BALUG: REMINDER - TOMORROW!: Tu 2009-07-21 Michael Paoli on Regular
Expressions; etc
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-07-21
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2009-07-21 BALUG meeting, we're excited to have Michael Paoli on
Regular Expressions[1]
Regular Expressions are a highly powerful tool for identifying strings
of text of interest (which may then be further manipulated, etc.)
Regular Expressions are present in a wide variety of
Linux/POSIX/SUS/UNIX/BSD tools, libraries, and languages, much - if not
most - of which is Open Source or for which Open Source versions exist.
Some examples include ed, grep, egrep, expr, vi, sed, awk, perl, C
(libraries), Apache, some shells, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, and
many others. In this talk, Michael Paoli will give a whirlwind
overview of Regular Expressions basics, some of the more advanced and
powerful capabilities, comparative overview of how Regular Expressions
differ in many of the various places they're implemented, and various
interesting bits along the way.
Mostly in the contexts of Linux/UNIX systems administration and utility
programming, Michael Paoli has been wrangling Regular Expressions for
well over 15 years, including perl regular expressions for about a
decade.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expressions
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, July 21st, 2009 2009-07-21
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 yet more regular expression stuff
o random networking
o insert your topic here :-)
http://www.balug.org/
BALUG: Tu 2009-07-21 Michael Paoli on Regular Expressions; + other news
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-07-21
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2009-07-21 BALUG meeting, we're excited to have Michael Paoli on
Regular Expressions[1]
Regular Expressions are a highly powerful tool for identifying strings
of text of interest (which may then be further manipulated, etc.)
Regular Expressions are present in a wide variety of
Linux/POSIX/SUS/UNIX/BSD tools, libraries, and languages, much - if not
most - of which is Open Source or for which Open Source versions exist.
Some examples include ed, grep, egrep, expr, vi, sed, awk, perl, C
(libraries), Apache, some shells, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, and
many others. In this talk, Michael Paoli will give a whirlwind
overview of Regular Expressions basics, some of the more advanced and
powerful capabilities, comparative overview of how Regular Expressions
differ in many of the various places they're implemented, and various
interesting bits along the way.
Mostly in the contexts of Linux/UNIX systems administration and utility
programming, Michael Paoli has been wrangling Regular Expressions for
well over 15 years, including perl regular expressions for about a
decade.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expressions
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, July 21st, 2009 2009-07-21
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 yet more regular expression stuff
o random networking
o insert your topic here :-)
miscellaneous note for those paying really close attention - if you
earlier heard about or were expecting a "working in the business" type
panel discussion that was earlier mentioned for 2009-07-21, that will
likely get rescheduled for some future date (encountered too many folks
on vacation or otherwise unavailable, and insufficient lead time for
2009-07-21 to make a viable date for the panel discussion).
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Additional upcoming BALUG meetings:
2009-08-18 (spearker/presentation to be determined/confirmed)
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/
BALUG: REMINDER - TOMORROW!: Tu 2009-06-16 Kyle Rankin on forensics
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-06-16
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2009-06-16 BALUG meeting, we're excited to have Kyle Rankin[1]
on forensics.
In this talk Kyle Rankin will provide an introduction to performing
forensics analysis on Linux machines using the popular Sleuth Kit[2]
tools with their easy-to-use Autopsy[3] web-based front-end. The talk
will cover initial installation and configuration of Sleuthkit and
Autopsy, basic concepts and considerations for a forensics
investigation, and at the end there will be a demo with a real,
compromised Linux image.
Kyle Rankin is a systems architect for Quinstreet, Inc.[4], the current
president of the North Bay Linux Users Group[5], the author of Knoppix
Hacks[6], Knoppix Pocket Reference[7], Linux Multimedia Hacks[8], and
Ubuntu Hacks[9] and has contributed to a number of other O'Reilly[10]
books. Kyle is also a columnist for Linux Journal[11] and has had
articles featured in PC Magazine[12], TechTarget[13] and other
publications.
1. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1849
2. http://www.sleuthkit.org/sleuthkit/
3. http://www.sleuthkit.org/autopsy/
4. http://www.quinstreet.com/
5. http://www.nblug.org/
6. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596007874/
7. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596100759/
8. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596100766/
9. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527204/
10. http://oreilly.com/
11. http://www.linuxjournal.com/
12. http://www.pcmag.com/
13. http://www.techtarget.com/
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, June 16th, 2009 2009-06-16
Four Seas Restaurant
731 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Easy $5 PARKING: Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny
Cost: The meetings are always free, but dinner is $13
http://www.balug.org/
BALUG: Tu 2009-06-16 Kyle Rankin on forensics
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-06-16
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
For our 2009-06-16 BALUG meeting, we're excited to have Kyle Rankin[1]
on forensics.
In this talk Kyle Rankin will provide an introduction to performing
forensics analysis on Linux machines using the popular Sleuth Kit[2]
tools with their easy-to-use Autopsy[3] web-based front-end. The talk
will cover initial installation and configuration of Sleuthkit and
Autopsy, basic concepts and considerations for a forensics
investigation, and at the end there will be a demo with a real,
compromised Linux image.
