Hi NBLUG,
This month's general meeting will be a bit different.
First of all, our presenter Patrick McGovern and Splunk have graciously
offered to provide pizza for our meeting. Since we want to give Patrick
plenty of time to speak, this means we will be opening up the room early
for pizza. The plan is to open up around 6:45 and serve pizza between then
and 7:30 and then proceed with the rest of the meeting.
Secondly, this month we are holding our annual election for the NBLUG
board. We plan to hand out paper ballots along with the raffle tickets we
normally hand out before the presentation. We will then collect the ballots
before the meeting and announce the results of the election. If you would
like to run for one of the positions or nominate someone else, there is
still time, simply post to the talk list with the subject line NOMINATE and
list the board position and person you would like to nominate in the body.
To see the current list of positions go here:
http://nblug.org/board/election/2006
Here are the meeting details:
Start: 2006/04/11 - 7:30pm (6:45 if you want pizza)
End: 2006/04/11 - 9:00pm
Location:
O'Reilly, Sebastopol, CA
http://nblug.org/genloc
Description:
http://www.splunk.com/
Splunk is search software that indexes and links together ALL the IT
data generated by ANY system, application or device making it possible
to search and navigate your running IT infrastructure.
From one place, make sense of logs, configuration files, message
queues, JMX notifications, SNMP and database transactions from any
system, application or device:
* Gain secure access to all your IT data
* Perform ad-hoc investigations
* Alert on problems spanning multiple tiers
* Report on activities across the data center
* Tap into a global community of IT experts
The speaker, Patrick McGovern is an expert in building thriving online
communities. Prior to joining Splunk, he oversaw SourceForge.net, the
world's largest Open Source development website, for five years.
Patrick grew the site from a few thousand users to over a million
registered Open Source developers and 97,000 Open Source software
projects. SourceForge.net is now the de facto repository for Open
Source software. Splunk is leveraging his experience to build a vibrant
community around key Splunk technologies and services. Patrick is a
frequent speaker and panelist at key industry conferences. He holds a
B.S. in Computer Science from the University of San Francisco.
We are always looking for speakers, so if you or anyone you know would like to
give a presentation to a group of friendly nerds please send an email to
speakers(a)nblug.org . Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you all there at
the next meeting.
--
Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org
We will be holding elections for the board at the next general meeting.
The nomination period starts now and ends April 9th. The list of current
nominations will be posted at http://nblug.org/board/election/2006/.
In order to nominate yourself or somebody else, send an email to
talk(a)nblug.org with "NOMINATE" in the subject line. Nominations do not
require a second, but must be accepted by the nominee.
There are currently 6 positions available and no nominations. Positions
are:
- President
- Vice-President
- Treasurer
- Scribe (secretary)
- 2 Directors at Large.
Descriptions of the duties are included in our bylaws:
http://nblug.org/bylaws -- but, basically, the President, VP, Treasurer and
Scribe are all pretty much what you'd expect, the directors at large have no
duties other than showing up for board meetings and voting on issues. If
you're interested in influencing how NBLUG does things, but don't want any
commitments beyond showing up for a board meeting for about an hour once a
month, the Director-at-Large positions are a great way to go. (we might try
to trick you into taking on other duties, though. ;)
The actual election process will be paper-based, so you need to show up for
the April 11th meeting in order to vote.
--
Eric Eisenhart
NBLUG Co-Founder and Scribe
The North Bay Linux Users Group -- http://nblug.org/
eric(a)nblug.org, IRC: Freiheit@fn AIM: falschfreiheit
Hi NBLUG,
This month Allan Cecil will be talking about Linux on the XBOX.
Description:
Allan will discuss how to mod the XBOX so you can run Linux from it, as
well as how to use the newly-modded XBOX as a MythTV front-end.
Start: 2006/03/14 - 7:30pm
End: 2006/03/14 - 9:00pm
Location:
O'Reilly, Sebastopol, CA
http://nblug.org/genloc
We are always looking for speakers, so if you or anyone you know
would like to give a presentation to a group of friendly nerds please
send an email to speakers(a)nblug.org . Thank you, and I look forward
to seeing you all there at the next meeting.
--
Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org
Please note that this InstallFest is at O'Reilly. Please see below for
information on the exact location and directions. All future
InstallFests will be held at O'Reilly, the same place as general
meetings.
WHEN: Saturday, February 25th - 10:30AM - 4:30PM PDT
WHERE: O'Reilly in Sebastopol; http://nblug.org/genloc
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. Those 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
more than 48 hours in advance so we have a chance to beg for more helpers
if we need them.
What if I want to offer help?
If you're interested in helping out, please contact
installfest at nblug.org; if you've successfully installed Fedora (or
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 - Setup tables, network, etc.
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 at nblug.org )
--greg
Please note that this InstallFest is at O'Reilly. Please see below for
information on the exact location and directions. All future
InstallFests will be held at O'Reilly, the same place as general
meetings.
WHEN: Saturday, February 25th - 10:30AM - 4:30PM PDT
WHERE: O'Reilly in Sebastopol; http://nblug.org/genloc
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. Those 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 more than 48 hours in advance so we have a chance to
beg for more helpers if we need them.
