BLU Desktop GNU/Linux SIG Meeting - LibrePlanet Preview + Advocating for Free Software - Weds, Mar 6, 2013

When: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 6:30PM

Location: Akamai, 8 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA ­

Directions
http://www.akamai.com/html/about/driving_directions.html
<http://www.akamai.com/html/about/driving_directions.html>

Notes

1) Please note the location is different from our
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

LibrePlanet Preview +
How You Can Advance the Cause of Free Software

Abstract

Part 1
The Free Software Foundation's annual LibrePlanet conference
is coming to Cambridge March 23-24th. We are excited to have
Libby Reinish, FSF campaigns manager, join us to share
highlights of the upcoming event.

This is your chance to get the inside scoop on the two-day
LibrePlanet event and to find out which days, sessions and
networking opportunities you won't want to miss.

Part 2
For the second part of our meeting, Libby will talk to us
about how each of us can further help the cause of free
software. You love free software and you value the
principles of transparency, community and technological
advancement that free software embodies. But...

-- How do you spread the good news to your family and
friends? How do you do so without being judgmental or
dismissive?
-- How can you contribute to free software projects?
-- What are technical & non-technical (non-programming)
ways to help the free software cause?

Libby has the answers and will share them with us at this
meetup.

Ultimately, the freedom of information sharing, including
free software, is the only viable path to the advancement
of society. Now is the time not only to defend freedom
and free software, but to advocate, celebrate and share
its accomplishments. You are a key part of this
movement's growth. Join us!

Part 3 (Open Floor)
We reserve time at the end of meetings to answer
technical questions about GNU/Linux and discuss
topics of interest to those in attendance.

Transportation & Parking

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

Metered parking should be available near our
location.

More Events & Announcements

Bradley Manning '1000 Days in Jail Without Trial' Rally
Saturday, Feb 23 @ 1pm

http://www.bradleymanning.org/support_events/pardon-private-manning-stand-out-3

BLU Installfest Saturday March 2
http://www.blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2013-ifest47

Northeast GNU/Linuxfest March 16-17 at Harvard University
http://www.northeastlinuxfest.org/

LibrePlanet March 23-24 at Harvard University:
http://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference/2013

April BLU Desktop GNU/Linux SIG Meeting
Tentative topic: Rooting Your Android Device
Come to the March meeting for more info and to let
us know if you would like a meetup on this topic.

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Boston Linux and Unix InstallFest XLVII Saturday March 2, 2013

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


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

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

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

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

Generally our volunteers have sets of the latest Fedora, SuSE and
Ubuntu distributions:
* Fedora - http://fedora.redhat.com (Fedora 18 DVD/Live CD/USB)
* Open SuSE - http://opensuse.org (OpenSuSE 12.1 - DVD/Live CD/)
* Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com (Quantal Quetzal 12.10 CD/USB)


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

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


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


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

Lunch is generously sponsored By Ron Thibeau and John Ross, Bluefin
Technical Services.

--
Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
http://www.blu.org
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Boston Linux Meeting reminder tomorrow, February 20, 2013 - IPV6 on a home network

When:February 20, 2013 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: IPV6 on a home network
Moderators:Daniel Hagerty
Location: MIT Building E51, Room 315


Summary
Deploying IPv6 on a home network

Abstract
Dan Hagerty talks about IPv6 connectivity on your own local home
network. Dan's slides are on the BLU website:
http://www.blu.org/meetings/2013/02/201005-hagerty.pdf

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

Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - IPV6 on a home network

When:February 20, 2013 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: IPV6 on a home network
Moderators:Daniel Hagerty
Location: MIT Building E51, Room 315


Summary
Deploying IPv6 on a home network

Abstract
Dan Hagerty talks about IPv6 connectivity on your own local home
network. Dan's slides are on the BLU website:
http://www.blu.org/meetings/2013/02/201005-hagerty.pdf

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

BLU Desktop GNU/Linux SIG Meeting - Home Server - Weds, Feb 6, 2013

When: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 6:30PM

Location: MIT Building E51, Room 372

Updates

1) Room confirmed (Room 372).
2) Additional presenter, Stan Livitski, will demonstrate
a "free as in freedom" alternative to cloud services like
Dropbox and Google Drive, called Data Bag a.k.a.
"the uncloud."

