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Monday events: Novell (note new time); Thawte web of trust
by Dominic Hargreaves 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

There are two OxLUG events on Monday 19th January (this coming Monday), plus the opportunity to go for a meal with our speaker from Novell: ****************************************** * Thawte web of trust notarization event * * 8pm * * Lamb and Flag * ****************************************** For those who haven't seen it, the Thawte web of trust is an attempt to set up a vaguely PGP-like web of trust, but for S/MIME certificates. It is run by Thawte, but the advantage is that S/MIME is compatible with Outlook, Netscape and Mozilla. They can also be used with recent versions of mutt. More details at: http://www.thawte.com/html/COMMUNITY/personal/index.html (general overview) http://www.thawte.com/html/COMMUNITY/wot/index.html (web of trust scheme) There will be several Thawte notaries in attendance, and paperwork will be done there. Therefore you'll need a Thawte account beforehand; get one by going to: https://www.thawte.com/cgi/enroll/personal/step1.exe To get notarised, you will need two forms of ID. At least one needs a photo, and at least one needs to carry the 'national identity number' that you gave Thawte when you signed up. You will also need a photocopy of these, one for each notary to keep. This makes for a minimum of 3, but I would strongly recommend more as notarising (and being notarised) by others will boost the number of 'trust points' you are allocated, and can allocate to others. It is expected that the business can be over in time for those who wish to attend the 8.30 talk, but equally notarization will continue past that point for a short while if you can't make it for 8pm. ******************************************************************** * Matt Asay, Novell * * 8.30pm (note change of time compared to previous announcements) * * Comlab (and afterwards in the Lamb and Flag) * ******************************************************************** Director of Novell's Linux Business Office and Open Source Review Board, Matt is responsible for laying the strategic foundation for Novell's use of open source software. "I would like to talk a bit about open source, generally, how Novell sees itself fitting into that community, and then turn the time over to the LUG to hammer me with questions." If you would like to go for a meal with Matt beforehand at about 6.30pm, please email info(a)oxlug.org in advance. The venue for the meal has not yet been decided. Locations: Comlab: http://web.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oucl/about/directions.html (entrance from the door by the car park) Lamb and Flag: http://www.ox.compsoc.net/oxfordguide/?Lamb_And_Flag Future events: ************************************************************** Sunday 1st February 2004 - Dick Morrell A talk on Linux Device Creation and also consolidation of Linux vendors and the muddled path ahead. ************************************************************** High Availability & Reliability - UKUUG Winter Conference 2004 Weds 25-Thurs 26 Feb 2004 in Bournemouth A very strong programme this year, featuring a half-day tutorial and 16 speakers (including 6 experts from overseas). Lars Marowsky-Bree (SUSE Labs, Germany) Alan Robertson (IBM Linux Technology Centre, USA) Matt Asay (Novell, USA); David Axmark (MySQL, Sweden); Mark Baker & Matthew Grove - Grid Monitoring; Matthew Bloch - User Mode Linux; Peter Breuer (Madrid) - NetRAID; Tim Chown - IPv6; Julian Field - MailScanner; Tony Finch (Cambridge); Niall Mansfield - Combatting Sobig worms; Stephen Mayo (HP); Richard Moore (IBM); Philipp Reisner - DRBD; Steve Whitehouse - Cluster Filesystems For full details, see: http://www.ukuug.org/events/winter2004/ ************************************************************** FOSDEM: Sat 21 - Sun 22 Feb, Brussels. Featuring Tim O'Reilly, Hans Reiser, Jonathan Corbet, Jon 'Maddog' Hall. Watch the programme unfold at http://www.fosdem.org/ Free (donation requested). Always great fun. Mailing list for co-ordinating travel & accommodation options from the UK: http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/fosdem **************************************************************

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Sun 4th Jan - Pub meeting
by Alasdair G Kergon 02 Jan '04

