From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Sun Jan 6 18:35:02 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Sun Jan 6 18:35:02 2002 Subject: [Speakers] (no subject) Message-ID: <200201070234.SAA18426@roton.terraluna.org> test message From sridhar at zerocode.com Mon Jan 7 09:47:02 2002 From: sridhar at zerocode.com (M. A. Sridhar) Date: Mon Jan 7 09:47:02 2002 Subject: [Speakers] Your call for speakers... Message-ID: <3C39DF36.4080307@zerocode.com> Hi, I'm responding to your call for speakers. I would like to offer myself as a speaker for one of the SVLUG meetings, presenting a product called zeroCode. The talk would be partly a product demo and partly a presentation of the underlying ideas. Please feel free to look at http://www.zerocode.com and let me know if you think this would be interesting to the community. FWIW, I have attended the SVLUG meetings off and on, and I think it's a great group, and they would certainly have some interest in it. For my part would benefit greatly from their feedback. Thanks and regards. Sridhar From carlsont at homemail.bjt.net Mon Jan 7 16:36:02 2002 From: carlsont at homemail.bjt.net (Thomas Carlson) Date: Mon Jan 7 16:36:02 2002 Subject: [Speakers] Re: [svlug] Call for Speakers In-Reply-To: <20020106191000.A20611@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> References: <20020106191000.A20611@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <200201070640656.SM01700@there> Steve, I don't know him, but Jean Tourrilhes from HP who has a web page about 802.11b would be interesting to hear. Also, the Ximian desktop people would be interesting to hear talk. Or someone from Red Hat/Mandrake talk about their up2date software services. And/or someone from SUSE and/or Debian could talk about how their internet updates work. Cheers, Thomas On Sunday 06 January 2002 10:10 pm, you wrote: > Hi All, > > Searching for speakers for this year -- please feel free to forward > the following call for speakers to interested parties: > > Steve From ledin at dloo.com Mon Jan 21 10:13:01 2002 From: ledin at dloo.com (Alex Ledin) Date: Mon Jan 21 10:13:01 2002 Subject: [Speakers] dLoo @ SVLUG? Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020121100138.00a81a70@192.168.1.12> Greetings! I ran into Marc at the last EBLUG meeting, where we gave a presentation. He said that I should write this address to arrange a speaking engagement at SVLUG if we're interested. We are - we'd be delighted to speak at SVLUG. A blurb explaining what we're about is below, please let us know if there's any more information that you need about us. Cheers, Alex Ledin For the past two years our company, dLoo, has been developing a new way of creating and sharing open source software. The result of our work is a project called SpringBox. Before the Web, information was trapped in proprietary databases and couldn't be linked together. The Web overthrew that model, and replaced it with a model in which information was public and linkable. These two traits made the value of the information available online grow exponentially. Today, open source software is trapped on individual computers and can't be linked together. SpringBox makes it possible to build networks of software out of distributed units of code that live on the Internet. With SpringBox, open source developers can post code publicly, like web pages, and other developers can improve and extend their code by linking to it. We believe SpringBox has the potential to do for open source software what the Web did for online information. Our presentation will discuss SpringBox, this new unit of code (the Symbol) and the way that Symbols can be used to construct an extensible Linux software environments. From marc_news at vasoftware.com Mon Jan 21 18:10:02 2002 From: marc_news at vasoftware.com (Marc MERLIN) Date: Mon Jan 21 18:10:02 2002 Subject: [Speakers] [svlug] installfest directions update - avoid I-880/Brokaw interchange Message-ID: <20020122020908.GW6500@merlins.org> In case you missed this ----- Forwarded message from Ian Kluft ----- From: ikluft at thunder.sbay.org (Ian Kluft) To: svlug at svlug.org (Silicon Valley Linux User Group) Subject: [svlug] installfest directions update - avoid I-880/Brokaw interchange X-Original-Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 02:10:21 -0800 (PST) I updated the SVLUG Installfest directions. http://svlug.org/installfest/ This is important so I'll send the update by e-mail too. The page now includes this stern warning: "Warning! As of January 2002, the I-880 freeway widening and Brokaw interchange reconstruction are at a stage that you are strongly advised to avoid the I-880/Brokaw interchange like the plague! Narrowed lanes surrounded by concrete barriers cause frequent car crashes! And intolerable delays..." Directions have been updates to show alternatives. Basically, from I-880 northbound from Santa Clara, get off on US101 northbound or N First Street. >From I-880 southbound from Fremont and Milpitas, get off at Montague Expressway and follow the directions from there. Let me explain why I'm wording it so strongly. I live near there. I avoid the 880/Brokaw interchange because the concrete barriers along the narrowed lanes on I-880 leave no room for error. It has gotten worse lately. You have no room to merge onto I-880 before you're faced with traffic who won't let you in or the concrete barriers. Bad situation to be in! The I-880 bridge over Brokaw Rd and Coyote Creek is being rebuilt and is even narrower than usual, which is really bad. Nearly every time I turn on the radio traffic reports on KLIV 1590 there's an accident at 880 and Brokaw. You get the picture... _______________________________________________ svlug mailing list svlug at lists.svlug.org http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/svlug ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key From crawford at goingware.com Mon Jan 21 19:58:02 2002 From: crawford at goingware.com (Michael D. Crawford) Date: Mon Jan 21 19:58:02 2002 Subject: [Speakers] interested in speaking Message-ID: <3C4CF266.5070706@goingware.com> Hi, I read your post on Advogato. I'm interested in speaking to the SVLUG. There are a number of things I could talk about. Some of my interests are expressed in these pages: http://www.byteswap.net/ http://linuxquality.sunsite/dk/ http://www.goingware.com/tips/ Unfortunately, I live in Maine now, so travel would be a hurdle. I wouldn't be able to come out too soon. But I do visit the Bay Area from time to time - I'm from Santa Cruz, got a B.A. in Physics from UCSC and lived there for 15 years. You can reach me at 831 401 3790 (eastern time, but it's a santa cruz phone number). I've been using Linux since running Yggdrasil on a 386 in '85 or so. I later switched to Slackware, and now run it on desktop and laptop Pentium III systems. I also run Debian PowerPC on my Macintosh, which I bought with the employee discount when I was an Apple system software engineer. Regards, Mike -- Michael D. Crawford GoingWare Inc. - Expert Software Development and Consulting http://www.goingware.com/ crawford at goingware.com Tilting at Windmills for a Better Tomorrow. From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Mon Jan 21 23:25:01 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Mon Jan 21 23:25:01 2002 Subject: [Speakers] dLoo @ SVLUG? In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20020121100138.00a81a70@192.168.1.12>; from ledin@dloo.com on Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 10:12:20AM +0000 References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020121100138.00a81a70@192.168.1.12> Message-ID: <20020121232455.A31944@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Downloaded and cracked open the package. Looks good, and I like the concept. Can you present it on Wednesday March 6th, Cisco bldg 9, 7 p.m.? Background below, in case you're new to SVLUG. Steve About the group: ================ The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) is the oldest and one of the largest Linux user groups in the world. Past speakers include Marc Andreessen, Paul Vixie, Tim O'Reilly, and Larry Wall. SVLUG celebrated its 10th anniversary at the March 4, 1998 meeting, where Linus Torvalds addressed an audience of 500 people. SVLUG members include Linux professionals and enthusiasts in the vicinity of San Jose, California, internationally known as Silicon Valley. Member interests include Linux and free or low-cost implementations of Unix, as well as other open source software. The group was originally formed in 1988 as the PC-Unix Special Interest Group of the Silicon Valley Computer Society. SVLUG meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, in conference centers provided by Cisco. The meetings are either technical presentations, product demonstrations, or general question and answer meetings. Typical audience size for the monthly meeting is 150-250 people, with as many as twice that for popular topics. The standard room configuration includes video projector and wireless microphones. All meetings are free and open to the public. On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 10:12:20AM +0000, Alex Ledin wrote: > Greetings! I ran into Marc at the last EBLUG meeting, where we gave a > presentation. He said that I should write this address to arrange a > speaking engagement at SVLUG if we're interested. We are - we'd be > delighted to speak at SVLUG. A blurb explaining what we're about is below, > please let us know if there's any more information that you need about us. > Cheers, Alex Ledin > > For the past two years our company, dLoo, has been developing a new way of > creating and sharing open source software. The result of our work is a > project called SpringBox. > > Before the Web, information was trapped in proprietary databases and > couldn't be linked together. The Web overthrew that model, and replaced it > with a model in which information was public and linkable. These two traits > made the value of the information available online grow exponentially. > > Today, open source software is trapped on individual computers and can't be > linked together. SpringBox makes it possible to build networks of software > out of distributed units of code that live on the Internet. With SpringBox, > open source developers can post code publicly, like web pages, and other > developers can improve and extend their code by linking to it. > > We believe SpringBox has the potential to do for open source software what > the Web did for online information. Our presentation will discuss > SpringBox, this new unit of code (the Symbol) and the way that Symbols can > be used to construct an extensible Linux software environments. