Reminder - this meeting and event is TOMORROW!
If you're intending to come, and haven't already RSVPed, please RSVP
by noon today, if you can (we still appreciate later RSVPs, but
RSVPs are most valuable to our planning if we get them by
sufficiently early the day before our meeting - thanks).
BALUG: Tu 2009-02-17 Eddy Mulyono on: ".rpm .deb .ebuild .tgz OMG!" -
the state of packaging across Linux OSes
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-02-17
Eddy Mulyono on: ".rpm .deb .ebuild .tgz OMG!" - the state of packaging
across Linux OSes
In ".rpm .deb .ebuild .tgz OMG!", Eddy will be looking at the current
state of packaging across distros (Ubuntu, Gentoo, rPath), lessons
learned, and what's next.
Eddy Mulyon: opythonista, djangonaut, ubuntero, catholic choir-boy
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
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, February 17th, 2009 2009-02-17
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 2009-02-17 Eddy Mulyono on: ".rpm .deb .ebuild .tgz OMG!" -
the state of packaging across Linux OSes
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-02-17
Eddy Mulyono on: ".rpm .deb .ebuild .tgz OMG!" - the state of packaging
across Linux OSes
In ".rpm .deb .ebuild .tgz OMG!", Eddy will be looking at the current
state of packaging across distros (Ubuntu, Gentoo, rPath), lessons
learned, and what's next.
Eddy Mulyon: opythonista, djangonaut, ubuntero, catholic choir-boy
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
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, February 17th, 2009 2009-02-17
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/
Reminder: TOMORROW!: BALUG: Tu 2009-01-20
Kyle Rankin on Where'd my files go? (Ubuntu, etc.)
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-01-20
Kyle Rankin[1] on "Where'd my Files Go? - A guide to the Modern Ubuntu
Distribution"
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
While you might not be able to tell at a cursory glance, a lot has
changed behind the scenes on a modern Ubuntu system from what you
might be used to if you have used Linux for years. For example,
did you know Ubuntu is phasing out System V init? That you can't
loopback-mount the initrd? In this talk Kyle will discuss the
current changes Ubuntu is making to what we might consider the
traditional Linux system. There's a little something for everyone
on the talk: For Linux newbies who are curious about what's under
the hood Kyle will cover the traditional and modern boot process
including how init works and follow up with a guide to where
important files are in Ubuntu. For the experienced Linux user Kyle
will show you how (and why) things have changed and where you can
look now when you want to, for instance, change the default
runlevel on an Ubuntu system.
Kyle Rankin is a systems architect for Quinstreet, Inc.[2], the
current president of the North Bay Linux Users Group[3], the
author of Knoppix Hacks,[4] Knoppix Pocket Reference[5],
Linux Multimedia Hacks[6], and Ubuntu Hacks[7] and has
contributed to a number of other O'Reilly[8] books. Kyle is also
a columnist for Linux Journal[9] and has had articles featured in
PC Magazine[10], TechTarget[11] and other publications.
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, January 20th, 2009 2009-01-20
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
references/footnotes:
1. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1849
2. http://www.quinstreet.com/
3. http://www.nblug.org/
4. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596007874/
5. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596100759/
6. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596100766/
7. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527204/
8. http://oreilly.com/
9. http://www.linuxjournal.com/
10. http://www.pcmag.com/
11. http://www.techtarget.com/http://www.balug.org/
BALUG: Tu 2009-01-20 Kyle Rankin on Where'd my files go?
Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG)
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. 2009-01-20
Kyle Rankin[1] on "Where'd my Files Go? - A guide to the Modern Ubuntu
Distribution"
Please RSVP if you're planning to come (see further below).
While you might not be able to tell at a cursory glance, a lot has
changed behind the scenes on a modern Ubuntu system from what you
might be used to if you have used Linux for years. For example,
did you know Ubuntu is phasing out System V init? That you can't
loopback-mount the initrd? In this talk Kyle will discuss the
current changes Ubuntu is making to what we might consider the
traditional Linux system. There's a little something for everyone
on the talk: For Linux newbies who are curious about what's under
the hood Kyle will cover the traditional and modern boot process
including how init works and follow up with a guide to where
important files are in Ubuntu. For the experienced Linux user Kyle
will show you how (and why) things have changed and where you can
look now when you want to, for instance, change the default
runlevel on an Ubuntu system.
