At the SCALE conference, I recall a booth sponsered by
a So. CA Debian users group, but can't find any
reference to them anywhere, including the link
at www.lalugs.org.
Anyone know if this group is still active?

Regards, Dallas E. Legan II / legan@... / aw585@...

I updated http://lalugs.org tonight.  In particular, I made
a pass through the LUG listings and moved all
the dead-looking ones to an 'inactive' list.
I was surprised to see usclug and lilax's sites down;
are those groups still alive?

I also moved the list of LUGs closer to the top, since it seems
to be the most important thing after the event calendar.

Have a look at the site and let me know if there
are any corrections or improvements I should do.

Thanks,
Dan

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On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 01:13 -0700, Dan Kegel wrote:
> I updated http://lalugs.org tonight.  In particular, I made
> a pass through the LUG listings and moved all
> the dead-looking ones to an 'inactive' list.
> I was surprised to see usclug and lilax's sites down;
> are those groups still alive?

Due to some domain registration fun, lilax had to move to
unixforall.org, however that site seems to be down as well.

--
Christopher Smith <x@...>

These were sent to webmaster@..., so what the heck,
maybe you know somebody qualified who feels like moving to Dublin
or Mountain View...
- Dan

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Site Reliability Engineer

Location: Either Mountain View, CA or Dublin, Ireland

- We are looking for a detail-oriented systems professional, seasoned Unix
jockey, Internet services architect, database whiz, performance analyst,
or software engineer, at the top of their game.


- Can you help achieve increased Availability, Reliability, Uptime, and
Quality? (for our systems and services, naturally) Site Reliability
Engineers (SREs) are involved in all aspects of running our site, from
design to debug, from architecture to applications. Google SREs spend
their time troubleshooting problems in large-scale clustered application
service environments, and focus on making continual improvements to
our services.

- Looking for the next cool problem to solve, in a fast-paced and
engineering-driven environment?

- Can you write a script or application that performs practically the
entire job you once held earlier in your career?

- Does your idea of a good time involve taking things apart just to
see how they work? Are you successful putting them back together when
you're done?

- This position requires a passion for problem solving, deep understanding
of networks, operating systems, multi-tiered Internet services, and the
ability to learn new applications and concepts quickly. Strong scripting
skills are essential.

- As an SRE, you will wear many hats: performance analyst, service
architect, system/database administrator, capacity planner, tools
developer, monitoring expert, and technical evangelist, for all components
of Google's Ads services.

I will take the guess work out of whether or not you are a fit!!!

If you can answer yes to all of the following questions, you are a
possible fit, so please apply!

1.    Do you have at least a BS or BA in computer science or a related
technical field?

2.    Do you have 3+ years of experience as a Unix/Linux Systems
Administrator or networking architecture experience?

3.    Do you have experience in a high-volume or critical production
service environment?

4.    Do you have experience in Python programming or Perl or scripting?

5.    Do you have experience with programming and troubleshooting skills
in C/C++ and or Java?

6.    Do you have excellent written and verbal communication skills?

7.    Have you been at a majority of your companies for at least 3 years
or more (this question does not apply to contractors)?


If you have answered yes to all of the above questions, please apply
for this position!

Please be sure your resume clearly reflects the experience asked about
above.

For immediate consideration, please send a text (ASCII) or HTML version
of your resume to :  mdove@...

Important: The subject field of your email must include

"Site Reliability Engineer - Mountain View, CA"
or
"Site Reliability Engineer - Dublin, Ireland"

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Site Reliability Manager

Position based in Mountain View, CA.

We're looking for a highly technical, hands-on Engineering or Operations
Manager to lead a team of 4-10+ Google software engineers and sysadmins
in Site Reliability. Site Reliability teams are directly responsible for
Google's stellar uptime record, and act as the guardians and custodians
of Google's user-visible services. In the manager role, you will be
responsible for ensuring that Google users can always reach and use all
of the services under your team's care.