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakers mailing list > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers > -- . . ` * Steve Traugott ` . * + Speaker Coordinator Infrastructure Architect + ` Silicon Valley stevegt at TerraLuna.Org ' * . ' +` * Linux Users Group http://www.stevegt.com/ http://www.svlug.org From jam at McQuil.Com Tue Jan 22 11:18:01 2002 From: jam at McQuil.Com (Jim McQuillan) Date: Tue Jan 22 11:18:01 2002 Subject: [Speakers] Hmm, speaking opportunity, eh? Message-ID: <3C4DBACF.908@McQuil.com> Steve, I saw your message on Advogato about looking for speakers. This sounds like fun. I'm the founder/leader of the LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project), which is all about Thin Clients on Linux. The Website is http://www.LTSP.org I've given talks at many conferences, all over the world. I live near Detroit, and i'm willing to travel. I understand that you don't pay travel expenses, so I'd have to hunt around and find the best deal I can. If you are interested, i'm thinking maybe May/June/July timeframe I might make it out there. And, i'll be out there in August for Linux World. So, let me know when the meetings are scheduled, and what format of a presentation you are looking for, and maybe I can help out. Thanks, Jim McQuillan jam at Ltsp.org From larry at wall.org Mon Jan 28 16:59:02 2002 From: larry at wall.org (Larry Wall) Date: Mon Jan 28 16:59:02 2002 Subject: [Speakers] Re: Invitation to speak: Silicon Valley Linux Users Group In-Reply-To: <20020113224448.A27027@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> (from Steve Traugott on Sun, 13 Jan 2002 22:44:48 -0800) Message-ID: <200201290057.QAA05488@wall.org> Steve Traugott writes: : Hi Larry, : : You spoke at the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group (hosted at Cisco : conference center) in June 1998, about X10 controllers... Would I be : able to interest you in a followup, on a topic of your choice? Perl 6 : would be great too; your call. I should think you could even get away : with a 2-hour Q&A if you don't want to prepare. : : I'm looking to fill the March 6th timeslot, 7-9 p.m., but if another : month works better for you then take your pick -- the meetings are : always the first Wednesday of the month. Hi, sorry I didn't answer right away, but I was off on a Perl Whirl Cruise... Anyway, I could certainly do that. If you've already booked someone for the March slot, I can do a later one. I expect that I'll end up talking about Perl 6 regardless of what I title the talk. :-) Larry From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Mon Jan 28 21:35:02 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Mon Jan 28 21:35:02 2002 Subject: [Speakers] Re: Invitation to speak: Silicon Valley Linux Users Group In-Reply-To: <200201290057.QAA05488@wall.org>; from larry@wall.org on Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 04:57:45PM -0800 References: <20020113224448.A27027@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <200201290057.QAA05488@wall.org> Message-ID: <20020128213433.A18213@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 04:57:45PM -0800, Larry Wall wrote: > Steve Traugott writes: > : Hi Larry, > : > : You spoke at the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group (hosted at Cisco > : conference center) in June 1998, about X10 controllers... Would I be > : able to interest you in a followup, on a topic of your choice? Perl 6 > : would be great too; your call. I should think you could even get away > : with a 2-hour Q&A if you don't want to prepare. > : > : I'm looking to fill the March 6th timeslot, 7-9 p.m., but if another > : month works better for you then take your pick -- the meetings are > : always the first Wednesday of the month. > > Hi, sorry I didn't answer right away, but I was off on a Perl Whirl > Cruise... > > Anyway, I could certainly do that. If you've already booked someone > for the March slot, I can do a later one. > > I expect that I'll end up talking about Perl 6 regardless of what > I title the talk. :-) Great! I did get March booked; next up is Wed April 3rd, 7 p.m., Cisco Building 9 (you were in Building J last time, at the other end of Tasman). Do you want that date? Darn, my wife and I missed another cruise... ;-) Steve -- . . ` * Steve Traugott ` . * + Speaker Coordinator Infrastructure Architect + ` Silicon Valley stevegt at TerraLuna.Org ' * . ' +` * Linux Users Group http://www.stevegt.com/ http://www.svlug.org From marc at merlins.org Tue Feb 5 15:51:01 2002 From: marc at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Tue Feb 5 15:51:01 2002 Subject: [Speakers] Tivo speaker for SVLUG Message-ID: <20020205234833.GE27166@merlins.org> Hi Rebecca, As per our phone call, here's some information. I'm the president of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group ( http://www.svlug.org/ ). We have about 500 members, and a monthly meeting the first wednesday of the month, 19:00 to 21:00, at Cisco in Santa Clara (by Zanker and Tasman). Depending on the month and the speaker, we usually have from 100 to 300 people. We have had a fairly prestigious list of speakers, you can find the list here: http://www.svlug.org/meetings.shtml and here: http://www.svlug.org/prevmeet.shtml (Linus Torvalds, Marc Andreesen/Netscape, O'Reilly, Larry Wall/Perl, David Miller/Red Hat, Paul Vixie/ISC, Phil Hughes/Linux Journal, Eric Allman/Sendmail, Richard Stallman/FSF, Brian Behlendorf/Apache, Jeremy Allison/Samba, Peter Anvin/Transmeta, VmWare, EFF, MAPS, Cisco, Sun, etc..) The talk would be 90 to 120mn, and would more of a technical talk, anything about the choice of linux for the Tivo, the technical challenges you faced, your plans for the future, TivoNG, etc... While this wouldn't be a marketing talk about what tivo is and why it's useful (most of us do know about Tivos even those who don't own one), a demo of the current or upcoming product would of course be welcome (we can project video on big screens), and I'm sure it'll be a good reminder for those who don't have a Tivo yet, to go buy one :-) Feel free to contact speakers at svlug.org for any further questions you may have. Marc -- Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key From jsneveu at borland.com Wed Feb 6 17:50:14 2002 From: jsneveu at borland.com (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Jean=2DS=E9bastien?= Neveu) Date: Wed Feb 6 17:50:14 2002 Subject: [Speakers] Re: SVLUG Speaker Openings References: <3C4DD929.B6EE7042@borland.com> Message-ID: <3C61DCAE.7C3BE12E@borland.com> Good afternoon Mr. Speaker Coordinator (Steve?), A few weeks ago I contacted you about the possibility of having one of us at Borland visit your group at your earliest convenience to talk about RAD tools on Linux and most specifically the Borland offering. I initially contacted Marc Merlin and he referred me to you saying he had forwarded my initial email to you. We would like to know if our proposition interests you and when it might be possible to present. Please let me know asap. Regards js Jean-Sebastien Neveu wrote: > > Good afternoon Marc, > > I would have mailed that to Tom, your speaker coordinator, but there's no email address on your contact page for him. Maybe you can simply > forward this to him. BTW, I first mailed this to marc_web at ... but it bounced. > > My name is Jean-S?bastien Neveu and I'm the program manager for the Linux team in the RAD BU at Borland. You may or may not know about Kylix. Kylix is basically Delphi ported native to Linux and we just released v2 back in November. We're very enthousiastic about this tool just like we are about Delphi but more importantly, our Linux customers have been acclaiming Kylix v2 and things are really looking good for the future. > > Anyway, at the moment we're working on delivering C++ support ?-la-BC++ Builder on the Linux platform and although I already have quite a few field testers lined up for my upcoming field test, I want to recruit more Linux hardcore guys. The reality is many of my current field testers are long time Delphi customers coming over from the Windows world. The gives us absolutely great feedback but I sense there is some deeply-linux kind of feedback which I'm not getting. > > I was wondering if you guys would be interested if we'd visit you and present Kylix to your audience along with an interesting demo? I would do that with my product manager who is more technically focused that I am and we would like to take this opportunity to invite your members to join the ranks of our field testers and give a good beating to our upcoming pre-releases of our C++ IDE. > > I'm not thinking about giving a sales spin to that. Just a technically oriented presentation for a technically oriented audience. This would also be another opportunity for us to get our pulse on the Linux community and hear it all from the hourse's mouth. I could probably get one of my architect to join as well for an even more technical session if you think it would be worth it. > > I don't know if your club charter allows for that. I understand it could be perceived as a sales pitch and I won't hide the fact that if it results in increased sales I wouldn't be sad, but really this is not my primary motivation here. I want to increase awareness about the tool, about what we're doing on Linux and see if your fellow developers are interested in helping us shape the future of RAD on Linux. > > You might be interested to know that we also release an "Open Edition" of Kylix for free, downloadable from