Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Boston Linux Meeting reminder tomorrow, Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - OpenStack from Scratch

When:August 21, 2013 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: OpenStack from Scratch
Moderator:Federico Lucifredi

Location: MIT Building E51, Room 335

Summary
Federico talks about OpenStack

Abstract
OpenStack is a global collaboration of developers and cloud
computing technologists producing the ubiquitous open source cloud
computing platform for public and private clouds. The project aims to
deliver solutions for all types of clouds by being simple to implement,
massively scalable, and feature rich. The technology consists of a
series of interrelated projects delivering various components for a
cloud infrastructure solution.
http://www.openstack.org/

About Federico
Federico Lucifredi is the maintainer of the man suite, the primary
documentation-delivery tool under Linux, a graduate of Boston College
and Harvard University, and the Ubuntu Advantage Product Manager at
Canonical. As a software engineer-turned-manager at the Novell
corporation, Federico was part of the SUSE Linux team for five years,
overseeing the update stack of a 150 million dollar maintenance
business. Previously, Federico has been a CIO and a network software
architect at technology and embedded Linux startups, and he has spent
two years teaching in Boston University's graduate and undergraduate
programs, while simultaneously consulting for MIT. He is a frequent
speaker at user group and conference events, notably the Linux
Foundation's LinuxCon, LinuxWorld, the O'Reilly Open Source Convention,
and the IMPlanet conferences, where he was a panelist representing the
Jabber community. Federico is a recognized expert in computing
performance issues, and consults pro-bono with Standard and Poor's
clients interested in Free/Open Source Software technical and strategic
issues. He participated in the GPL v3 drafting process in the
large-corporation panel.

For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site
http://www.blu.org
Please note that there is usually plenty of free parking in the E-51
parking lot at 2 Amherst St, or directly on Amherst St.

After the meeting we will adjourn to the official after meeting meeting
location at The Cambridge Brewing Company
http://www.cambridgebrewingcompany.com/

Also don't forget the BLU Installfest XLIX this coming Saturday August 24th

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Boston Linux and Unix
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Sunday, August 18, 2013

Boston Linux and Unix InstallFest XLIX Saturday August 24, 2013

Boston Linux Installfest XLIX
When: Saturday August 24, 2013 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Where: MIT Building E-51, Room 061
2 Amherst St, Cambridge
Plenty of free parking in the parking lot in front of E-51.
http://mitiq.mit.edu/mitiq/directions_%20parkinge51.htm


What you need to bring: Your computer, monitor, power strips and your
Linux distributions. We do have copies of some distributions.
In general we have expertise with most distros, but if you need special
expertise, please email the BLU discussion list in advance. Today, most
distros are using Live CDs that you can try out and then install.
Additionally, CD images can be pushed onto USB sticks using various USB
creators.

COST: It's free! However, we DO have expenses, and contributions are
welcome. Please consider contributing $25 per machine.

Our volunteers will help you to install Linux on your own system. While
Linux runs on most systems, some systems do have configurations and
hardware that may not be supported. Please consult the following web
pages for hardware compatibility. While we prefer you to bring your own
distros, our volunteers will normally have

Linux Howto Pages: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html
Linux Frequently Asked Questions: http://tldp.org/docs.html#faq
Additionally, there are forums and listservs for most distros.

Generally our volunteers have sets of the latest Fedora, SuSE and
Ubuntu distributions:
* Fedora - http://fedora.redhat.com (Fedora 19 DVD/Live CD/USB)
* Open SuSE - http://opensuse.org (OpenSuSE 12.3 - DVD/Live CD/)
* Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com (Rich Redbird 13.04 CD/USB)


We generally have them on local drives and can burn CDs/DVDs and
USBs.Since there are many variants of these distros, we advise you to
bring an empty USB stick with sufficient memory to hold one of the
distros. LiveCD images required under 1GB, full DVD images for Fedora
require about 4GB, and OpenSuSE needs 8GB. I usually have some USBs
prepared.

We generally have both a Wired and Wireless network available. The
wireless SSID at MIT is "MIT".


In addition, you can run Linux on your Windows PC through a virtual
machine manager, such as Virtualbox. You can install this in your
Windows machine and run Linux as a guest OS, or install it in your Linux
machine and run Windows as a guest. VirtualBox 4.2.6.
(http://www.virtualbox.org.) is free and is available for Linux, Windows
8, Windows 7, Windows XP and Windows Vista. Additionally, there are also
some VMWare clients that are also free for Windows.


Please refer to the BLU website (http://www.blu.org) for further
information and directions. Parking is free and available in front of
the building on Amherst St. Enter the building, and take the elevator to
your left down 1 floor. Room 061 is opposite the elevator.