Summary

Learn how to build a home/media server with GNU/Linux.

Abstract

Part 1
Brendan Kidwell will show us how to use our favorite
GNU/Linux distribution to build a personal home server
for data storage and/or media serving.

Brendan will also discuss the dangers of entrusting your
data to the "cloud," in particular a cloud service that
you don't control. As an antidote, the home/personal
server solution that Brendan will present shows how you can
free yourself from a dependence on proprietary cloud services
such as Dropbox and Google Drive.

Part 2
Stan Livitski will demonstrate Data Bag -
http://www.data-bag.org/ - a secure and "free as in freedom"
alternative to using cloud services like Dropbox and
Google Drive.

Meeting outline:
- Motivation / why you should have your own personal server
- Introduction to the components and what they can do
-- Your home router - providing optional off-site access.
(Also Dyndns.org or similar service to provide a friendly
Internet hostname.)
-- Hardware - any old box or not-hot-running laptop will do
-- Operating System: Ubuntu Server
-- ownCloud - Personal file sharing, syncing; Calendar;
Photos
-- Subsonic - Audio / Video storage with browser-based
playback
- Demo
-- ownCloud
-- Subconic
- Q&A for Brendan
- The "Uncloud" - Stan Livitski demonstrates Data Bag
- Discussion / Questions (open ended)

Transportation & Parking

Our meeting location is a short walk from the Kendall
Square T stop and other public transportation. There is
also free parking in the building's parking lot.

Volunteer Opportunities

We're still looking for volunteers to:
-- speak at upcoming meetings (full talks and lightening talks)
-- design a business card and/or flyer
-- help spread the word at local campuses
-- write blog posts for http://desktop-sig.blu.org/
-- contact media (newspapers, radio, etc.)
-- spread the word via Social Media

If you're passionate about the free software movement and
looking for a fun project, please let me know.
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Boston Linux Meeting Reminder, tomorrow Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - Android Sensors or what can your android sense for you

When:January 16, 2013 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Android Sensors or what can your android sense for you
Moderators:Greg Millette and Adam Stroud
Location: MIT Building E51, Room 315


Summary
A discussion of the use of Android Sensors

Abstract
Based on Greg and Adam's book, "Android Sensor Programming", this will
be a discussion of how to program the Android to use its rich set of
sensors, but will be targeted toward a more general audience.
Greg and Adam will show how Andrid's Sensors can:
- See Android Logos
- Hear claps and singing
- Understand obscure words with speech recognition
- Do stuff with NFCs

Book URL: http://tinyurl.com/8n7eq92
About the presenters:

Adam Stroud is the lead developer for the Android version of
RunKeeper. He is a self-proclaimed "phandroid" and is an active
participant in the Android virtual community on StackOverflow and
Android Google groups.

Greg Milette is a programmer, author, entrepreneur, and musician who
loves writing practical Android apps, wiring Arduino hardware, and
implementing great ideas. He is the founder of Gradison Technologies,
Inc, contributor to StackOverflow, drummer, and father of two.

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

Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - Android Sensors or what can your android sense for you

When:January 16, 2013 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Android Sensors or what can your android sense for you
Moderators:Greg Millette and Adam Stroud
Location: MIT Building E51, Room 315


Summary
A discussion of the use of Android Sensors

Abstract
Based on Greg and Adam's book, "Android Sensor Programming", this will
be a discussion of how to program the Android to use its rich set of
sensors, but will be targeted toward a more general audience.

Book URL: http://tinyurl.com/8n7eq92

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