http://www.borland.com/kylix/. Just to be clear: This is *not* an open source product. It's a free edition (with reduced features set) of Kylix, which allows anyone to develop and distribute/deploy applications under the terms of the GPL. IOW, if you ship your applications under GPL, we're willing to help you with a free really great tool. If you ship proprietary-commercially than we want to participate in the profits. > > I don't know if you have room in your 2/6 agenda but it would be really great for us. If not then maybe on 3/6? > > Regards, > > js > > -- > //----------------------------------------------------------------- > // Jean-S?bastien Neveu, Linux Program Manager > // Borland Software Corp. RAD Products Group > // 100 Enterprise Way jsneveu at borland.com > // Scotts Valley, CA 95066 Tel +1-831-431-1932 > // > // Accelerate your Linux? application development with Kylix(TM), the RAD > // tool for Linux. Easily integrate web, desktop and database development > // to quickly deliver fast Linux applications. Kylix is the only Linux > // development tool that combines the world's fastest compiler with the > // most productive visual design environment for GUI, web and database > // programming. Order your copy now! > // http://www.borland.com/kylix/ -- //----------------------------------------------------------------- // Jean-S?bastien Neveu, Linux Program Manager // Borland Software Corp. RAD Products Group // 100 Enterprise Way jsneveu at borland.com // Scotts Valley, CA 95066 Tel +1-831-431-1932 // // Accelerate your Linux? application development with Kylix(TM), the RAD // tool for Linux. Easily integrate web, desktop and database development // to quickly deliver fast Linux applications. Kylix is the only Linux // development tool that combines the world's fastest compiler with the // most productive visual design environment for GUI, web and database // programming. Order your copy now! // http://www.borland.com/kylix/ From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Thu Feb 7 16:54:01 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Thu Feb 7 16:54:01 2002 Subject: [Speakers] [events@computerhistory.org: CHM presents "The PalmPilot Story" - Feb. 26] Message-ID: <20020207165315.G25988@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> ----- Forwarded message from Computer History Museum Lectures ----- Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 16:32:05 1600 To: stevegt at terraluna.org From: events at computerhistory.org (Computer History Museum Lectures) Subject: CHM presents "The PalmPilot Story" - Feb. 26 The Computer History Museum presents "The PalmPilot Story" Jeff Hawkins, Donna Dubinsky and Ed Colligan, Handspring, Inc. with Andrea Butter, co-author of "Piloting Palm" DATE & TIME Tuesday, February 26, 2002 MEMBERS ONLY Reception: 6:00 PM General lecture seating begins: 6:50PM Lecture: 7:00 PM A limited number of copies of the newly-released book, "Piloting Palm," will be for sale at both the reception and the lecture. Co-author Andrea Butter will be available to sign your copy. LOCATION: Moffett Field Reception: Computer History Museum, Bldg. 126 Lecture: Moffett Training and Conference Center, Bldg. 3 RESERVATIONS: Free. Please RSVP by February 19, 2002, with the following information: Full name Professional affiliation Mailing address Day phone number Email address Note that security procedures at Moffett Field have been relaxed. However, please be prepared to show your photo ID. Online reservation sign-up will be available on Friday, February 8 at www.computerhistory.org/events/lectures/palmpilot_02262002 or Call 1-650-604-2714. MEMBERSHIP: Current members of the Computer History Museum have purchased a student or senior citizen membership at $35.00 or individual membership at $50.00 or more within the last year. To become a member, please go to our website at http://www.computerhistory.org/contribute/support/form/ or call +1 650 604 3470. ABSTRACT OF TALK: The late 1980s and early 1990s buzzed with corporations and start ups trying to develop portable computers that used a pen as the means of interaction. By late 1993, every one of these efforts had failed. Though running out of funding, one of these start ups, Palm Computing, went on to launch the Pilot organizer and Palm operating system, which triggered the handheld computing industry. In this talk, Jeff Hawkins, Donna Dubinsky, and Ed Colligan discuss the roots of handheld computing, how Palm learned from failure, and the challenges of battling conventional technology-wisdom. Andrea Butter, former Palm marketing executive and co-author of "Piloting Palm" will facilitate the discussion. BACKGROUND OF SPEAKERS: Jeff Hawkins co-founded Handspring with Donna Dubinsky in July of 1998 after their incredibly successful run together at Palm Computing. In 1994, Hawkins invented the original PalmPilot products and founded Palm Computing, now a 3Com company. He is often credited as the designer who reinvented the handheld market. Donna Dubinsky co-founded Handspring with Jeff Hawkins in July 1998 to create a new breed of handheld computers for consumers. As president and CEO of Palm Computing, Dubinsky helped make the PalmPilot the best-selling handheld computer and the most rapidly adopted new computing product ever produced. Dubinsky currently is a Trustee of the Computer History Museum. Ed Colligan joined Handspring to lead the development and marketing efforts for a new generation of handheld computers. As the Vice President of Marketing for Palm Computing, Ed Colligan worked with Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky to lead the product marketing and marketing communications efforts for Palm, including the successful positioning, launch, and marketing of the popular Palm product family. Andrea Butter, joined the then tiny start-up company Palm Computing as marketing director in 1993. In 1998, she was appointed acting Vice President of marketing after Palm's leaders - Jeff Hawkins, Donna Dubinsky, and Ed Colligan - left Palm to start a new company called Handspring. Andrea is the co-author of "Piloting Palm: The Inside Story of Palm, Handspring, and the Birth of the Billion Dollar Handheld Industry." For more complete biographies, please go to http://www.computerhistory.org/events/lectures/palmpilot_02262002/ Information about The Computer History Museum URL: www.computerhistory.org DIRECTIONS: To Moffett Field/NASA Ames Research Center >From San Jose on 101 North or from San Francisco on 101 South, take the 2nd Moffett Exit (Moffett Field) to the guard gate at the main entrance to the NASA Ames Research Center. >From Highway 85 heading north, take the Moffett Boulevard exit. Turn right at the end of the ramp. Proceed to the guard gate at the main entrance to the NASA Ames Research Center. To the Computer History Museum (Building 126) >From the guard gate, proceed straight ahead, keeping in the left lane. Bear slightly left as the road forks onto South Akron Road along the open green of the Naval Reserve heading for NASA Hangar One. One block before the hangar, turn right onto Severyns Avenue. Building 126 is on your left at the end of the block. Please look for the overhead sign indicating the Computer History Museum. To Moffett Training and Conference Center (Building 3) After passing through the Guard Gate, proceed on Clark Road. Bear slightly left as the road forks onto South Akron Road along the open green of the Naval Reserve heading for NASA Hangar One. The Moffett Training and Conference Center is located on your left between Dugan Avenue and Severyns Avenue. Parking is available in any of the surrounding lots. CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS: April 16 at 7:00 PM Charlie Bachman "The Integrated Data Store (IDS): The Problems and Their Solutions" May 21 at 7:00 PM Carver Mead "The History and Future of Electronic Photography" September 5 at 7:00 PM Al Shugart "Half a Century of Disk Drives and Philosophy from IBM to Seagate" September 26 at 7:00 PM Bill Aspray "von Neumann: From Stored Program Concept to Theory of Computing" October 22 at 6:00 PM 2002 Fellow Awards Banquet Fairmont Hotel Computer History Museum Building T12-A Moffett Field, CA 94035 (650) 604-2714 Phone (650) 604-2579 Main Line (650) 604-2594 Fax URL: http://www.computerhistory.org/ ----- End forwarded message ----- -- . . ` * Steve Traugott ` . * + Speaker Coordinator Infrastructure Architect + ` Silicon Valley stevegt at TerraLuna.Org ' * . ' +` * Linux Users Group http://www.stevegt.com/ http://www.svlug.org From smckenzie at borland.com Wed Feb 13 13:59:02 2002 From: smckenzie at borland.com (Shawn O. McKenzie) Date: Wed Feb 13 13:59:02 2002 Subject: [Speakers] Speaker: Borland RAD tools for Linux? Message-ID: <3C6AE1C7.9040706@borland.com> Hello Steve. I'm trying to put together a few little talks for one of our engineers here at Borland, & thought you all might be interested. I used to be fairly involved with BALUG & have set up a talk there in march. The speaker will be John Thomas. he gave a presentation at the last linuxworld in NY showing off our upcoming C++ RAD product for Linux. For the BALUG talk (and hopefully the SVLUG as well) I was thinking he could cover both that and our current version of Kylix (which is Delphi for Linux). Kylix just won "Best Development Tool" at Linuxworld, so I thought you all might be interested. Let me know if you all have interest and I will set it up. Thanks. From akbar501 at yahoo.com Wed Feb 13 22:56:01 2002 From: akbar501 at yahoo.com (Akbar S. Ahmed) Date: Wed Feb 13 22:56:01 2002 Subject: [Speakers] Call for Speakers Message-ID: <20020214065524.31162.qmail@web9006.mail.yahoo.com> Hi Steve, I have recently begun to attend the SVLUG Meetings and noticed that there are possible openings for speakers. I am interested in giving a speech if you find that my proposed topic would be of interest. I am interested in speaking about the following: The State of Open Source in India and Its Direct Impact on Open Source in the US Essentially, I would be speaking about the current state of Open Source in India, India's significant role in the US software market, and