Lunch is generously sponsored By Steve Morth
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Boston Linux and Unix user group
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Friday, August 16, 2013

Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - OpenStack from Scratch (dates fixed finally)

When:August 21, 2013 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: OpenStack from Scratch
Moderator:Federico Lucifredi

Location: MIT Building E51, Room 335

Summary
Federico talks about OpenStack

Abstract
OpenStack is a global collaboration of developers and cloud
computing technologists producing the ubiquitous open source cloud
computing platform for public and private clouds. The project aims to
deliver solutions for all types of clouds by being simple to implement,
massively scalable, and feature rich. The technology consists of a
series of interrelated projects delivering various components for a
cloud infrastructure solution.
http://www.openstack.org/

About Federico
Federico Lucifredi is the maintainer of the man suite, the primary
documentation-delivery tool under Linux, a graduate of Boston College
and Harvard University, and the Ubuntu Advantage Product Manager at
Canonical. As a software engineer-turned-manager at the Novell
corporation, Federico was part of the SUSE Linux team for five years,
overseeing the update stack of a 150 million dollar maintenance
business. Previously, Federico has been a CIO and a network software
architect at technology and embedded Linux startups, and he has spent
two years teaching in Boston University's graduate and undergraduate
programs, while simultaneously consulting for MIT. He is a frequent
speaker at user group and conference events, notably the Linux
Foundation's LinuxCon, LinuxWorld, the O'Reilly Open Source Convention,
and the IMPlanet conferences, where he was a panelist representing the
Jabber community. Federico is a recognized expert in computing
performance issues, and consults pro-bono with Standard and Poor's
clients interested in Free/Open Source Software technical and strategic
issues. He participated in the GPL v3 drafting process in the
large-corporation panel.

For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site
http://www.blu.org
Please note that there is usually plenty of free parking in the E-51
parking lot at 2 Amherst St, or directly on Amherst St.

After the meeting we will adjourn to the official after meeting meeting
location at The Cambridge Brewing Company
http://www.cambridgebrewingcompany.com/

Also don't forget the BLU BBQ on Saturday August 17th.


--
Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix
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Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - OpenStack from Scratch (dates fixed)

When:August 17, 2013 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: OpenStack from Scratch
Moderator:Federico Lucifredi

Location: MIT Building E51, Room 335

Summary
Federico talks about OpenStack

Abstract
OpenStack is a global collaboration of developers and cloud
computing technologists producing the ubiquitous open source cloud
computing platform for public and private clouds. The project aims to
deliver solutions for all types of clouds by being simple to implement,
massively scalable, and feature rich. The technology consists of a
series of interrelated projects delivering various components for a
cloud infrastructure solution.
http://www.openstack.org/

About Federico
Federico Lucifredi is the maintainer of the man suite, the primary
documentation-delivery tool under Linux, a graduate of Boston College
and Harvard University, and the Ubuntu Advantage Product Manager at
Canonical. As a software engineer-turned-manager at the Novell
corporation, Federico was part of the SUSE Linux team for five years,
overseeing the update stack of a 150 million dollar maintenance
business. Previously, Federico has been a CIO and a network software
architect at technology and embedded Linux startups, and he has spent
two years teaching in Boston University's graduate and undergraduate
programs, while simultaneously consulting for MIT. He is a frequent
speaker at user group and conference events, notably the Linux
Foundation's LinuxCon, LinuxWorld, the O'Reilly Open Source Convention,
and the IMPlanet conferences, where he was a panelist representing the
Jabber community. Federico is a recognized expert in computing
performance issues, and consults pro-bono with Standard and Poor's
clients interested in Free/Open Source Software technical and strategic
issues. He participated in the GPL v3 drafting process in the
large-corporation panel.

For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site
http://www.blu.org
Please note that there is usually plenty of free parking in the E-51
parking lot at 2 Amherst St, or directly on Amherst St.

After the meeting we will adjourn to the official after meeting meeting
location at The Cambridge Brewing Company
http://www.cambridgebrewingcompany.com/

Also don't forget the BLU BBQ on Saturday August 17th.


--
Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix
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Boston Linux and Unix Annual Summer BBQ XIX Reminer, tomorrow, August 17 2013 1:00 PM

Boston Linux and Unix Annual Summer BBQ XIX
When: Saturday, August 17, 2013 from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Where: John and Shelley Chambers' home
33 Cedarwood Avenue, Waltham, MA.
BYOF - Bring Your Own Food

Boston Linux & Unix is holding its nineteenth annual summer BBQ on
Saturday, August 17, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Guests are encouraged to bring along something for the grill and the
snack table. We're holding the barbecue at the same location as the past
few years, John and Shelley Chambers' home at 33 Cedarwood Avenue,
Waltham,MA.

