When: December 16, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Introduction to Ceph and Architectural Overview + a quick SC 15
update
Moderator: Federico Lucifredi
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is now open ###
Summary
Distributed object store and file system
Abstract
Ceph is an open source distributed object store, network block
device, and file system designed for reliability, performance, and
scalability. It runs on commodity hardware, has no single point of
failure, and is supported in the Linux kernel.
This talk will describe the Ceph architecture, share its design
principles, and discuss how it can be part of a cost-effective, reliable
cloud stack.
The de-facto standard for OpenStack storage, Ceph is leading the
rising tide of Software-defined-Storage.
Bio
Federico Lucifredi is The Ceph Storage Product Management Director
at Red Hat, formerly the Ubuntu Server PM at Canonical, and the Linux
"Systems Management Czar" at SUSE.
Additionally Kurt Keville will give a short SC15 overview at 7:00PM
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
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - Introduction to Ceph and Architectural Overview
When: December 16, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Introduction to Ceph and Architectural Overview + a quick SC 15
update
Moderator: Federico Lucifredi
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is now open ###
Summary
Distributed object store and file system
Abstract
Ceph is an open source distributed object store, network block
device, and file system designed for reliability, performance, and
scalability. It runs on commodity hardware, has no single point of
failure, and is supported in the Linux kernel.
This talk will describe the Ceph architecture, share its design
principles, and discuss how it can be part of a cost-effective, reliable
cloud stack.
The de-facto standard for OpenStack storage, Ceph is leading the
rising tide of Software-defined-Storage.
Bio
Federico Lucifredi is The Ceph Storage Product Management Director
at Red Hat, formerly the Ubuntu Server PM at Canonical, and the Linux
"Systems Management Czar" at SUSE.
Additionally Kurt Keville will give a short SC15 overview at 7:00PM
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
_______________________________________________
Announce mailing list
Announce@blu.org
http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/announce
Topic: Introduction to Ceph and Architectural Overview + a quick SC 15
update
Moderator: Federico Lucifredi
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is now open ###
Summary
Distributed object store and file system
Abstract
Ceph is an open source distributed object store, network block
device, and file system designed for reliability, performance, and
scalability. It runs on commodity hardware, has no single point of
failure, and is supported in the Linux kernel.
This talk will describe the Ceph architecture, share its design
principles, and discuss how it can be part of a cost-effective, reliable
cloud stack.
The de-facto standard for OpenStack storage, Ceph is leading the
rising tide of Software-defined-Storage.
Bio
Federico Lucifredi is The Ceph Storage Product Management Director
at Red Hat, formerly the Ubuntu Server PM at Canonical, and the Linux
"Systems Management Czar" at SUSE.
Additionally Kurt Keville will give a short SC15 overview at 7:00PM
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
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Sunday, November 29, 2015
Boston Linux and Unix InstallFest LVIII Saturday December 5, 2015
Boston Linux Installfest LVIII
When: Saturday December 5, 2015, 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 23 Live DVD/USB)
* Open SuSE - http://opensuse.org (OpenSuSE 13.2 - DVD/Live CD/)
* Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com ( 14.04.3 LTS or 15.10 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 5.0.2.
(http://www.virtualbox.org.) is free and is available for Linux, Windows
10, 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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When: Saturday December 5, 2015, 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 23 Live DVD/USB)
* Open SuSE - http://opensuse.org (OpenSuSE 13.2 - DVD/Live CD/)
* Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com ( 14.04.3 LTS or 15.10 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 5.0.2.
(http://www.virtualbox.org.) is free and is available for Linux, Windows
10, 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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Monday, November 23, 2015
BLU Desktop GNU/Linux SIG Meeting - BitCoin - Weds, Dec 2, 2015
When: Wednesday, December 2, 6:30 - 8:30PM
Location
Akamai, 150 Broadway (8 Cambridge Center), Cambridge, MA
Directions
http://www.akamai.com/html/about/driving_directions.html
Also easily accessibly by T.
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/
3) RSVP is not required, but
helps me plan food. You can
RSVP by emailing me or
RSVP'ing on Meetup.com:
http://meetu.ps/2MwKjr
Summary
Curious about Bitcoin? Already
using Bitcoin and want to
learn more or meet other users
of the currency? We are
delighted to have Albert
Willis as our presenter for
this exciting topic.
About BitCoin
https://bitcoin.org/en/
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Location
Akamai, 150 Broadway (8 Cambridge Center), Cambridge, MA
Directions
http://www.akamai.com/html/about/driving_directions.html
Also easily accessibly by T.
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/
3) RSVP is not required, but
helps me plan food. You can
RSVP by emailing me or
RSVP'ing on Meetup.com:
http://meetu.ps/2MwKjr
Summary
Curious about Bitcoin? Already
using Bitcoin and want to
learn more or meet other users
of the currency? We are
delighted to have Albert
Willis as our presenter for
this exciting topic.
About BitCoin
https://bitcoin.org/en/
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - OSS Digital Photography Workflow
When: November 18, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: OSS Digital Photography Workflow
Moderator: Chistoph Doerbeck
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 325
*NOTE: Room 325 not 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is now open ###
Summary
Photo management and post-processing with digiKam and Gimp
Abstract
Example of digital asset management from camera to print. This session
will walk through several opensource tools to demonstrate:
downloads from your digital device
image/asset management
batch image processing
photo processing/editing
We will also cover the basics of modern digital photography to better
understand what can be done in software vs. behind the lens.
Primary tools for demonstration & discussion will be:
rapidphotodownloader
Digikam
Gimp
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
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Topic: OSS Digital Photography Workflow
Moderator: Chistoph Doerbeck
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 325
*NOTE: Room 325 not 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is now open ###
Summary
Photo management and post-processing with digiKam and Gimp
Abstract
Example of digital asset management from camera to print. This session
will walk through several opensource tools to demonstrate:
downloads from your digital device
image/asset management
batch image processing
photo processing/editing
We will also cover the basics of modern digital photography to better
understand what can be done in software vs. behind the lens.
