Please note that this InstallFest is NOT at O'Reilly and Associates. It
will instead be at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park. Please see
below for information on the exact location and directions.
WHEN: Saturday, April 19 - 10:30AM - 4:00PM PDT
WHERE: Sonoma State Campus, Schulz Info Center,
Room 1121 (see below for specifics)
WHO: Anyone wanting help in installing Linux onto their computer
URL: http://nblug.org/installfest/
WHAT DO I DO: Go to http://www.nblug.org/installfest/ to signup!!!!
What is an InstallFest and who can come?
Instead of putting all of the usual "what is an InstallFest" info in
this and future announcements, we have a link up on our website as to
what a NBLUG InstallFest entails and how to participate. If you point
your browser of choice to http://www.nblug.org/installfest/, you'll be
presented with all the info you ever wanted to know about what goes on
at an InstallFest, and how you can get the most out of attending one.
Anyone is more than welcome to attend. If you need help or just want
to hang out and talk, you are more than welcome to show up. They are
always totally free; you might want to bring a few dollars for pizza,
however.
How do I sign up?
We will again be taking signups for this InstallFest, so please be
sure to visit that URL if you plan on attending. People, who signup
and reserve a time slot, are first in line. We've found that by
taking signups, we can help more people in a timely fashion. We can
also make sure that enough helpers are available for those wanting
help. If you need help at the last minute, you can still just show up
and we'll probably be able to help you, but it really helps us if you
register first, preferably a week or more in advance so we have a
chance to beg for more helpers if we need them.
What if I want to offer to help?
If you're interested in helping out, please contact
installfest(a)nblug.org or greg(a)nblug.org; if you've successfully
installed RedHat (or Mandrake or SuSE or Debian or FreeBSD or OpenBSD
or YellowDog or ...) before, you can probably help out. We can even
use a bit of help from somebody helping people bring their heavy
equipment in. Besides, it's fun to come hang out with all the geeks.
;)
For helpers, the schedule is a little different:
8:00AM - Breakfast (optional) at an undecided location.
10:00AM - Room open to helpers for setup
10:30AM - Installs begin (event start)
4:00PM - Installs should be done by now.
4:30PM - Installs must be done by now.
5:00PM - Room closed; alarms go off, doors lock, police show up.
We always need helpers, and we can usually use more helpers than we
get. It's a good way to "give back" to NBLUG and it's a geeky good
time. (If you're interested in helping out but can't do an
InstallFest, please consider giving a presentation, contact
speakers(a)nblug.org
>> Location and Directions <<
The InstallFest will take place on Sonoma State's campus. We will be using
room Schulz 1121, which is in the Schulz Information Center (aka, the
Library). Directions and information on parking follow.
Here are some maps and directions that SSU makes available on their site:
http://www.sonoma.edu/university/maps.html
-- Master index of all interesting direction-related info.
http://www.sonoma.edu/university/maps/schulzinfoctr.html
-- Nice map of the campus with the library (Info Center) highlighted
Parking tips from Mike & Dustin:
http://www.nblug.org/schulz-library.gif
-- Similar to the map above, but Mike has highlighted the parking
areas, and also drawn a path to get to the right part of the library
from Cotati Ave.
Parking on Saturday is free. You may park in either Lot D or Lot J. Note
that any lot that is marked, as residence parking is OFF LIMITS at all
times unless you have a proper parking permit.
If you need to park close to the building to bring your equipment in,
there is 30 minute parking on the West side of Schulz and on the East side
of Schulz there are two 15 minute spots. Once you drop your equipment
off, you should move your car to one of the other lots mentioned above.
Handicapped parking is available in the reserved lot areas, and on the
West side of the library near the library loading zone. Handicapped
parking is labeled.
Other upcoming NBLUG Events:
Apr 8, 2003 General Meeting (Perl) 7:30pm
Apr 19, 2003 InstallFest 10am-6pm
May 13, 2003 General Meeting (Linux on the PS2) 7:30pm
Jun 10, 2003 General Meeting (tentative: Linux Kernel) 7:30pm
Greg
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Greg Dickerson
IF Coordinator
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://nblug.org/
greg(a)nblug.org
WHAT: NBLUG General Meeting
TOPIC: Perl
SPEAKER: Tom Anderson of the Perl Mongers
WHERE: O'Reilly and Associates, Sebastopol
http://nblug.org/directions.cgihttp://ora.com/oreilly/seb_directions.html
WHEN: Tuesday, April 8th, 2003 @ 7:30PM
This is our normal monthly meeting at the normal scheduled time and place.
NBLUG meetings are open to all and are free of charge.
Hello NBLUG Members!
For the month of March, we have a meeting on April 8th on Perl. That is
right! Perl- the language known by some as:
"The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister"
and by others as:
"Practical Extraction and Report Language"
while plenty of other words can be used to expand Perl as an acronym or
you can choose to not expand it at all.
Learning about Perl can make your life easier. You can automate certain
sysadmin tasks, create new network services, create new web forms and
server-side applications. With Perl, you can dominate the universe and
make the world a happier place for all people.
I strongly suggest learning more about Perl, and what better place than
with friends and associates at NBLUG!
Come visit us at or normal meeting place at ORA in Sebastapol, to hear Tom
Anderson speak about Perl and how you can use it.
Tom Anderson is from the Sonoma County Perm Mongers group (
http://sonoma.pm.org/ ) and we have other URLs for you to check out if you
want to know more about Tom and Perl before the meeting:
Tom is presently working for Agilent, and has found Perl to be a useful
tool in the workplace. I could give you more information about Tom and the
meeting, but that would be like giving away the secret ending to a story.
