Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Boston Linux Meeting reminder, Wednesday, June 15, 2016 - A Graybeards's Worst Nightmare - How Docker Containers are Re-Defining the Linux OS -

When: June 15, 2016 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: A Graybeards's Worst Nightmare - How Docker Containers are
Re-Defining the Linux OS
Moderator: Daniel Riek , Senior Director, Systems Design and Engineering
, Red Hat Software
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315 ***


Summary:

How container technology such as Docker, is changing GNU/Linux

Abstract:

OCI (aka Docker) containers are having a deep impact on the Linux
operating system (OS) that goes well beyond DevOps and "cloud native"
applications. The concepts of application-centric packaging, process
isolation through Linux containers, and immutable infrastructure are
shaking up the core traditions of today's GNU/Linux operating systems.
These concepts are also challenging the assumptions and approaches
derived from the past forty-plus years of work that originated with
UNIX. The Linux distribution as we know it is coming to an end, and is
being replaced by a new concept of containerized, multi-instance,
multi-user applications, which can be deployed in scale-out
environments. This presentation provides an assessment and outlook on
this new OS environment and takes a deep look at the consequences that
this new OS model has for both developers and operators.



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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Thursday, June 9, 2016

Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, June 15, 2016 - A Graybeards's Worst Nightmare - How Docker Containers are Re-Defining the Linux OS -

When: June 15, 2016 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: A Graybeards's Worst Nightmare - How Docker Containers are
Re-Defining the Linux OS
Moderator: Daniel Riek , Senior Director, Systems Design and Engineering
, Red Hat Software
Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315 ***


Summary:

How container technology such as Docker, is changing GNU/Linux

Abstract:

OCI (aka Docker) containers are having a deep impact on the Linux
operating system (OS) that goes well beyond DevOps and "cloud native"
applications. The concepts of application-centric packaging, process
isolation through Linux containers, and immutable infrastructure are
shaking up the core traditions of today's GNU/Linux operating systems.
These concepts are also challenging the assumptions and approaches
derived from the past forty-plus years of work that originated with
UNIX. The Linux distribution as we know it is coming to an end, and is
being replaced by a new concept of containerized, multi-instance,
multi-user applications, which can be deployed in scale-out
environments. This presentation provides an assessment and outlook on
this new OS environment and takes a deep look at the consequences that
this new OS model has for both developers and operators.



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, June 3, 2016

Boston Linux and Unix InstallFest LX Saturday June 4, 2016

Boston Linux Installfest LX
When: Saturday June 4, 2016, 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.

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 - https://getfedora.org/ (Fedora 23 Live DVD/USB and
fedora 24 beta)
* Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com ( 16.04 LTS DVD/USB)
* other distros can be downloaded at the Installfest

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 5.0.20.
(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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Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux@gmail.com>
Boston Linux and Unix
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