Primary tools for demonstration & discussion will be:
rapidphotodownloader
Digikam
Gimp
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
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - Digital Photo Management and Post-Processing
When: November 18, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Digital Photo Management and Post-Processing
Moderator: Chistoph Doerbeck
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is now open ###
Summary
Photo management and post-processing with digiKam and Gimp
Abstract
TBD
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
--
Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux@gmail.com>
Boston Linux and Unix http://www.blu.org
PGP key id:B7F14F2F
PGP Key fingerprint: D937 A424 4836 E052 2E1B 8DC6 24D7 000F B7F1 4F2F
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Topic: Digital Photo Management and Post-Processing
Moderator: Chistoph Doerbeck
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is now open ###
Summary
Photo management and post-processing with digiKam and Gimp
Abstract
TBD
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
--
Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux@gmail.com>
Boston Linux and Unix http://www.blu.org
PGP key id:B7F14F2F
PGP Key fingerprint: D937 A424 4836 E052 2E1B 8DC6 24D7 000F B7F1 4F2F
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Friday, October 30, 2015
BLU Desktop GNU/Linux SIG Meeting - Emacs - Weds, Nov 4, 2015
When: Wednesday, November 4, 6:30 - 8:30PM
Location: Akamai, 8 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
Directions
http://www.akamai.com/html/about/driving_directions.html
Also easily accessibly by T.
Notes
1) 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/
3) RSVP is not required, but
helps me plan food. You can
RSVP by emailing me or
RSVP'ing on Meetup.com:
http://meetu.ps/2MwKjr
Summary
Whether you live in Emacs or
think it is an icecream store,
please join use for this
introduction of Emacs and
ensuing discussion. We are
pleased to have Aaron Bello of
Hosttor as our speaker.
About Emacs
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/tour/
About Aaron Bello
Aaron Bello is an engineer,
entrepreneur and a computer
programmer. He is the founder
and CEO of Hosttor Inc., a
technology and consulting
company based in Boston,
Massachusetts. He has work on
various projects with
universities, governments,
corporations and
organizations.
Aaron started his IT journey
at a local computer workshop
in 1998. When he was in
university, he developed an
interest in programming
languages after taking BASIC,
COBOL, Fortran, Pascal, C and
C++, VB and other classes.
How Aaron Uses Emacs
Aaron now uses and lives in
GNU Emacs daily for note
taking, to-do lists, time
tracking, chat on IRC,
twitter, creating documents
with LaTex and org-mode,
checking mail, news, RSS
feeds, writing article and
posting to PBN, playing chess,
developing and managing all
websites projects with HTML,
CSS, PHP, JS, Python, Django,
API, SSH, FTP, SCP, Drupal,
Wordpress, Joomla, Vagrant,
Web-servers and many more.
More Upcoming Meetings
Digital Photo Management
Nov 18 at MIT
http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-nov
Bit Coin Introduction
Dec 2 at Akamai
http://meetu.ps/2MwJBD
<http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-ifest5>
Linux InstallFest LVIII
Dec 5 at MIT
http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-ifest58
<http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-mar>
<https://libreplanet.org/2015/>
_______________________________________________
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
Also easily accessibly by T.
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/
3) RSVP is not required, but
helps me plan food. You can
RSVP by emailing me or
RSVP'ing on Meetup.com:
http://meetu.ps/2MwKjr
Summary
Whether you live in Emacs or
think it is an icecream store,
please join use for this
introduction of Emacs and
ensuing discussion. We are
pleased to have Aaron Bello of
Hosttor as our speaker.
About Emacs
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/tour/
About Aaron Bello
Aaron Bello is an engineer,
entrepreneur and a computer
programmer. He is the founder
and CEO of Hosttor Inc., a
technology and consulting
company based in Boston,
Massachusetts. He has work on
various projects with
universities, governments,
corporations and
organizations.
Aaron started his IT journey
at a local computer workshop
in 1998. When he was in
university, he developed an
interest in programming
languages after taking BASIC,
COBOL, Fortran, Pascal, C and
C++, VB and other classes.
How Aaron Uses Emacs
Aaron now uses and lives in
GNU Emacs daily for note
taking, to-do lists, time
tracking, chat on IRC,
twitter, creating documents
with LaTex and org-mode,
checking mail, news, RSS
feeds, writing article and
posting to PBN, playing chess,
developing and managing all
websites projects with HTML,
CSS, PHP, JS, Python, Django,
API, SSH, FTP, SCP, Drupal,
Wordpress, Joomla, Vagrant,
Web-servers and many more.
More Upcoming Meetings
Digital Photo Management
Nov 18 at MIT
http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-nov
Bit Coin Introduction
Dec 2 at Akamai
http://meetu.ps/2MwJBD
<http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-ifest5>
Linux InstallFest LVIII
Dec 5 at MIT
http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-ifest58
<http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-mar>
<https://libreplanet.org/2015/>
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015
2nd Live stream link - BLU meeting 2015-10-21
The ne live stream link is at http://youtu.be/phCD02p1Zdk
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting reminder, tomorrow Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - MooseFS
When: October 21, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: MooseFS
Moderator: Krzysztof Kielak
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is now open. But there still are
### detour signs.
Summary
A discussion on distributed filesystems and MooseFS
Abstract
Krzysztof discusses the concept of Software Defined Storage, reviews the
architecture and implementation of MooseFS, and gives a live system demo.
MooseFS Home Page: http://www.moosefs.org/
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
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Announce@blu.org
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Topic: MooseFS
Moderator: Krzysztof Kielak
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is now open. But there still are
### detour signs.
Summary
A discussion on distributed filesystems and MooseFS
Abstract
Krzysztof discusses the concept of Software Defined Storage, reviews the
architecture and implementation of MooseFS, and gives a live system demo.
MooseFS Home Page: http://www.moosefs.org/
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
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Friday, October 16, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - MooseFS
When: October 21, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: MooseFS
Moderator: Krzysztof Kielak
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames St and another
### right onto Amherst St.
### There is a report that it may be open, but the detour signs are
### still posted.
Summary
A discussion on distributed filesystems and MooseFS
Abstract
Krzysztof discusses the concept of Software Defined Storage, reviews the
architecture and implementation of MooseFS, and gives a live system demo.
MooseFS Home Page: http://www.moosefs.org/
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
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Topic: MooseFS
Moderator: Krzysztof Kielak
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames St and another
### right onto Amherst St.
### There is a report that it may be open, but the detour signs are
### still posted.
Summary
A discussion on distributed filesystems and MooseFS
Abstract
Krzysztof discusses the concept of Software Defined Storage, reviews the
architecture and implementation of MooseFS, and gives a live system demo.