Kyle Rankin is a systems architect for Quinstreet, Inc.[4], the current
president of the North Bay Linux Users Group[5], the author of Knoppix
Hacks[6], Knoppix Pocket Reference[7], Linux Multimedia Hacks[8], and
Ubuntu Hacks[9] and has contributed to a number of other O'Reilly[10]
books. Kyle is also a columnist for Linux Journal[11] and has had
articles featured in PC Magazine[12], TechTarget[13] and other
publications.
1. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1849
2. http://www.sleuthkit.org/sleuthkit/
3. http://www.sleuthkit.org/autopsy/
4. http://www.quinstreet.com/
5. http://www.nblug.org/
6. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596007874/
7. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596100759/
8. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596100766/
9. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527204/
10. http://oreilly.com/
11. http://www.linuxjournal.com/
12. http://www.pcmag.com/
13. http://www.techtarget.com/
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, June 16th, 2009 2009-06-16
Four Seas Restaurant
731 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Easy $5 PARKING: Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny
Cost: The meetings are always free, but dinner is $13
http://www.balug.org/
Reminder:
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-05-19
Tu 2009-05-19 Cathy Malmrose, CEO of ZaReason on An International Look
at Women in Open Source
Cathy Malmrose will be speaking about "An International Look at Women
in Open Source" segwaying off her most recent article for OSBR[1]
(upcoming June article). We will be exploring topics that cover why
there are so few women in Open Source, who are the prominent women in
Open Source internationally, and ending with a round of collaborative
suggestions on how to invite the other 50% of the population to
contribute freely to Open Source projects.
Cathy Malmrose is CEO of ZaReason[2], Inc., which is based in Berkeley,
California and builds and sells a variety of Linux hardware solutions,
including servers, laptops, and desktops. Cathy, in addition to being
CEO of ZaReason, runs a non-profit, Partimus[3], supporting technology
in education. She has also done much volunteer work with the nonprofit
computer recycling organization Alameda County Computer Resource Center
(ACCRC)[4], spent the 90s as a tech writer, and is also a
self-identified Linuxchick[5].
1. http://www.osbr.ca/ojs/index.php/osbr
2. http://www.zareason.com/
3. http://www.partimus.org/
4. http://www.accrc.org/
5. http://www.linuxchix.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 ensure that we're able to
eat upstairs in the private banquet room.
Meeting Details...
6:30pm
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 2009-05-19
Four Seas Restaurant
731 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Easy $5 PARKING: Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny
Cost: The meetings are always free, but dinner is $13
http://www.balug.org/
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-05-19
Tu 2009-05-19 Cathy Malmrose, CEO of ZaReason
For our 2009-05-19 BALUG meeting, we're excited to have Cathy Malmrose,
CEO of ZaReason[1] as our guest speaker. ZaReason, Inc. is based in
Berkeley, California, and builds and sells a variety of Linux hardware
solutions, including servers, laptops, and desktops. Cathy, in
addition to being CEO of ZaReason, runs a non-profit, Partimus[2],
supporting technology in education. She has done much volunteer work
with the nonprofit computer recycling organization
Alameda County Computer Resource Center (ACCRC)[3], spent the 90s as a
tech writer, and is also a self-identified Linuxchick[4].
1. http://www.zareason.com/
2. http://www.partimus.org/
3. http://www.accrc.org/
4. http://www.linuxchix.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 ensure that we're able to
eat upstairs in the private banquet room.
Meeting Details...
6:30pm
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 2009-05-19
Four Seas Restaurant
731 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Easy $5 PARKING: Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny
Cost: The meetings are always free, but dinner is $13
http://www.balug.org/
Reminder: TOMORROW:
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-04-21
Allison Randal[1] on Parrot[2], etc.
Parrot is a virtual machine like no other. Targeting dynamic languages
such as Perl[3], Ruby[4], Python[5] and PHP[6], it incorporates an
object-oriented assembly language, is register-based rather than
stack-based, and employs continuations as the core means of flow
control. It hosts a powerful suite of compiler tools tailored to
dynamic languages and a next generation regular expression engine. This
talk briefly explains the overall architecture of Parrot and teaches
the skills needed to get started hacking in Parrot.
Allison Randal is chief architect and lead developer of the open source
project Parrot, chairman of the Parrot Foundation[7], on the board of
directors of The Perl Foundation[8], founder of the FLOSS
Foundations[9] group for open source leaders, and founder and president
of Onyx Neon Press[10]. She also works for O'Reilly Media[11], planning
the program for their Open Source Convention (OSCON[12]).
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 ensure that we're able to
eat upstairs in the private banquet room.
Meeting Details...