how the availability, or lack of, Indian programmers with Open Source skills (Linux, Apache, etc.) directly impacts Open Source in the US (due to TOC calculations). If this sounds even a bit interesting, please let me know and I'll work to submit a more formal proposal. Also, it may be noteworthy to mention that my company, America Technologica, Inc. has recently finished construction on a state of the art 70,000 plus square foot building for software development (our services operation). We are also putting the finishing touches on a Linux based product, and are close to finishing a smart card based security product. Thank you, Akbar S. Ahmed COO, President America Technologica, Inc. (Website coming soon) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Tue Feb 19 16:47:04 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Tue Feb 19 16:47:04 2002 Subject: [Speakers] Re: Invitation to speak: Silicon Valley Linux Users Group In-Reply-To: <20020128213433.A18213@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org>; from stevegt@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org on Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 09:34:33PM -0800 References: <20020113224448.A27027@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <200201290057.QAA05488@wall.org> <20020128213433.A18213@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <20020219164525.A8580@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi Larry! Didn't get a reply to this so I figure by now it's buried too deep for you to get to it any more, so I'm resending -- nutshell is: March SVLUG meeting was already booked by someone else -- are you available to speak Wed April 3rd? Steve On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 09:34:33PM -0800, Steve Traugott wrote: > On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 04:57:45PM -0800, Larry Wall wrote: > > Steve Traugott writes: > > : Hi Larry, > > : > > : You spoke at the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group (hosted at Cisco > > : conference center) in June 1998, about X10 controllers... Would I be > > : able to interest you in a followup, on a topic of your choice? Perl 6 > > : would be great too; your call. I should think you could even get away > > : with a 2-hour Q&A if you don't want to prepare. > > : > > : I'm looking to fill the March 6th timeslot, 7-9 p.m., but if another > > : month works better for you then take your pick -- the meetings are > > : always the first Wednesday of the month. > > > > Hi, sorry I didn't answer right away, but I was off on a Perl Whirl > > Cruise... > > > > Anyway, I could certainly do that. If you've already booked someone > > for the March slot, I can do a later one. > > > > I expect that I'll end up talking about Perl 6 regardless of what > > I title the talk. :-) > > Great! I did get March booked; next up is Wed April 3rd, 7 p.m., > Cisco Building 9 (you were in Building J last time, at the other end > of Tasman). Do you want that date? -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From larry at wall.org Tue Feb 19 17:09:02 2002 From: larry at wall.org (Larry Wall) Date: Tue Feb 19 17:09:02 2002 Subject: [Speakers] Re: Invitation to speak: Silicon Valley Linux Users Group In-Reply-To: <20020219164525.A8580@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> (from Steve Traugott on Tue, 19 Feb 2002 16:45:25 -0800) Message-ID: <200202200104.RAA20066@wall.org> Steve Traugott writes: : Hi Larry! Didn't get a reply to this so I figure by now it's buried : too deep for you to get to it any more, so I'm resending -- nutshell is: : : March SVLUG meeting was already booked by someone else -- are you : available to speak Wed April 3rd? That's fine, I think. Larry From akbar501 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 19 18:02:02 2002 From: akbar501 at yahoo.com (Akbar S. Ahmed) Date: Tue Feb 19 18:02:02 2002 Subject: [Speakers] speech proposal Message-ID: <20020220020142.45038.qmail@web9009.mail.yahoo.com> Hi, I submitted a speech proposal about 1 1/2 weeks ago, but have not received any response. Please let me know if you recieved my previous email, if not I will resend it. Thank you, Akbar S. Ahmed America Technologica, Inc. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Tue Feb 19 20:59:02 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Tue Feb 19 20:59:02 2002 Subject: [Speakers] Re: Invitation to speak: Silicon Valley Linux Users Group In-Reply-To: <200202200104.RAA20066@wall.org>; from larry@wall.org on Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 05:04:00PM -0800 References: <20020219164525.A8580@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <200202200104.RAA20066@wall.org> Message-ID: <20020219205715.B8580@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 05:04:00PM -0800, Larry Wall wrote: > Steve Traugott writes: > : Hi Larry! Didn't get a reply to this so I figure by now it's buried > : too deep for you to get to it any more, so I'm resending -- nutshell is: > : > : March SVLUG meeting was already booked by someone else -- are you > : available to speak Wed April 3rd? > > That's fine, I think. Great! For now, I'll go ahead and put together an announcement/bio and send it to you for approval. Take Care, Steve -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Thu Feb 28 19:43:21 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 19:43:21 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] Re: Invitation to speak: Silicon Valley Linux Users Group In-Reply-To: <20020219205715.B8580@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org>; from stevegt@TerraLuna.Org on Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 08:57:15PM -0800 References: <20020219164525.A8580@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <200202200104.RAA20066@wall.org> <20020219205715.B8580@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <20020228194321.A11572@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 08:57:15PM -0800, Steve Traugott wrote: > On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 05:04:00PM -0800, Larry Wall wrote: > > Steve Traugott writes: > > : Hi Larry! Didn't get a reply to this so I figure by now it's buried > > : too deep for you to get to it any more, so I'm resending -- nutshell is: > > : > > : March SVLUG meeting was already booked by someone else -- are you > > : available to speak Wed April 3rd? > > > > That's fine, I think. > > Great! For now, I'll go ahead and put together an announcement/bio > and send it to you for approval. Okay, here's what I've cobbled together -- trying to give you as much leeway and as little work as possible, but let me know if you want to replace the topic/description with something more specific. On the other hand, my wife Joyce and I kinda like it like it is. ;-) Joyce is also the SVLUG web coordinator these days; as soon as you give us the go-ahead she'll post it on the site. Steve We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group! WHAT: An Evening with Larry Wall WHEN: Wednesday, 3 April, 7pm-9pm or so. WHO: Larry Wall BACKGROUND: "There's more than one way to do it"; rather than lock in a topic for this evening, we're expecting evolution. Possible discussion includes but is not limited to Perl 6 and Parrot, X10 home automation, community collaboration in software development, and the physics of language itself. Expect an open, relaxing, and intriguing evening with a broad-minded and wonderful guy. (No, Larry didn't write this.) ;-) ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Larry Wall is the creator of Perl, patch, and the rn newsreader. He is a linguist in human as well as machine languages, reads classical Greek, and studied these as well as Chemistry and Music at Seattle Pacific University, U.C. Berkeley, and U.C.L.A. He has worked with Unisys, JPL, Netlabs, and Seagate, as well as O'Reilly, working with a wide range of technologies from discrete event simulators to spacecraft. WHERE: Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on how to get there are listed at: http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! web-team at svlug.org NOTES: It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or offsite. We look forward to seeing you there! From larry at wall.org Fri Mar 1 08:43:47 2002 From: larry at wall.org (Larry Wall) Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 08:43:47 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Speakers] Re: Invitation to speak: Silicon Valley Linux Users Group In-Reply-To: <20020228194321.A11572@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> (from Steve Traugott on Thu, 28 Feb 2002 19:43:21 -0800) Message-ID: <200203011643.IAA12642@wall.org> Looks fine to me. Thanks. Larry From alshall at netobjectives.com Sat Mar 2 07:42:07 2002 From: alshall at netobjectives.com (Alan Shalloway) Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 08:42:07 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] speaking in the SF area Message-ID: Steve: I'm the primary author of Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design. I'll be speaking at both Java One and SD Expo this March and April, respectively. I am wanting to do a talk in the areas (San Francisco and San Jose) each time I am down there. The two talks I would like to do would be: Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design (see http://netobjectives.com/events/pr_2002_02_podev.htm - don't worry about the different name) and Refactoring, Design Patterns and XP (see http://netobjectives.com/events/pr_den_2002_02_refactoring.htm for a description of that). I'm looking to do the first one March 27 or 28th in San Francisco and the second one April 24-25 in San Jose. I am looking for two user groups to provide me with a location for these talks (no fee) and to allow me to announce it to their list. I understand this wouldn't be at your normal meeting times but I think your membership would find it valuable. If you don't want to sponser this (I'm not looking for a fee, just a place to give the talk) can you suggest a company that could provide a room at no charge? Thanks, Alan Shalloway Sr Consultant, 425-260-8754, http://www.netobjectives.com --------------------------------------------------------- * Sign up for our free newsletter by sending an e-mail to info at netobjectives.com * Learn about and join our design pattern community of practice by going to www.netobjectives.com/dpexplained * Jim Trott's & my book - Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design is now available * Scott Bain's & my new CD based XML training is now available as well Alan Shalloway Sr Consultant, 425-260-8754, http://www.netobjectives.com --------------------------------------------------------- * Sign up for our free newsletter by sending an e-mail to info at netobjectives.com * Learn about and join our design pattern community of practice by going to www.netobjectives.com/dpexplained * Jim Trott's & my book - Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design is now available * Scott Bain's & my new CD based XML training is now available as well From pkisich at 3WARE.com Mon Mar 4 13:20:58 2002 From: pkisich at 3WARE.com (Pete Kisich) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 13:20:58 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity Message-ID: Hi Steve, We would be very interested in coming to speak to SVLUG about our current and future products for the Linux platform. 