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Linux Install Day - Sunday 26th May - 10am to 6pm
by Alasdair G Kergon 24 May '02

24 May '02

Our Annual Linux Install Day is on Sunday! Please come along if you can - even if it's only for half-an-hour. There'll be lots of demonstrations/talks throughout the day (according to demand) and plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience of different Linux distributions and applications for yourself. In particular, there'll be talks on Internet connection configuration at 11am and 3pm. We'll also be raffling some goodies, and John Winters from the Linux Emporium will be there in the afternoon. http://www.linuxemporium.co.uk/ (Email him at info(a)linuxemporium.co.uk if there's anything you'd specifically like him to bring along.) If you wish to bring a computer for installation, it would help us if you filled in the form in advance at: http://www.oxlug.org/linuxday/register.html Venue ~~~~~ 22nd Oxford Sea Scout Hall, Meadow Lane (off Donnington Bridge Road), Oxford. It's easy to find - on the East bank of the river on the North side of the main road and there's ample parking. By bus, take one of the regular Iffley Road buses (eg from Queen Street) and get off at the stop just before the junction at the end of Donnington Bridge Road, from which it's a couple of minutes' walk. Contacts ~~~~~~~~ More details: http://www.oxlug.org/linuxday/ In advance, email: events(a)oxlug.org. On the day, mobile numbers are: Ganesh Sittampalam 07968 253467 Alasdair Kergon 07092 014527 Dominic Hargreaves 07976 569915

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Reminder: Introductory talk, Sunday 19th May, 6:30pm
by Ganesh Sittampalam 17 May '02

17 May '02

Just a reminder of our talk this Sunday. We'll be giving an overview of what Linux is about and why it might be useful for you, talking about what OxLUG does, and doing a sample installation of the latest version of the Mandrake distribution, which is what we'll be recommending at the Installfest. You'll be able to chat to OxLUG regulars either during a break in the event or afterwards at the Lamb & Flag pub nearby. I'd like to particularly encourage people who have joined the list to find out more about Linux but haven't been to any meetings yet to come along. The event will be in Comlab. You can find out how to get there from http://web.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oucl/about/directions.html - entrance is via the side door from the car park. Ganesh

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OxLUG events on Sundays in May & June - LVM; InstallFest series
by Alasdair G Kergon 10 May '02

10 May '02

Sunday 12th May - Linux Logical Volume Management (LVM) The regular monthly meeting. 6.30pm, Comlab. Maps at http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/ox/maps.html Followed by drinks at the Lamb and Flag. More details below. Sundays 19th May - 9th June. A special introductory series. All are welcome! Please help to publicise these meetings! More details below. Sunday 19th May - What is this thing called Linux? 6.30pm, Comlab. Maps at http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/ox/maps.html Sunday 26th May - InstallFest (full day) 10am - 6pm, 22nd Oxford Sea Scout Hut. http://www.oxlug.org/linuxday/ Sunday 2nd June - Where do I go from here? (Part 1) 6.30pm, Comlab. Maps at http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/ox/maps.html Sunday 9th June - Where do I go from here? (Part 2) 6.30pm, Comlab. Maps at http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/ox/maps.html Other news: Linux Expo Birmingham is cancelled. http://www.linuxexpobirmingham.com/ Linux 2002 Bristol - Early booking deadline 31st May. http://www.ukuug.org/events/linux2002/ Until 31st May the cost is GBP 47 (students: GBP 20) plus UKUUG membership fee for non-members; Oxford University staff & students are already covered. The latest additions to the programme include Sony's PlayStation 2 Linux and Kylix. Other InstallFests (various dates): http://www.linuxinstallday.org/ Festival of Extreme Computing, June 9, London http://www.xcom2002.com/ LinuxTag (Germany) June 6-9 http://www.linuxtag.org/ SANE (Holland) May 27-31 http://www.nluug.nl/events/sane2002/ Australian Linux Technical Conf, 22-25 Jan 2003 http://conf.linux.org.au/ Ottawa Linux Symposium (Canada) June 26-29 Almost fully booked! http://www.linuxsymposium.org/2002/ Alasdair. -- agk(a)oxlug.org Sunday 12th May - Linux Logical Volume Management (LVM) LVM is the established standard for on-line disk storage management under Linux. It is included in the 2.4 kernel series. The aims of my talk are: To introduce existing LVM concepts and tools under Linux; To discuss the architecture used for the new LVM2/device mapper and the extra features and performance improvements provided. The current LVM system reached maturity with the 1.0.x series, adding a variety of improvements and new features over the 0.8 series (such as snapshots, the ability to move live volumes). LVM2 is a new downwardly-compatible implementation of LVM using a lightweight kernel driver known as the "device mapper". This provides generic support for volume management. All volume managers - not just LVM - will benefit from this work. The new LVM2 framework allows yet more features to be implemented, including: Writeable high-performance snapshots Sophisticated remapping tools Greatly enhanced configurability Human-readable (and editable) configuration backups Atomic metadata updates Improved data recovery in the event of disk failure Cluster-awareness Alasdair Kergon, Sistina Software UK Sunday 19th May - What is this thing called Linux? This will start off with an introduction to what Linux is, its strengths and weaknesses and what OxLUG is and what it does. It'll then move on to a description of what will happen at the InstallFest, and we'll run through a sample installation of Mandrake, the distribution we'll be recommending at the InstallFest. This event is for everyone in OxLUG, whether old hand or newcomer, as well as anyone else in Oxfordshire (or beyond!) who wants to find out more. We'll be handing out penguin badges to the usual regulars so that new people can identify them. Sundays 2nd and 9th June - Where do I go from here? Getting started with a newly installed Linux system - things like installing new software, changing configuration settings, and a basic introduction to what's "under the hood". More details nearer the time.

