPv4 runout and the need to transition towards dual
stack on existing applications to enable IPv6-only clients in the near
future.
presentation materials[3]
1. http://www.he.net/
2. https://www.arin.net/
3. http://owend.corp.he.net/ipv6/
So, if you'd like to join us please RSVP to:
rsvp(a)balug.org
**Why RSVP??**
Well, don't worry we won't turn you away, but the RSVPs really help the
Four Seas Restaurant plan the meal and they help ensure that we'll be
able to eat upstairs in the private banquet room.
Meeting Details...
2010-01-19T18:30-0800
6:30 P.M. Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Four Seas Restaurant http://www.fourseasr.com/
731 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Easy Parking:
Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny http://www.sfpsg.com/
Cost: The meetings are always free, but dinner is $13
http://www.balug.org/
BALUG: Tu 2010-01-19 Porting IPv4-only applications to IPv4/IPv6 dual
stack by Owen DeLong
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2010-01-19
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2010-01-19 BALUG meeting, we're excited to present:
Porting IPv4-only applications to IPv4/IPv6 dual stack by Owen DeLong,
IPv6 Evangelist of Hurricane Electric[1]
In "Porting IPv4-only applications to IPv4/IPv6 dual stack", we will
learn the basics of IPv6 socket programming and see how to upgrade
existing applications in C, PERL, and Python using "running code"
examples prepared by Owen.
Owen DeLong is an IPv6 Evangelist at Hurricane Electric and a member of
the ARIN[2] Advisory Council. In these roles, he's intimately familiar
with the details of IPv4 runout and the need to transition towards dual
stack on existing applications to enable IPv6-only clients in the near
future.
presentation materials[3]
1. http://www.he.net/
2. https://www.arin.net/
3. http://owend.corp.he.net/ipv6/
So, if you'd like to join us please RSVP to:
rsvp(a)balug.org
**Why RSVP??**
Well, don't worry we won't turn you away, but the RSVPs really help the
Four Seas Restaurant plan the meal and they help ensure that we'll be
able to eat upstairs in the private banquet room.
Meeting Details...
6:30pm
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 2010-01-19
Four Seas Restaurant http://www.fourseasr.com/
731 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Easy PARKING:
Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny http://www.sfpsg.com/
Cost: The meetings are always free, but dinner is $13
http://www.balug.org/
BALUG[1] isn't meeting this month (we often skip December).
Be sure to note (e.g. when updating one's calendars for the new year)
our future meeting dates, and also subscribe to our "announce"[2] list
for important announcements/news/updates. One can also always check
back on BALUG's main website[1] for information and updates.
So far for next year's meeting dates (generally 3rd Tu), we have:
2010-01-19
2010-02-16 (we sometimes need to adjust our February date)
2010-03-16
2010-04-20
2010-05-18
2010-06-15
2010-07-20
2010-08-17
2010-09-21
2010-10-19
2010-11-16
2010-12-21 (we commonly skip December)
...
1. http://www.balug.org/
2. http://lists.balug.org/listinfo.cgi/balug-announce-balug.org
BALUG: REMINDER: TOMORROW!: Tu 2009-11-17 Mark Terranova on Ubuntu
9.10 Karmic Koala
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-11-17
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2009-11-17 BALUG meeting, we're excited to present:
2009-11-17 Mark Terranova on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala[1]
Mark Terranova will be giving a talk about what is new in Ubuntu[2]'s
newest release - Karmic Koala. He will also speak some about his
experiences with Local tech stuff.
Mark Terranova is a "West Coast Community-Developed-Software guy". Mark
has regularly taught many types of computer classes specializing in the
benefits of Linux and Cross-Platform Software.
He has been involved with spreading Ubuntu for a while. He has helped
organize Ubuntu Release Parties and other tech events that make it fun
- using beer, BBQ, and other ways to create a fun community. He has
spent much time in Portland, Oregon working with FreeGeek.org[3]. Their
unique style helped him learn how to involve more people in computing.
This knowledge has helped him in his role as co-founder of Gidget
Kitchen[4] (GK). "Gidget Kitchen donates computers, generally using
Ubuntu, to groups and individuals." GK strives to make modern
technology simple, empowering, and easy for everyone to understand. The
only requirement is "the ability to play well with others."
Mark blames his interest in technical things and electronics on his
father Michael. "He gave me a Commodore 64 and helped me get my amateur
radio license (N6TBD) at an early age".
1. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicKoala/TechnicalOverview
2. http://www.ubuntu.com/
3. http://www.freegeek.org/
4. http://www.gidgetkitchen.org/
So, if you'd like to join us please RSVP:
rsvp(a)balug.org
**Why RSVP??**
Well, don't worry we won't turn you away, but the RSVPs really help the
Four Seas Restaurant plan the meal and they help ensure that we'll be
able to eat upstairs in the private banquet room.
Meeting Details...
6:30pm
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 2009-11-17
Four Seas Restaurant http://www.fourseasr.com/
731 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Easy PARKING:
Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny http://www.sfpsg.com/
Cost: The meetings are always free, but dinner is $13
http://www.balug.org/