Greetings everyone!
For those who got confused about last month's meeting, so did I, it seems.
I had booked VMware in my calendar for our April meeting, and VMware had it
for May. Well, we worked out the confusion, and they will be here next week
to give you all the information you ever wanted about virtual machines and
their product. I've seen most of their presentation here in my office, and
it's really interesting.
We will be meeting at the normal time of 7:30PM on Tuesday, May 9th. Be
sure to show up a little before the meeting starts to get your door prize
ticket. For full directions to the meeting (including the address of
O'Reilly), please see our web site at http://www.nblug.org/info.cgi
Below is information from our guest, Darryl, about the presentation.
VMware - New Flexibility for Your PC
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VMware (http://www.vmware.com) allows multiple operating systems to run
concurrently on a standard PC. For mere mortal Linux users this allows you
to run things like Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows along with Linux.
For super-hero Linux hackers, software and web developers and studly QA
people VMware allows you to run, develop and test under different
environments, even running client server and web applications between
different operating system on the same PC. VMware also provides great
flexibility through it's ability to easily undo changes to virtual
environments or easily move environments between PCs.
This presentation will cover VMware's virtual machine monitor technology and
the basic architecture of VMware. Some of the capabilities of VMware
including isolation and encapsulation and more advanced capabilities such as
the transactional disk subsystem, suspend to disk and virtual networking.
Advanced tricks for software development and kernel hacking that even
super-heros should find impressive will be covered. The talk will include
live demonstrations.
About VMware, Inc.
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Founded in January 1998, VMware, Inc. is a privately held software company
based in Palo Alto, CA. More information and free evaluation copies of VMware
are available at http://www.vmware.com.
About the Presenter
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Darryl Ramm is Director of Product Marketing for some future VMware products.
Prior to VMware Darryl worked at Adobe Systems, Silicon Graphics and Pyramid
Technology (now Fujitsu Siemens Computer systems). Darryl's background is in
database and large systems development, including database and UNIX systems
internals development.
Looking forward to seeing you all there!!
-Dustin
--
Founder & President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://www.nblug.org/
dustin(a)nblug.org
Hey everyone. I got this in my mailbox this morning. Kind of a cool offer.
For those who don't know, S.u.S.E. has been really generous with their
support of our LUG (LUG's in general - not just ours actually) and we've
gotten lot's of goodies from them.
Good luck!
-Dustin
--
Founder & President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://www.nblug.org/
dustin(a)nblug.org
----- Forwarded message from SuSE Info <info(a)suse.com> -----
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Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 10:20:10 -0800 (PST)
From: SuSE Info <info(a)suse.com>
To: Undisclosed recipients: ;
Subject: SuSE Linux User Group Giveaway
Hi! SuSE here. If any of your members want to win Linux software or one
of two Linux systems from SuSE -- their odds are still pretty good.
Could you remind them that, through April 21, we're still running that
giveaway for LUG members on the private area of our website:
http://www.suse.com/LUG/win.html
In addition to the weekly drawings for software, the grand prizes
include:
- an Alpha Processor Inc. Alpha System with a UP 1000 motherboard in
a custom-painted penguin case
- a truly geekworthy SuSE Linux system in a Pen-Pen penguin case,
hand-built by one of our own hardware engineers
NOTE: Since the only people being notified of this drawing are LUGs on
our mailing list, and we've only had a few hundred responses to date,
their odds of winning something are much better than average.
We also know that Spam is despised. So we promise not to give their
names and email to other companies or inundate them with junk from us.
Free stuff, good prizes, little hassle. Thanks!
- Your SuSE Team
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Greetings all.
I hate to say this, but a bug has bitten us, and all of the RSVP data for
next week's meeting has been lost.
If you have RSVP'd, I'd greatly appreciate it if you could re-RSVP using the
form at http://www.nblug.org/rsvp.cgi
For those of you who HAVEN NOT RSVP yet intend on attending, please take a
moment to fill out the form. O'Reilly and I would be most grateful.
-Dustin
--
Founder & President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://www.nblug.org/
dustin(a)nblug.org
Greetings all you Linux nuts!
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
For this meeting O'Reilly has asked that we try to estimate the number of
people showing up. To that end, if you plan on attending, please go to the
following URL and RSVP:
http://www.nblug.org/rsvp.cgi
Thank you!
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It's that time again...our March meeting is almost upon us. This month we
have not one, but TWO special guests! The first is Tim Allwine who will be
giving a talk about the infamous editor, vi. Here's a few words directly
from Tim:
My name is Tim Allwine. I am a Perl programmer working for IX Labs,
a small Internet developer in Santa Rosa.