3ware is focused on our very dedicated Linux user base and open source. In short, we provide Linux developers and users the ability to build inexpensive, multi-terabyte ATA RAID systems with performance equal to or better than most SCSI controllers. You can get more details at out website at www.3ware.com. Let me know when you would like to schedule us to come in and talk to the group. We would only need roughly 10 minutes to present plus q/a. Thanks. Pete Kisich Sr. Systems Engineer 3ware, Inc. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.svlug.org/archives/speakers/attachments/20020304/084e7163/attachment.htm From jkrauska at gte.net Sat Mar 9 23:07:29 2002 From: jkrauska at gte.net (Joel Krauska) Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 23:07:29 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] Possible Meeting Speaker Topic Message-ID: <00b801c1c802$3e2cd5a0$6401a8c0@black> Hi. I'm from AYR Networks. We've ported Linux and Zebra to the Cisco Cat6k platform. We'd like to come and discuss what we've done and talk about making routers with Linux in general. Is this an interesting topic? Something you've done in the past? Thanks, Joel Krauska From charles_ritter at yahoo.com Wed Mar 13 15:29:20 2002 From: charles_ritter at yahoo.com (Charles Ritter) Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 15:29:20 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Speakers] Speakers ($0.02) Message-ID: <20020313232921.35919.qmail@web13608.mail.yahoo.com> It would be really great for the group to have a few meetings a year where the members speak about what they are doing. Back in the good ol' days, all SVLUG meeting were that way; It was an opportunity for members to grow and contribute, and for others to learn about their neighbors. In the corporate frenzy that consumed Linux in 1999 the members became just another audience for corporate marketing spiel. Member participate is what fueled the *real* adoption of Linux. That the speakers were not credencialed experts, and their perspective is not overly broad doesn't matter. Just my two cents __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/ From marc_news at vasoftware.com Sat Mar 23 21:12:43 2002 From: marc_news at vasoftware.com (Marc MERLIN) Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 21:12:43 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] [svlug] free seminars on design patterns and refactoring by Alan Shalloway in March and April Message-ID: <20020323211243.H9737@merlins.org> ----- Forwarded message from Alan Shalloway ----- From: "Alan Shalloway" To: Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 19:14:55 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by netobjectives.com id g2D3Fu068178 Subject: [svlug] free seminars on design patterns and refactoring by Alan Shalloway in March and April Reply-To: alshall at netobjectives.com Hi. My name is Alan Shalloway, the co-author of Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design. I will be coming to the Bay area twice in the upcoming months and will be putting on a series of free seminars. This e-mail describes: 1) two of the seminars (one is being offered twice) 2) describes a course also to be offered in the area 3) invites a user group to host me for a fourth talk on April 24. Summary of seminars (go to http://www.netobjectives.com/pr_future.htm to get links to all of these on the web for instructions on how to register). March 26: Refactoring, Design Patterns and Extreme Programming, San Francisco March 27: Pattern Oriented Development: A Practical Approach to Software Development, Palo Alto April 22: Pattern Oriented Development: A Practical Approach to Software Development, Pleasanton (sponsored by East Bay IEEE) *************************** Refactoring, Design Patterns and Extreme Programming The two approaches of creating quality, high-level, up-front designs with design patterns or relying on emergent design using refactoring as espoused by XP seem opposed to each other. This seminar illustrates why design patterns and refactoring are actually two sides of the same coin. With the recent interest in Extreme Programming, many people are learning the importance of refactoring. According to Martin Fowler: "Refactoring is the process of changing a software system in such a way that it does not alter the external behavior of the code yet improves its internal structure. It is a disciplined way to clean up code that minimizes the chances of introducing bugs. In essence when you refactor you are improving the design of the code after it has been written." Refactoring is very important as a method of improving design to accommodate new requirements. It is often touted as a way to fix code mistakes. However, avoiding the code mistakes in the first place is a better way to go. In this case, refactoring is used to accommodate design changes required by new requirements. Coding mistakes usually arise from improper attention to the basics of coding: loose coupling high cohesion no redundancy programming by intention Understanding these principles is essential if extreme programming methods are to be followed. This seminar walks through an evolving code example to: illustrate how to follow the above principles illustrate what refactoring is show how refactoring can improve designs to accommodate change The code examples used contain a couple of design patterns. Thus, the seminar also illustrates how good, high-level designs can be accomplished by the application of good local coding rules. ****************** Pattern Oriented Development: Using Design Patterns In Analysis Through Implementation. This seminar discusses how design patterns can be used to improve the entire software development process - not just the design aspect of it. Design patterns are usually thought of as being limited to solving local design/implementation problems. However, they can be very useful in: * shifting from a noun/verb decomposition of your problem domain space to one where you look for variations in concepts - this results in more maintainable code * avoiding "paralysis by analysis" * creating a larger perspective on how to do and manage software development ******************************************************* 2 Day Designs Pattern Class (see http://www.netobjectives.com/courses/c_pubsched.htm for more information). The course goes beyond merely teaching several design patterns. It also teaches the principles and strategies that make design patterns good designs. This enables students to use these advanced design techniques in their problems whether design patterns are even present. After teaching several patterns and the principles underneath them, the course goes further by showing how patterns can work together to create robust, flexible, maintainable designs. Pricing and up to date location/date info can be seen at http://www.netobjectives.com/courses/c_pubsched.htm. Biography of Presenter: Alan is the founder of and a senior consultant with Net Objectives. Since 1981, he has been both an OO consultant and developer of software in several industries. His clients includes both Fortune 500 and small companies. In addition to consulting and mentoring, Alan teaches design patterns, Java, C++, and agile software development methodologies including XP and a light-weight version of RUP. He also gives tutorials at several conferences world-wide each year. His and James Trott’s book: Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, has been very highly rated. Alan has a Masters in Computer Science from MIT. *************************************************************** If you would like me to present a free seminar at your group on April 24th, please contact me off-line at alshall at netobjectives.com To register for any of these seminars, please go to http://www.netobjectives.com/pr_future.htm, click the seminar in question, and follow registration information there. Alan Shalloway Sr Consultant, 425-313-3065, http://www.netobjectives.com --------------------------------------------------------- * Sign up for our free newsletter by sending an e-mail to info at netobjectives.com * Learn about and join our design pattern community of practice by going to www.netobjectives.com/dpexplained * Jim Trott's & my book - Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design is now available * Scott Bain's & my new CD based XML training is now available as well ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Tue Mar 26 23:35:55 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 23:35:55 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] Re: Invitation to speak: Silicon Valley Linux Users Group In-Reply-To: <200203011643.IAA12642@wall.org>; from larry@wall.org on Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 08:43:47AM -0800 References: <20020228194321.A11572@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <200203011643.IAA12642@wall.org> Message-ID: <20020326233555.A16173@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi Larry, Final details about your SVLUG talk 7 p.m. April 3th. This is Cisco building 9; a different building than where you were last time -- it's over at the other end of Tasman. Directions in URL below. I'm sending out the announcement (same one you already saw, copied again below) tomorrow, and it's been on www.svlug.org for a couple of weeks. Getting strong interest in response -- conservative guesstimate around 2-300 people. Our standard room setup is 2 VGA projectors slaved to one splitter unit, wireless lapel mic, and a handheld for Q&A. Is there anything additional you need? Steve On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 08:43:47AM -0800, Larry Wall wrote: > Looks fine to me. Thanks. > > Larry > We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group! WHAT: An Evening with Larry Wall WHEN: Wednesday, 3 April, 7pm-9pm or so. WHO: Larry Wall BACKGROUND: "There's more than one way to do it"; rather than lock in a topic for this evening, we're expecting evolution. Possible discussion includes but is not limited to Perl 6 and Parrot, X10 home automation, community collaboration in software development, and the physics of language itself. Expect an open, relaxing, and intriguing evening with a broad-minded and wonderful guy. (No, Larry didn't write this.) ;-) ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Larry Wall is the creator of Perl, patch, and the rn newsreader. He is a linguist in human as well as machine languages, reads classical Greek, and studied these as well as Chemistry and Music at Seattle Pacific University, U.C. Berkeley, and U.C.L.A. He has worked with Unisys, JPL, Netlabs, and Seagate, as well as O'Reilly, working with a wide range of technologies from discrete event simulators to spacecraft. WHERE: Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on how to get there are listed at: http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! web-team at svlug.org NOTES: It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or offsite. We look forward to seeing you there! From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Wed Mar 27 23:11:59 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 23:11:59 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] Speakers ($0.02) In-Reply-To: <20020313232921.35919.qmail@web13608.mail.yahoo.com>; from charles_ritter@yahoo.com on Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 03:29:20PM -0800 References: <20020313232921.35919.qmail@web13608.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20020327231147.C5737@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> On Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 03:29:20PM -0800, Charles Ritter wrote: > It would be really great for the group to have a few meetings a year where the > members speak about what they are doing. Back in the good ol' days, all SVLUG > meeting were that way; It was an opportunity for members to grow and > contribute, and for others to learn about their neighbors. Was this several mini-presentations a night, or one person per night, or something less formal? > In the corporate > frenzy that consumed Linux in 1999 the members became just another audience for > corporate marketing spiel. Some of that was due to laziness and/or time constraints -- the marketers hunt us; to get anyone else we have to do the hunting. I've so far been turning away things which smelled like corporate marketing spiels. I get 2-3 such offers per month... Steve -- Stephen G. Traugott UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Wed Mar 27 23:15:07 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 23:15:07 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] free seminars on design patterns and refactoring In-Reply-To: ; from alshall@netobjectives.com on Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 09:57:49PM -0700 References: Message-ID: <20020327231507.D5737@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi Alan, Our meetings are the first Wednesday night of every month. They are fixed to that night due to the size of the group (200 or so typically) and the room reservations (at Cisco). I don't have anyone scheduled for May yet, if you're still interested. Steve On Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 09:57:49PM -0700, Alan Shalloway wrote: > Steve: > > My name is Alan Shalloway, the co-author of Design Patterns Explained: A New > Perspective on Object-Oriented Design. I will be coming to the Bay area > twice in the upcoming months and will be putting on a series of free > seminars. I think your group would be interested in these talks. Please > forward the message after my signature on to them. > > Thanks, > > Alan Shalloway > Sr Consultant, 425-313-3065, http://www.netobjectives.com > --------------------------------------------------------- > * Sign up for our free newsletter by sending an e-mail to > info at netobjectives.com > * Learn about and join our design pattern community of practice by going to > www.netobjectives.com/dpexplained > * Jim Trott's & my book - Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on > Object-Oriented Design is now available > * Scott Bain's & my new CD based XML training is now available as well > > > My name is Alan Shalloway, the co-author of Design Patterns Explained: A New > Perspective on Object-Oriented Design. I will be coming to the Bay area > twice in the upcoming months and will be putting on a series of free > seminars. This e-mail describes: 1) two of the seminars (one is being > offered twice) > 2) describes a course also to be offered in the area > 3) invites a user group to host me for a fourth talk on April 24. > > Summary of seminars (go to http://www.netobjectives.com/pr_future.htm to get > links > to all of these on the web for instructions on how to register). > March 26: Refactoring, Design Patterns and Extreme Programming, San > Francisco > March 27: Pattern Oriented Development: A Practical Approach to Software > Development, Palo Alto > April 22: Pattern Oriented Development: A Practical Approach to Software > Development, Pleasanton (sponsored by East Bay IEEE) > > *************************** > Refactoring, Design Patterns and Extreme Programming > > The two approaches of creating quality, high-level, up-front designs with > design patterns or relying on emergent design using refactoring as espoused > by XP seem opposed to each other. This seminar illustrates why design > patterns and refactoring are actually two sides of the same coin. > > With the recent interest in Extreme Programming, many people are learning > the importance of refactoring. According to Martin Fowler: > "Refactoring is the process of changing a software system in such a way that > it does not alter the external behavior of the code yet improves its > internal structure. It is a disciplined way to clean up code that minimizes > the chances of introducing bugs. In essence when you refactor you are > improving the design of the code after it has been written." > > Refactoring is very important as a method of improving design to accommodate > new requirements. It is often touted as a way to fix code mistakes. > However, avoiding the code mistakes in the first place is a better way to > go. In this case, refactoring is used to accommodate design changes > required by new requirements. > > Coding mistakes usually arise from improper attention to the basics of > coding: > loose coupling > high cohesion > no redundancy > programming by intention > > Understanding these principles is essential if extreme programming methods > are to be followed. This seminar walks through an evolving code example to: > illustrate how to follow the above principles > illustrate what refactoring is > show how refactoring can improve designs to accommodate change > > The code examples used contain a couple of design patterns. Thus, the > seminar also illustrates how good, high-level designs can be accomplished by > the application of good local coding rules. > > ****************** > Pattern Oriented Development: Using Design Patterns In Analysis Through > Implementation. > > This seminar discusses how design patterns can be used to improve the entire > software development process - not just the design aspect of it. Design > patterns are usually thought of as being limited to solving local > design/implementation problems. However, they can be very useful in: > * shifting from a noun/verb decomposition of your problem domain space to > one where you look for variations in concepts - this results in more > maintainable code > * avoiding "paralysis by analysis" > * creating a larger perspective on how to do and manage software development > > ******************************************************* > 2 Day Designs Pattern Class (see > http://www.netobjectives.com/courses/c_pubsched.htm for more information). > > The course goes beyond merely teaching several design patterns. It also > teaches the principles and strategies that make design patterns good > designs. This enables students to use these advanced design techniques in > their problems whether design patterns are even present. After teaching > several patterns and the principles underneath them, the course goes further > by showing how patterns can work together to create robust, flexible, > maintainable designs. Pricing and up to date location/date info can be seen > at http://www.netobjectives.com/courses/c_pubsched.htm. > > Biography of Presenter: > Alan is the founder of and a senior consultant with Net Objectives. Since > 1981, he has been both an OO consultant and developer of software in several > industries. His clients includes both Fortune 500 and small companies. In > addition to consulting and mentoring, Alan teaches design patterns, Java, > C++, and agile software development methodologies including XP and a > light-weight version of RUP. He also gives tutorials at several conferences > world-wide each year. His and James Trott's book: Design Patterns Explained: > A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, has been very highly rated. > Alan has a Masters in Computer Science from MIT. > > *************************************************************** > If you would like me to present a free seminar at your group on April 24th, > please contact me off-line at alshall at netobjectives.com > > To register for any of these seminars, please go to > http://www.netobjectives.com/pr_future.htm, click the seminar in question, > and follow registration information there. > > speakers at svlug.