{"id":259,"date":"2012-05-14T02:11:46","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T06:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ale.org\/?p=259"},"modified":"2012-05-14T02:11:46","modified_gmt":"2012-05-14T06:11:46","slug":"ale-central-mtg-for-thurs-may-17th-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ale.org\/?p=259","title":{"rendered":"ALE CENTRAL MTG. for Thurs., May 17th, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe feature presentation for our ALE Central Meeting
\nat 7:30pm on Thursday, May 17th, 2012 will be: <\/p>\n

“GRUB 2: Bootloader Magic Demystified”<\/font>
\n with Michael Trausch <\/strong><\/p>\n

Synopsis:
\n– The GRUB 2 bootloader will be presented, with a discussion of
\nits architecture. There will be emphasis on upstream functionality
\nin comparison with (some of) the ways that bootstrapping tasks
\ncould be accomplished with GRUB Legacy.
\n– For those who are unfamiliar with bootloaders, there will be a quick
\nintroduction to what a bootloader does and where its role exists in the
\nsystem boot process for the most predominant architecture of common
\ndesktops and laptops, a BIOS-based x86\/x86-64 system.
\n– If there are any particular questions that you have and would like
\nanswered, or _particular_ functionality that you would like shown,
\nplease let me know directly at [mike@trausch.us]. I’ll incorporate
\nanything I can, and anything that I can’t incorporate I’ll move to the
\nlist for after the meeting.<\/p>\n

Reference:
\nFrom the GNU GRUB Web site http:\/\/www.gnu.org\/s\/grub\/<\/a>:
\n – GNU GRUB is a Multiboot boot loader. It was derived from GRUB,
\n the GRand Unified Bootloader, which was originally designed and
\n implemented by Erich Stefan Boleyn.
\n– Briefly, a boot loader is the first software program that runs
\n when a computer starts. It is responsible for loading and
\n transferring control to the operating system kernel software
\n (such as the Hurd or Linux). The kernel, in turn, initializes the
\n rest of the operating system (e.g. GNU).<\/p>\n

Bio:
\nMichael B. Trausch is an independent consultant and developer
\nperforming all manner of IT services using free software, including
\nnetwork systems administration and programming (in many different
\nand often disliked languages). He works from home (when everything
\nis going well) and devotes much of his time to parenting his six year
\nold son, Benjamin. He is an advocate for free software, public
\neducation, and freedom in general, accepting the responsibilities that
\ncome with it. He is also obsessed with typography and Unicode, and
\ndrinks way too much coffee. ;-)<\/p>\n

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\nThe meeting will be held at Emory Law School in our
\nusual Gambrel Hall, room 1C venue.
\nOur meeting time frame is 7:30pm to ~9:30pm
\nDirections to Emory Law School can be found at
\nhttp:\/\/ale.org\/?page_id=2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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