Boston Linux VIRTUAL Meeting , reminder Wednesday, September 20, 2023 - 2023 Cryptology News Update and featuring a Historical Vignette

When: September 20, 2023 7:00PM EDT (6:30PM for Q&A)

Topic: 2023 Cryptology News Update and featuring a Historical Vignette

Speaker:    Bill Ricker

Location: Online: https://meet.jit.si/blu.org

Live stream: https://youtube.com/live/mLPD5UbWP_0?feature=share
Summary:

Bill's annual crypto and security roundup

Abstract:

Bill's planned agenda:
Cryptology News review for last 12 months
Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and its impact on Public Key
Infrastructure (PKI)
A Historical Vignette

Attachments

(wikipedia) Post-quantum cryptography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-quantum_cryptography
Post-Quantum Cryptography Conference (Friday March 3, 2023 - Ottawa,
Canada) https://pkic.org/events/2023/post-quantum-cryptography-conference/
How to Prepare Your PKI for Quantum Computing (April 28, 2022)
https://www.keyfactor.com/blog/how-to-prepare-your-pki-for-quantum-computing/

(podcast) Root Causes 286: PKI and PQC in New White House Cybersecurity
Initiative (Mar 16, 2023)
https://www.keyfactor.com/blog/how-to-prepare-your-pki-for-quantum-computing/

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http://www.blu.org

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Boston Linux VIRTUAL Meeting , Wednesday, September 20, 2023 - 2023 Cryptology News Update and featuring a Historical Vignette

When: September 20, 2023 7:00PM EDT (6:30PM for Q&A)

Topic: 2023 Cryptology News Update and featuring a Historical Vignette

Speaker:    Bill Ricker

Location: Online: https://meet.jit.si/blu.org

Live stream: https://youtube.com/live/mLPD5UbWP_0?feature=share

Summary:

Bill's annual crypto and security roundup

Abstract:

Details to follow

For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site:
http://www.blu.org

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Jerry Feldman<gaf.linux@gmail.com>
Boston Linux and Unixhttp://www.blu.org
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Boston Linux VIRTUAL Meeting , Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - AlmaLinux OS

When: August 16, 2023 7:00PM EDT (6:30PM for Q&A)

Topic: AlmaLinux OS

Speaker:    Benny Vasquez (Maybe),  Jack Aboutboul (definitely)

Location: Online: https://meet.jit.si/blu.org

Live stream: https://youtube.com/live/a1t2emQp46Q?feature=share

Summary:

Overview of AlmaLinux OS

Abstract:

AlmaLinux OS is an Open Source, community owned and governed,
forever-free enterprise Linux distribution, focused on long-term
stability, providing a robust production-grade platform. AlmaLinux OS is
ABI compatible with RHEL.

Attachments:

Alma Linux Foundation: https://almalinux.org/

For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site:
http://www.blu.org

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Boston Linux and Unixhttp://www.blu.org
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Boston Linux VIRTUAL Meeting , Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - AlmaLinux OS

When: August 16, 2023 7:00PM EDT (6:30PM for Q&A)

Topic: AlmaLinux OS

Speaker:    Benny Vasquez,  Jack Aboutboul

Location: Online: https://meet.jit.si/blu.org

Live stream: https://youtube.com/live/a1t2emQp46Q?feature=share

Summary:

Overview of AlmaLinux OS

Abstract:

AlmaLinux OS is an Open Source, community owned and governed,
forever-free enterprise Linux distribution, focused on long-term
stability, providing a robust production-grade platform. AlmaLinux OS is
ABI compatible with RHEL.

Attachments:

https://almalinux.org/

For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site:
http://www.blu.org

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Jerry Feldman<gaf.linux@gmail.com>
Boston Linux and Unixhttp://www.blu.org
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Boston Linux VIRTUAL Meeting , reminder, tomorrow, Wednesday, July 19, 2023 - What Programmers Should Know About Memory

When: July 19, 2023 7:00PM EDT (6:30PM for Q&A)

Topic: What Programmers Should Know About Memory

Speaker:   Shankar Viswanathan

Location: Online: https://meet.jit.si/blu.org

Live stream:

Summary:

A discussion on DRAM technology, caches, data consistency, etc.

Abstract:

Details to follow

Bio

Shankar Viswanathan is the lead performance architect for AMD's
Strategic Silicon products. He has worked on the design and
verification of several generations of AMD processors. Most
recently, he was on the design team for the SoCs that power game
consoles such as the PlayStation5 and the Steam Deck. His general
interests like at the intersection of performance and security in
hardware platforms.

For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site:
http://www.blu.org

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Boston Linux and Unixhttp://www.blu.org
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Boston Linux VIRTUAL Meeting , Wednesday, July 19, 2023 - What Programmers Should Know About Memory

When: July 19, 2023 7:00PM EDT (6:30PM for Q&A)

Topic: What Programmers Should Know About Memory

Speaker:   Shankar Viswanathan

Location: Online: https://meet.jit.si/blu.org

Live stream:

Summary:

A discussion on DRAM technology, caches, data consistency, etc.

Abstract:

Details to follow

Bio

Shankar Viswanathan is the lead performance architect for AMD's
Strategic Silicon products. He has worked on the design and
verification of several generations of AMD processors. Most
recently, he was on the design team for the SoCs that power game
consoles such as the PlayStation5 and the Steam Deck. His general
interests like at the intersection of performance and security in
hardware platforms.

For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site:
http://www.blu.org

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Jerry Feldman<gaf.linux@gmail.com>
Boston Linux and Unixhttp://www.blu.org
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Boston Linux VIRTUAL Meeting , Reminder, tomorrow, Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - Implementing VisiCalc

When: June 21, 2023 7:00PM EDT (6:30PM for Q&A)

Topic: Implementing VisiCalc

Speaker:  Bob Frankston

Location: Online: https://meet.jit.si/blu.org

Live stream: https://youtube.com/live/hcjwRFT_uto?feature=share

Summary:

A retrospective look at the early days of personal computing

Abstract:

Bob discusses his experience in writing VisiCalc back in 1978, and the
many design decisions made along the way. He gave a similar talk for the
Computer History Museum's "The Origins and Impact of VisiCalc" panel on
April 8th 2003.

Bio

Bob Frankston is probably best known as co-creator of the original
spreadsheet application, VisiCalc. His detailed bio is at
http://rmf.vc/bob_frankston_bio [rmf.vc]

Attachments

Implementing VisiCalc (Bob's personal website)
https://rmf.vc/implementingvisicalc

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http://www.blu.org

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Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux@gmail.com <mailto:gaf.linux@gmail.com>>
Boston Linux and Unix http://www.blu.org
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