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakers mailing list > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers > -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Wed Mar 27 23:17:43 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 23:17:43 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] Possible Meeting Speaker Topic In-Reply-To: <00b801c1c802$3e2cd5a0$6401a8c0@black>; from jkrauska@gte.net on Sat, Mar 09, 2002 at 11:07:29PM -0800 References: <00b801c1c802$3e2cd5a0$6401a8c0@black> Message-ID: <20020327231743.E5737@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi Joel, This *is* interesting. Any URL for me to review? Are you available the evening of May 1st or June 5th? Steve On Sat, Mar 09, 2002 at 11:07:29PM -0800, Joel Krauska wrote: > Hi. > > I'm from AYR Networks. > > We've ported Linux and Zebra to the Cisco Cat6k platform. > > We'd like to come and discuss what we've done and talk about making routers > with Linux in general. > > Is this an interesting topic? Something you've done in the past? > > Thanks, > > Joel Krauska > > > -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Wed Mar 27 23:20:05 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 23:20:05 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity In-Reply-To: ; from pkisich@3WARE.com on Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 01:20:58PM -0800 References: Message-ID: <20020327232005.F5737@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi Pete, Would you be able to do a 1.5 (or so) hour talk? First Wednesday night of May, June, or July? Steve On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 01:20:58PM -0800, Pete Kisich wrote: > Hi Steve, > > We would be very interested in coming to speak to SVLUG about our current > and future products for the Linux platform. 3ware is focused on our very > dedicated Linux user base and open source. > > In short, we provide Linux developers and users the ability to build > inexpensive, multi-terabyte ATA RAID systems with performance equal to or > better than most SCSI controllers. You can get more details at out website > at www.3ware.com. > > Let me know when you would like to schedule us to come in and talk to the > group. We would only need roughly 10 minutes to present plus q/a. Thanks. > > Pete Kisich > Sr. Systems Engineer > 3ware, Inc. -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From jkrauska at gte.net Wed Mar 27 23:39:22 2002 From: jkrauska at gte.net (Joel Krauska) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 23:39:22 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] Possible Meeting Speaker Topic References: <00b801c1c802$3e2cd5a0$6401a8c0@black> <20020327231743.E5737@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <01b201c1d62b$adec3200$6401a8c0@black> Steve, URL: http://www.ayrnetworks.com We've got a whitepaper up there expounding the benefits of building routing software using linux/zebra. If you or anyone you know has a 6509/7600 and some beta testing experience, we encourage you to sign up for our beta. May may be too soon, but June looks like a good possibility. I'll bring it up at the office, and see what we think.. Thanks, -joel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Traugott" To: "Joel Krauska" Cc: Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 11:17 PM Subject: Re: [Speakers] Possible Meeting Speaker Topic > Hi Joel, > > This *is* interesting. Any URL for me to review? Are you available > the evening of May 1st or June 5th? > > Steve > > > On Sat, Mar 09, 2002 at 11:07:29PM -0800, Joel Krauska wrote: > > Hi. > > > > I'm from AYR Networks. > > > > We've ported Linux and Zebra to the Cisco Cat6k platform. > > > > We'd like to come and discuss what we've done and talk about making routers > > with Linux in general. > > > > Is this an interesting topic? Something you've done in the past? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Joel Krauska > > > > > > > > -- > Steve Traugott > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > http://www.svlug.org > -- > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > http://www.stevegt.com > From Tutaonanatena at aol.com Fri Mar 29 08:20:51 2002 From: Tutaonanatena at aol.com (Tutaonanatena@aol.com) Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 11:20:51 EST Subject: [Speakers] Please cooperate for my research Message-ID: <55.24dc375b.29d5ee63@aol.com> Dear Steve Trangott, I am Masaya Nemoto, an undergraduate school student of the faculty of Social Sciences in Hitotsubashi University at Tokyo,Japan. I have studied information society, which seems different from modern society, for two years. I have researched Silicon Valley since I came here because I think Silicon Valley is one type of the information society. In thisresearch, I would like to know how workers engaged in high-tech industry in Silicon Valley think about their job, family, and how they live their life, constructing their own personal relationships. And then I?d like to compare those thinking ways andlifestyle with those in modern society. I would like you to answer my questionnaire or take my interview, if possible. It is because you are one of the workers engaged in high technology industry at Silicon Valley. Could you answer my questionnaire or take my interview? If you can answer the questionnaire, I am going to send it to you by email. If you can take my interview, please contact me. If you have any questions, please ask me. I am so sorry for a sudden mail. I hope you will reply to me. Sincerely yours. ------------------------- Masaya Nemoto Hittsubashi University Faculty of Social Sciences Email: tutaonanatena at aol.com Address: 48 Lymehaven ct. San Jose CAU.S.A. 95111 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.svlug.org/archives/speakers/attachments/20020329/3087d80e/attachment.htm From jkrauska at gte.net Mon Apr 1 13:57:43 2002 From: jkrauska at gte.net (Joel M. Krauska) Date: 01 Apr 2002 13:57:43 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] Possible Meeting Speaker Topic In-Reply-To: <20020327231743.E5737@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> References: <00b801c1c802$3e2cd5a0$6401a8c0@black> <20020327231743.E5737@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <1017698263.20842.49.camel@naboo> Steve, Actually, I don't think we'll be ready until July. It would all depend on how the talks went. I think I'll come to the meeting this Wednesday to see how your meetings work, and try to figure out what we'd talk about/how. Thanks, Joel On Wed, 2002-03-27 at 23:17, Steve Traugott wrote: > Hi Joel, > > This *is* interesting. Any URL for me to review? Are you available > the evening of May 1st or June 5th? > > Steve > > > On Sat, Mar 09, 2002 at 11:07:29PM -0800, Joel Krauska wrote: > > Hi. > > > > I'm from AYR Networks. > > > > We've ported Linux and Zebra to the Cisco Cat6k platform. > > > > We'd like to come and discuss what we've done and talk about making routers > > with Linux in general. > > > > Is this an interesting topic? Something you've done in the past? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Joel Krauska > > > > > > > > -- > Steve Traugott > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > http://www.svlug.org > -- > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > http://www.stevegt.com From alshall at netobjectives.com Fri Apr 5 12:07:47 2002 From: alshall at netobjectives.com (Alan Shalloway) Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 13:07:47 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] seminars on refactoring/design patterns/agile methods for your group Message-ID: Steve I am writing to you since I understand you are the representative for SVLUG. I am putting on three free seminars in the bay area in April and May. I think these seminars would be of interest to your group. Would you please pass this notice on so they can see if they want to attend? Thanks, Alan Shalloway Sr Consultant, 425-313-3065, http://www.netobjectives.com --------------------------------------------------------- * Sign up for our free newsletter by sending an e-mail to info at netobjectives.com * Learn about and join our design pattern community of practice by going to www.netobjectives.com/dpexplained * Jim Trott's & my book - Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design is now available * Scott Bain's & my new CD based XML training is now available as well Alan Shalloway, co-author of Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design is coming to Southern California to put on a series of free seminars on a variety of topics including refactoring, design patterns and agile methods. See more about Alan below. While down here, Alan will be presenting both a free evening seminar and a 2 day design patterns class (the first 6 registrants will get a $100 discount). Summary of seminars: (go to http://www.netobjectives.com/pr_future.htm to get links to all of these - includes info and how to register). April 22: Pattern Oriented Development: A Practical Approach to Software Development, Pleasanton (sponsored by East Bay IEEE) April 24: Refactoring, Design Patterns and Extreme Programming, San Jose May 14: The Need For Agility, Cupertino ****************** Pattern Oriented Development: Using Design Patterns In Analysis Through Implementation. This seminar discusses how design patterns can be used to improve the entire software development process - not just the design aspect of it. Design patterns are usually thought of as being limited to solving local design/implementation problems. However, they