Requirements:

      * Very high technical competence and strong academic record.
      * Currently holding a very senior or Director level role.
      * 4+ years of relevant hands-on technical experience, and a record
        of individual technical achievement.
      * 3-10+ years of relevant experience managing software development
        and/or operations teams.
      * Strong project management skills, especially in deploying live
        end-user systems.
      * That rare mix of intelligence, integrity, domain knowledge, verbal
        agility, and diplomacy which allows you to rapidly earn the trust
        of technically-astute teams across the company.
      * BA/BS in CS preferred; MS / Ph.D. a plus.

For immediate consideration, please send a text (ASCII) or HTML version
of your resume to mdove@...

Important: The subject field of your email must include
"Site Reliability Manager - Mountain View."
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SoCal Linux Expo Continues to fill out Expo Lineup

The Southern California Linux Expo continues to sign distinguished
speakers for SCALE 3x, the third annual So Cal Linux Expo.  Here are the
most recent additions:

Kevin Bedell - LinuxWorld Magazine
Jason Schultz - Electronic Frontier Foundation
Marc Hamilton - Sun Microsystems
Charles Coble - EMIC Networks
Paul Von Stamwitz - 3ware
Tim Jones - TOLIS Group

The Expo has also signed the following sponsors:

IBM
EMIC Networks
McGraw Hill/Osborne Media
Addison-Wesley
socalTECH.com
ITtoolbox

Additionally, KnoppMyth and Debian are the first two non-profits to sign
up for booths.   User Groups interested in booth space should contact
Gareth J. Greenaway at gareth@....
SCALE 3X will be held February 12th and 13th, 2005, at the Los Angeles
Convention Center.

SCALE 3x will once again host a GPG Key Signing Party for those people who
use GPG.  To sign up and receive more information, please send an email to
keysigning@...

The Linux Expo of Southern California was established in 2001. Our
mission is to evangelize the advantages of Open Source software.
Examples of OSS are Linux, the various BSD operating systems, and
applications such as the OpenOffice suite and the Firefox browser.

For more information on speakers and sponsors, see
http://socallinuxexpo.org, or email info@....

SoCal Linux Expo Continues to fill out Expo Lineup

The Southern California Linux Expo continues to sign distinguished
speakers for SCALE 3x, the third annual So Cal Linux Expo.  Here are the
most recent additions:

Kevin Bedell - LinuxWorld Magazine
Jason Schultz - Electronic Frontier Foundation
Marc Hamilton - Sun Microsystems
Charles Coble - EMIC Networks
Paul Von Stamwitz - 3ware
Tim Jones - TOLIS Group

The Expo has also signed the following sponsors:

IBM
EMIC Networks
McGraw Hill/Osborne Media
Addison-Wesley
socalTECH.com
ITtoolbox

Additionally, KnoppMyth and Debian are the first two non-profits to sign
up for booths.   User Groups interested in booth space should contact
Gareth J. Greenaway at gareth@....
SCALE 3X will be held February 12th and 13th, 2005, at the Los Angeles
Convention Center.

SCALE 3x will once again host a GPG Key Signing Party for those people who
use GPG.  To sign up and receive more information, please send an email to
keysigning@...

The Linux Expo of Southern California was established in 2001. Our
mission is to evangelize the advantages of Open Source software.
Examples of OSS are Linux, the various BSD operating systems, and
applications such as the OpenOffice suite and the Firefox browser.

For more information on speakers and sponsors, see
http://socallinuxexpo.org, or email info@....

AMR Research, an independent enterprise software research and advisory
firm, is currently conducting a study on the evolution of the patterns
of Linux adoption within IT organizations. The resulting report will
focus on the paths of Linux adoption and progression within IT
environments, and the factors that encourage or discourage its use.

We would like to talk with Linux users and discuss the Linux history of
their IT environment; how it was evaluated, what they started with, what
they are using it for now, and what their intended next steps are.

Interviews usually take 20-30 minutes. All participants will receive a
free copy of the report and all conversations will be kept confidential.
This research is not sponsored by any software vendors.

Feel free to contact me if you would like to participate or if you have
any questions.

Thanks,

Marc-A.

Marc-A. Meunier
AMR Research
Senior Research Analyst
125 Summer St.
Boston, MA 02110
mmeunier@...