Kyle Rankin is a systems architect for Quinstreet, Inc.[2], the
current president of the North Bay Linux Users Group[3], the
author of Knoppix Hacks,[4] Knoppix Pocket Reference[5],
Linux Multimedia Hacks[6], and Ubuntu Hacks[7] and has
contributed to a number of other O'Reilly[8] books. Kyle is also
a columnist for Linux Journal[9] and has had articles featured in
PC Magazine[10], TechTarget[11] and other publications.
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, January 20th, 2009 2009-01-20
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
references/footnotes:
1. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1849
2. http://www.quinstreet.com/
3. http://www.nblug.org/
4. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596007874/
5. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596100759/
6. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596100766/
7. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527204/
8. http://oreilly.com/
9. http://www.linuxjournal.com/
10. http://www.pcmag.com/
11. http://www.techtarget.com/http://www.balug.org/
Reminder: BALUG isn't meeting this month (we often skip December)
Next month:
2009-01-20 Kyle Rankin on Where'd my files go?
Kyle Rankin is a systems architect for Quinstreet, Inc., the current
president of the North Bay Linux Users' Group, the author of Knoppix
Hacks, Knoppix Pocket Reference, Linux Multimedia Hacks, and Ubuntu
Hacks and has contributed to a number of other O'Reilly books. Kyle is
also a columnist for Linux Journal and has had articles featured in PC
Magazine, TechTarget, and other publications.
http://www.balug.org/
Hi Folks:
Sean Moss-Pultz is speaking at BALUG on tomorrow about the OpenMoko
Project, which he is founder & CEO of. The OpenMoko
Project makes an open source, linux-based cell phone called the NEO
FreeRunner. More info on Sean, OpenMoko and the Neo FreeRunner at
these links:
http://moss-pultz.com/http://www.openmoko.com/http://www.openmoko.com/product.html
We're expecting a great crowd, so if you'd like to join us please RSVP:
RSVP at 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. Bottomline: if we don't have 40
RSVPs the day before the meeting, we don't get the banquet room.
Meeting Details...
6:30pm
November 18th, 2008 (Tomorrow)
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
--
Andrew Fife
Untangle - The Open Source Network Gateway
www.untangle.com/download
650.425.3327 desk
415.806.6028 cell
Hi Folks:
Sean Moss-Pultz will be speaking at BALUG on Tuesday (11/18). Sean
is the CEO and founder of The OpenMoko Project, which makes a open
source linux based cell phone called the NEO FreeRunner. Sean is a
self described San Diego surfer that landed in Taiwan as a software
developer working on embedded systems, which ultimately led to the
founding of OpenMoko. More info on Sean, OpenMoko and the Neo
FreeRunner at these links:
http://moss-pultz.com/http://www.openmoko.com/http://www.openmoko.com/product.html
We're expecting a great crowd, so if you'd like to join us please RSVP:
RSVP at 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. Bottomline: if we don't have 40
RSVPs the day before the meeting, we don't get the banquet room.
Meeting Details...
6:30pm
November 18th, 2008 (Next Tuesday)
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
--
Andrew Fife
Untangle - The Open Source Network Gateway
www.untangle.com/download
650.425.3327 desk
415.806.6028 cell
BALUG Tomorrow! Dirk Morris, Untangle CTO 2008-10-21
Please rsvp if you're planning to come (see below).
Dirk Morris will be speaking at BALUG Tuesday 2008-10-21 (tomorrow!).
Dirk Morris is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Untangle[1]
and visionary behind the Untangle Gateway Platform.
Prior to Untangle, Dirk was Chief Architect at Akheron Technologies,
where he invented the patent-pending High Bandwidth Transparent
Vectoring used in the company's proxy firewall engine. He has also held
positions as lead engineer at VerticalNet and H.L.L.C. Consulting,
developing Java-based distributed monitor and intrusion detection
systems.