MooseFS Home Page: http://www.moosefs.org/
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
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Live stream of BLU meeting
Live stream of tonight's meeting is active, at
http://youtu.be/7toXuXH72OU
--
John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix
Email: abreauj@gmail.com / WWW http://www.abreau.net / PGP-Key-ID 0x920063C6
PGP-Key-Fingerprint A5AD 6BE1 FEFE 8E4F 5C23 C2D0 E885 E17C 9200 63C6
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Email: abreauj@gmail.com / WWW http://www.abreau.net / PGP-Key-ID 0x920063C6
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Boston Linux Meeting reminder, tonight, Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - Jeff Schiller and PGP/GnuPG Keysigning Party XV
When: September 16, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Jeff Schiller and PGP/GnuPG Keysigning Party XV
Moderator: Jeff Schiller
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames St and another
### right onto Amherst St.
Summary
A talk by Jeff Schiller, followed by our annual keysigning party.
Pre-register your PGP key before the meeting!
Abstract
Add your key to the keysigning party checksheet [blu.org]
A key signing party is a get-together of people who use the PGP
encryption system with the purpose of allowing those people to sign each
others keys. Key signing parties serve to extend the web of trust to a
great degree. Key signing parties also serve as great opportunities to
discuss the political and social issues surrounding strong cryptography,
individual liberties, individual sovereignty, and even implementing
encryption technologies or perhaps future work on free encryption software.
The basic workflow of signing someone's key is as follows:
Verify that the person actually is who they claim to be;
Have them verify their key ID and fingerprint;
Sign their key;
Send the signed key back to them
At the meeting, we go through the first two steps. Each person who
preregistered their key will announce their presence and then read off
their key ID and fingerprint, so everyone can verify that their copy of
the list of keys is correct. Once we've run down the list, we line up,
and each of us examines everyone else's photo IDs to verify that they
are who they claim to be. After the meeting is over, each participant
can then retrieve the keys that they've personally verified, sign those
keys, and send the signed keys back to their respective owners.
In order to complete the keysigning in the allotted time, we follow
a formal procedure as seen in V. Alex Brennen's "GnuPG Keysigning Party
HOWTO", attached below. It is strongly advised that if you have not been
to a keysigning party before, you read this document. We're using the
List-based method for this keysigning party, and the keyserver at
pgp.mit.edu.
It is essential that, before the meeting, you register on the
signup form listed in the attachments. You should bring at least one
picture ID with you. You must also bring your own printout of the report
on that page, so you can check off the names/keys of the people you have
personally verified.
The list will be printed on Wednesday afternoon, the day of the
meeting; be sure to register your key for the keysigning before that.
The official cutoff time is 3:00 pm.
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
_______________________________________________
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Announce@blu.org
http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/announce
Topic: Jeff Schiller and PGP/GnuPG Keysigning Party XV
Moderator: Jeff Schiller
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames St and another
### right onto Amherst St.
Summary
A talk by Jeff Schiller, followed by our annual keysigning party.
Pre-register your PGP key before the meeting!
Abstract
Add your key to the keysigning party checksheet [blu.org]
A key signing party is a get-together of people who use the PGP
encryption system with the purpose of allowing those people to sign each
others keys. Key signing parties serve to extend the web of trust to a
great degree. Key signing parties also serve as great opportunities to
discuss the political and social issues surrounding strong cryptography,
individual liberties, individual sovereignty, and even implementing
encryption technologies or perhaps future work on free encryption software.
The basic workflow of signing someone's key is as follows:
Verify that the person actually is who they claim to be;
Have them verify their key ID and fingerprint;
Sign their key;
Send the signed key back to them
At the meeting, we go through the first two steps. Each person who
preregistered their key will announce their presence and then read off
their key ID and fingerprint, so everyone can verify that their copy of
the list of keys is correct. Once we've run down the list, we line up,
and each of us examines everyone else's photo IDs to verify that they
are who they claim to be. After the meeting is over, each participant
can then retrieve the keys that they've personally verified, sign those
keys, and send the signed keys back to their respective owners.
In order to complete the keysigning in the allotted time, we follow
a formal procedure as seen in V. Alex Brennen's "GnuPG Keysigning Party
HOWTO", attached below. It is strongly advised that if you have not been
to a keysigning party before, you read this document. We're using the
List-based method for this keysigning party, and the keyserver at
pgp.mit.edu.
It is essential that, before the meeting, you register on the
signup form listed in the attachments. You should bring at least one
picture ID with you. You must also bring your own printout of the report
on that page, so you can check off the names/keys of the people you have
personally verified.
The list will be printed on Wednesday afternoon, the day of the
meeting; be sure to register your key for the keysigning before that.
The official cutoff time is 3:00 pm.
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
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Thursday, September 10, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - Jeff Schiller and PGP/GnuPG Keysigning Party XV
When: September 16, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Jeff Schiller and PGP/GnuPG Keysigning Party XV
Moderator: Jeff Schiller
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames St and another
### right onto Amherst St.
Summary
A talk by Jeff Schiller, followed by our annual keysigning party.
Pre-register your PGP key before the meeting!
Abstract
Add your key to the keysigning party checksheet [blu.org]
A key signing party is a get-together of people who use the PGP
encryption system with the purpose of allowing those people to sign each
others keys. Key signing parties serve to extend the web of trust to a
great degree. Key signing parties also serve as great opportunities to
discuss the political and social issues surrounding strong cryptography,
individual liberties, individual sovereignty, and even implementing
encryption technologies or perhaps future work on free encryption software.
The basic workflow of signing someone's key is as follows:
Verify that the person actually is who they claim to be;
Have them verify their key ID and fingerprint;
Sign their key;
Send the signed key back to them
At the meeting, we go through the first two steps. Each person who
preregistered their key will announce their presence and then read off
their key ID and fingerprint, so everyone can verify that their copy of
the list of keys is correct. Once we've run down the list, we line up,
and each of us examines everyone else's photo IDs to verify that they
are who they claim to be. After the meeting is over, each participant
can then retrieve the keys that they've personally verified, sign those
keys, and send the signed keys back to their respective owners.