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Reminder: Next OxLUG meeting May 12th
by Alasdair G Kergon 03 May '02

03 May '02

A quick reminder that the next OxLUG meeting will be on Sunday May 12th (moved to avoid the Bank Holiday). Anyone in London tomorrow (Saturday) might want to check out http://party.cream.org/ There'll also be a series of introductory Linux talks on other Sundays in May/June in conjunction with the InstallFest on May 26th. Alasdair -- agk(a)oxlug.org

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Security-Enhanced Linux - Russell Coker, Sun 7th April, 6.30pm
by Alasdair G Kergon 04 Apr '02

04 Apr '02

NSA Security-Enhanced Linux (SE Linux) and packaging it for Debian Russell Coker Sunday 7th April 2002 6.30pm, Comlab The meeting will (as always), be followed by drinks at the Lamb and Flag. The Comlab entrance is from Parks Road and there are maps at http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/ox/maps.html

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Mapping the 'net - Sun 3rd March 2002, 6.30pm
by Alasdair G Kergon 01 Mar '02

01 Mar '02

Stephen Coast will give March's talk. Creating meaningful maps of computer networks is a non-trivial problem, but it can be fun! Topology discovery, 2/3 dimensional layout algorithms will be discussed and of course many pretty pictures and mpegs will be shown :-) Date: Sunday 3rd March 2002 Time: 6.30pm Venue: Comlab The meeting will be followed by drinks at the Lamb and Flag. Comlab entrance is from Parks Road and there are maps at http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/ox/maps.html Alasdair -- agk(a)oxlug.org

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WorldForge - Thurs 28 Feb, 8.30pm, Comlab
by Alasdair G Kergon 27 Feb '02

27 Feb '02

OxLUG people are welcome to attend this Compsoc talk tomorrow. ********************************************************** ** ** ** The WorldForge Project: Forging Open Worlds ** ** Thursday 28 February, 20:30 ** ** Comlab ** ** ** ********************************************************** The WorldForge project aims to bring professional quality Open Source software to the games industry, an area still dominated by proprietary technology. The very fast pace of technological progress and the need for creative as well as technical expertise makes this industry very hard to break into. By developing reusable technology and open standards members have built a solid base for anyone seeking to develop Open Source games, but delivering a product while keeping up with the ever changing expectations of the gaming community has proved to be quite a challenge. Al Riddoch, a WorldForge developer, will be coming from Southampton to talk about the project.

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Eric Raymond, London, Weds Feb 27th
by Alasdair G Kergon 20 Feb '02

20 Feb '02

Eric Raymond will speak in London next week. City University, ~6.30pm. The meeting is free, but you must register in advance (online). Details at: http://www.ukuug.org/events/ESR_20020227.shtml Alasdair

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Compsoc's PGP/GPG Keysigning Party
by Dominic Hargreaves 02 Feb '02

02 Feb '02

Oxford University Computer Society (http://www.ox.compsoc.net/) is holding a PGP keysigning party next Tuesday, the 5th of February at 20:00 in Trinity College. This event is being made open to OxLUG members in the interests of generating a more widespread web of trust. If you would like to take part in the keysigning party, you need to send a copy of your public key to pgp(a)ox.compsoc.net not later than 20:00 on Monday 4th February. You should then attend the event, making sure to bring photographic ID with you. You will also need to bring a paper copy of your own key's ID, fingerprint and size. There is a map locating Trinity College available at: http://www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/maps/index.plx. http://www.ox.compsoc.net/events/descriptions/pgp-ht02.shtml contains a full description of how the event will be conducted. If you have any questions, please get in touch (email secretary(a)ox.compsoc.net). Regards, Dom.

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Linux Applications - Sunday 3rd Feb 2002, 6.30pm
by Alasdair G Kergon 01 Feb '02

01 Feb '02

This Sunday's meeting will be more interactive than usual. What's the best mailer or web browser to use? How effective is WINE now? Please come along and share your experience! If you want to demonstrate some software that you reckon other people should know about, please bring it along on a laptop, or set it up on a machine that you can log into over the internet and export the display. If you'd like some software demonstrating, please ask on the mailing list. This is (near enough) OxLUG's Third Birthday. Towards the end, I'd also like to discuss some goals for OxLUG for the year ahead. Another InstallFest? Website changes? List archive searchable/public? What sorts of talks? Anything else? Date: Sunday 3rd February 2002 Time: 6.30pm Venue: Comlab The meeting will (as always), be followed by drinks at the Lamb and Flag. Comlab entrance is from Parks Road and there are maps at http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/ox/maps.html ********************************************************************** In a fortnight's time in Brussels, an excellent free conference: Free and Open Source Software Developers' Meeting http://www.fosdem.org/ - Brussels, 16-17 Feb 2002 ********************************************************************** Alasdair -- agk(a)oxlug.org

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