SoCal Linux Expo Adds more Speakers, Sponsors and Groups

Los Angeles, CA December 14, 2004

Many new speakers have been added to the SCALE 3X lineup:

Norm McEntire - Servin Corporation
Paul Von Stamwitz- AMCC
Daryll Strauss - Digital Ordnance
Cecil Watson
Ted Gould - Inkscape
John Ousterhout - Electric Cloud, Inc.
Gideon Romm - Symbio Technologies
Kim Brand - Computer Experts, Inc.
David Uhlmann - Uversa Inc
Sumitra Srinivasan - Georgia State University

These sponsors are newly signed with the Linux Expo:

TOLIS Group – basic sponsor
LinuxQuestions.org - media sponsor
Yosemite Technologies – registration sponsor

The following LUGs or non-profit groups have signed up to man a booth at
SCALE 3X:

Debian, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Free Software Foundation, Gentoo, GNOME, KDE,
KnoppMyth, LAMPSIG, Linux Astronomy, Linux Terminal Server Project,
LinuxChix of LA, Santa Barbara Linux Users Group, Socal Wireless Users
Group, and WikiPedia Foundation.

If your LUG, or other non-profit Open Source organization would like to
be represented at SCALE 3X, please contact gareth@... for
a booth. Don't delay; booths are being assigned to LUGs and other ORGs
steadily.


SCALE 3X will be held February 12th and 13th, 2005, at the Los Angeles
Convention Center.

The Linux Expo of Southern California was established in 2001. Our
mission is to evangelize the advantages of Open Source software.

For more information, see http://socallinuxexpo.com, or email
info@....

While most of the presentation tracks at SCALE are filling nicely, we
have a large void in the beginner tutorials.  This is our opportunity to
present Open Source software to those who are merely interested, and we
need to take advantage of this opportunity.

Would you like to talk at SCALE?  You don't need to be a Linux guru by
any means.  If you are comfortable speaking in front of a group, please
consider volunteering for a beginner's tutorial.  In this way you can
contribute something back to OpenSource.

Here are some ideas for beginner's topics.  Feel free to come up with
others!  The topics should take around an hour, or perhaps a bit less to
allow for some Q&A:

- Overview of Linux
- What's a 'distro', and what does it include?
- Comparison of a few of the major distros
- All about KDE
- All about GNOME
- Comparison of MS Office and OpenOffice
- Linux equivalents for popular WinPrograms (good opportunity for a
handout)
- LiveCD's - what are they, and what's out there?
- How to maintain a Linux system (yum, apt, yast, urpmi, etc.)
- Very basic TCP/IP networking.
- How to set up a basic Windows-share (via Samba)
- How to use set up and use WebMin
- Basic Wireless Networking (TOPIC ALREADY TAKEN)

For those interested, please email your topic idea to
kapadia@....

Thank you!

Gareth J. Greenaway
SCALE Community Chair

Los Angeles, CA December 28, 2004

If you're interested in Linux and Open source Software, the Southern
California Linux Expo (SCALE) is for you. There are seminars by well-known
speakers, tutorials for beginners, and both vendor booths and non-
commercial booths.

If you think you'd like to attend SCALE, don't delay; early registration
with discount admission ends December 31st!!

Simi Conejo LUG  -> SCLUG
San Fernando Valley LUG -> SFVLG
Linux Users of LA   -> LULA
USCLUG -> USCLG
Kernel Panic LUG  -> KPLUG
Cerritos LUG -> CERLG
UCLA LUG -> UCLA
San Gabriel Valley LUG -> SGVLG
Orange County LUG -> OCLUG
LILAX -> LILAX
Santa Barbara LUG -> SBLUG

These speakers have been added to the roster:

Ted Gould - Inkscape
Jeffrey Bianchine - author of Mastering phpMyAdmin for Effective MySQL
Management

These sponsors are newly signed with the Linux Expo:
Barracuda Networks - Basic Sponsor
Petta Technology - Basic Sponsor
ObjectWeb - Media Sponsor
New Avenue Systems - Basic Sponsor
LinuxLookup.com - Media Sponsor
21st Century Software - Basic Sponsor

Do you have a GPG or PGP security key? You can expand your web of trust
at the SCALE 3X Key Signing party.  If you'd like to participate, you
should bring at least one legible copy of your GPG / PGP key
fingerprint. A picture ID is recommended, but not required. If you plan
to participate, send your public key to keysigning@....