In order to complete the keysigning in the allotted time, we follow
a formal procedure as seen in V. Alex Brennen's "GnuPG Keysigning Party
HOWTO", attached below. It is strongly advised that if you have not been
to a keysigning party before, you read this document. We're using the
List-based method for this keysigning party, and the keyserver at
pgp.mit.edu.
It is essential that, before the meeting, you register on the
signup form listed in the attachments. You should bring at least one
picture ID with you. You must also bring your own printout of the report
on that page, so you can check off the names/keys of the people you have
personally verified.
The list will be printed on Wednesday afternoon, the day of the
meeting; be sure to register your key for the keysigning before that.
The official cutoff time is 3:00 pm.
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
_______________________________________________
Announce mailing list
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http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/announce
Topic: Jeff Schiller and PGP/GnuPG Keysigning Party XV
Moderator: Jeff Schiller
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames St and another
### right onto Amherst St.
Summary
A talk by Jeff Schiller, followed by our annual keysigning party.
Pre-register your PGP key before the meeting!
Abstract
Add your key to the keysigning party checksheet [blu.org]
A key signing party is a get-together of people who use the PGP
encryption system with the purpose of allowing those people to sign each
others keys. Key signing parties serve to extend the web of trust to a
great degree. Key signing parties also serve as great opportunities to
discuss the political and social issues surrounding strong cryptography,
individual liberties, individual sovereignty, and even implementing
encryption technologies or perhaps future work on free encryption software.
The basic workflow of signing someone's key is as follows:
Verify that the person actually is who they claim to be;
Have them verify their key ID and fingerprint;
Sign their key;
Send the signed key back to them
At the meeting, we go through the first two steps. Each person who
preregistered their key will announce their presence and then read off
their key ID and fingerprint, so everyone can verify that their copy of
the list of keys is correct. Once we've run down the list, we line up,
and each of us examines everyone else's photo IDs to verify that they
are who they claim to be. After the meeting is over, each participant
can then retrieve the keys that they've personally verified, sign those
keys, and send the signed keys back to their respective owners.
In order to complete the keysigning in the allotted time, we follow
a formal procedure as seen in V. Alex Brennen's "GnuPG Keysigning Party
HOWTO", attached below. It is strongly advised that if you have not been
to a keysigning party before, you read this document. We're using the
List-based method for this keysigning party, and the keyserver at
pgp.mit.edu.
It is essential that, before the meeting, you register on the
signup form listed in the attachments. You should bring at least one
picture ID with you. You must also bring your own printout of the report
on that page, so you can check off the names/keys of the people you have
personally verified.
The list will be printed on Wednesday afternoon, the day of the
meeting; be sure to register your key for the keysigning before that.
The official cutoff time is 3:00 pm.
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
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Friday, August 28, 2015
Boston Linux and Unix InstallFest LVII reminder, tomorrow, Saturday August 29, 2015
Boston Linux Installfest LVII
When: Saturday August 29, 2015, 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 22 DVD/Live CD/USB)
* Open SuSE - http://opensuse.org (OpenSuSE 13.2 - DVD/Live CD/)
* Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com ( 14.04.3 LTS or 15.04 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 5.0.2.
(http://www.virtualbox.org.) is free and is available for Linux, Windows
10, 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
_______________________________________________
Announce mailing list
Announce@blu.org
http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/announce
When: Saturday August 29, 2015, 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 22 DVD/Live CD/USB)
* Open SuSE - http://opensuse.org (OpenSuSE 13.2 - DVD/Live CD/)
* Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com ( 14.04.3 LTS or 15.04 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 5.0.2.
(http://www.virtualbox.org.) is free and is available for Linux, Windows
10, 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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Announce mailing list
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Saturday, August 22, 2015
Boston Linux and Unix InstallFest LVII Saturday August 29, 2015
Boston Linux Installfest LVII
When: Saturday August 29, 2015, 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 22 DVD/Live CD/USB)
* Open SuSE - http://opensuse.org (OpenSuSE 13.2 - DVD/Live CD/)
* Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com ( 14.04.3 LTS or 15.04 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 5.0.2.
(http://www.virtualbox.org.) is free and is available for Linux, Windows
10, 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
_______________________________________________
Announce mailing list
Announce@blu.org
http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/announce
When: Saturday August 29, 2015, 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 22 DVD/Live CD/USB)
* Open SuSE - http://opensuse.org (OpenSuSE 13.2 - DVD/Live CD/)
* Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com ( 14.04.3 LTS or 15.04 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 5.0.2.
(http://www.virtualbox.org.) is free and is available for Linux, Windows
10, 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.
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BLU meeting live stream
Tonight's BLU meeing is being live-streamed.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting reminder, tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - OpenWRT: The Linux distribution for embedded, connected devices
When: August 19, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: OpenWRT: The Linux distribution for embedded, connected devices
Moderator: Brian DeLacey
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames St and another
### right onto Amherst St.
Summary
Brian moderates a discussion of OpenWRT and related topics
Abstract
Details to follow in reminder - see website for latest details
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/
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Topic: OpenWRT: The Linux distribution for embedded, connected devices
Moderator: Brian DeLacey
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames St and another
### right onto Amherst St.
Summary
Brian moderates a discussion of OpenWRT and related topics
Abstract
Details to follow in reminder - see website for latest details
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/
--
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Boston Linux and Unix
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Thursday, August 13, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - OpenWRT: The Linux distribution for embedded, connected devices
When: August 19, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: OpenWRT: The Linux distribution for embedded, connected devices
Moderator: Brian DeLacey
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames St and another
### right onto Amherst St.
Summary
Brian moderates a discussion of OpenWRT and related topics
Abstract
Details to follow in reminder - see website for latest details
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/
--
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Boston Linux and Unix
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Topic: OpenWRT: The Linux distribution for embedded, connected devices
Moderator: Brian DeLacey
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames St and another
### right onto Amherst St.
Summary
Brian moderates a discussion of OpenWRT and related topics
Abstract
Details to follow in reminder - see website for latest details
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/
--
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Boston Linux and Unix
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Boston Linux and Unix Annual Summer BBQ XXI reminder Saturday, August 1, 2015 3:00 PM
Boston Linux and Unix Annual Summer BBQ XXI
Correction:
When: Saturday, August 1, 2015 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Where: John and Shelley Chambers' home
33 Cedarwood Avenue, Waltham, MA.
BYOF - Bring Your Own Food
PLEASE NOTE the new TIME: 3:00PM.
