The feature presentation for the ALE Central Meeting of
Thursday, June 18th, 7:30pm will be:
“An Overview of the Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM)”
presented by Ryan Matty
Synopsis:
— KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization
solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization
extensions. This presentation will provide a general overview of
virtualization, KVM and QEMU, and will discuss how to configure
a host to run one or more KVM guests.
Bio:
— Ryan Matteson is a long time Linux user, and has been a member
of ALE for close to 8 years. In addition to hacking code, Ryan
thoroughly enjoys evaluating new technology and sharing his findings
with the world through his blog at [http://prefetch.net/blog].
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We will be meeting at our ususal venue, Emory Law School,
Gambrel Hall, rm 1C. Meeting time frame is 7:30pm to ~9:30pm
Directions to Emory Law School can be found at
[http://ale.org/?page_id=2].
The feature presentation at the ALE Central Meeting
at 7:30pm on Thursday, May 21st, will be:
“The Wonderful Widgets of Wx, Python Style”
as presented by the often distracted
but always erudite Charles Shapiro
Synopsis:
— Follow our intrepid coder into the dark thickets of cross-platform
GUI programming as we explore the exciting world of wxPython,
a Python interface to the excellent WxWidgets C library. This talk
will feature a close look at some toy programs and a demonstration
of an actual, complete WxPython application.
bio:
— Charles Shapiro is a fan of fencing, juggling, gadgetry, RC toys
and most anything the lesser world considers “geek” or “gear head”.
Consistent to this calling he has been a professional programmer for
over 10 years, specializing in C and unix with a couple years of C++,
Perl and a plethora of Python in the mix. He can type faster than
most people can talk, is a Linux Lunacy Cruise alumnae, a liberty
minded friend of the EFF and a seriously committed GNU Linux zealot
since 1996.
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We will be meeting at Emory Law School in our
usual Gambrel Hall, room 1C venue.
Meeting time frame is 7:30pm to ~9:30pm
Directions to Emory Law School can be found
via the side bar link.
Let the helpful Open Support Communities of Ubuntu GA
& ALE help you upgrade to the totally Free, Freedom Friendly
and Permanent ESCAPE from the “PANE” of Windows computer
diseases by joining us for
The Spring, 2009
ALE Ubuntu
Linux Install Fest
Saturday, May 16, 2009, 9:30am to 5:00pm
at Emory Law School Gambrell Hall, Room 5e
[ Directions to Gambrell Hall ]
ALE Ubuntu Linux Install Fests are open to anyone and everyone
who uses information technology in their work or their play, but
shares a desire to make their computer experience as pleasant
and engaging as possible. Discover the best in Familiar, Modern,
User Friendly, Fully Secure and Hardware Compatible solutions
that Free Software has to offer. Explore the Freedom Friendly
computer tools that set you Free to actually enjoy your personal
information technology again!
ENJOY WORRY FREE COMPUTING & WEB SURFING!
The Open Source development model of GNU Linux programs
generates the most secure and reliable software possible.
Let the OSS and IT professionals of Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
and Ubuntu-Georgia show you the most popular free choices
in healthy, robust software and answer your questions about
Open Source and freedom friendly GNU Linux computing.
ENJOY GREENER COMPUTING:
RESTORE AND REVIVE YOUR PC HARDWARE!
We’ll be providing the knowledge, parts and tools to make it
easy for you to extend the life of your PC systems and keep
them out of the landfill! With a Linux OS your existing PC will
be immune from Windows diseases and spyware, so it will
be faster, more functional, more friendly and more fun to run
than ever! We will have monitors, mice, keyboards and
internet access on hand so that all you have to bring
is your working laptop or desktop CPU with a working CD
or DVD drive. Whether exploring or installing Ubuntu
Linux, the process is SYSTEM SAFE: by default, the demo
and install tools will retain all of your existing environments,
programs and data files.
WHETHER YOU COME TO OBSERVE, LEARN, EXPERIMENT
OR INSTALL, THE SUPPORT IS COMPLETELY FREE!
The full list of support at the 2009 ALE Ubuntu Install Fest will include:
— Hands on demo systems where you can experiment with all that Linux offers
and find out just how simple and familiar free computing choices are.
— Assistance with safely trying Linux on your AMD/Intel system with an Ubuntu
Live CD that lets you explore and test the free Linux Desktop environment
and dozens of useful free applications that are included.
— Knowledgeable, patient help with installing Linux onto your system hard drive
when you decide that Free Computer Freedom is a really great deal!
— Free Copies of the Ubuntu v9.04 “Jaunty Jackalope” Live Install CD along
with other Linux OSS package disks will be available to everyone attending.
— Demonstrations of the free Ubuntu Desktop and other major Open Source
software like Open Office packages will be offered at the Install Fest.
— A plethora of Linux & Ubuntu experts at the ready to assist with any
questions about anything involving Open Source, Linux and Ubuntu.