SCALE 3X will be held February 12th and 13th, 2005, at the Los Angeles
Convention Center. For more information or to register for SCALE, see
http://www.socallinuxexpo.com.

Please feel free to pass this announcement along to other groups.
Thank you!

Los Angeles, CA January 21, 2004

We've finalized the Expo speaker tracks with these excellent speakers:
Charles Pascal - Types of Linux Certifications
Clint Oram - Open Source and Enterprise Applications

These sponsors have signed on with the Expo:
ABCO - http://www.computertrainingschools.com
Day Software - http://www.day.com

With those additions, the SCALE lineup is in place!

If you're not interested in the seminars, but would like to visit the
booths on the Expo floor, use registration code FREE for a free Expo
floor pass!

SCALE 3X will be held February 12th and 13th, 2005, at the Los Angeles
Convention Center. For more information or to register on-line see
http://socallinuxexpo.com.

Los Angeles, CA January 21, 2004

We've finalized the Expo speaker tracks with these excellent speakers:
Charles Pascal - Types of Linux Certifications
Clint Oram - Open Source and Enterprise Applications

These sponsors have signed on with the Expo:
ABCO - http://www.computertrainingschools.com
Day Software - http://www.day.com

With those additions, the SCALE lineup is in place!

If you're not interested in the seminars, but would like to visit the
booths on the Expo floor, use registration code FREE for a free Expo
floor pass!

SCALE 3X will be held February 12th and 13th, 2005, at the Los Angeles
Convention Center. For more information or to register on-line see
http://socallinuxexpo.com.

FYI.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject:  proposed speaker/topic for upcoming LALUGS meeting
Date:  Mon, 30 May 2005 18:54:16 -0700
From:  Heather Fitzsimmons <heather@...>
To:  <webmaster@...>



Dan,



For an upcoming LALUGS meeting, I thought you may be interested in
having XenSource (www.xensource.com <http://www.xensource.com/>) present
on “Enterprise Grade Virtualization with Open Source Technologies”.
XenSource was founded by the creators of the Open Source Xen
hypervisor.  Xen is Open Source software, released under the terms of
the GNU General Public License.



Below is an abstract for your consideration.  If you have questions or
would like to discuss scheduling a presentation, please let me know.



I can be reached at 650-947-7400 or heather@...
<mailto:heather@...>.



Thank you.



Best regards, Heather





Abstract: Virtualization is a new and hot item to the world of Linux and
Windows. There have been, however, virtualization technologies for over
40 years starting with the IBM emulators for mainframes and later with
the CP67 and VM virtualizing operating systems.



Open Source operating systems like Linux offer the potential to make
virtualization fast, easy and a commodity by introducing the required
changes into the OS as part of the standard kernel. Fast virtualization
with a low overhead, furthermore makes it possible for the first time to
use it in production environments (rather than just test and development).



Xen, the leading Open Source virtualization technology has quickly
become a standard adopted by many leading ISVs to build comprehensive
data center efficiency and management solutions. This session will
provide an overview of Xen and discuss best practices for deploying it
to achieve enterprise grade virtualization.







Heather Fitzsimmons

**MindShare PR**

650-947-7400 (telephone)

650-947-7401 (fax)

650-279-4360 (cell)

heather@... <mailto:heather@...>




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FYI.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Raincoast User Group Conference: Linux / LUGs Now Invited!
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 18:16:59 -0700
From: Derek Simkowiak <dereks@...>
To: dereks@...


     Dear Linux User,
         My name is Derek Simkowiak.  In the past, I have presented at
LinuxFest Northwest, and spoken about Linux on local T.V.  This year, I
am volunteering as the Linux User Group Coordinator for the the
Raincoast Conference.

