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March 8th NBLUG meeting: Dreaming in git

by Allan Cecil

When: March 8th, 2015 7:30 pm Speaker: Marcel M. Cary Location: O'Reilly Media at 1005 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol, CA in the Tarsier conference room past the metal statue and to the right (http://nblug.org/locations) Title: Dreaming in git Description: In this presentation, we’ll get to know Git intimately enough to anticipate its every move. We’ll develop a visual mental model for a Git repository. Then we’ll explore how every-day Git commands manipulate that model. Along the way, we’ll find ways to peek into Git’s inner world to confirm our understanding. This is not an introduction to Git; it targets a developer who can commit, branch, and merge with Git. Although I’ll show example commands and output, consider bringing a laptop with Git installed so you can type along.

8 years, 7 months

Feb. 9th general meeting (tonight): Effective testing and troubleshooting

by Allan Cecil

When: February 9th, 2015 7:30 pm Speaker: Allan Cecil Location: O'Reilly Media at 1005 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol, CA in the Tarsier conference room past the metal statue and to the right (http://nblug.org/locations) Title: Effective testing and troubleshooting Description: Have you ever been asked to provide feedback on beta software? If so, you've been put in the role of a tester, and effectively communicating what you see when things aren't working the way you expect them to can be challenging. In this talk Allan will cover the context-driven approach to testing with an emphasis on how to troubleshoot problems, how to report what you see in the most effective manner, and how to know when it's time to stop testing an area and focus your time elsewhere.

8 years, 8 months

General meeting Jan. 12: Lightning Talks & Hackfest

by E Frank Ball III

When: January 12th, 2016 7:30 pm Location: O'Reilly Media at 1005 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol, CA in the Tarsier conference room past the metal statue and to the right (http://nblug.org/locations) Lightning Talks & Hackfest meeting. 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 to get help with it or just to show it off. E. Frank Ball III FrankB(a)NBLUG.org

8 years, 9 months

Dec. 8th general meeting: Kyle Rankin - Simple but Effective Server Hardening

by Allan Cecil

When: December 8th, 2015 7:30 pm Speaker: Kyle Rankin Location: O'Reilly Media at 1005 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol, CA in the Tarsier conference room past the metal statue and to the right (http://nblug.org/locations) Title: Simple but Effective Server Hardening Description: Server security is more important now than ever, yet many of the hardening guides out there read like they were written a decade ago (probably because they were!) Modern server hardening can be an obscure and complicated subject but it doesn't have to be. There are a number of simple and fast-to-implement steps you can take to dramatically increase the security of your infrastructure. In this talk Kyle will start with an overview of security best practices and provide a series of current yet simple hardening examples effective for securing everything from traditional bare-metal networks, cloud infrastructure, and even your home network.

8 years, 10 months

General Meeting November 10th: Open Source Licensing Case Study: Midonet

by Allan Cecil

When: November 10th, 2015 7:30 pm Speaker: Mark Rogge Location: O'Reilly Media at 1005 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol, CA in the Tarsier conference room past the metal statue and to the right (http://nblug.org/locations) Title: Open Source Licensing Case Study: Midonet Description: Midokura released Midonet under the Apache license in 2014. This talk will explain why Midokura released the software under an open source license and why it picked Apache. In order to understand the options, the business models used with GPL and Apache will be discussed, which will include comparing the rights granted under the two licenses. Midonet will also be explained, at a very high level, to provide context for the decision to make it open source. Please note that this talk should not be construed as legal advice. The NBLUG elections will be held directly following the talk. A nominations E-Mail will be sent to the talk list with additional information.

8 years, 11 months

General Meeting October 13th: Configuration Management with Puppet: Present and Future

by Allan Cecil

When: October 13th, 2015 7:30 pm Speaker: Greg Larkin Location: O'Reilly Media at 1005 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol, CA in the Tarsier conference room past the metal statue and to the right (http://nblug.org/locations) Title: Configuration Management with Puppet: Present and Future Description: In this talk, Greg Larkin, an engineer with Puppet Labs, will discuss some of the historical issues with system management, how Puppet works, how it fits into current types of infrastructure deployments and what some of its enterprise features are. The talk will touch on high-level concepts as well as show some code and how it enforces node configurations. The talk will also cover new Puppet developments that were recently announced during PuppetConf 2015.

9 years

October 13th general meeting pre-announcement: Puppet

by Allan Cecil

I'm happy to announce that the October 13th meeting will be from Greg Larkin about Puppet (a widely deployed open source configuration management utility) and I'm sending out this E-Mail prior to a proper announce post. A couple of weeks ago I was able to organize having Greg Larkin, an engineer from Puppet Labs, come present on the current state of Puppet. While we were conversing about a description for the talk NBLUG's mailserver was knocked offline by a power outage and it took a few days to get it back up. Meanwhile, Greg has been tied up because this week is PuppetConf 2015 (https://2015.puppetconf.com) in Portland, OR. Greg encouraged anyone who is interested to follow along on the live stream at http://info.puppetlabs.com/PuppetConf2015LiveStream.html throughout this week. So, we don't yet have an official talk description but for now assume it will have something to do with Puppet. :) We'll send out an official description and update the website as soon as possible, but in the meantime, if you or someone you know is interested in Puppet I encourage you to check out PuppetConf and make it to the next general meeting at 7:30 PM on October 13th at the O'Reilly Media campus in Sebastopol. I'll be arriving early to add extra seating and I'm looking forward to a decent crowd for this talk. Keep your eyes open for an official description and see you next week, A.C. ****** President, North Bay Linux User's Group

9 years

General meeting September 8th: (Backdoor) Free BIOSes with Libreboot

by Allan Cecil

When: September 8th, 2015 7:30 pm Speaker: Kyle Rankin Location: O'Reilly Media at 1005 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol, CA in the Tarsier conference room past the metal statue and to the right (http://nblug.org/locations) Title: (Backdoor) Free BIOSes with Libreboot Description: While Linux users have spent a lot of time using free software on their computers, usually that stops at the operating system. Being able to view and modify your source code not only gives you more freedom, it gives you more security, in particular from back doors. What's good for the OS is good for the BIOS, which malware hackers, Lenovo, and state-sponsored attackers have all used to persist their exploits. In this talk Kyle will cover Libreboot, a completely free software distribution of the open source Coreboot BIOS and discuss the current state of hardware support for Libreboot and how to install it, including a brief description of how to turn a Raspberry Pi into a flashrom BIOS-flashing platform.

9 years, 1 month

General meeting TONIGHT: Linux aliases

by Allan Cecil

When: August 11th, 2015 7:30 pm Speaker: Matt Da Silva Location: O'Reilly Media at 1005 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol, CA in the Tarsier conference room past the metal statue and to the right (http://nblug.org/locations) Title: Linux aliases Description: Matt will describe how to use run-control files to create declarations or commands associated with a program that it interprets on startup.

9 years, 2 months

General meeting July 14th: Lightning Talks & Hackfest

by E Frank Ball III

When: July 14th, 2015 7:30 pm Location: O'Reilly Media at 1005 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol, CA in the Tarsier conference room past the metal statue and to the right (http://nblug.org/locations) Our planned speaker for tomorrow has cancelled, so we will be having a Lightning Talks & Hackfest meeting instead. If you have some linux related topic you would like to give a short presentation on that would be great (no early signup required). E. Frank Ball III FrankB(a)NBLUG.org

9 years, 3 months

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