Boston Linux & Unix is holding its twenty-first annual summer BBQ on
Saturday, August 1), beginning at 3:00 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/2014-bbq20
Long range weather forecast calls for mid-80s and dry.
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Correction:
When: Saturday, August 1, 2015 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Where: John and Shelley Chambers' home
33 Cedarwood Avenue, Waltham, MA.
BYOF - Bring Your Own Food
PLEASE NOTE the new TIME: 3:00PM.
Boston Linux & Unix is holding its twenty-first annual summer BBQ on
Saturday, August 1), beginning at 3:00 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/2014-bbq20
Long range weather forecast calls for mid-80s and dry.
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Boston Linux and Unix
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Boston Linux and Unix Annual Summer BBQ XXI reminder Saturday, August 1, 2015 3:00 PM
Boston Linux and Unix Annual Summer BBQ XXI
When: Saturday, July 26, 2013 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Where: John and Shelley Chambers' home
33 Cedarwood Avenue, Waltham, MA.
BYOF - Bring Your Own Food
PLEASE NOTE the new TIME: 3:00PM.
Boston Linux & Unix is holding its twenty-first annual summer BBQ on
Saturday, August 1), beginning at 3:00 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/2014-bbq20
Long range weather forecast calls for mid-80s and dry.
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Boston Linux and Unix
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When: Saturday, July 26, 2013 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Where: John and Shelley Chambers' home
33 Cedarwood Avenue, Waltham, MA.
BYOF - Bring Your Own Food
PLEASE NOTE the new TIME: 3:00PM.
Boston Linux & Unix is holding its twenty-first annual summer BBQ on
Saturday, August 1), beginning at 3:00 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/2014-bbq20
Long range weather forecast calls for mid-80s and dry.
--
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Boston Linux and Unix
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PGP Key fingerprint: 3D1B 8377 A3C0 A5F2 ECBB CA3B 4607 4319 537C 5846
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting reminder, tomorrow, Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - Federico's 2015 OSCON Preview
When: July 15, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Federico's 2015 OSCON Preview
Moderators:Federico Lucifredi
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames St and another
### right onto Amherst St.
Summary
Federico's annual talk
Abstract
Federico Lucifredi previews his OSCON presentation
Bio
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.
See http://www.blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-may for attachments
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/
--
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Topic: Federico's 2015 OSCON Preview
Moderators:Federico Lucifredi
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames St and another
### right onto Amherst St.
Summary
Federico's annual talk
Abstract
Federico Lucifredi previews his OSCON presentation
Bio
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.
See http://www.blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-may for attachments
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/
--
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Boston Linux and Unix
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Friday, July 10, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - Federico's 2015 OSCON Preview
When: July 15, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Federico's 2015 OSCON Preview
Moderators:Federico Lucifredi
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames St and another
### right onto Amherst St.
Summary
Federico's annual talk
Abstract
Federico Lucifredi previews his OSCON presentation
Bio
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.
See http://www.blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-may for attachments
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
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PGP Key fingerprint: 49E2 C52A FC5A A31F 8D66 C0AF 7CEA 30FC 3BC1 EB90
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Topic: Federico's 2015 OSCON Preview
Moderators:Federico Lucifredi
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames St and another
### right onto Amherst St.
Summary
Federico's annual talk
Abstract
Federico Lucifredi previews his OSCON presentation
Bio
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.
See http://www.blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-may for attachments
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
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Sunday, June 14, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - Linux in Supercomputing: Trends in High Performance Computing
When: June 17, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Linux in Supercomputing: Trends in High Performance Computing
Moderators:BKurt Keville
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
## Note room change
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames and another right
### onto Amherst.
Summary
Presentations from the Boston University and Northeastern Student
Cluster Contest teams
Abstract
Presentations from the Boston University and Northeastern Student
Cluster Contest teams
See http://www.blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-may for attachments
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/
--
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Boston Linux and Unix
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Topic: Linux in Supercomputing: Trends in High Performance Computing
Moderators:BKurt Keville
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 335
## Note room change
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames and another right
### onto Amherst.
Summary
Presentations from the Boston University and Northeastern Student
Cluster Contest teams
Abstract
Presentations from the Boston University and Northeastern Student
Cluster Contest teams
See http://www.blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-may for attachments
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
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Friday, June 12, 2015
Boston Linux and Unix InstallFest LVI reminder Saturday June 13, 2015
Boston Linux Installfest LIV
When: Saturday June 13, 2015, 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 22 DVD/Live CD/USB)
* Open SuSE - http://opensuse.org (OpenSuSE 13.2 - DVD/Live CD/)
* Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com ( 14.04.2 LTS or 15.04 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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http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/announce
When: Saturday June 13, 2015, 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 22 DVD/Live CD/USB)
* Open SuSE - http://opensuse.org (OpenSuSE 13.2 - DVD/Live CD/)
* Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com ( 14.04.2 LTS or 15.04 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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Sunday, June 7, 2015
Boston Linux and Unix InstallFest LVI Saturday June 13, 2015
Boston Linux Installfest LIV
When: Saturday June 13, 2015, 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 22 DVD/Live CD/USB)
* Open SuSE - http://opensuse.org (OpenSuSE 13.2 - DVD/Live CD/)
* Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com ( 14.04.2 LTS or 15.04 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
_______________________________________________
Announce mailing list
Announce@blu.org
http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/announce
When: Saturday June 13, 2015, 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 22 DVD/Live CD/USB)
* Open SuSE - http://opensuse.org (OpenSuSE 13.2 - DVD/Live CD/)
* Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com ( 14.04.2 LTS or 15.04 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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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting reminder, tomorrow Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - Energia MT: Efficiently Sensing the World Around You
When: May 20, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Energia MT: Efficiently Sensing the World Around You
Moderators:Brian DeLacey, Zigurd Mednieks
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames and another right
### onto Amherst.
Summary
A Multi-Tasking Real-Time Operating System at Your Fingertips
Abstract
Zigurd will kickoff the meeting sharing perspectives on the evolution of
sensor networks and "The Internet of Things". He'll trace
order-of-magnitude-technological-advances from the IBM PC thru the
Mobile Era leading to the billions of sensing devices all around us.