         Raincoast is non-profit user group conference that is operating
system agnostic.  It has been running for 12 years, and represents the
entire Pacific Northwest area.  It has corporate sponsors, including
Microsoft, Adobe, Macromedia, and IBM.

     This year is the first year that Raincoast has had an official
"Linux Coordinator" on the Board.  I am determined to make a strong
showing for Linux.  This is a great opportunity to show Mac and Windows
users the kind of fun we like to have.

     The conference is a 3-day weekend conference in La Quinta Inn,
Tacoma, WA, on Oct. 7, 8, and 9.  There is a $60 entrance fee, which is
for all Round Table sessions, conference meals, social events, and door
prizes.  If you register before Friday, Sept. 9th, there is a $10
discount, so it's $50 to get in.  (I'm on the board and even I have to
pay the $50 to get in.)

     On Friday night, we are going to have an open exposé, which offers a
free display table to user groups, and room for a technical bazaar.  I'd
love to see some of the same great stuff I saw at Linuxfest Northwest
again at Raincoast.  (Read: untapped market.)

     In addition to showing off Linux, I'd like to use the cross-platform
nature of the conference to showcase some of the best cross-platform
Open Source software, for example:

     o Mozilla Firefox
     o Mozilla Thunderbird
     o The GIMP
     o OpenOffice.org (the 2.0 beta is incredible!)
     o Blender (3D modelling, animation, and game engine)
     o Python

     I'm looking for volunteers to give demonstrations on these.  I'm
also taking recommendations for other good Open Source, cross-platform
software that we could showcase -- for example, a demonstration of
Apache+PHP under Mac OS X.  I'm hoping that we can hand out the software
on CD-ROM at the conference, and then walk people through the installs
while we're there.

     I will also be contacting some local Linux businesses, to seek help
with a corporate presence.  Larger corporate sponsorship packages, such
as sponsored luncheons, are available.  "Have CD-ROMs; will logo."  (Any
biz references are appreciated.)

     The registration is limited to 150 people.  You can register at
http://www.raincoast.info/.  Wireless Internet access will be available
to conference attendees.  And as usual, where there's Linux, there's beer.


     Thank You,
     Derek Simkowiak
     Raincoast (Linux)
     http://www.raincoast.info/


P.S.>  Please forward this to anyone who may be interested.



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I'm going to be teaching a Ruby on Rails workshop in Santa Monica on
January 30 - Feb 1. It's a great opportunity to get an intense
learning experience with this great new web framework. Learn more in
3 days than you could in 3 months!

And, get an extra $50 off by using the code LALUGS (bringing the cost
down to $845).

$995 ($100 off if you register before Dec 31, $50 more off if you use
the code LALUGS at any time)

http://www.dvcreators.net/events/rubyonrails_home.php


Thanks!

Geoffrey Grosenbach
boss@...

----------
Website Development
http://topfunky.com

Ruby on Rails Technical Articles
http://nubyonrails.com

Ruby on Rails Podcast
http://podcast.rubyonrails.org

USC LUG is very excited to have google coming to talk to us about their
Desktop use of Linux, including the much-talked-about Gubuntu!

We hope to see you all there tomorrow night!

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [usclug-chat] [usclug-announce] February Meeting -- Linux
Desktops in the Enterprise (Gubuntu)
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 22:33:53 -0800 (PST)
From: usclug-announce@...
Reply-To: usclug-chat@...
To: usclug-announce@...


USCLUG -- FEBRUARY MEETING
******************************

Topic: Linux Desktops in the Enterprise (Gubuntu)
Speaker: Vince Busam
Date & Time: February 23, 2006, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: THH - 214
Cost: Free to members and general public

Topic Summary:
  Linux Desktop in the Enterprise:  I'll cover the aspects of Google's
internal enterprise environment. This encompases rolling out and
maintaining thousands of Desktop Linux machines, the changes and
bugfixes necessary in our environment, how Google works with the Linux
community to incorporate our fixes upstream, and a look at some of the
remaining unsolved problems hurting Linux installations.

