Sydney Linux Users' Group Monthly Meeting: August When: Friday, August 29, 6:30pm - 9:00pm (tomorrow night) Where: UTS Broadway http://www.slug.org.au/events/uts.html
SLUG's monthly meeting, featuring general talks, special interest
talks and SLUGlets.
Open to the public and free of charge. The rooms this month are
1.04.06 - the entry level of building 1 at UTS. See the map link
above. (Room 2.04.11 for SLUGlets)
Note: Members should bring their membership cards this month, as we'll
be voting on the SLUG logo competition entries. See here for the
submissions. Entries will also be shown at the meeting.
General Talk
Jeff Waugh - "Firewalls when you have better things to do".
Following on from last month's IPtables talk, this month discusses
helper apps and other methods for easing the pain of configuring
IPtables by insulating you from it.
Technical Talk
Jamie Wilkinson - "Testing and Maintaining Multiple Distributions with
UML"
Using User Mode Linux to host Linux distributions for testing and
maintenance.
As usual, SLUGlets will be running in a nearby room during the 2nd
half of the meeting for those who do not wish to attend the technical
talk.
6:30pm: Doors Open
6:45pm: The Usual Suspects
Q&A - Introduction to SLUG + "What has Linux done for/to me
lately?" + SLUG News & Discussion
7:00pm: SLUG logo competition voting
7:25pm: General Talk
Jeff Waugh - "Firewalls when you have better things to do"
8:10pm: Break
Refreshments in the foyer, for a small covering charge.
8:30pm: Split into two groups for:
+ Jamie Wilkinson - "Testing and Maintaining Multiple
Distributions with UML"
+ SLUGlets: quick talks and discussion of Linux and Free
Software. This month, discussion of kernel compilation.
Dinner
Dinner at Spice Boys (Indian), $20 per head.
--
Jan Schmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Have you been half-asleep? Have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name...
-Kermit the Frog (Rainbow Connection)
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