Brian will demo sensor-based applications developed using Energia MT.
This free, easy-to-use software development platform integrates TI-RTOS
(on Linux, Macintosh and Windows) bringing real-time multi-tasking to
IoT. We'll use the CC3200 LaunchPad (with WiFi) and the newly introduced
MSP432 line (with it's focus on energy efficiency).
Thanks to Texas Instruments, we have a number of door prizes to raffle
at this meeting, including the new MSP432P401R LaunchPad, the SimpleLink
Wi-Fi CC3100 BoosterPack, and TI's new Multi-standard SensorTag.
See http://www.blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-may for attachments
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
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Topic: Energia MT: Efficiently Sensing the World Around You
Moderators:Brian DeLacey, Zigurd Mednieks
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames and another right
### onto Amherst.
Summary
A Multi-Tasking Real-Time Operating System at Your Fingertips
Abstract
Zigurd will kickoff the meeting sharing perspectives on the evolution of
sensor networks and "The Internet of Things". He'll trace
order-of-magnitude-technological-advances from the IBM PC thru the
Mobile Era leading to the billions of sensing devices all around us.
Brian will demo sensor-based applications developed using Energia MT.
This free, easy-to-use software development platform integrates TI-RTOS
(on Linux, Macintosh and Windows) bringing real-time multi-tasking to
IoT. We'll use the CC3200 LaunchPad (with WiFi) and the newly introduced
MSP432 line (with it's focus on energy efficiency).
Thanks to Texas Instruments, we have a number of door prizes to raffle
at this meeting, including the new MSP432P401R LaunchPad, the SimpleLink
Wi-Fi CC3100 BoosterPack, and TI's new Multi-standard SensorTag.
See http://www.blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-may for attachments
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
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Thursday, May 14, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting Correction Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - Energia MT: Efficiently Sensing the World Around You
When: May 20, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Energia MT: Efficiently Sensing the World Around You
Moderators:Brian DeLacey, Zigurd Mednieks
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315
I failed to change the day #
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames and another right
### onto Amherst.
Summary
A Multi-Tasking Real-Time Operating System at Your Fingertips
Abstract
Zigurd will kickoff the meeting sharing perspectives on the evolution of
sensor networks and "The Internet of Things". He'll trace
order-of-magnitude-technological-advances from the IBM PC thru the
Mobile Era leading to the billions of sensing devices all around us.
Brian will demo sensor-based applications developed using Energia MT.
This free, easy-to-use software development platform integrates TI-RTOS
(on Linux, Macintosh and Windows) bringing real-time multi-tasking to
IoT. We'll use the CC3200 LaunchPad (with WiFi) and the newly introduced
MSP432 line (with it's focus on energy efficiency).
Thanks to Texas Instruments, we have a number of door prizes to raffle
at this meeting, including the new MSP432P401R LaunchPad, the SimpleLink
Wi-Fi CC3100 BoosterPack, and TI's new Multi-standard SensorTag.
See http://www.blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-may for attachments
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
_______________________________________________
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Announce@blu.org
http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/announce
Topic: Energia MT: Efficiently Sensing the World Around You
Moderators:Brian DeLacey, Zigurd Mednieks
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315
I failed to change the day #
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames and another right
### onto Amherst.
Summary
A Multi-Tasking Real-Time Operating System at Your Fingertips
Abstract
Zigurd will kickoff the meeting sharing perspectives on the evolution of
sensor networks and "The Internet of Things". He'll trace
order-of-magnitude-technological-advances from the IBM PC thru the
Mobile Era leading to the billions of sensing devices all around us.
Brian will demo sensor-based applications developed using Energia MT.
This free, easy-to-use software development platform integrates TI-RTOS
(on Linux, Macintosh and Windows) bringing real-time multi-tasking to
IoT. We'll use the CC3200 LaunchPad (with WiFi) and the newly introduced
MSP432 line (with it's focus on energy efficiency).
Thanks to Texas Instruments, we have a number of door prizes to raffle
at this meeting, including the new MSP432P401R LaunchPad, the SimpleLink
Wi-Fi CC3100 BoosterPack, and TI's new Multi-standard SensorTag.
See http://www.blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-may for attachments
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
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting reminder Wednesday, May 15, 2015 - Energia MT: Efficiently Sensing the World Around You
When: May 15, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Energia MT: Efficiently Sensing the World Around You
Moderators:Brian DeLacey, Zigurd Mednieks
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames and another right
### onto Amherst.
Summary
A Multi-Tasking Real-Time Operating System at Your Fingertips
Abstract
Zigurd will kickoff the meeting sharing perspectives on the evolution of
sensor networks and "The Internet of Things". He'll trace
order-of-magnitude-technological-advances from the IBM PC thru the
Mobile Era leading to the billions of sensing devices all around us.
Brian will demo sensor-based applications developed using Energia MT.
This free, easy-to-use software development platform integrates TI-RTOS
(on Linux, Macintosh and Windows) bringing real-time multi-tasking to
IoT. We'll use the CC3200 LaunchPad (with WiFi) and the newly introduced
MSP432 line (with it's focus on energy efficiency).
Thanks to Texas Instruments, we have a number of door prizes to raffle
at this meeting, including the new MSP432P401R LaunchPad, the SimpleLink
Wi-Fi CC3100 BoosterPack, and TI's new Multi-standard SensorTag.
See http://www.blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-may for attachments
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
_______________________________________________
Announce mailing list
Announce@blu.org
http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/announce
Topic: Energia MT: Efficiently Sensing the World Around You
Moderators:Brian DeLacey, Zigurd Mednieks
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames and another right
### onto Amherst.
Summary
A Multi-Tasking Real-Time Operating System at Your Fingertips
Abstract
Zigurd will kickoff the meeting sharing perspectives on the evolution of
sensor networks and "The Internet of Things". He'll trace
order-of-magnitude-technological-advances from the IBM PC thru the
Mobile Era leading to the billions of sensing devices all around us.
Brian will demo sensor-based applications developed using Energia MT.
This free, easy-to-use software development platform integrates TI-RTOS
(on Linux, Macintosh and Windows) bringing real-time multi-tasking to
IoT. We'll use the CC3200 LaunchPad (with WiFi) and the newly introduced
MSP432 line (with it's focus on energy efficiency).