Vince Busam:
  Vince Busam is a Systems Engineer at Google, where he works on
deploying and improving Linux on the desktop.  He previously worked for
Los Angeles based PhatNoise developing embedded Linux applications for
in-car multimedia entertainment systems.  Before that, he developed and
found founded Los Angeles based Scour, a leading multimedia search engine.

Directions:

  From the 110 Northbound

Exit Adams
Take a left onto Adams
Take a left onto Figueroa (south)
Pass Jefferson and turn right into Gate 3 Park in the parking structure
to the left, there is a $6 charge


>From the 110 Southbound

Exit Adams
Go straight, you'll hit Figueroa, take a right (south)
Pass Adams
Pass Jefferson and turn right into Gate 3 Park in the parking structure
to the left, there is a $6 charge


After you park

Once you've parked exit the parking structure the way you came in, and
turn left (i.e. away from the gate). Walk along the path and you'll be
walking toward three buildings. The one slightly to the left of the end
of the path is VKC, it has red brick, and a tall tower on top of the
building with a large golden globe on the top of the tower. On the right
of VKC is SOS, it's very short, and to the right of that is a very tall
building. Right behind these buildings is THH (Taper Hall of
Humanities). This is the building you want. It's very long, and
L-shaped. Towards the right is an overhang and some glass doors, go in
there and follow the signs to the correct room. Rooms beginning with 1
are on ground level, rooms beginning with 2 are upstairs.

Maps

USC Campus
Map of the area around USC


More Information: http://linux.usc.edu/events.php?eventid=35


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Freeware and Technical Pages              Insanity Palace of Metallica
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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't
matter and those who matter don't mind."
  - Dr. Suess



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I finally got tired of getting the same old info on
http://lalugs.org/, that I wrote Dan about updating the site.

My temp site is at http://r.mooo.com/lalugs, if you need any updates
done to it before I ask Dan to put it in place email them to me.  Also
feel free to go there to get the latest beta copy.

In the future I wish to work with Peter Benjamin to implement his RSS
based solution.

[ moderator note: I am suitably chagrined.
   I will set up a way to grab Ralf's updates automatically.
   I'm interested in anything that can make this all easier.
   Maybe one of the shared calendar services from Yahoo or
   the like would do, even. -dank ]

Hi,

I want to let you know about the Desktop Linux Summit coming April 24
and 25 to San Diego, CA. There is a special User Group rate of only $25
for both days. Some of the speakers for the event include:

Scott Collins, Evangelist for Trolltech
Nat Friedman, VP of Linux Desktop Engineering for Novell
Marcel Gagné, Canada's Linux Guru
Brian King, Mozdev Group a part of the Mozilla community
Greg Mancusi-Ungaro, Director of Linux and Open Source Marketing for
Novell
Ian Murdock, Founder of Debian
Doc Searls, Author and Senior Editor for Linux Journal

You can find all the details at: http://www.desktoplinuxsummit.com

There will be two event tracks at the Desktop Linux Summit this year:

--------------------------------------
Track 1: The Future of Desktop Linux
--------------------------------------

This is the place to find out where desktop Linux is going and where the
next big hit will be - emerging markets like China and Latin America,
public school systems, or large-scale corporate desktop deployments?

Topics include:

* Predictions for Desktop Linux: 2006
* The Open Document Debate
* International Expansion of Desktop Linux
* Linux in Education
* ODF in enterprise – will big companies bite?
* How will corporate America adopt Linux?
* GPL and Licensing
* What's holding desktop Linux back? Hardware and application gaps
* Linux evangelism - what you can do to fuel adoption
* Linux DRM - Will it happen?
* Why Should my Business Use OSS?

--------------------------------------
Track 2: Inside Desktop Linux
--------------------------------------

This session is for new and advanced users who want to make the most out
of their Linux experience.