02 Jan '04

Sunday 4th January, from 6.30pm onwards in the Lamb and Flag on St. Giles. http://www.ox.compsoc.net/oxfordguide/?Lamb_And_Flag ************************************************************* Advance notices: ************************************************************* Monday 19th Jan, evening (1st week of term) Matt Asay, Director of Novell's Linux Business Office and Open Source Review Board, responsible for laying the strategic foundation for Novell's use of open source software. "I would like to talk a bit about open source, generally, how Novell sees itself fitting into that community, and then turn the time over to the LUG to hammer me with questions." ************************************************************** Sunday 1st February 2004 - Dick Morrell A talk on Linux Device Creation and also consolidation of Linux vendors and the muddled path ahead. ************************************************************** High Availability & Reliability - UKUUG Winter Conference 2004 Weds 25-Thurs 26 Feb 2004 in Bournemouth A very strong programme this year, featuring a half-day tutorial and 16 speakers (including 6 experts from overseas). Lars Marowsky-Bree (SUSE Labs, Germany) Alan Robertson (IBM Linux Technology Centre, USA) Matt Asay (Novell, USA); David Axmark (MySQL, Sweden); Mark Baker & Matthew Grove - Grid Monitoring; Matthew Bloch - User Mode Linux; Peter Breuer (Madrid) - NetRAID; Tim Chown - IPv6; Julian Field - MailScanner; Tony Finch (Cambridge); Niall Mansfield - Combatting Sobig worms; Stephen Mayo (HP); Richard Moore (IBM); Philipp Reisner - DRBD; Steve Whitehouse - Cluster Filesystems For full details, see: http://www.ukuug.org/events/winter2004/ ************************************************************** FOSDEM: Sat 21 - Sun 22 Feb, Brussels. Featuring Tim O'Reilly, Hans Reiser, Jonathan Corbet, Jon 'Maddog' Hall. Watch the programme unfold at http://www.fosdem.org/ Free (donation requested). Always great fun. Mailing list for co-ordinating travel & accommodation options from the UK: http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/fosdem **************************************************************

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OxGLUG - midweek meet, 16th December
by James Davis 10 Dec '03

10 Dec '03

We'll be a meal in Oxford followed by drinks at the Bookbinders again. The current 'plan' is to meet at Cafe Orient, George Street at 7pm and then move onto the Bookbinders, Jericho at 8pm. However I have a suspicion that more people may show than last month and Cafe Orient may not be too convenient. Can everyone who intends to join us for food get in touch with me by the end of Friday so I can attempt to make alternative arrangements if that is the case? Let me know if you have any special requirements regarding the food and I'll try and find somewhere as accommodating as possible. I apologise for my disorganisation. James -- http://jamesd.ukgeeks.co.uk/

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Sun 7th Dec - Supercomputing
by Alasdair G Kergon 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

Sunday 7th December, 6.30pm, Comlab. Linux Supercomputing in Oxford - Dr Jon Lockley The Oxford Supercomputing Centre (OSC) is a central resource for Oxford academics in need of high performance computing. The OSC's clustering hardware and software will be described and used to illustrate design decisions for clusters. Finally I'll outline what impact we expect the new 64bit chipsets and the 2.6 kernel may have for high performance computing. 1. The Centre - why it exists, what is does, who it's for 2. Parallel programming, some basics 3. High Performance Hardware 4. Useful Software for Clusters 5. General tips for building a cluster 6. Linux and clusters 7. Future development Directions: http://web.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oucl/about/directions.html The meeting will (as always) be followed by drinks at the Lamb and Flag. ************************************************************* GLLUG tomorrow (Saturday 6th Dec) in London: http://www.gllug.org.uk/meeting-20031206.html 12:45 - 14:30 Tushar Joshi - PostgresSQL 7.4 Vs. MySQL 4.1 15:00 - 16:45 Stephen Coast - Mapping the Interne ************************************************************* BCS Oxfordshire, Thurs 11th Dec - Growing up with Lucy http://www.bcsoxon.org/program2003-4.htm#Dec ************************************************************* Advance notices: ************************************************************* Sunday 1st February 2004 - Dick Morrell A talk on Linux Device Creation and also consolidation of Linux vendors and the muddled path ahead. We're still seeking ideas for January's meeting, Sun 4th Jan. ************************************************************** High Availability & Reliability - UKUUG Winter Conference 2004 Weds 25-Thurs 26 Feb 2004 in Bournemouth A very strong programme this year, featuring a half-day tutorial and 16 speakers (including 6 experts from overseas). Lars Marowsky-Bree (SUSE Labs, Germany) Alan Robertson (IBM Linux Technology Centre, USA) Matt Asay (Novell, USA); David Axmark (MySQL, Sweden); Mark Baker & Matthew Grove - Grid Monitoring; Matthew Bloch - User Mode Linux; Peter Breuer (Madrid) - NetRAID; Tim Chown - IPv6; Julian Field - MailScanner; Tony Finch (Cambridge); Niall Mansfield - Combatting Sobig worms; Stephen Mayo (HP); Richard Moore (IBM); Philipp Reisner - DRBD; Steve Whitehouse - Cluster Filesystems For full details, see the PDFs at: http://www.ukuug.org/events/winter2004/ and the provisional abstracts & biographies at: http://www.ukuug.org/events/winter2004/initialspeakers.html ************************************************************** FOSDEM: Sat 21 - Sun 22 Feb, Brussels. Featuring Tim O'Reilly, Hans Reiser, Jonathan Corbet, Jon 'Maddog' Hall. Watch the programme unfold at http://www.fosdem.org/ Free (donation requested). Always great fun. Mailing list for co-ordinating travel & accommodation options from the UK: http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/fosdem **************************************************************

