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BALUG 2007-05-15: Ed Cherlin: One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) & demo; etc.
by Michael Paoli 08 May '07

08 May '07

BALUG 2007-05-15: Ed Cherlin: One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) & demo; etc. For our May 15th, 2007 BALUG meeting, we have: Ed Cherlin, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project contributor and author of the forthcoming book _Ending Poverty for Fun and Profit_. The One Laptop Per Child project was founded in 2005 by Nicholas Negroponte with a core of MIT Media Lab veterans. Its flagship XO laptop is a unique machine with features created specifically for children of the emerging world. Ed Cherlin, project contributor and author of the forthcoming book _Ending Poverty for Fun and Profit_, will talk about the XO and demo its hardware and software. For more information about the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, see: One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) http://www.laptop.org/ and: One Laptop Per Child News http://www.olpcnews.com/ Meeting time, location, etc.: 7:00 P.M. US/Pacific $11.00 fee for dinner Four Seas Restaurant 731 Grant Ave. San Francisco, CA 94108-2113 Feel free to join us as early as 6:30 P.M. at the bar for social chat, etc. before the main meeting. BALUG mailing lists: The mailing lists can be accessed via these URLs: http://lists.balug.org/listinfo.cgi/balug-announce-balug.org http://lists.balug.org/listinfo.cgi/balug-talk-balug.org http://lists.balug.org/listinfo.cgi/balug-admin-balug.org We're still getting some issues squared away on our main web site (http://www.balug.org/) - so at the moment, what's displayed there may not be current, but hopefully we'll be getting at least the key information on there updated within a week's time or less. In the meantime, here are some other URLs where one can at least temporarily see some more updated information: http://208.96.15.254/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/186982/ http://linuxisfun.com/balug/

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BALUG 2007-04-17 Mike Ray: Linux Data Recovery, and How to Avoid It.; etc.
by Michael Paoli 14 Apr '07

14 Apr '07

BALUG 2007-04-17 Mike Ray: Linux Data Recovery, and How to Avoid It.; etc. For our April 17, 2007 BALUG meeting, we have: Linux Data Recovery, and How to Avoid It. Hard drives are getting larger while their warranties get shorter. Disk failure and data corruption are facts of life that no Linux power-user can ignore. Mike Ray, formerly of DataSavers, offers techniques for dealing with your direst disk dilemmas using freely available tools. He also discusses best practices to prevent crisis situations, and offers horror stories from the field for your Schadenfreude. Meeting time, location, etc. (also on the BALUG web site): 7:00 P.M. US/Pacific $11.00 fee for dinner Four Seas Restaurant 731 Grant Ave. San Francisco, CA 94108-2113 Feel free to join us as early as 6:30 P.M. at the bar for social chat, etc. before the main meeting. Other - there may be some door prize / giveaway items: http://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-talk-balug.org/2007-April/003930.html BALUG mailing lists, etc. The BALUG mailing lists have been back in operation again for a while now, but we still have some issues with getting the web site updated. The mailing lists can be accessed via these URLs: http://lists.balug.org/listinfo.cgi/balug-announce-balug.org http://lists.balug.org/listinfo.cgi/balug-talk-balug.org http://lists.balug.org/listinfo.cgi/balug-admin-balug.org http://www.balug.org/

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BALUG 2007-03-21 Gumstix: CTO & CEO; etc.
by Michael Paoli 20 Mar '07

20 Mar '07

BALUG 2007-03-21 Gumstix: CTO & CEO; etc. For our March 21, 2007 BALUG meeting, we have as guest speaker Gumstix CTO Craig Hughes who will also be joined by Gordon Kruberg Gumstix CEO and founder. Gumstix, Inc. maker of the world's smallest full function miniature computers(FFMC,) brings gum stick size, 20mm x 80mm x 8mm Linux motherboards to designers providing easy design flexibility and open source at nearly half the price of and a third the size of all other offerings. http://www.gumstix.com/ Meeting time, location, etc. (also on the BALUG web site): 7:00 P.M. PDT $11.00 fee for dinner Four Seas Restaurant 731 Grant Ave. San Francisco, CA 94108-2113 Feel free to join us as early as 6:30 P.M. at the bar for social chat, etc. before the main meeting. BALUG mailing lists, etc. The BALUG mailing lists have been back in operation again for a while now, but we still have some issues with getting the web site updated. The mailing lists can be accessed via these URLs: http://lists.balug.org/listinfo.cgi/balug-announce-balug.org http://lists.balug.org/listinfo.cgi/balug-talk-balug.org http://lists.balug.org/listinfo.cgi/balug-admin-balug.org http://www.balug.org/