Topics include:

* Harnessing the Mozilla Platform
* Migration stories: Creating a Phased Plan for Mass Deployment
* Using desktop Linux in a mixed environment (SMB/Enterprise)
* Targeting the Linux Desktop with Qt and the LSB
* Newbie Series: Choosing a Linux distro and making the most of it
* Assessing Open Source Application Adoption
* Moving your Business to Linux: What your IT staff needs to know
* System Builder Session: Building Linux PCs – 3 45-minute sessions on
how to build a Linux desktop
* OEM Special Session: How to make Linux profitable for you
* Builder Sessions: Building a Linux system

There will also be a Linux Installfest happening during the Summit and
we are currently looking for volunteers. If you would like to help out
(and get free admission to the show) please visit:
http://www.desktoplinuxsummit.com/installfest

Please post this on your event calendar and let your Members know:

What: Desktop Linux Summit 2006
When: April 24-25, 2006
Where: Manchester Grand Hyatt, Downtown San Diego, CA
Info: http://desktoplinuxsummit.com

I look forward to meeting you at the show!

Best regards,

Kendall Dawson
Desktop Linux Summit

Please share this with your LUGs . . .

**New Class . . . Introduction to Linux**

Offered by FSS-Project T.E.C.H., this eleven-week class is an overview
of the Linux Operating System geared toward new users.  Using the
hands-on approach, participants will learn how to install, administer,
and use Linux. In addition, the course covers the history and context
in which the operating system has developed, and an overview of many
popular Open Source applications.

Location: Tom Bradley Youth & Family Center
(Meeting place for LULA and LAMP-sig)
5213 West Pico Blvd., LA 90019
Session runs: March 27 thru June 16
Day/Time: Mondays & Tuesdays, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Fee: Very affordable, call or email for details
For questions or more information, contact Project T.E.C.H.
323.687.4662:: info@...
Visit us at www.fsstech.org

**About FSS-Project T.E.C.H. **

FSS-Project T.E.C.H. is a nonprofit community technology program (and
a project of community Partners) operating in Mid-City Los Angeles.
We are a member of the Community Technology Centers Network (CTCNet)
and the Community Technology Organizing Consortium (CTOC).

-Karen Wade
Project Director & C0-Founder
FSS-Project T.E.C.H.

lalugs.org's content is now in a content management system
called subversion ;-)

This means that interested community members who
want to add news items to lalugs.org can do so;
all you have to do is convince me that you'd be
a good co-maintainer, and give me your gmail
address.  I can then add you to the maintainers' list.
- Dan

Howdy folks!
There was a BOF at SCALE yesterday about southern
california LUG coordination.  It was suggested at that meeting
that we use the lalugs mailing list to continue
the discussion.

Can anyone who was at the meeting raise their hand?
Thanks,
Dan

I wasn't there, but was briefed by Kurt and Brian about what went on.

I'm very intrigued about the idea of creating a communication network
between LUGs. I am involved both with SFVLUG and LinuxChixLA, as you
know, and I think both groups would be positively inclined towards
such an effort.

I missed you at SCALE, much to my disappointment. Hope things are
going well for you, Dan.

Take care,
Michelle

--
Windows looking dingy and dull? Try the spiffy, more secure
alternatives! Linux! Macintosh! Two great tastes that go great
together! With the freshening power of xNIX!

Any lugs interested in this presentation?


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Wilfred Johan Nilsen <wilfred.nilsen@...>
Date: Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Subject: Possible presentation for next meeting: BarracudaDrive for
NSLU2 Unslung
To: speakers@...



  We have recently released a free BarracudaDrive Web Server for the NSLU2
  Unslung Linux firmware.
  A short message was posted on the NSLU2 developers group regarding this
  release:
  http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/nslu2-developers/message/1852
  Would a BarracudaDrive presentation for the NSLU2 be of any interest to
  the LA usergroup?

  Best Regards,
  Wilfred Nilsen
  949 388 1314

Dan,

SGVLUG is always interested in presentations.

Thank you.