To learn more about Ubuntu GNU Linux and the
Ubuntu “Jaunty Jackalope” 9.04 release specifically,
please visit Ubuntu.com
Note that free Ubuntu Live CD’s can also be ordered, requested or downloaded
for burning anytime atUbuntu.com/getUbuntu
To get a broader view taste of the many choices in Free,
Freedom Friendly, Open Source Operating Environments,
visit DistroWatch.com
For any additional information needs, please contact:
Aaron Ruscetta, 404.315.0406 // aruscetta@gmail.com
Our ALE Central Meeting on Thursday, Aprl 16, 2009,
7:30pm, at Emory Law School (Gambrell Hall Room 1C)
will feature two topical presentations:
“A Demo of the Opensuse Build Service (OBS)”
with Greg Freemyer
— plus —
“A Premier of the ALE OSPREX Deck”
with Stephen R. Blevins
Synopses:
— Opensuse Build Service:
The OBS is distro agnostic and can be used to build rpms and debian
packages without requiring the user to install the various distros. It is
targeted at people packaging projects for publishing. The following
distros are currently supported: Fedora, Red Hat, Debian, OpenSUSE,
Mandriva, xUbuntu. Intel (32bit and 64bit) and PPC builds are fully
supported. ARM support is being introduced now, with other embedded
cpu architectures to follow.
The build service is leveraged by the opensuse studio service to allow
custom opensuse live CDs / bootable USB images to be created via
the web.
— The ALE OSPREX Deck:
OSPREX (for Open Source OS Presentation) is the working project
name for an effort by several ALE volunteers to create a consistent,
portable presentation package targeting general public audiences
that concisely and effectively promotes the numerous profound
advantages of GNU Linux OS and FFOSS software alternatives.
Stephen Blevins has taken the lead in this effort by locating and
adapting a distributable presentation slide deck that can serve as
an aid to Linux evangelists for delivering a brief but informative
talk on the various FFOSS topics. Stephen vetted the OSPREX
Deck at a recent ALE organizational meeting and, having
incorporated those suggestions for enhancement, is anxious to
present the OSPREX Deck to the general ALE membership.
Bio Info:
— Greg Freemyer is currently employed as the CTO of The Norcross
Group. He has been involved with UNIX since 1983 and with Linux
since 1996. Greg served as a Senior Internet Engineer on several
major projects for international corporations such as Siemens and
Ford Motor Company. His current job focuses on Computer Forensics
and eDiscovery, but he continues to work with Linux systems for both
work and pleasure. His use of the OBS evolved out of trying to connect
a linux PC up to a weather station.
— Stephen R. Blevins has been an I.T. professional for over 20 years,
including 15 years working with various UNIX systems (AT&T 5.2.2,
SVR4, HPUX, SunOS, Solaris). In 2003 he became a philosophical
convert to GNU Linux and Open Source software due to the influences
of Pamela Jones, of GROKLAW fame. He currently runs a triple-boot
computer system that can wake up as an MS XP box, or greet the world
as a secure and functional CentOS or Ubuntu Linux system. Slowly,
but surely, Stephen’s wife, his wife’s son, and his own son are
becoming Linux converts as well (and not just in philosophical sense)!
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Our meeting time frame is 7:30pm to ~9:30pm
Directions to Emory Law School can be found
HERE (or via the side bar link).
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[POSTING NOTE: My apologies for delays in posting this
months meeting notice, but BOTH of the presenters
we had originally lined up for this month had to cancel
on short notice (for very valid reasons). Big THANKS to
Greg and Stephen for filling the voids!]
Recognizing the desire of many of our members to revitalize
our ALE users group and improve our organization’s visibility,
services and outreach, we have scheduled an organizational
and outreach brainstorming meeting for
Saturday, March 28th, 1:00pm at
Twains Billiards & Tap
211 E Trinity Pl
Decatur, GA 30030 (404) 373-0063
Google Maps URL: http://tinyurl.com/aletwains090329
This is an OPEN Invitation to participate in an OPEN Discussion
and volunteer your support for ideas in promoting OPEN Source
Software and GNU Linux throughout our local community, city
and State regions.
Since anyone who participates in an ALE meeting is welcomed
as a member of the group, anyone is welcome to participate,
though the members who can participate as actively involved
volunteers will be the most welcome!
Some of the topics already on the agenda include ways to
improve cooperation and coordination with other OSS groups
in Georgia and the Southeast, expanding and better utilizing
our online facilities, finishing a deliverable OSPREX package
and providing better new user installation and information
support with small, regional “Linux Clinux” offerings.
We hope everyone interested in participating can be there in
person, but if you are unable to attend the meeting and have
ideas or information you want to share, please contact me by
email or phone before Saturday:
Aaron Ruscetta
ALE Event Coordinator (etc.)
arxaaron [at] gmail.com
404.315.0406 (10a-10p any day)