Please refer to the BLU website for further details and directions.
http://www.blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2013-bbq19

--
Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org>
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Thursday, August 15, 2013

Re: [Discuss] Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - OpenStack from Scratch

BBQ is August 17, not August 14.


On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 7:27 AM, Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org> wrote:

> When:August 14, 2013 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
>
> Topic: OpenStack from Scratch
> Moderator:Federico Lucifredi
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> Location: MIT Building E51, Room 335
>
> Summary
> Federico talks about OpenStack
>
> Abstract
> OpenStack is a global collaboration of developers and cloud
> computing technologists producing the ubiquitous open source cloud
> computing platform for public and private clouds. The project aims to
> deliver solutions for all types of clouds by being simple to implement,
> massively scalable, and feature rich. The technology consists of a series
> of interrelated projects delivering various components for a cloud
> infrastructure solution.
> http://www.openstack.org/
>
> About Federico
> Federico Lucifredi is the maintainer of the man suite, the primary
> documentation-delivery tool under Linux, a graduate of Boston College and
> Harvard University, and the Ubuntu Advantage Product Manager at Canonical.
> As a software engineer-turned-manager at the Novell corporation, Federico
> was part of the SUSE Linux team for five years, overseeing the update stack
> of a 150 million dollar maintenance business. Previously, Federico has been
> a CIO and a network software architect at technology and embedded Linux
> startups, and he has spent two years teaching in Boston University's
> graduate and undergraduate programs, while simultaneously consulting for
> MIT. He is a frequent speaker at user group and conference events, notably
> the Linux Foundation's LinuxCon, LinuxWorld, the O'Reilly Open Source
> Convention, and the IMPlanet conferences, where he was a panelist
> representing the Jabber community. Federico is a recognized expert in
> computing performance issues, and consults pro-bono with Standard and
> Poor's clients interested in Free/Open Source Software technical and
> strategic issues. He participated in the GPL v3 drafting process in the
> large-corporation panel.
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> For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site
> http://www.blu.org
> Please note that there is usually plenty of free parking in the E-51
> parking lot at 2 Amherst St, or directly on Amherst St.
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> After the meeting we will adjourn to the official after meeting meeting
> location at The Cambridge Brewing Company
> http://www.**cambridgebrewingcompany.com/<http://www.cambridgebrewingcompany.com/>
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> Also don't forget the BLU BBQ on Saturday August 14th.
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> Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org>
> Boston Linux and Unix
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Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - OpenStack from Scratch

When:August 14, 2013 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: OpenStack from Scratch
Moderator:Federico Lucifredi

Location: MIT Building E51, Room 335

Summary
Federico talks about OpenStack

Abstract
OpenStack is a global collaboration of developers and cloud
computing technologists producing the ubiquitous open source cloud
computing platform for public and private clouds. The project aims to
deliver solutions for all types of clouds by being simple to implement,
massively scalable, and feature rich. The technology consists of a
series of interrelated projects delivering various components for a
cloud infrastructure solution.
http://www.openstack.org/

About Federico
Federico Lucifredi is the maintainer of the man suite, the primary
documentation-delivery tool under Linux, a graduate of Boston College
and Harvard University, and the Ubuntu Advantage Product Manager at
Canonical. As a software engineer-turned-manager at the Novell
corporation, Federico was part of the SUSE Linux team for five years,
overseeing the update stack of a 150 million dollar maintenance
business. Previously, Federico has been a CIO and a network software
architect at technology and embedded Linux startups, and he has spent
two years teaching in Boston University's graduate and undergraduate
programs, while simultaneously consulting for MIT. He is a frequent
speaker at user group and conference events, notably the Linux
Foundation's LinuxCon, LinuxWorld, the O'Reilly Open Source Convention,
and the IMPlanet conferences, where he was a panelist representing the
Jabber community. Federico is a recognized expert in computing
performance issues, and consults pro-bono with Standard and Poor's
clients interested in Free/Open Source Software technical and strategic
issues. He participated in the GPL v3 drafting process in the
large-corporation panel.

For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site
http://www.blu.org
Please note that there is usually plenty of free parking in the E-51
parking lot at 2 Amherst St, or directly on Amherst St.

After the meeting we will adjourn to the official after meeting meeting
location at The Cambridge Brewing Company
http://www.cambridgebrewingcompany.com/

Also don't forget the BLU BBQ on Saturday August 14th.