At the next meeting I'll be giving an 'Introduction to vi' talk. If
you don't already know, vi is the "premier" text editor on most if
not all Unix machines. Because of its complexity, most people
quickly try and find another solution to their editing needs and
over look the power that vi offers. I will be demonstrating some of
the various editing techniques that can be done with vi. So if you
passed it by in favor of something more anemic and are looking for
something with a little more zip then this talk is for you.
Our second guest will be Chuck Toporek, an editor from O'Reilly and
Associates, our beloved hosts. He is going to be talking about a book
project he is working on, and he needs our help! This is your chance to
have input on, and possibly provide content to, an O'Reilly book.
Be sure to RSVP (as described above) if you plan on coming to this meeting.
Hope to see you there!
-Dustin Mollo
--
Founder & President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://www.nblug.org/
dustin(a)nblug.org
When: February 8, 2000 @ 7:30PM
Where: O'Reilly & Associates in Sebastopol
Subject: NBLUG Coup - Helping to make NBLUG a more effective group
More Info: http://www.nblug.org/
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Hello again everyone! For those who are wondering what's up for Tuesday's
meeting, here's the skinny. You may want to make note that this month's
meeting is more group-business oriented, and not a "normal" meeting per se.
For those who don't know, a couple of the board members (myself included)
have recently changed jobs and our lives have become significantly more
hectic. Even before that time, I've been wanting to make some changes in
the way things get done with the group to help spread out the burden so that
one or three people aren't doing the whole thing.
In an effort to ease said burden, I thought it would be great if we took a
break and had a group brainstorming session. It should be pointed out that
since this month's meeting is not a "normal" one, people should understand
that we won't really be talking about nerdy type stuff, and more about
process and procedure about the group's running. Think of it as a big board
meeting. The people who I'd like to show up are anyone who would like to
offer input on how the group should be run and those wishing to volunteer
time. Others are more than welcome to show up, but just be prepared for the
topic at hand.
Just to give you a highlight of the things I'd like to cover, I've listed a
few brainstorming things the board has been thinking about over the past
month or so.
* A speakers group -- This group would organize the monthly general
meeting topics, schedule speakers, send out announcements etc. No
more than 3 people on this group.
* Assistants to the "Getter of Free Things" -- This group would be
people who enjoy doing cold-calls or cold-emails. They would work
with Bill Marlin who is in charge of making sure we have cool things
to give out to members for door prizes and free media for
InstallFests etc. This group could be as large as 5.
* InstallFest Team -- This group would be an extension to the board
(actually...all of these would be) that would assist the board in
organizing volunteers for InstallFests, coordinating with other
committees about having supplies on-hand, making sure tables and
other needs got rented or reserved etc.
If any of these jobs sound interesting to you, I'd encourage you to show up.
Anyone is welcome to volunteer, from the newest newbie, to the seasoned
Linux guru. I would hope that someone who volunteered for a leadership
position wouldn't spend more than 3-5 hours per month doing their job, and a
non-leadership person would only spend 1 hour or so per month doing group
related things.
I'd also encourage people to show up who simply have opinions (as well as
solutions...you can't complain about something without having at least one
solution or alternative) about how things should be done to show up. We
need input and brilliant ideas.
As always, if you have any questions, visit our web site, or drop a note on
the NBLUG Talk list! See you on Tuesday!
-Dustin
--
Founder & President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://www.nblug.org/
dustin(a)nblug.org
Greetings all!
This month's announcement comes from Eric, as he's the one giving the
presentation, so I'll let him talk now. See you on the 11th!!
-Dustin
--
Founder & President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://www.nblug.org/
dustin(a)nblug.org
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We'll be having our usual January meeting on the 11th at the usual time and
place.
The topic will be basic networking and basic network setup under Linux
(concentrating on RedHat 6.1). This is actually the same basic presentation
as was given at the September meeting, but due to popular demand (and lack
of enough announcment of that meeting) we're bringing back this
presentation. To get the most out of this presentation, you should probably
have at least a week of experience running RedHat 6.1 and have at least
heard terms like "TCP/IP", "DNS", "IP Address" and "PPP" even if you're not
quite clear on what they mean.
This presentation is actually the first in a three part series on Linux
networking. The second presentation will build on the first and cover
issues on how to share your internet connection between multiple computers
(IP Masquerading, primarily). The third presentation is planned to cover
file and print sharing, but might be broken into two separate presentations
due to the potentially large amount of material to cover. These will be
interspersed amongst other presentations. (So, theoretically, the second
one would be in March or April) Suggestions for future topics are welcome,
as always.
The meeting is at O'Reilly in Sebastopol at 7:30pm. Remember to get there
before 7:30, since once the meeting has started we will no longer be giving
out tickets for the door prize drawing.
For more information, check out the web site at http://nblug.org/.