;-)
Related URLs for this meeting:
http://www.perlmonks.org/http://tomacorp.com/
and information about a spud gun!:
http://tomacorp.com/ballistics/ballistics.html ;-)
See you at the meeting!
-ME
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WHAT: NBLUG Special Event
TOPIC: REVOLUTION OS Screening
WHERE: Sonoma State Campus Schulz Info Center, Room 2015
WHEN: Saturday, March 15th, 2003 @ 2:00PM
This is a Special Event in an unusual location. This is the same building
as our InstallFests, but in a room on the second floor. Sorry, but no food
allowed.
The movie runs for about an hour and a half, and we plan to start it right
at 2:00PM, so plan to show up around 1:40PM.
We'll be showing this on a large projection television; we were hoping to
show the special edition DVD, but it's not shipping until a week after our
screening.
REVOLUTION OS tells the inside story of the hackers who rebelled against
the proprietary software model and Microsoft to create GNU/Linux and the
Open Source movement.
On June 1, 2001, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said "Linux is a cancer
that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it
touches."
Microsoft fears GNU/Linux, and rightly so. GNU/Linux and the Open
Source & Free Software movements arguably represent the greatest threat
to Microsoft's way of life. Shot in cinemascope on 35mm film in Silicon
Valley, REVOLUTION OS tracks down the key movers and shakers behind
Linux, and finds out how and why Linux became such a potent threat.
REVOLUTION OS features interviews with Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman,
Bruce Perens, Eric Raymond, Brian Behlendorf, Michael Tiemann, Larry
Augustin, Frank Hecker, and Rob Malda. To view the trailer or the first
eight minutes go to the ifilm website for REVOLUTION OS.
http://www.revolution-os.com/
WHAT: NBLUG General Meeting
TOPIC: LNX-BBX (Linux Bootable Business Card)
SPEAKER: Nick Moffitt & ??
WHERE: O'Reilly and Associates, Sebastopol
http://nblug.org/directions.cgihttp://ora.com/oreilly/seb_directions.html
WHEN: Tuesday, March 11th, 2003 @ 7:30PM
This is our normal monthly meeting at the normal scheduled time and place.
The LNX-BBC is a mini Linux-distribution, small enough to fit on a
CD-ROM that has been cut, pressed, or molded to the size and shape of a
business card. LNX-BBCs can be used to rescue ailing machines, perform
intrusion post-mortems, act as a temporary workstation, and perform many
other tasks that we haven't yet imagined.
Nick Moffitt, of the BBC project, will be talking about the build system
they use to create the images. He'll be bringing along another person
from the project that will be talking about the BBC itself from a user
perspective.
http://lnx-bbc.org/
REMINDER: GnuPG Key Signing Party To Follow. See:
http://nblug.org/augie/gpg/gpg-announce.html
for more info.
--
Eric Eisenhart
NBLUG Co-Founder & President Pro Tempore for Life
The North Bay Linux Users Group
http://nblug.org/
eric(a)nblug.org, IRC: Freiheit@freenode, AIM: falschfreiheit, ICQ: 48217244
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WHAT: GnuPG Key Signing Party.
WHERE: O'Reilly and Associates, Sebastopol
http://nblug.org/directions.cgihttp://ora.com/oreilly/seb_directions.html
WHEN: After the general meeting.
WHY: A key signing party properly facilitates the signing of your
GnuPG public key by other GnuPG users. Having your public key signed
increases the "web of trust" for everyone, and brings more validity to
your key, as it represents your identity.
What to bring?
1. Your self (physical attendance is mandatory)
2. Picture ID
3. Your Key ID, Key type, HEX fingerprint, and Key size
(probably just make a print out from your keyring...unless
you've got all this memorized ;) )
4. Something to write with
5. NO computer!
How does it work?
1. Before the party generate a key pair, and either upload your
public key to a public key server such as www.keyserver.net, or be
prepared to tell people from where they can access your public key on
the internet.
2. Email your public key to the coordinator: augie(a)nblug.org
3. The coordinator prints a list with everyone's key ID, key type,
fingerprint, and key size from the compiled keys and distributes
copies of the printout at the meeting.
4. Bring along a paper copy of your key ID, key type, fingerprint,
and key size that you obtained from your own keyring. Also bring a
photo ID.
5. You will be making two marks on the listing, one for correct key
information (key ID, key type, fingerprint, and key size) and one if
the ID check is ok.
6. Now mingle. The point is to meet as many people, and get as many
signatures as you can.
7. When you meet someone read your key ID, key type, fingerprint,
key size, and user ID from your own printout, not from the distributed
listing. This is because there could be an error, intended or not, on
the listing. This is also the time to confirm ID information. If the
key information matches your printout then place a check-mark by the
key on your own distributed list, and if the ID appears to be valid
place another check-mark on your own distributed list.
8. That's it! When you get home, take a look at your list, any keys
on your list with TWO check-marks are valid keys, and you may download
that key from the keyserver or from another location that the key
owner has specified. Sign that key and upload it back to the server
you got it from, or email it back to its owner.
Links
http://www.nblug.org/augie/gpg - shameless self promotion
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/docs/gpg.php - good brief
introduction into GnuPG
http://www.gnupg.org/gph/en/manual.html - more indepth information
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irc.nblug.org #nblug
registered linux user #229905
gpg public key: http://www.sonic.net/schwer/schwer.asc
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