--
Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix
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Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - OpenStack from Scratch

When:July 17, 2013 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: OpenStack from Scratch
Moderator:Federico Lucifredi

Location: MIT Building E51, Room 335

Summary
Federico talks about OpenStack

Abstract
OpenStack is a global collaboration of developers and cloud
computing technologists producing the ubiquitous open source cloud
computing platform for public and private clouds. The project aims to
deliver solutions for all types of clouds by being simple to implement,
massively scalable, and feature rich. The technology consists of a
series of interrelated projects delivering various components for a
cloud infrastructure solution.
http://www.openstack.org/

About Federico
Federico Lucifredi is the maintainer of the man suite, the primary
documentation-delivery tool under Linux, a graduate of Boston College
and Harvard University, and the Ubuntu Advantage Product Manager at
Canonical. As a software engineer-turned-manager at the Novell
corporation, Federico was part of the SUSE Linux team for five years,
overseeing the update stack of a 150 million dollar maintenance
business. Previously, Federico has been a CIO and a network software
architect at technology and embedded Linux startups, and he has spent
two years teaching in Boston University's graduate and undergraduate
programs, while simultaneously consulting for MIT. He is a frequent
speaker at user group and conference events, notably the Linux
Foundation's LinuxCon, LinuxWorld, the O'Reilly Open Source Convention,
and the IMPlanet conferences, where he was a panelist representing the
Jabber community. Federico is a recognized expert in computing
performance issues, and consults pro-bono with Standard and Poor's
clients interested in Free/Open Source Software technical and strategic
issues. He participated in the GPL v3 drafting process in the
large-corporation panel.

For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site
http://www.blu.org
Please note that there is usually plenty of free parking in the E-51
parking lot at 2 Amherst St, or directly on Amherst St.

After the meeting we will adjourn to the official after meeting meeting
location at The Cambridge Brewing Company
http://www.cambridgebrewingcompany.com/

Also don't forget the BLU BBQ on Saturday August 14th.


--
Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix
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Monday, August 12, 2013

Boston Linux and Unix Annual Summer BBQ XIX Saturday, August 17 2013 1:00 PM

Boston Linux and Unix Annual Summer BBQ XIX
When: Saturday, August 17, 2013 from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Where: John and Shelley Chambers' home
33 Cedarwood Avenue, Waltham, MA.
BYOF - Bring Your Own Food

Boston Linux & Unix is holding its nineteenth annual summer BBQ on
Saturday, August 17, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Guests are encouraged to bring along something for the grill and the
snack table. We're holding the barbecue at the same location as the past
few years, John and Shelley Chambers' home at 33 Cedarwood Avenue,
Waltham,MA.

Please refer to the BLU website for further details and directions.
http://www.blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2013-bbq19

--
Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Reminder: BLU Desktop GNU/Linux SIG Meeting - Project/Hangout Night - Weds, August 7, 2013

When: Wednesday, August 7, 2013 6:30PM

Location: Akamai, 8 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA ­

Directions
http://www.akamai.com/html/about/driving_directions.html
Also easily accessibly by T.

Notes

1) We have one attendee who has requested help
with Ubuntu Studio and a Tascam sound card.
We should also have a couple of attendees
working on distro installs. Grey beards with
and without actual beards more than welcome
...as usual.

2) Please note the location is different from our
standard MIT meeting location.

3) Akamai has generously agreed to provide space
and 'free as in food' for this meeting.
Thank you to our sponsor!
http://www.akamai.com/

Summary

Project Night/Hangout Night

Abstract

In the spirit of summer, we're going
to make our August 7 meeting a bit
more free form with opportunities to
get (and give) help, as well as to
socialize with other users of free &
open source software.

You are encouraged to bring your
laptop.

If you are working on a project, e.g.
getting a GNU/Linux distro up & running,
learning some new software,
configuring privacy protection,
trying to configure something, etc.,
bring it with you to work on.

We'll try to match you up with other
attendees who might be able to help.
If you email me in advance with your
issue, I'll try my best to have someone
available to assist.

If you don't have a specific project,
please still come to socialize and
help others. I'd also love to hear
your ideas for future meetup events.
Even in today's virtual society, there
is no substitute for meeting face to
face.

This is also a good opportunity to
bring a friend. Is there someone in
your life that you think could benefit
from switching to free software?
Everyone! ;-) Invite them along and
give them an opportunity to speak to
other users and hear from different
perspectives.

Transportation & Parking

The Akamai office is a short walk from the Kendall
Square T stop and other public transportation.

Metered parking should be available near our
location.

Talks & Lightening Talks

Want to give a talk or lightening talk at
one of our meetups? Please email me.

Lightening talks can be very short and
informal. Perhaps there is a project
you want the group's feedback on or
something cool you'd like to share or
a problem you want to bring more
attention to...we'd love to hear from you.

More Events & Announcements

Annual Summer BBQ XIX
Saturday, August 17
http://www.blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2013-bbq19

OpenStack from Scratch (Federico)
Wednesday, August 21 at MIT
http://www.blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2013-aug

Open Hardware Summit
Friday, September 6 at MIT
http://2013.oshwa.org/

Software Freedom Day
Saturday, September 21 9:30am - 5:30pm
Details to follow, save the date
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