-Eric
--
Co-Founder and Vice-President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://nblug.org/
eric(a)nblug.org
A BRIEF NOTE: I forgot two items on the page-o-thanks. I left off saying
thank you to Sonic.net for loaning us the iMac to put Linux on to demo. I
also forgot to mention Kat. Without Kat, I would have certainly lost it at
the InstallFest. She keeps me calm and helps out with not only Scribe
duties, but also administrative nightmares that I can't take the time to
think about most of the time. Thanks, Kat! :)
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Hey all! Just wanted to finally get out the official announcement about the
October meeting. In case you hadn't wandered over to the web site, the
speaker this month will be Sybase. For those who don't know who Sybase is,
they are one of the top three database server vendors.
Just to help set your minds at ease, I have spoken with Sybase and they have
assured me this will not be a dog-and-pony show as some of you may be
expecting. They were already aware that people who take time out of their
schedules to come to a Linux user group, aren't going to want to sit around
and listen to a bunch of marketing types. Now - I'm not about to say they
won't do SOME marketing and sales stuff (hey...we all have to make money),
but they will be able to talk technical and will be spending most of their
time talking in that light. There will also be a time for Q&A.
The Sybase representatives will be demonstrating SQL Anywhere Studio for
Linux -- the Industry's First Mobile and Embedded Database for Linux. With
the same robust features and full technical support of SQL Anywhere Studio's
other core platforms, Sybase's Linux version leverages Linux's
enterprise-class reliability and performance on low-cost hardware, such as
work-group servers, monitoring systems, edge servers or point-of sale
devices. Also, you'll have the chance learn more about their new support for
Red Hat 6.0.
The meeting will be at our normal time and location - O'Reilly in Sebastopol
at 7:30PM. Remember to get there before 7:30, since once the meeting has
started, we will no longer give out tickets for the door prize drawing.
For further information, check out our web site, http://www.nblug.org/.
-Dustin
--
Founder & President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://www.nblug.org/
dustin(a)nblug.org
Hey all!
I just wanted to let you know we've got a meeting coming up in three weeks.
Brad has put together a nice little page on the NBLUG home page thanking
some of the people that helped out at the InstallFest, and a small spoiler
about what's going on next month. It'd be really swell if you could wander
over and take a look ... think of it as your way of saying thanks to all
those who helped out.
I don't have copy yet from our speaker, so I can put together the
announcement, but keep your eyes peeled on this mailing list and the web
site around Monday night the 27th. I should have something by then.
-Dustin
--
Founder & President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://www.nblug.org/
dustin(a)nblug.org
Howdy all!
The monthly Sonoma Perl Mongers meeting is just around the corner!
* Learn about Perl & XML
* Find out how Perl is being used in business
* Ask the experts about Perl
* Raffled perl goodies (Free Stuff!)
When:
Tuesday, September 28th, 1999
7:30-9:00pm
WHERE:
O'Reilly & Associates
103B Morris Street
Sebastopol, CA
Directions: http://www.oreilly.com/oreilly/seb_directions.html
(FYI: Entrance to the meeting will be in the rear of building 103)
See you there!
Kevin Bingham O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
O'Reilly Book Support 101 Morris St, Sebastopol, CA 95472
booktech(a)oreilly.com O'Reilly home page http://www.oreilly.com
ph: 707-829-0515 fax: 707-829-0104 tollfree 800-998-9938 US/Canada only
to order: order(a)oreilly.com * technical questions: booktech(a)oreilly.com
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Greetings all!
I just wanted to make a small announcement about our General Meeting this
coming Tuesday.
We don't really have anything planned, mainly because we've all been working
so hard on putting together the InstallFest/LDD event yesterday (Sunday).
If you didn't get to stop by this weekend, it was a very cool event. It was
so successful, it was close to being a failure - we had more people show up
looking for help than we actually had helpers. A first in NBLUG history!
Hopefully, also the last. :)
Devin talked to a lot of people about Linux and how to use it etc. For a
while, I thought his neck was going to explode from over-use he was talking
so much. Eric tried to keep from being pulled apart by people wanting help
installing, and I tried to keep everything from spinning too far out of
control. Last time I checked, all Kat could say was "Welcome! If you could
fill out a survey, we'd appreciate it...here's a name badge.." She did an
outstanding job greeting people and helping me with getting out goodies for
the prize drawings.
Then there were all the people who actually helped the masses with installs
- Bill, Eli, Brad, Troy, Eric-sub-2 (Eric Pulley), Greg and I'm sure several
others who I can't remember right now.
Well, more about the meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) night. It's at our usual
spot - ORA in Sebastopol, and is from 7:30 until 9. It's going to be lead
by Eric, although I should be showing up around 8:30 or so. Again, more
information about how to find O'Reilly can be found on our web site at
http://www.nblug.org/.
Hope to see all you there!!
-Dustin
--
Founder & President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://www.nblug.org/
dustin(a)nblug.org