Jason


---- Dan Kegel <dank@...> wrote:
> Any lugs interested in this presentation?
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Wilfred Johan Nilsen <wilfred.nilsen@...>
> Date: Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 10:27 AM
> Subject: Possible presentation for next meeting: BarracudaDrive for
> NSLU2 Unslung
> To: speakers@...
>
>
>
>  We have recently released a free BarracudaDrive Web Server for the NSLU2
>  Unslung Linux firmware.
>  A short message was posted on the NSLU2 developers group regarding this
>  release:
>  http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/nslu2-developers/message/1852
>  Would a BarracudaDrive presentation for the NSLU2 be of any interest to
>  the LA usergroup?
>
>  Best Regards,
>  Wilfred Nilsen
>  949 388 1314
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Los Angeles Linux User Groups
> http://www.lalugs.orgYahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

Group,

Did this idea die?  I'm interested in working on something like this.
  What would be the next step to make this a reality?

Thanks.

Jason

--- In lalugs@yahoogroups.com, "Michelle Klein-Hass" <msgeek703@...>
wrote:
>
> I wasn't there, but was briefed by Kurt and Brian about what went on.
>
> I'm very intrigued about the idea of creating a communication network
> between LUGs. I am involved both with SFVLUG and LinuxChixLA, as you
> know, and I think both groups would be positively inclined towards
> such an effort.
>
> I missed you at SCALE, much to my disappointment. Hope things are
> going well for you, Dan.
>
> Take care,
> Michelle
>
> --
> Windows looking dingy and dull? Try the spiffy, more secure
> alternatives! Linux! Macintosh! Two great tastes that go great
> together! With the freshening power of xNIX!
>

On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 1:49 PM, jasonrkr <jasonrkr@...> wrote:
>  Did this idea die? I'm interested in working on something like this.
>  What would be the next step to make this a reality?

The moderation system delayed your message - I'm going to
take the group off moderation for a little while.
Maybe that will help.
- Dan

Hello,

No the idea has not died although communication did in fact fail. I'll
take the blame.

I actually have an email that's been in my drafts folder since mid-Fed
that I had written to address continuing the discussion. It ended up
coming off somewhat like a rant so I never sent it. I have had the
intention to recompose it for a while now. The typical excuses; work
and family have kept me busy. As well David Kaiser became very busy
just after SCALE and he and I have not taken the time to follow up on
the BOF in detail.

Since the ball is rolling now, might as well keep it going.

Let me first clarify based on some feedback that I already received.
We are not attempting to make one gigantic SoCal LUG. As David said in
the meeting there is nothing predatory going on here at all. We simply
wish to create a community to help us pool our resources. The part of
that I would like to stress is "create a community".

The suggestion was put forth at the BOF that someone already had a
website up and running with various features (wiki, mailing list,
etc.). However hardly anyone is using it. David and I are also working
on a web site, but that site does not have to be the solution either.
In fact I would say that a web site is not the solution. Its great
that we have a tool box full of tools, but what are we going to build?
We need to first build a foundation for a community and go in the
direction determined by that community.

What do you think of creating a communication network between SoCal
LUGs and other F/OSS groups, sharing speakers and events with one
another?

If you have a thought on the topic, lets here them.

Chris


On 3/10/08, jasonrkr <jasonrkr@...> wrote:
>
> Group,
>
> Did this idea die? I'm interested in working on something like this.
> What would be the next step to make this a reality?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jason
>
> --- In lalugs@yahoogroups.com, "Michelle Klein-Hass" <msgeek703@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I wasn't there, but was briefed by Kurt and Brian about what went on.
> >
> > I'm very intrigued about the idea of creating a communication network
> > between LUGs. I am involved both with SFVLUG and LinuxChixLA, as you
> > know, and I think both groups would be positively inclined towards
> > such an effort.
> >
> > I missed you at SCALE, much to my disappointment. Hope things are
> > going well for you, Dan.
> >
> > Take care,
> > Michelle
> >
> > --
> > Windows looking dingy and dull? Try the spiffy, more secure
> > alternatives! Linux! Macintosh! Two great tastes that go great
> > together! With the freshening power of xNIX!
> >
>
>

One spam is one spam too many.  I'm turning on "new members moderated" again.

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 01:08:41PM -0700, Dan Kegel wrote:
> One spam is one spam too many.  I'm turning on "new members moderated" again.

How many moderators do we have?

Michael

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Michael Elkins <me@...> wrote:
>  How many moderators do we have?

Two, now.