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3 talks - Primes, Screensavers, Supercomputing
by Alasdair G Kergon 24 Nov '03

24 Nov '03

Firstly, there are a couple of computing talks in Oxford this week some of you might be interested in attending: This Tuesday (25th Nov) Richard Brent is speaking on Primality Testing, and in particular about the new test which hit the headlines last year (the first deterministic polynomial-time primality test). http://www.cse.iitk.ac.in/news/primality.html For many years mathematicians have searched for a fast and reliable primality test. This is especially relevant nowadays, as the RSA public-key cryptosystem requires very large primes in order to generate secure keys. Recently Agrawal, Kayal and Saxena found a deterministic polynomial-time primality test. Their algorithm will be described, some improvements by Bernstein and Lenstra will be mentioned, and why this is not the end of the story will be explained. 8.15pm, Maths Institute, St. Giles (Keble Rd corner). Cost GBP 2 incl. refreshments. Organised by OU Invariant Society ******************************************************* The Screensaver, Lifesaver Project Professor W. Graham Richards CBE Chairman of Chemistry, University of Oxford Wednesday 26th November, 8.15pm Over 2 million Personal Computers from over 200 countries are being harnessed to screen a database of some billions of small molecules as potential drugs. The grid project provides an effective 100 teraflop machine which is more powerful than the biggest super computer. An added bonus has been the involvement of the general public in a real scientific project. Inorganic Chemistry Lab, South Parks Rd. http://users.ox.ac.uk/~science/sci_map.gif Cost GBP 1 incl. refreshments. Organised by OU Scientific Society ******************************************************* Finally, our monthly OxLUG meeting on Sunday 7th December Linux Supercomputing in Oxford - Dr Jon Lockley The Oxford Supercomputing Centre (OSC) is a central resource for Oxford academics in need of high performance computing. The OSC's clustering hardware and software will be described and used to illustrate design decisions for clusters. Finally I'll outline what impact we expect the new 64bit chipsets and the 2.6 kernel may have for high performance computing. Comlab, 6.30pm http://web.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oucl/about/directions.html Free. ******************************************************* Advance notice: Sunday 1st February 2004 - Dick Morrell A talk on Linux Device Creation and also consolidation of Linux vendors and the muddled path ahead. We're still seeking ideas for January's meeting, Sun 4th Jan.

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Midweek/Midmonth pubmeet Wednesday 12th November
by James Davis 09 Nov '03

09 Nov '03

There'll be a pubmeet on the 12th November at The Bookbinders, Jericho. As well as the pubmeet some of us will be meeting beforehand for food, this may also be useful for those of you don't know how to get to the Bookbinders. Current suggestions for food have been Cafe Orient on George Street and a Thai restraunt on High Street but we're still open to offers. Meeting for food at 7pm, meet at the bookbinders at 8pm. If you're interested in joining me for food, please get in touch before Wednesday so I know who to expect and can arrange to find you. James -- http://jamesd.ukgeeks.co.uk/

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Sun 2nd Nov: Digital Video Recording / Kibo Web Application Package
by Alasdair G Kergon 31 Oct '03

