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/
BALUG: 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/
Reminder TOMORROW!:
BALUG: Tu 2009-10-20 Understanding the Power of Hybrid Hosting:
Dedicated Plus Clouds by Paul Lancaster of GoGrid/ServePath
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-10-20
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2009-10-20 BALUG meeting, we're excited to present:
Understanding the Power of Hybrid Hosting: Dedicated Plus Clouds by
Paul Lancaster of GoGrid[1]/ServePath[2]
Cloud Computing isn't for everyone, neither is leasing dedicated server
environments. However, when you combine the two, the end result is a
hosting solution that will make your business successful. We call it
Hybrid Hosting. Capitalizing on the dynamic, scalability of GoGrid's
Cloud Hosting and the robust, high I/O throughput of dedicated
infrastructure, Hybrid Hosting is a way to manage complex,
high-availability infrastructures that meet demand, performance and
cost concerns.
Paul Lancaster is one of the founding employees of ServePath/GoGrid and
leads Business Development. Paul has been in the Internet industry for
the past 15 years working for software and services companies in
technical and business roles. Paul enjoys playing guitar when he is not
at his keyboard or spending time with his 6 year old daughter.
GoGrid[1]: Blog[3] Wiki[4] Twitter[5]
1. http://www.gogrid.com/
2. http://www.servepath.com/
3. http://blog.gogrid.com/
4. http://wiki.gogrid.com/
5. http://twitter.com/gogrid
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, October 20th, 2009 2009-10-20
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 dinner is $13
http://www.balug.org/
BALUG: Tu 2009-10-20 Understanding the Power of Hybrid Hosting:
Dedicated Plus Clouds by Paul Lancaster of GoGrid/ServePath
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-10-20
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2009-10-20 BALUG meeting, we're excited to present:
Understanding the Power of Hybrid Hosting: Dedicated Plus Clouds by
Paul Lancaster of GoGrid[1]/ServePath[2]
Cloud Computing isn't for everyone, neither is leasing dedicated server
environments. However, when you combine the two, the end result is a
hosting solution that will make your business successful. We call it
Hybrid Hosting. Capitalizing on the dynamic, scalability of GoGrid's
Cloud Hosting and the robust, high I/O throughput of dedicated
infrastructure, Hybrid Hosting is a way to manage complex,
high-availability infrastructures that meet demand, performance and
cost concerns.
Paul Lancaster is one of the founding employees of ServePath/GoGrid and
leads Business Development. Paul has been in the Internet industry for
the past 15 years working for software and services companies in
technical and business roles. Paul enjoys playing guitar when he is not
at his keyboard or spending time with his 6 year old daughter.
GoGrid[1]: Blog[3] Wiki[4] Twitter[5]
1. http://www.gogrid.com/
2. http://www.servepath.com/
3. http://blog.gogrid.com/
4. http://wiki.gogrid.com/
5. http://twitter.com/gogrid
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, October 20th, 2009 2009-10-20
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 dinner is $13
http://www.balug.org/
Just a reminder folks, TOMORROW:
BALUG: Tu 2009-09-15 Christian Einfeldt on: Linux in schools: Help
yourself by helping the underdog
BALUG: Tu 2009-09-15 Christian Einfeldt on: Linux in schools:
Help yourself by helping the underdog
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-09-15
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2009-09-15 BALUG meeting, we're excited to present:
Christian Einfeldt on: Linux in schools:
Help yourself by helping the underdog
Schools and Linux should really fit together hand-in-hand. Schools
need robust, low cost infrastructure, and the Linux community needs
more widespread adoption to avoid marginalization on the desktop.
Schools offer the potential to become channels for distribution and
socialization for Linux. Christian Einfeldt is a community organizer
who has worked for more than 5 years to bring Linux to two local public
schools, and will draw on this experience to talk about what schools
need to go further with Linux, and how schools can help create greater
mindshare for Linux.