Thanks to Texas Instruments, we have a number of door prizes to raffle
at this meeting, including the new MSP432P401R LaunchPad, the SimpleLink
Wi-Fi CC3100 BoosterPack, and TI's new Multi-standard SensorTag.
See http://www.blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-may for attachments
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
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting reminder tomorrow, Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - SoC Update : How embedded Linux is changing the PC ecosystem
When: April 15, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: SoC Update : How embedded Linux is changing the PC ecosystem
Moderators:Kurt Keville, Brian DeLacey, Arun Thomas
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames and another right
### onto Amherst.
Summary
Kurt, Brian, and Arun discuss recent System-on-a-Chip (SoC) news
Abstract
Kurt discusses the latest news regarding System-on-a-Chip (SoC) and how
the PC industry has used these advances to substantially change their
product line. Brian Delacey will talk about the TI product offerings in
particular and Arun Thomas from BAE Systems will give us the perspective
from recent SoC conferences.
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
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Topic: SoC Update : How embedded Linux is changing the PC ecosystem
Moderators:Kurt Keville, Brian DeLacey, Arun Thomas
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames and another right
### onto Amherst.
Summary
Kurt, Brian, and Arun discuss recent System-on-a-Chip (SoC) news
Abstract
Kurt discusses the latest news regarding System-on-a-Chip (SoC) and how
the PC industry has used these advances to substantially change their
product line. Brian Delacey will talk about the TI product offerings in
particular and Arun Thomas from BAE Systems will give us the perspective
from recent SoC conferences.
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
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Thursday, April 9, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting reminder Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - SoC Update : How embedded Linux is changing the PC ecosystem
When: April 15, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: SoC Update : How embedded Linux is changing the PC ecosystem
Moderators:Kurt Keville, Brian DeLacey, Arun Thomas
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames and another right
### onto Amherst.
Summary
Kurt, Brian, and Arun discuss recent System-on-a-Chip (SoC) news
Abstract
Kurt discusses the latest news regarding System-on-a-Chip (SoC) and how
the PC industry has used these advances to substantially change their
product line. Brian Delacey will talk about the TI product offerings in
particular and Arun Thomas from BAE Systems will give us the perspective
from recent SoC conferences.
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
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http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/announce
Topic: SoC Update : How embedded Linux is changing the PC ecosystem
Moderators:Kurt Keville, Brian DeLacey, Arun Thomas
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames and another right
### onto Amherst.
Summary
Kurt, Brian, and Arun discuss recent System-on-a-Chip (SoC) news
Abstract
Kurt discusses the latest news regarding System-on-a-Chip (SoC) and how
the PC industry has used these advances to substantially change their
product line. Brian Delacey will talk about the TI product offerings in
particular and Arun Thomas from BAE Systems will give us the perspective
from recent SoC conferences.
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
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting reminder Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - Linux Soup XV Containers and Docker
When: March 18, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Linux Soup XV: Christoph's 15th Linux Soup presentation -
Containers and Docker
Moderators:Christoph Doerbeck
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315
NOTE: The location has changed since last month!
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames and another right
### onto Amherst.
Summary
A live demo of the latest developments in containerization on RHEL
Abstract
Last year, Christoph gave a presentation on CGroups and Containers
based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 and what was then a beta
release of RHEL 7. Today, RHEL 7.1 is the current General Availability
(GA) release.
Christoph will give us a brief look at what's new, and then focus on
recent container, docker and RHEL Atomic technologies. The session will
include some slides, but will primarily be lead by live demo.
See Christoph's BLOG: http://www.linuxsoup.com/
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
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Topic: Linux Soup XV: Christoph's 15th Linux Soup presentation -
Containers and Docker
Moderators:Christoph Doerbeck
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315
NOTE: The location has changed since last month!
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames and another right
### onto Amherst.
Summary
A live demo of the latest developments in containerization on RHEL
Abstract
Last year, Christoph gave a presentation on CGroups and Containers
based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 and what was then a beta
release of RHEL 7. Today, RHEL 7.1 is the current General Availability
(GA) release.
Christoph will give us a brief look at what's new, and then focus on
recent container, docker and RHEL Atomic technologies. The session will
include some slides, but will primarily be lead by live demo.
See Christoph's BLOG: http://www.linuxsoup.com/
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
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Friday, March 13, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - Linux Soup XV Christoph's 15th Linux Soup presentation
When: March 18, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Linux Soup XV: Christoph's 15th Linux Soup presentation
Moderators:Christoph Doerbeck
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315
NOTE: The location has changed since last month!
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames and another right
### onto Amherst.
Summary
Details to follow
See Christoph's BLOG: http://www.linuxsoup.com/
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
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Topic: Linux Soup XV: Christoph's 15th Linux Soup presentation
Moderators:Christoph Doerbeck
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315
NOTE: The location has changed since last month!
### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed.
### Proceed West on Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be
### 2-way during construction. Take a right onto Ames and another right
### onto Amherst.
Summary
Details to follow
See Christoph's BLOG: http://www.linuxsoup.com/
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
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Boston Linux and Unix InstallFest LV Reminder Tomorrow, Saturday March 14, 2015
Boston Linux Installfest LIV
When: Saturday March 14, 2015, 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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When: Saturday March 14, 2015, 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, March 6, 2015
Boston Linux and Unix InstallFest LV Saturday March 14, 2015
Boston Linux Installfest LIV
When: Saturday March 14, 2015, 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.
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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When: Saturday March 14, 2015, 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.
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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Thursday, February 26, 2015
BLU Desktop GNU/Linux SIG Meeting - Meshnets - Weds, Mar 4, 2015
When: Wednesday, March 4, 6:30 - 8:30PM
Location: Akamai, 8 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
Directions
http://www.akamai.com/html/about/driving_directions.html
Also easily accessibly by T.
Notes
1) 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/
3) Akamai is hiring! Email
me for recruiter contact
info.
4) Free pass & t-shirt to
LibrePlanet for volunteers
(see below).
Summary
We are excited to
welcome Will Fleurant for a
presentation Meshnets. A
meshnet is a decentralized
network built on secure
protocols for routing traffic
over private mesh or public
internetworks independent of a
central supporting
infrastructure.