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BALUG 2007-01-16 meeting reminder, etc.
by Michael Paoli 15 Jan '07

15 Jan '07

BALUG 2007-01-16 meeting reminder For our Jaunary 16, 2007 BALUG meeting, at least presently we don't have a specific speaker/presentation lined up for this meeting, but that doesn't prevent us from having interesting and exciting meetings. Got questions, answers, and/or opinions? We typically have some expert(s) and/or relative expert(s) present to cover LINUX and related topic areas. Want to hear some interesting discussions on LINUX and other topics? Show up at the meeting, and feel free to bring an agenda if you wish. Good food, good people, and interesting conversations to be had. Meeting time, location, etc (also on the BALUG web site): 7:00 P.M. US/Pacific $11.00 fee for dinner Four Seas Restaurant 731 Grant Ave., 3rd Floor Banquet Facility: "The China Room"* San Francisco, CA 94108-2113 Feel free to join us as early as 6:30 P.M. at the bar for social chat, etc. before the main meeting. *sometimes we eat and/or meet in the main dining facilities on the 2nd floor, just ask where the BALUG meeting is when you arrive and you'll be pointed to the appropriate place http://www.balug.org/

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no BALUG Dec. meeting, next meeting 2007-01-16
by Michael Paoli 17 Dec '06

17 Dec '06

Reminder - there is NO BALUG MEETING in DECEMBER this year NEXT MEETING is 2007-01-16 - our regularly scheduled date and time (3rd Tuesdays 7:00 P.M.) http://www.balug.org/

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News & BALUG 2006-11-21: Marilyn Davis: "Why Python?"
by Michael Paoli 21 Nov '06

21 Nov '06

------------------------------------------------------------------------ News & BALUG 2006-11-21: Marilyn Davis: "Why Python?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For our November 21st, 2006 BALUG meeting, we have: "Why Python?" Speaker: Marilyn Davis - Marilyn earned a Ph.D. in Radio Astronomy from UCSD and Master's degrees in Applied Physics from UCSD and Mathematics from Denver University. Computer programming and teaching captured her imagination and she has made significant contributions in scientific, statistical, operations research, test-development and groupware applications. She has been teaching C Programming at UCSC-Extension for 17 years, and Python for 3 years. About the talk Marilyn will outline the characteristics of a *good* program and show how Python takes the sting out of achieving those characteristics. We will study some Python program snippets to demonstrate syntax, readability, the help facility, data structures, functional programming, regular expression handling, introspection, library access, portability and object-oriented programming. Time permitting, we will look at the results of a few language comparison studies and look at some ways that Python is used in the industry. http://www.deliberate.com/marilyn/ http://www.balug.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ No BALUG meeting in December this year. Note that BALUG will not be meeting in December of this year. We meet again, as usual, resuming on the 3rd Tuesday of the month on 2007-01-16. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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News & BALUG 2006-11-21: Marilyn Davis on Python, programming, etc.
by Michael Paoli 12 Nov '06

12 Nov '06

News & BALUG 2006-11-21: Marilyn Davis on Python, programming, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For our November 21st, 2006 BALUG meeting, we have: Marilyn Davis as guest speaker on Python, programming, etc. Marilyn Davis is a senior software engineer and technical trainer, very active in Bay Area Python Interest Group (BayPIGgies) and a fair bit of a Python evangelist, and author of eVote(R)/Clerk and other software and many published works. Marilyn Davis is is also focused on object-oriented design, clear, efficient algorithms, and well-crafted code; with a demonstrated knack for: * Finding simple solutions to complex problems. * Articulating clear explanations. * Engendering cooperation. http://www.deliberate.com/marilyn/ http://baypiggies.net/ http://www.deliberate.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ No BALUG meeting in December this year. Note that BALUG will not be meeting in December of this year. We meet again, as usual, resuming on the 3rd Tuesday of the month on 2007-01-16. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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BayLISA Monitoring SIG this Wednesday, Nov 8, 7PM
by Peter Mui 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