Prior to that, Dirk worked on survivability simulations at CERT/CC
(Computer Emergency Response Team), the renowned, federally-funded
Center for Internet security operated by Carnegie Mellon University.
Dirk holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science with a minor in
Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University.
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
October 21st, 2008 (Tomorrow!)
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://www.untangle.com/http://www.balug.org/
Hi Folks - quick reminder:
Ian Murdock will be speaking at BALUG Tomorrow (2008-09-16)!
Ian founded Debian in 1993 and served as project lead through 1996.
Currently Ian is the Vice President of Developer and Community
Marketing at Sun Microsystems and previously was the CTO of the Linux
Foundation. (Full bio links below)
============================
VERY important changes...
============================
1)Change in venue
We are NOT meeting at the Four Seas Restaurant because they have a
conflict. However, Songbird (http://www.songbird.com/) has kindly
offer the use of their office in SOMA for the meeting. (Address below)
2)Change in food & cost
We will be ordering pizza & soda for this meeting. The cost will be
$10, meat and veggie-friendly options will be available and we promise
it won't be Pizza Hut or Domino's. (the meeting is free, but $10.00 for
the food)
3)RSVPs REQUIRED (for food!)
It looks like we'll have enough space for all that would like to
attend, and we still very much appreciate and want your RSVPs,
but if you haven't already RSVPed *and* want to be in on our
pizza dinner purchase, we need that RSVP very soon (like by rather/quite
early tomorrow morning*). For later RSVPs or those that just show up,
we should have adequate space for you, but probably won't have pizza
dinner for you.
(BALUG volunteers are personally paying for pizza upfront, and we need
to finalize pizza RSVP tally and get our large pizza delivery order in
rather early for timely delivery of the large delivery order, hence the
cutoff on dinner RSVPs)
RSVPs to:
rsvp(a)balug.org
*if you want to be sure and get in on the pizza, get your RSVP in before
6:00 A.M. 2008-09-16
Meeting Details...
6:30 P.M. September 16th, 2008
Songbird's Corporate Office
585 Howard St. (near 2nd St.)
San Francisco, CA 94105-3032
Map w/ Parking Garages: http://tinyurl.com/5zbwuu
Cost: The meetings are always free, but pizza & soda is $10
Links to Ian Murdock's full bios:
Personal:
http://ianmurdock.com/about/
Corporate:
http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/ceo/bio.jsp?name=Ian%20Murdock
More information, additional maps, other upcoming meetings, etc.:
http://www.balug.org/
--
publicity-feedback(a)balug.org
Hi Folks:
Ian Murdock will be speaking at BALUG this coming Tuesday (2008-09-16).
Ian founded Debian in 1993 and served as project lead through 1996.
Currently Ian is the Vice President of Developer and Community
Marketing at Sun Microsystems and previously was the CTO of the Linux
Foundation. (Full bio links below)
============================
VERY important changes...
============================
1)Change in venue
We are NOT meeting at the Four Seas Restaurant because they have a
conflict. However, Songbird (http://www.songbird.com/) has kindly
offer the use of their office in SOMA for the meeting. (Address below)
2)Change in food & cost
We will be ordering pizza & soda for this meeting. The cost will be
$10, meat and veggie-friendly options will be available and we promise
it won't be Pizza Hut or Domino's.
3)RSVPs REQUIRED
Due to the fact that Songbird can host about 75 attendees (we may well
get a full house) _AND_ that BALUG volunteers are personally paying for
pizza upfront, we are *requiring* an RSVP for this event. So, if you'd
like to join us *please* RSVP now (or at least as soon as you can!) to:
rsvp(a)balug.org
Meeting Details...
6:30 P.M. September 16th, 2008
Songbird's Corporate Office
585 Howard St. (near 2nd St.)
San Francisco, CA 94105-3032
Map w/ Parking Garages: http://tinyurl.com/5zbwuu
Cost: The meetings are always free, but pizza & soda is $10
Links to Ian Murdock's full bios:
Personal:
http://ianmurdock.com/about/
Corporate:
http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/ceo/bio.jsp?name=Ian%20Murdock
More information, additional maps, other upcoming meetings, etc.:
http://www.balug.org/
--
publicity-feedback(a)balug.org