Christian Einfeldt has been using GNU-Linux in his law practice since
late 2000. Einfeldt is a relatively simple end user who runs whichever
distro is favored by the guru helping him. Currently, that means
regular old brown Ubuntu (GNOME), but in the past has included openSUSE
(KDE). Einfeldt is also fond of Xubuntu, as it runs quite well and
installs easily on dead badgers and other odd ball legacy hardware that
he and others are adminning at two local school FOSS projects supported
by Bay Area GNUsters and Penguinistas. You know who you are.
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, September 15th, 2009 2009-09-15
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 2009-09-15 Christian Einfeldt on: Linux in schools: Help
yourself by helping the underdog
BALUG: Tu 2009-09-15 Christian Einfeldt on: Linux in schools:
Help yourself by helping the underdog
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-09-15
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2009-09-15 BALUG meeting, we're excited to present:
Christian Einfeldt on: Linux in schools:
Help yourself by helping the underdog
Schools and Linux should really fit together hand-in-hand. Schools
need robust, low cost infrastructure, and the Linux community needs
more widespread adoption to avoid marginalization on the desktop.
Schools offer the potential to become channels for distribution and
socialization for Linux. Christian Einfeldt is a community organizer
who has worked for more than 5 years to bring Linux to two local public
schools, and will draw on this experience to talk about what schools
need to go further with Linux, and how schools can help create greater
mindshare for Linux.
Christian Einfeldt has been using GNU-Linux in his law practice since
late 2000. Einfeldt is a relatively simple end user who runs whichever
distro is favored by the guru helping him. Currently, that means
regular old brown Ubuntu (GNOME), but in the past has included openSUSE
(KDE). Einfeldt is also fond of Xubuntu, as it runs quite well and
installs easily on dead badgers and other odd ball legacy hardware that
he and others are adminning at two local school FOSS projects supported
by Bay Area GNUsters and Penguinistas. You know who you are.
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, September 15th, 2009 2009-09-15
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 - TOMORROW!: Tu 2009-08-18 OpenHatch: Community tools
for open source: Asheesh Laroia, Raphael Krut-Landau and Karen
Rustad; next month ...
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-08-18
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2009-08-18 BALUG meeting, we're excited to present:
OpenHatch is an online network for open source geeks. The
fragmentation of Free Software means it's hard to know where you can
make a difference. OpenHatch provides a profile engine so you can
showcase the contributions you've made and a cross-project bug search
engine to help you find issues targeted at your skills and passions.
OpenHatch is looking for feedback on their early alpha, enthusiastic
testers, and ideas about other community tools that can enrich the open
source experience. The time will be split between a presentation and
Q&A from the audience.
Asheesh is the data seducer at OpenHatch. He is a Debian Developer,
was a software engineer for Creative Commons, and put 288 inflatable
pink flamingos on his campus quad. He has written testimony in an EFF
copyright case and volunteered for the World Food Programme in Uganda.
Asheesh will be joined by his two colleagues at OpenHatch, Raphael
Krut-Landau and Karen Rustad. Karen served on the board of Students
for Free Culture for two years and has built viral media outreach
campaigns for Open Access advocacy group, SPARC. Raphael is a Linux
enthusiast and web applications designer.
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, August 18th, 2009 2009-08-18
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 dinner is $13
After meeting meeting (?)
Presuming enough folks want to after the main meeting, those interested
may gather at a nearby venue (e.g. pub) for further discussion on, e.g.:
o BALUG steering committee (talk about what BALUG wants/needs to do and
possible changes, etc.)
o stuff one can do to help BALUG
o ideas for possible future talks/presentations (got contacts/leads?)
o random Linux, etc. topics
o random networking
o discussion of topic(s) from/for meetings current, past, and future
o insert your topic here :-)
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Next month's BALUG meeting:
2009-09-15 Christian Einfeld on: Help yourself by helping the
underdog... public schools. (Linux, Open Source, ...)
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http://www.balug.org/