31 Oct '03

We've two talks this Sunday, starting 6.30pm in Trinity College. Linux as a Digital Video Recorder - Jon Burgess Linux provides an ideal platform for building a multimedia server capable of performing the roles of the traditional VHS video recorder, CD and DVD players. It is allows many new applications such as streaming media around the home. This talk will give an introduction to some of the options available for building your own linux based video recorder. It will include some background in the different hardware and software available and hopefully a demo of a digital terrestrial system. The Kibo Web Application Package - Ian Leonard Kibo attempts to give the user a really easy-to-use programming language for application programs. It uses a novel approach and is quite different from the likes of PHP. Date: Sunday 2nd November 2003 Time: 6.30pm Venue: Danson Room, Trinity College The meeting will (as always) be followed by drinks at the Lamb and Flag. Trinity College entrance is from Broad Street and directions can be found at http://www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/maps/ Advance notice of next OxLUG meeting ==================================== Sunday 7th December, 6.30pm Linux Clusters, Dr Jon Lockley, Oxford Supercomputing Centre Other events ============ Wednesday 5th November, 8pm, Comlab An introduction to HTML and CSS. No previous experience will be assumed - by the end of this talk you'll know all you need to create your own web-pages from scratch! http://www.ox.compsoc.net/events/termcards/current/ (Small charge for Compsoc non-members) Thursday 6th November, 8pm, Comlab Trusted Computing and Digital Rights Management: The Good, The Bad, and The Future http://www.ox.compsoc.net/events/termcards/current/ (Small charge for Compsoc non-members) Tuesday 11th November, 10.45-16.00, Stockley Park (near Heathrow) Mac OS X and the Power of UNIX http://www.ukuug.org/events/apple03/ Free pre-registration required. Tuesday 18th November, 7.30pm Comlab An introduction to PHP KDE enthusiast Lee Jordan will explain how you can use PHP to create dynamically generated pages quickly, highlighting the security traps people all too often fall into. No PHP experience is assumed. http://www.ox.compsoc.net/events/termcards/current/ (Small charge for Compsoc non-members) Weds 26th November, 8.15, Inorganic Chemistry Lab, South Parks Road The Screensaver, Lifesaver Project Professor W. Graham Richards CBE Chairman of Chemistry, University of Oxford Over 2 million Personal Computers from over 200 countries are being harnessed to screen a database of some billions of small molecules as potential drugs. The grid project provides an effective 100 teraflop machine which is more powerful than the biggest super computer. An added bonus has been the involvement of the general public in a real scientific project. http://users.ox.ac.uk/~science/details/mt03.html#Richards (Small charge for OU Scientific Society non-members)

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Richard Stallman, London, Sun 26th Oct, 2.30pm
by Alasdair G Kergon 21 Oct '03

21 Oct '03

The Dangers of Software Patents Richard Stallman (Free Software Foundation / GNU project) Sunday 26th October 2.30pm Westminster University Cavendish Campus 115 Cavendish Street, London (next to the BT Tower) Map: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/static/maps.asp Poster: ftp://ftp.nickhill.co.uk/pub/rms-westminster.pdf Organisers: Association for Free Software www.affs.org.uk Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure www.ffii.org.uk Coaches to London: http://www.stagecoach-oxford.co.uk/oxfordtube/ http://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/new/express.htm Advance notice of next OxLUG meetings ===================================== Sunday 2nd November, 6.30pm Linux as a video recorder (provisional) Sunday 7th December, 6.30pm Linux Clusters, Dr Jon Lockley, Oxford Supercomputing Centre Other events ============ Wednesday 22nd October, 2.15pm, London School of Economics Scrambling for Safety 7 - A public meeting on the government's proposed regulations regarding communications data http://www.privacyinternational.org/conference/sfs7/ Wednesday 22nd October, 8.30pm, Comlab. AMD's new processors - Simon Cole http://www.ox.compsoc.net/events/termcards/current/ Saturday 25th October, 12pm onwards, London comp.sys.sinclair meet, Green Man (Gt. Portland St. tube station) [check newsgroup to confirm details] Tuesday 28th October, 8.30pm, Comlab Data exploration - Tim Bruce, xrefer http://www.ox.compsoc.net/events/termcards/current/

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Tux2 talk, Sun 5th October, Trinity College
by Dominic Hargreaves 01 Oct '03

01 Oct '03

************************************************** ** ** ** Tux2 ** ** Thursday 5th October, 7.30pm ** ** Danson Room, Trinity College ** ** ** ************************************************** Daniel Phillips will be talking about Tux2. Tux2 is an experimental modification of the Ext2 filesystem, to implement an atomic update of data and metadata using the "phase tree" algorithm defined by the author. Unlike the traditional ext2 layout, and journalled alternatives such as ext3, with Tux2 the on-disk representation of the filesystem appears to change instantly from one consistent state to another; even in the event of a crash, the filesystem will never be left in an inconsistent state. This is the same kind of consistency guarantee as a journal provides, but without the redundant writes that a journal requires, and so it should perform better than a journalling filesystem. Development on Tux2 was stopped several years ago when the question of patent conflicts arose. However, recent successes in the fight against software patents in the European Union have motivated the author to return to this work. Directions to the venue are available at <http://www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/maps/>. The meeting will (as always) be followed by drinks at the Lamb and Flag <http://www.ox.compsoc.net/oxfordguide/?Lamb_And_Flag>.

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Lamb and Flag "meeting" 3rd August 8pm
by James Davis 06 Sep '03

06 Sep '03

It appears that there's no meeting organised for this week. Not letting this get in the way, I suggest instead heading directly to the Lamb and Flag. I'll be there from 8pm. James

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