6:30pm
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 2009-04-21
Four Seas Restaurant
731 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Easy $5 PARKING: Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny
Cost: The meetings are always free, but dinner is $13
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_Randal
2. http://www.parrot.org/
3. http://www.perl.org/
4. http://www.ruby-lang.org/
5. http://www.python.org/
6. http://php.net/
7. http://www.parrot.org/foundation
8. http://www.perlfoundation.org/
9. http://flossfoundations.org/
10. http://www.onyxneon.com/
11. http://oreilly.com/
12. http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon
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http://www.balug.org/
Contents - upcoming meetings:
2009-04-21 Allison Randal on Parrot, etc.
2009-05-19 (final speaker confirmation pending)
2009-06-16 Kyle Rankin on forensics
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Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-04-21
Allison Randal[1] on Parrot[2], etc.
Parrot is a virtual machine like no other. Targeting dynamic languages
such as Perl[3], Ruby[4], Python[5] and PHP[6], it incorporates an
object-oriented assembly language, is register-based rather than
stack-based, and employs continuations as the core means of flow
control. It hosts a powerful suite of compiler tools tailored to
dynamic languages and a next generation regular expression engine. This
talk briefly explains the overall architecture of Parrot and teaches
the skills needed to get started hacking in Parrot.
Allison Randal is chief architect and lead developer of the open source
project Parrot, chairman of the Parrot Foundation[7], on the board of
directors of The Perl Foundation[8], founder of the FLOSS
Foundations[9] group for open source leaders, and founder and president
of Onyx Neon Press[10]. She also works for O'Reilly Media[11], planning
the program for their Open Source Convention (OSCON[12]).
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 ensure that we're able to
eat upstairs in the private banquet room.
Meeting Details...
6:30pm
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 2009-04-21
Four Seas Restaurant
731 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Easy $5 PARKING: Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny
Cost: The meetings are always free, but dinner is $13
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_Randal
2. http://www.parrot.org/
3. http://www.perl.org/
4. http://www.ruby-lang.org/
5. http://www.python.org/
6. http://php.net/
7. http://www.parrot.org/foundation
8. http://www.perlfoundation.org/
9. http://flossfoundations.org/
10. http://www.onyxneon.com/
11. http://oreilly.com/
12. http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon
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2009-05-19 (final speaker confirmation pending)
To be sure to see updates, subscribe to the BALUG announce list[13] if
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13. http://www.balug.org/#Lists
14. http://www.balug.org/#Meetings%20(upcoming)
15. http://www.balug.org/
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2009-06-16 Kyle Rankin[30] on forensics
30. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1849
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http://www.balug.org/
Reminder: TOMORROW:
BALUG: Tu 2009-03-17 Jordan Gray (STARPAUSE) talk/demo on DJing and
Music Composition on Linux
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-03-17
Tu 2009-03-17 Jordan Gray (STARPAUSE) talk/demo on DJing and Music
Composition on Linux
Have you ever wanted to learn beat-mixing or electronic music
composition? Want to get started with software that's completely free
and community-based? Join us for an evening with STARPAUSE (a.k.a.
Jordan Gray), chiptune producer and founder of the Mp3Death[1] (Creative
Commons) netaudio label. Jordan will cover the basics of DJing and
introduce you to the free open-source MIXXX[2] digital DJ software. Then
we'll move on to tracker-based music composition using
LittleGPTracker[3], which Jordan will demonstrate both on laptop and the
Game Park handheld. LittleGPTracker is free and designed especially for
8-bit (GameBoy-style) music. Both software run on the free Linux
operating system (Mac and Windows also available).
1. http://mp3death.us/
2. http://www.mixxx.org/
3. http://littlegptracker.com/
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 ensure that we're able to
eat upstairs in the private banquet room.
Meeting Details...
6:30pm
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 2009-03-17
Four Seas Restaurant
731 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Easy $5 PARKING: Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny
Cost: The meetings are always free, but dinner is $13
http://www.balug.org/
BALUG: Tu 2009-03-17 Jordan Gray (STARPAUSE) talk/demo on DJing and
Music Composition on Linux
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-03-17
Tu 2009-03-17 Jordan Gray (STARPAUSE) talk/demo on DJing and Music
Composition on Linux
Have you ever wanted to learn beat-mixing or electronic music
composition? Want to get started with software that's completely free
and community-based? Join us for an evening with STARPAUSE (a.k.a.
Jordan Gray), chiptune producer and founder of the Mp3Death[1] (Creative
Commons) netaudio label. Jordan will cover the basics of DJing and
introduce you to the free open-source MIXXX[2] digital DJ software. Then
we'll move on to tracker-based music composition using
LittleGPTracker[3], which Jordan will demonstrate both on laptop and the
Game Park handheld. LittleGPTracker is free and designed especially for
8-bit (GameBoy-style) music. Both software run on the free Linux
operating system (Mac and Windows also available).
1. http://mp3death.us/
2. http://www.mixxx.org/
3. http://littlegptracker.com/
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 ensure that we're able to
eat upstairs in the private banquet room.
Meeting Details...
6:30pm
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 2009-03-17
Four Seas Restaurant
731 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Easy $5 PARKING: Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny
Cost: The meetings are always free, but dinner is $13
http://www.balug.org/