Boston Linux Installfest LIV
When: Saturday December 6, 2014, 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
Please note that Wadsworth Street is under construction. You can enter
Ames St from Memorial Drive, and take a right onto Amherst St.
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 20 DVD/Live CD/USB)
* Open SuSE - http://opensuse.org (OpenSuSE 13.2 - DVD/Live CD/)
* Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com ( 14.04.1 DVD/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.
Lunch is generously sponsored by Bluefin Technical Services, John Ross
and Ron Thibeau
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.
--
Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
http://www.blu.org
PGP key id: 537C5846
PGP Key fingerprint: 3D1B 8377 A3C0 A5F2 ECBB CA3B 4607 4319 537C 5846
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Friday, November 28, 2014
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Boston Linux Meeting Reminder Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - Jeff Schiller on Security
When: November 19, 2014 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Jeff Schiller on Security
Moderator: Jeff Schiller - Network Manager , Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)
Location: MIT Building E51, Room 325
Please note that Wadsworth Street is under construction. You can enter
Ames St from Memorial Drive, and take a right onto Amherst St.
Summary
Jeff discusses the importance of security early in the development process
Abstract
TBD
BIO
Jeff works at MIT in the Information Services and Technology Department
(IS&T). For more then 20 years he's managed MIT's Internet presence. He
also built a significant portion of MIT's Security Infrastructure
including its X.509 certificate deployment. MIT is probably has one of
the largest deployments (and certainly the oldest, dating back to 1996)
of X.509 client Certificates.
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/
--
Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix
PGP key id:3BC1EB90
PGP Key fingerprint: 49E2 C52A FC5A A31F 8D66 C0AF 7CEA 30FC 3BC1 EB90
Topic: Jeff Schiller on Security
Moderator: Jeff Schiller - Network Manager , Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)
Location: MIT Building E51, Room 325
Please note that Wadsworth Street is under construction. You can enter
Ames St from Memorial Drive, and take a right onto Amherst St.
Summary
Jeff discusses the importance of security early in the development process
Abstract
TBD
BIO
Jeff works at MIT in the Information Services and Technology Department
(IS&T). For more then 20 years he's managed MIT's Internet presence. He
also built a significant portion of MIT's Security Infrastructure
including its X.509 certificate deployment. MIT is probably has one of
the largest deployments (and certainly the oldest, dating back to 1996)
of X.509 client Certificates.
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/
--
Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix
PGP key id:3BC1EB90
PGP Key fingerprint: 49E2 C52A FC5A A31F 8D66 C0AF 7CEA 30FC 3BC1 EB90
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - Jeff Schiller on Security
When: November 19, 2014 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Jeff Schiller on Security
Moderator: Jeff Schiller - Network Manager , Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)
Location: MIT Building E51, Room 325
Please note that Wadsworth Street is under construction. You can enter
Ames St from Memorial Drive, and take a right onto Amherst St.
Summary
Jeff discusses the importance of security early in the development process
Abstract
TBD
BIO
Jeff works at MIT in the Information Services and Technology Department
(IS&T). For more then 20 years he's managed MIT's Internet presence. He
also built a significant portion of MIT's Security Infrastructure
including its X.509 certificate deployment. MIT is probably has one of
the largest deployments (and certainly the oldest, dating back to 1996)
of X.509 client Certificates.
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/
--
Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix
PGP key id:3BC1EB90
PGP Key fingerprint: 49E2 C52A FC5A A31F 8D66 C0AF 7CEA 30FC 3BC1 EB90
Topic: Jeff Schiller on Security
Moderator: Jeff Schiller - Network Manager , Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)
Location: MIT Building E51, Room 325
Please note that Wadsworth Street is under construction. You can enter
Ames St from Memorial Drive, and take a right onto Amherst St.
Summary
Jeff discusses the importance of security early in the development process
Abstract
TBD
BIO
Jeff works at MIT in the Information Services and Technology Department
(IS&T). For more then 20 years he's managed MIT's Internet presence. He
also built a significant portion of MIT's Security Infrastructure
including its X.509 certificate deployment. MIT is probably has one of
the largest deployments (and certainly the oldest, dating back to 1996)
of X.509 client Certificates.
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/
--
Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix
PGP key id:3BC1EB90
PGP Key fingerprint: 49E2 C52A FC5A A31F 8D66 C0AF 7CEA 30FC 3BC1 EB90
Monday, November 3, 2014
Reminder: BLU Desktop GNU/Linux SIG Meeting - Learning to Change the World - Weds, Nov 5, 2014
When: Wednesday, November 5, 6:30 - 8:30PM
Location: Akamai, 8 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
Directions
http://www.akamai.com/html/about/driving_directions.html <http://www.akamai.com/html/about/driving_directions.html>
Also easily accessibly by T.
Cost: Free
Notes
1) Please note the location is different from BLU's
standard MIT meeting location.
2) 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
Join us as Walter Bender
presents "Learning to Change
the World: How the Technology
and Culture of Free Software
Can Fuel a Learning Revolution
One Teacher and One Child at a
Time."
Walter Bender is founder and
executive director of Sugar
Labs. Sugar Labs is a member
project of the non-profit
foundation Software Freedom
Conservancy. Sugar Labs
develops educational software
used by more than
three-million children in more
than forty countries.
In 2006, Bender co-founded
the One Laptop per Child, a
non-profit association with
Nicholas Negroponte and
Seymour Papert. As director
of the MIT Media Laboratory,
Bender led a team of
researchers in fields as
varied as tangible media to
affective computing to
lifelong kindergarten. In
1992, Bender founded the MIT
News in the Future consortium,
which launched the era of
digital news.
More Events & Announcements
Jeff Schiller on Security
Weds, Nov 19 at MIT
http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2014-nov
Installfest LIV (Hands-on)
Sat, Dec 6 at MIT
http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2014-ifest54
Meet the Creative Commons with Matt Lee
Weds, Jan 7 at Akamai
http://www.meetup.com/desktop-linux-users-group/events/217495612/
_______________________________________________
Announce mailing list
Announce@blu.org
http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/announce
Location: Akamai, 8 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
Directions
http://www.akamai.com/html/about/driving_directions.html <http://www.akamai.com/html/about/driving_directions.html>
Also easily accessibly by T.
Cost: Free
Notes
1) Please note the location is different from BLU's
standard MIT meeting location.
2) 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
Join us as Walter Bender
presents "Learning to Change
the World: How the Technology
and Culture of Free Software
Can Fuel a Learning Revolution
One Teacher and One Child at a
Time."
Walter Bender is founder and
executive director of Sugar
Labs. Sugar Labs is a member
project of the non-profit
foundation Software Freedom
Conservancy. Sugar Labs
develops educational software
used by more than
three-million children in more
than forty countries.
In 2006, Bender co-founded
the One Laptop per Child, a
non-profit association with
Nicholas Negroponte and
Seymour Papert. As director
of the MIT Media Laboratory,
Bender led a team of
researchers in fields as
varied as tangible media to
affective computing to
lifelong kindergarten. In
1992, Bender founded the MIT
News in the Future consortium,
which launched the era of
digital news.
More Events & Announcements
Jeff Schiller on Security
Weds, Nov 19 at MIT
http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2014-nov
Installfest LIV (Hands-on)
Sat, Dec 6 at MIT
http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2014-ifest54
Meet the Creative Commons with Matt Lee
Weds, Jan 7 at Akamai
http://www.meetup.com/desktop-linux-users-group/events/217495612/
_______________________________________________
Announce mailing list
Announce@blu.org
http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/announce
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