PENINSULA LINUX USERS' GROUP
of the San Francisco Bay Area
| The Peninsula Linux Users' Group (PenLUG) is a Linux
group for the San Mateo County and surrounding areas, based in the Redwood Shores / Belmont area.
If you are interested in participating, please subscribe to our
members
mailing list. Or if you just want to hear what's going on, join our
announce
list. Our members have also contributed some LinuxHints; you're welcome to add your own.
For more information about the group, or to find out about speaking at
one of our meetings, contact
info@penlug.org. Thank you! |
Sponsors
Our meeting sponsor and host for meetings is
Qualys. Our meetings have been held at Bayshore Technology Park, where their offices are located, since April 2007. Qualys will also be providing food (FREE PIZZA) and beverages for our meetings. Thanks, Qualys!!!
NOTE As of January 2009 the meeting time is changed to 6-8pm. We will enjoy pizza at 6pm with the main presentation starting at 6:30pm.
Andrew Fife of
Untangle is our primary speaker coordinator. He has arranged for several excellent speakers at our meetings, and we are very grateful for his help! If you want to help, see our
HowToScheduleSpeakers page.
PenLUG Meeting Schedule:
PenLUG meets on the
fourth Thursday of each month, except during the months of November and December, when we meet on the second Thursday due to the holidays. Meetings begin at 6pm (as of January 2009) and continue until approximately 8pm.
We meet at the Qualys offices in Redwood Shores, CA; see
Qualys Driving Directions (included below) or
Qualys Transit Directions for details.
Next Meeting
Agenda:
- 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Electronics Recycling by ACCRC
- 6:00 PM Free pizza arrives
- 6:15 PM Free book giveaways or other prizes
- 6:30 PM Presentation begins
- 8:00 PM Meeting ends
Electronics Recycling by ACCRC
Peninsula Linux Users' Group, Qualys, Harvest Properties, and Alameda County Computer Resource Center present an electronics waste collection event. ACCRC is a nonprofit computer recycler with a heart. For example, they provide refurbished computers running Linux to schools in impoverished areas.
ACCRC will accept: Small household appliances, UPS Batteries, Telephones, TV's, Computers, Fax Machines
ACCRC will NOT accept: Washer machines, Dryers, Stoves, Refrigerators, Freezers, Batteries, Liquids, Air Conditioners
Note: They particularly want old CRT monitors and TV's, because the California State subsidy for recycling those is a major income stream for ACCRC.
The ACCRC truck (probably a yellow Penske rental truck) will be in the parking lot at 1300 Island Drive from 3-6pm.
There is a separate Facebook event for the recycling:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=94436229132
Kyle Rankin, Where'd my Files Go? - A Guide to the Modern Ubuntu Distribution
While you might not be able to tell at a cursory glance, much has changed behind the scenes on a modern Ubuntu system, from what you might be used to if you have used Linux for years. For example, did you know Ubuntu is phasing out the System V init? That you can't loopback-mount the initrd? In this talk, Kyle will discuss the current changes Ubuntu is making to what we might consider the traditional Linux system. There's a little something for everyone on the talk: For Linux newcomers who are curious about what's under the hood, Kyle will cover the traditional and modern boot process, including how init works, and follow up with a guide to where important files are in Ubuntu. For the experienced Linux user, Kyle will show you how (and why) things have changed, and where you can look now when you want to, for instance, change the default runlevel on an Ubuntu system.
Kyle Rankin
Kyle Rankin is a systems architect for Quinstreet, Inc., the current president of the North Bay Linux Users Group, the author of Knoppix Hacks, Knoppix Pocket Reference, Linux Multimedia Hacks, and Ubuntu Hacks, and has contributed to a number of other O'Reilly books. Kyle is also a columnist for Linux Journal, and has had articles featured in PC Magazine, TechTarget, and other publications.
Kyle has spoken at PenLUG several times before:
RSVP
- Although it is not required, we like to have an idea of how many people to expect, so if possible please email rsvp@penlug.org if you are planning to attend.
- January 22, 2009: Bernard Golden, Virtualization Beyond Server Consolidation
- February 26, 2009: Sarah Manley, OpenStreetMap
- March 26, 2009: Dan Dennedy, KDEnlive
- April 23, 2009: Christian Einfeldt, Digital Tipping Point
- May 28, 2009: Allison Randal, Parrot / OScon
- June 25, 2009: Eddy Mulyono, Linux Packaging
- July 23, 2009: Kyle Rankin, Ubuntu File Organization
- August 27, 2009?: TBD
- September 24, 2009?: TBD
- October 22, 2009?: TBD
- November 12, 2009?: TBD
- December 10, 2009?: TBD
If you or someone you know would like to present at an upcoming PenLUG meeting (any date marked "TBD" is available), see the
HowToScheduleSpeakers page for instructions on what to do.
Previous Years:
2008,
2007,
2006,
2005,
2004,
2003
There is also a
Video archive of some past meetings.
Contributing to PenLUG Web site
Want to contribute to the PenLUG Web site? Send mail to
registration@penlug.org to request a user account, and then you can click the "Edit" button at the bottom of any page! Due to abuse by wiki-spammers the usual TWikiRegistration form is disabled. Sorry!
PenLUG Knowledge Base
Here are a few of the articles you can find about Linux on this site:
PenLUG Web site updates - RSS feed
Use with your favorite RSS aggregator. For example Mozilla Thunderbird and Firefox have built-in RSS support, or use
Bloglines for a Web-based one.
Driving Directions to PenLUG meetings
Bayshore Technology Park
1300 Island Drive
Redwood City, CA 94065
NOTE: See the meeting details page for the meeting in question to determine the specific room for the meeting. The meeting is hosted by Qualys, whose offices are located in the Bayshore Technology Park. The meeting room is not, however, in the Qualys office itself.
Interactive map at Google Maps
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Transit Directions
If you encounter difficulty finding us, call Bill Ward at 650 279-9904 (cell).
- From US-101 (either direction):
- Exit the freeway at Ralston Ave/Marine Parkway
- If coming north (e.g. from San Jose), turn right at the end of the offramp.
- If coming south (e.g. from San Francisco), turn left at the end of the offramp.
- Continue on Marine Parkway past the Oracle buildings
- Turn left onto Island Drive
- Park at 1300 Island Drive
- From I-280 (either direction):
- Take highway 92 eastbound.
- Take the Ralston Ave / Belmont exit off 92, and drive through Belmont on Ralston.
- Cross over US-101, where Ralston becomes Marine Parkway
- Continue on Marine Parkway past the Oracle buildings
- Turn left onto Island Drive
- Park at 1300 Island Drive
- From the east bay:
- Take highway 92 (San Mateo Bridge) to San Mateo, then take 101 south and continue as above.
- From Half Moon Bay:
- Take highway 92. After passing the 280 interchange, take the Ralston Ave exit and continue using the I-280 instructions above.
- Carpooling & Transit: email carpool@penlug.org to find a carpool buddy. For best results, email us several days before the meeting; also, have a fallback plan for driving. Consult Qualys Transit Directions for bus and train options.
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BillWard - 08 Apr 2007
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