Will recently attended
31C3More in Germany and brings
with him pipeline news from
Project Meshnet hackers. More
details about Project Meshnet
here:
https://projectmeshnet.org/
Volunteers Needed
The FSF is seeking volunteers
to help at the LibrePlanet
2015 conference, March 21 - 22
at MIT. Volunteers recieve
gratis conference admission
and a LibrePlanet 2015
t-shirt.
Please see
https://libreplanet.org/2015/volunteer/
or email Chrissie Himes at
info@fsf.org
More Upcoming Meetings
GNU/Linux Installfest LV Sat,
Mar 14 at MIT (all day)
http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-ifest5
Linux Soup 15 with Christoph
Doerbeck Weds, Mar 18 at MIT
http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-mar
LibrePlanet 2015 Sat & Sun,
Mar 21 - 22 at MIT
https://libreplanet.org/2015/
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Location: Akamai, 8 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
Directions
http://www.akamai.com/html/about/driving_directions.html
Also easily accessibly by T.
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/
3) Akamai is hiring! Email
me for recruiter contact
info.
4) Free pass & t-shirt to
LibrePlanet for volunteers
(see below).
Summary
We are excited to
welcome Will Fleurant for a
presentation Meshnets. A
meshnet is a decentralized
network built on secure
protocols for routing traffic
over private mesh or public
internetworks independent of a
central supporting
infrastructure.
Will recently attended
31C3More in Germany and brings
with him pipeline news from
Project Meshnet hackers. More
details about Project Meshnet
here:
https://projectmeshnet.org/
Volunteers Needed
The FSF is seeking volunteers
to help at the LibrePlanet
2015 conference, March 21 - 22
at MIT. Volunteers recieve
gratis conference admission
and a LibrePlanet 2015
t-shirt.
Please see
https://libreplanet.org/2015/volunteer/
or email Chrissie Himes at
info@fsf.org
More Upcoming Meetings
GNU/Linux Installfest LV Sat,
Mar 14 at MIT (all day)
http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-ifest5
Linux Soup 15 with Christoph
Doerbeck Weds, Mar 18 at MIT
http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-mar
LibrePlanet 2015 Sat & Sun,
Mar 21 - 22 at MIT
https://libreplanet.org/2015/
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Monday, February 16, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - CANCELLED
Based on factors such as lack of parking, unreliable rapid transit, and
snow forecasted for Wednesday we have decided to cancel the February 18,
2015 meeting.
Our next installfest is planned for Saturday March 14th, and our next
monthly meeting is on Wednesday March 18th (Linux Soup XV).
Please refer to our website, http://www.blu.org for further information.
--
Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix
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snow forecasted for Wednesday we have decided to cancel the February 18,
2015 meeting.
Our next installfest is planned for Saturday March 14th, and our next
monthly meeting is on Wednesday March 18th (Linux Soup XV).
Please refer to our website, http://www.blu.org for further information.
--
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
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Friday, February 13, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - SoC Update : How embedded Linux is changing the PC ecosystem
When: February 18, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: SoC Update : How embedded Linux is changing the PC ecosystem
Moderator: Kurt Keville
Location: MIT Building E51, Room 315**
Please note room change
Please note that Wadsworth Street is under construction. You can enter
Ames St from Memorial Drive, and take a right onto Amherst St.
Summary
Kurt discusses the latest news regarding System-on-a-Chip (SoC)
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
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Topic: SoC Update : How embedded Linux is changing the PC ecosystem
Moderator: Kurt Keville
Location: MIT Building E51, Room 315**
Please note room change
Please note that Wadsworth Street is under construction. You can enter
Ames St from Memorial Drive, and take a right onto Amherst St.
Summary
Kurt discusses the latest news regarding System-on-a-Chip (SoC)
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
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Tonight - BLU Desktop GNU/Linux SIG Meeting - CryptoParty - Weds, Feb 4, 2015
*Sorry for the last minute notice. Some extenuating family (health) issues
have slowed me down as of late. If you plan to attend tonight, please
email me at willrico@gmail.com so I can give a proper headcount to Akamai
and they can order enough food.
have slowed me down as of late. If you plan to attend tonight, please
email me at willrico@gmail.com so I can give a proper headcount to Akamai
and they can order enough food.
When: Wednesday, February 4, 6:30 - 8:30PM
Location: Akamai, 8 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
Directions
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
Albert Willis along with Steve Revilak, Quartermaster for the Massachusetts
Pirate Party <https://masspirates.org>, will show us how to protect
ourselves online. Topics will include:
* How Packet Sniffing Works and Why You're Vunerable
* Securing Email (PGP)
* Securing Web Browsing
* Q & A for other topics of interest (e.g. chat, VOIP, etc.)
Plus, Jérémie Astori will present cryptic
<https://github.com/astorije/cryptic> [github.com], a script to very easily
split root and home partitions when installing Ubuntu on a fully encrypted
disk.
More events and announcements:
Natick FOSS
Thurs, Feb 5 at Natick Community-Senior Center at 117 East Central Street
http://natickfoss.org/
Mesh Nets with William Fleurant
Weds, Mar 4 at Akamai
http://meetu.ps/2G5Rkm
Linux Soup 15 with Christoph Doerbeck
Weds, Mar 18 at MIT
http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2015-mar
LibrePlanet 2015
Sat & Sun, Mar 21 - 22 at MIT
https://libreplanet.org/2015/
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Boston Linux Meeting reminder Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - Fotoxx Update
When: January 21, 2015 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Fotoxx Update
Moderator: Dick and Jill Miller
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
Photo editing and photo management made fast, easy, powerful and free
Abstract
Dick and Jill discuss what's new in Fotoxx since the last time they
demonstrated Fotoxx at the Oct, 2011 BLU meeting.
Fotoxx Home Page: http://www.kornelix.com/fotoxx.html
Miller Microcomputer Services: http://www.millermicro.com/
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
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Topic: Fotoxx Update
Moderator: Dick and Jill Miller
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
Photo editing and photo management made fast, easy, powerful and free
Abstract
Dick and Jill discuss what's new in Fotoxx since the last time they
demonstrated Fotoxx at the Oct, 2011 BLU meeting.
Fotoxx Home Page: http://www.kornelix.com/fotoxx.html
Miller Microcomputer Services: http://www.millermicro.com/
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
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