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Sonic now hosting meetings at 7 PM every 2nd Tuesday in 2019

by Allan Cecil

5 years, 11 months

O'Reilly building sold: NBLUG location roundtable discussion

by Allan Cecil

Topic: O'Reilly building sold: NBLUG location roundtable discussion When: Tuesday December 11th, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM Speaker: Everyone Location: O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol CA in the Tarsier conference room past the metal statue and to the right ( http://nblug.org/locations ) Description: This may be our last meeting at O'Reilly. NBLUG's first meeting was on June 9, 1998. For the last 20 years we've been hosted for free at O'Reilly Media in Sebastopol, CA. An era is coming to a close as the O'Reilly media building has been sold and the new owners are requiring all groups to provide commercial insurance to continue meeting in 2019. NBLUG is not a legal entity and thus as a group we do not have any legally recognized status to acquire such insurance, our meager cashbox balance notwithstanding. Therefore, the purpose of this meeting is to discuss meeting location options and any possible costs for 2019 and beyond. This is not a normal NBLUG talk; this is a time for all members new and old to gather possibly for the last time at O'Reilly and discuss the future. The NBLUG board has already met and agreed that any proposals should be put up for a general vote from all attending members in accordance with NBLUG's bylaws. If we are unable to find a solution going forward with O'Reilly this meeting can also be used as a time to convey our thanks to the staff of O'Reilly Media for all of their support over the years in whatever forms the group finds appropriate. All are welcome to attend this open meeting and contribute to the discussion. This talk will not be streamed due to the nature of the discussion and will start promptly at 7:30.

6 years

Nov. 13: What the Death and Resurrection of Linux Journal Taught Me about the FOSS Community

by Allan Cecil

Topic: What the Death and Resurrection of Linux Journal Taught Me about the FOSS Community When: Tuesday November 13th, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM Speaker: Kyle Rankin Location: O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol CA in the Tarsier conference room past the metal statue and to the right ( http://nblug.org/locations ) Description: Linux Journal Magazine was founded in 1994 and coincided with the release of Linux 1.0. It has been around for most of the history of Linux and has seen the FOSS community grow and change from that point up to now. The Linux and Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) community is not the same as it was in 1994 and this change contributed to Linux Journal's death in December 2017 and the overall loss of momentum in the Free Software movement. This talk will tell the story of Linux Journal's death and resurrection and what it says about the changes in the FOSS community and what those changes mean for the future of Free Software. Please stick around after the talk for the yearly NBLUG elections. Nominations are now open and can be made on the talk list.

6 years, 1 month

Announcement: NBLUG Board Election Nomiations Now Open for 2018/2019 Terms

by Robert Patrick Thille

Hello NBLUG members! It's that time again: North Bay Linux Users Group is holding its annual elections. Nominations may begin immediately. Nominations close when elections are held on November 13, 2018 at 7:30PM at the regularly scheduled NBLUG meeting. All positions are open, and all positions must be filled. Any person may nominate any other person, and this includes self-nominations. Nominations do not need to be seconded, but there is no harm in doing so. Positions are as follows, copied and pasted from the bylaws page ( http://nblug.org/bylaws/ <http://nblug.org/bylaws/>). *President*: the glue that keeps it all together. She/he tries to keep NBLUG on track. Duties of the president shall include: 1. To set the agenda for meetings 2. To act as chair of the meetings 3. To oversee the committees by keeping in regular contact with the committee chairs 4. Share responsibility of duties assigned to absent officers *Vice President*: does all the stuff that keeps NBLUG running. The duties of Vice President shall include: 1. Making preparations for the meeting, including coordinating the advertising, reservations, setup of any necessary equipment, and with the guest speakers. 2. To take over the duties of any officers that may be absent, or to arrange for someone else to. 3. Share responsibility of duties assigned to absent officers *Treasurer*: keeps track of money, bills, expenses, and financial matters. The duties of Treasurer shall include: 1. Provide a current financial report at each board meeting. 2. To keep track of the other key for the PO Box. 3. Delegation of checking the PO Box at least once each month 4. Share responsibility of duties assigned to absent officers *Scribe*: does all the managerial and logistical work. The duties of scribe shall include: 1. To take the minutes at regular meetings, as well as board meetings and coordinate with the webmistress/master to have them made available at the website. 2. To conduct elections for officership and Constitutional and Bylaw amendments. 3. Share responsibility of duties assigned to absent officers *Directors at Large*: two officers who share many duties. Duties are determined after the election, but can include: 1. Public Relations - work with the media to “get the word out” 1. Publicize NBLUG meetings, and events like installfests 2. Represent NBLUG in a positive light as an open organization that does not discriminate based on sex, race, creed, religion, sexual orientation, political affiliation, economic standing, employer 3. Contact various media organizations such as newspapers, magazines, SRJC, and SSU to publicize NBLUG events 4. Share responsibility of duties assigned to absent officers 5. Other duties as assigned 2. Outreach - coordinate events / help find new presenters 1. Work with librarian to ensure book lending service works well 2. Oversee Installfest and take over for Installfest Coordinator when absent. 3. Oversee Linux Day events and take over for Linux Day Event Coordinator if they should not be available. 4. Coordinate Other events when Event Coordinator is absent 5. Share responsibility of duties assigned to absent officers 6. Other duties as assigned Use this thread for nominations, discussions, and general dialog. Happy nominating! Best, Robert -- Robert Thille 1228 Moss Rock Court; Santa Rosa, CA 95404 Cell: 707.217.7544 Other: 707.780.1560 rthille@ <mailto:rthille@mirapoint.com>rangat.org IRC/IM:rthille <im:rthille> http://www.rangat.org/ <http://www.rangat.org/> Cyclist, Mountain Biker, Freediver, Kayaker, Rock Climber, Hiker, Geek May your spirit dive deep the blue, where the fish are many and large!

