A British Computing Society event tomorrow:
Open Source: turn on the LAMP
Alan Lenton (ibgames)
Thursday 10 Nov 19:30, Computing Lab
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In the last ten years Open Source software has come from being an
'interesting' plaything for hobbyists and geeks into the mainstream
of business computing.
The success of Open Source has been built on the rock solid
components of the Linux operating system, the Apache web server, the
MySQL database, and a scripting language whose name starts with 'P' -
Perl, PHP or Python, depending on your religion. These components are
commonly known by the acronym LAMP.
This talk will look at the LAMP components, as well as Linux
distributions and some of the strengths and weaknesses of Open Source
software, and strategies for deploying it in business. The talk will
also attempt to strip away some of the myths surrounding Open Source
software - myths pushed both by fanatical supporters, and by equally
fanatical opponents.
http://www.oxon.bcs.org/program2005-6.htm#Nov
(Free)
Also, a CompSoc talk tonight some of you might find interesting:
Tackling the Next Generation of Consoles
Andrew Oliver (Blitz Games)
Wednesday 9 Nov 20:30, Denis Sciama Lecture Theatre, Denys Wilkinson
Building (on Banbury Rd & Keble Rd)
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Soon we are about to hit the new wave of next generation consoles;
the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Nintendo Revolution. What's in these
super powerful new consoles? What will this mean to the video games
buying market and what will it mean to the industry and developers?
[Andrew Oliver, the co-founder and co-owner of Blitz Games(Fuzion
Frenzy, The Mummy Returns, WarGames, etc)]
http://www.compsoc.net/
(Three pounds if you're not a member of CompSoc)