What if I want to offer help?
If you're interested in helping out, please contact
installfest at nblug.org; if you've successfully installed Fedora (or
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 - Setup tables, network, etc.
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 at nblug.org )
--greg
Hi NBLUGers,
Remember that this month we are meeting a week early on February 7th
instead of on Valentine's day, February 14.
This month Kyle (that's me) will be talking about DVD Authoring with Linux.
Description:
Kyle will demonstrate how to create your own DVD with menus from a sample
video all with Open Source software. No XML editing required!
Start: 2006/02/07 - 7:30pm
End: 2006/02/07 - 9:00pm
Location:
O'Reilly, Sebastopol, CA
http://nblug.org/genloc
We are always looking for speakers, so if you or anyone you know
would like to give a presentation to a group of friendly nerds please
send an email to speakers(a)nblug.org . Thank you, and I look forward
to seeing you all there at the next meeting.
--
Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org
Hi NBLUGers,
Remember that this month we are meeting a week early on February 7th
instead of on Valentine's day, February 14.
This month Kyle (that's me) will be talking about DVD Authoring with Linux.
Description:
Kyle will demonstrate how to create your own DVD with menus from a sample
video all with Open Source software. No XML editing required!
Start: 2006/02/07 - 7:30pm
End: 2006/02/07 - 9:00pm
Location:
O'Reilly, Sebastopol, CA
http://nblug.org/genloc
We are always looking for speakers, so if you or anyone you know
would like to give a presentation to a group of friendly nerds please
send an email to speakers(a)nblug.org . Thank you, and I look forward
to seeing you all there at the next meeting.
--
Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org
This month our own Rob Orsini will be talking about the much hyped
and very popular Ruby on Rails development framework.
Description:
"Ruby on Rails is an open-source web framework that's optimized for
programmer happiness and sustainable productivity. It lets you write
beautiful code by favoring convention over configuration.
Rob will demonstrate the creation of a simple database driven web
application using the Rails framework. He'll also talk about some of
the best practices that Rails brings to the web programming table
and how it, and projects like it, are making programming more fun."
Start: 2006/01/10 - 7:30pm
End: 2006/01/10 - 9:00pm
Location:
O'Reilly, Sebastopol, CA
http://nblug.org/genloc
We are always looking for speakers, so if you or anyone you know
would like to give a presentation to a group of friendly nerds
please send an email to speakers(a)nblug.org . Thank you, and I look
forward to seeing you all there at the next meeting.
--
Augie Schwer (augiei(a)nblug.org) : NBLUG - Vice President
GPG Public Key: http://www.schwer.us/schwer.asc
Key fingerprint = 9815 AE19 AFD1 1FE7 5DEE 2AC3 CB99 2784 27B0 C072
Hello NBLUG'ers,
This month our own Rob Orsini will be talking about the much hyped and
very popular Ruby on Rails development framework.
Description:
"Ruby on Rails is an open-source web framework that's optimized for
programmer happiness and sustainable productivity. It lets you write
beautiful code by favoring convention over configuration.
Rob will demonstrate the creation of a simple database driven web
application using the Rails framework. He'll also talk about some of the
best practices that Rails brings to the web programming table and how
it, and projects like it, are making programming more fun."
Start: 2006/01/10 - 7:30pm
End: 2006/01/10 - 9:00pm
Location:
O'Reilly, Sebastopol, CA
http://nblug.org/genloc
We are always looking for speakers, so if you or anyone you know
would like to give a presentation to a group of friendly nerds please
send an email to speakers(a)nblug.org . Thank you, and I look forward
to seeing you all there at the next meeting.
--
Augie Schwer (augie(a)nblug.org) : NBLUG - Vice President
GPG Public Key: http://www.schwer.us/schwer.asc
Key fingerprint = 9815 AE19 AFD1 1FE7 5DEE 2AC3 CB99 2784 27B0 C072
This month a gaggle of geeks bring you discussion of various Linux
distributions. Actually, that would be GNU/Linux distributions, but
we'll get more into that at the meeting :)
Bob Blick -- SuSE and Damn Small Linux
William Tracy -- Ubuntu
Augie Schwer -- Mandriva, the distribution formerly known as Mandrake
Aaron Grattafiori -- Gentoo
Eric Eisenhart -- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and alternatives
These distributions cover the gamut from the most user-friendly that Linux has
to offer all the way down to some of the most geeky and technical, so there
will be something for everyone.
Extra special thanks to William and Aaron for agreeing to do this during their
finals week!
Start: 2005/12/13 - 7:30pm
End: 2005/12/13 - 9:00pm
Location:
O'Reilly, Sebastopol, CA
http://nblug.org/genloc
We are always looking for speakers, so if you or anyone you know
would like to give a presentation to a group of friendly nerds,
please send an email to speakers(a)nblug.org . Thank you, and we
look forward to seeing you at the next meeting.
(announcement originally written by Troy Arnold, the MC for this round
table)
--
Eric Eisenhart
NBLUG Co-Founder, Scribe and InstallFest Coordinator
The North Bay Linux Users Group -- http://nblug.org/
eric(a)nblug.org, IRC: Freiheit@fn AIM: falschfreiheit