6 years, 2 months

Batch Image Editing Tools tonight, 10/9, at 7:30p

by Tom Most

Topic: Batch Image Editing Tools When: Tuesday October 9th, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM Speaker: William Tracy Location: O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol CA in the Tarsier conference room past the metal statue and to the right ( http://nblug.org/locations ) Description: Most of us are familiar with interactive image editors like Paint and Photoshop. Fewer people are familiar with the batch tools that can be used from the command line. These non-interactive tools allow images to be processed in bulk from scripts, or converted automatically in a server. In classic Unix tradition, many can be chained together to create complex workflows. This talk will include a high-level introduction to the ImageMagick and GraphicsMagick tool suites, and a brief overview of several tools with complimentary functionality.

6 years, 2 months

Lightning talks and Hackfest tonight 9/11 at 7

by Allan Cecil

Topic: Hackfest and possibly lightning talks When: Tuesday September 11th, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM Speaker: Everyone Location: O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol CA in the Tarsier conference room past the metal statue and to the right ( http://nblug.org/locations ) Description: Lightning Talks: Have something you would like to present, but don't have enough material for a full talk? Here's your chance. Talk about anything Linux related. Hackfest: Bring your hardware or software project to get help with it or just to show it off. A mix of free tech support, show-and-tell, and idle chat.

6 years, 3 months

Tonight's Meeting: Everyday Systemd

by Robert Patrick Thille

Topic: Everyday Systemd When: Tue August 14, 2018 07:30 PM to 09:00 PM Speaker: Tom Most Location: O'Reilly Media, 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol Tonight, Tom Most will be talking about Systemd, the modern init system used by most popular Linux distributions. Synopsis: The systemd system manager has been adopted by most popular Linux distributions, but it can be a difficult system to understand without any background. This talk will provide a practical introduction aimed at users and system administrators. We will discuss how systemd models the world, teach it how to run a service, and take a look at everyday tasks like customizing existing services and inspecting logs. Robert

6 years, 4 months

Tonight's Meeting: Kubernetes from Top to Bottom

by Robert Patrick Thille

Topic: Kubernetes from Top to Bottom When: Tuesday July 10, 2018 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM Speaker: Hunter Fernandes Location: O'Reilly Media, 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol Tonight Hunter Fernandes, from local Petaluma company Carium, will give a talk on Kubernetes: Kubernetes from Top to Bottom The community is rallying around Kubernetes — it is quickly becoming the de-facto standard of container orchestration. But what is Kubernetes and why has it gained so much traction? In this talk Hunter Fernandes will deep-dive running Kubernetes on the cloud: the problems which lead to choosing Kubernetes, Kubernetes primitives, and Kubernetes in practice.

6 years, 5 months

Tonight's meeting: Linux Malware is a Unicorn, right?

by E Frank Ball III

Topic: Linux Malware is a Unicorn, right? When: Tue June 12, 2018 07:30 PM to 09:00 PM Speaker: Robert P. Thille Location: O'Reilly Media, 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol Linux (and Unix generally) is known for being far more secure than Windows. But is this true? *Is* there such a thing as Linux Malware? There is, and in this talk I'll present a brief overview of the history of Linux/Unix malware, worms, trojans and viruses. I'll cover how they spread, what the current outbreak landscape looks like today, where it's likely to head in the future and what you can do to keep yourself safe. Don't assume that just because you're not running Windows that you've done everything you need to do! If you've got a machine on the net, you could be contributing cpu cycles and bandwidth to a botnet. Get informed, take some simple precautions and ensure that you're not part of the problem.

6 years, 6 months

Hackfest tonight at 7

by Allan Cecil

Topic: Hackfest and possibly lightning talks When: Tuesday May 8th, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM Speaker: Everyone Location: O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol CA in the Tarsier conference room past the metal statue and to the right ( http://nblug.org/locations ) Description: Hackfest: Bring your hardware or software project to get help with it or just to show it off. A mix of free tech support, show-and-tell, and idle chat. Lightning Talks: Have something you would like to present, but don't have enough material for a full talk? Here's your chance. Talk about anything Linux related.

6 years, 7 months

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