----------------------------------------------------- Monitoring SIG this month: Monitoring Show-n-Tell & Rant-n-Rave Based on consensus from last month's phenomenal meeting: come prepared to discuss your favorite (and not-so-favorite) monitoring- related tools and talk about what has (and hasn't) worked for you. Out of this dialogue, we'll assemble an inventory of tools to 1) map out the monitoring space and 2) compare and contrast tools, with the goal of creating consensus about the best tools and approaches to monitoring. We'll have an LCD projector and wireless available if you need to show the assembled crowd something from the web or your laptop. Bring your questions -- share your experiences! What: BayLISA Monitoring SIG: The Sequel Who: Anyone interested in IT monitoring issues and tools When: Wednesday, November 8 2006, 7PM Where: GroundWork Open Source, 139 Townsend St., San Francisco How: 139 Townsend St. is very near AT&T Park. It is two blocks from the CalTrain Depot. Take the MUNI N trolley "inbound" to 2nd and King (ballpark stop) or take the 15 or 30 buses crosstown. Free evening street parking can usually be found. Food (pizza again) and drinks (pop again) will be provided by GroundWork. We'll open up the doors at 6:30 or so and start the formal part of the meeting promptly at 7PM. RSVP (not necessary, but helpful): Peter Mui, pmui(a)groundworkopensource.com, 415 992 4573 -----------------------------------------------------

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News & BALUG 2006-10-17: Patrick McGovern of Splunk: Illuminating the issues in your Data Center
by Michael Paoli 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

News & BALUG 2006-10-17: Patrick McGovern of Splunk: Illuminating the issues in your Data Center ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For our October 17th, 2006 BALUG meeting, we have: Splunk, a company that claims to take the SH out of IT: TOPIC: Splunk: Illuminating the issues in your Data Center. SPEAKER: Patrick McGovern BACKGROUND: Splunk, based in San Francisco, makes a web-based AJAX-enhanced search engine that allows system administrators and programmers to search all their incoming log files in real time (any type of log files: Sendmail, Cisco, MySQL, syslog, etc.) with a browser. It's a powerful tool to allow people to 'see' inside their systems as they are running. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Patrick is the Chief Community Splunker at Splunk, Inc. Prior to joining Splunk, Patrick McGovern managed SourceForge.net for five years for VA Software / OSTG. http://www.splunk.com/ http://www.balug.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitoring SIG starts in San Francisco 2006-10-10: http://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-announce-balug.org/2006-October/0000… ------------------------------------------------------------------------ No BALUG meeting in December this year. Note that BALUG will not be meeting in December of this year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.balug.org/

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Inaugural Monitoring SIG meeting Tuesday, Oct. 10, 7PM
by Peter Mui 03 Oct '06

03 Oct '06

(Hi Michael et al, is this announcement an appropriate post to BALUG? We don't want to be perceived as spamming. Thanks! -Peter) Announcing the inaugural meeting of the Monitoring SIG next Tuesday, October 10 at 7PM (in conjunction with BayLISA, the local Large Installation System Administrators chapter). They'll be a short overview presentation on Open Source monitoring tools and and then we'll open it up for a discussion of issues people want to cover in the SIG. All interested parties are invited (nay, heartily encouraged!) to attend. Here's the text-based announcement: feel free to forward it as you see fit: ----------------------------------------------------- What: Inaugural Monitoring SIG Meeting Who: Anyone interested in IT monitoring issues and tools When: Tuesday, October 10 2006, 7PM Where: GroundWork Open Source, 139 Townsend St., San Francisco How: 139 Townsend St. is very near AT&T Park. It is two blocks from the CalTrain Depot. Take the MUNI N trolley "inbound" to 2nd and King (ballpark stop) or take the 15 or 30 buses crosstown. Free evening street parking can usually be found. We'll have a brief presentation and then brainstorm about ways to build the finest sys admin/IT tools for monitoring and how this SIG can facilitate that. Food (probably pizza) and drinks (definitely pop) will be provided by GroundWork. RSVP (not necessary, but helpful): Peter Mui, pmui(a)groundworkopensource.com, 415 992 4573 ----------------------------------------------------- Let me know if you have any questions. Cheers, -Peter Peter Mui, Open Source Community Advocate GROUNDWORK Open Source, Inc. 139 Townsend Street, Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94107-1946 +1 415 992 4573 (direct) +1 415 947 0684 (fax) pmui(a)groundworkopensource.com

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