can be very useful in: * shifting from a noun/verb decomposition of your problem domain space to one where you look for variations in concepts - this results in more maintainable code * avoiding "paralysis by analysis" * creating a larger perspective on how to do and manage software development *************************** Refactoring, Design Patterns and Extreme Programming The two approaches of creating quality, high-level, up-front designs with design patterns or relying on emergent design using refactoring as espoused by XP seem opposed to each other. This seminar illustrates why design patterns and refactoring are actually two sides of the same coin. With the recent interest in Extreme Programming, many people are learning the importance of refactoring. According to Martin Fowler: "Refactoring is the process of changing a software system in such a way that it does not alter the external behavior of the code yet improves its internal structure. It is a disciplined way to clean up code that minimizes the chances of introducing bugs. In essence when you refactor you are improving the design of the code after it has been written." Refactoring is very important as a method of improving design to accommodate new requirements. It is often touted as a way to fix code mistakes. However, avoiding the code mistakes in the first place is a better way to go. In this case, refactoring is used to accommodate design changes required by new requirements. Coding mistakes usually arise from improper attention to the basics of coding: loose coupling high cohesion no redundancy programming by intention Understanding these principles is essential if extreme programming methods are to be followed. This seminar walks through an evolving code example to: illustrate how to follow the above principles illustrate what refactoring is show how refactoring can improve designs to accommodate change The code examples used contain a couple of design patterns. Thus, the seminar also illustrates how good, high-level designs can be accomplished by the application of good local coding rules. ******************************************************* The Need for Agility Perhaps you've heard the phrase "paralysis by analysis," where all too often project staff spend too much time on analysis and design. On the contrary, they might spend too little time on the initial planning and instead leap right in to the coding. On one hand, there is great value in getting complete requirements and doing up-front design. Conversely, we know the requirements are going to change. Furthermore, the more work we do up-front, the longer it takes until we can get feedback about what we've done. Both feedback from the customer and feedback on the technical approach we've taken, are extremely important. Delays in getting this information dooms many projects. This seminar is designed to demonstrate how to balance the necessity for up-front analysis and design with the need to get feedback about how the project is going. Topics to be discussed include: * the impact of changing requirements * fulfilling staff roles properly * importance of feedback in the development cycle * how to do design in a changing word (Commonality/Variability analysis) This seminar will review these issues and explore how light methodologies can be more useful in short development cycles. Learn about: * the importance of up-front testing * how much is enough in analysis * why developing in short intervals is important * the proper role of the customer * the proper role of the developer * the proper role of the business manager * why too much analysis and design can be counter-productive * where to continue your investigation of these issues Who should attend: This seminar is intended for technical managers, project managers, team leads and developers who want to know how to get a grip on their software projects. ******************************************************* To register for any of these seminars, please go to http://www.netobjectives.com/pr_future.htm, click the seminar in question, and follow registration information there. ******************************************************* 2 Day Designs Pattern Class (see http://www.netobjectives.com/courses/c_pubsched.htm for more information). The course goes beyond merely teaching several design patterns. It also teaches the principles and strategies that make design patterns good designs. This enables students to use these advanced design techniques in their problems whether design patterns are even present. After teaching several patterns and the principles underneath them, the course goes further by showing how patterns can work together to create robust, flexible, maintainable designs. Pricing and up to date location/date info can be seen at http://www.netobjectives.com/courses/c_pubsched.htm. Biography of Presenter: Alan is the founder of and a senior consultant with Net Objectives. Since 1981, he has been both an OO consultant and developer of software in several industries. His clients includes both Fortune 500 and small companies. In addition to consulting and mentoring, Alan teaches design patterns, Java, C++, and agile software development methodologies including XP and a light-weight version of RUP. He also gives tutorials at several conferences world-wide each year. His and James Trott's book: Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, has been very highly rated. Alan has a Masters in Computer Science from MIT. Alan Shalloway Sr Consultant, 425-313-3065, http://www.netobjectives.com --------------------------------------------------------- * Sign up for our free newsletter by sending an e-mail to info at netobjectives.com * Learn about and join our design pattern community of practice by going to www.netobjectives.com/dpexplained * Jim Trott's & my book - Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design is now available * Scott Bain's & my new CD based XML training is now available as well From joyce at TerraLuna.Org Sat Apr 6 13:02:45 2002 From: joyce at TerraLuna.Org (Joyce Cao Traugott) Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2002 13:02:45 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] SVLUG invite Larry and Sergey Message-ID: <3CAF6275.16F7B96E@TerraLuna.Org> Cindy, Steve and I met you at the Churchill Club Google night last month. We talked about the possibility that Larry and Sergey come to speak at the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group (SVLUG) in June. The meeting in June will be on June 5th. Will Larry and Sergey be available on that day? Joyce Traugott Steve Traugott (SVLUG speaker coordinator) http://www.svlug.org From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Sun Apr 7 23:13:38 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:13:38 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity In-Reply-To: <20020327232005.F5737@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org>; from stevegt@TerraLuna.Org on Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 11:20:05PM -0800 References: <20020327232005.F5737@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <20020407231338.A21500@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi Pete, I haven't heard an answer from anyone at 3ware about this yet -- May 1st is still available -- would you still be interested? Steve On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 11:20:05PM -0800, Steve Traugott wrote: > Hi Pete, > > Would you be able to do a 1.5 (or so) hour talk? First Wednesday > night of May, June, or July? > > Steve > > > On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 01:20:58PM -0800, Pete Kisich wrote: > > Hi Steve, > > > > We would be very interested in coming to speak to SVLUG about our current > > and future products for the Linux platform. 3ware is focused on our very > > dedicated Linux user base and open source. > > > > In short, we provide Linux developers and users the ability to build > > inexpensive, multi-terabyte ATA RAID systems with performance equal to or > > better than most SCSI controllers. You can get more details at out website > > at www.3ware.com. > > > > Let me know when you would like to schedule us to come in and talk to the > > group. We would only need roughly 10 minutes to present plus q/a. Thanks. > > > > Pete Kisich > > Sr. Systems Engineer > > 3ware, Inc. > > -- > Steve Traugott > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > http://www.svlug.org > -- > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > http://www.stevegt.com > > _______________________________________________ > Speakers mailing list > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers > -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Sun Apr 7 23:15:15 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:15:15 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Speaker: Borland RAD tools for Linux? In-Reply-To: <3C6AE1C7.9040706@borland.com>; from smckenzie@borland.com on Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 01:59:35PM -0800 References: <3C6AE1C7.9040706@borland.com> Message-ID: <20020407231515.B21500@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi Shawn, Can you do the evening of May 1st? Steve On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 01:59:35PM -0800, Shawn O. McKenzie wrote: > Hello Steve. > > I'm trying to put together a few little talks for one of our engineers > here at Borland, & thought you all might be interested. I used to be > fairly involved with BALUG & have set up a talk there in march. The > speaker will be John Thomas. he gave a presentation at the last > linuxworld in NY showing off our upcoming C++ RAD product for Linux. For > the BALUG talk (and hopefully the SVLUG as well) I was thinking he could > cover both that and our current version of Kylix (which is Delphi for > Linux). Kylix just won "Best Development Tool" at Linuxworld, so I > thought you all might be interested. > > Let me know if you all have interest and I will set it up. > > Thanks. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakers mailing list > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers > -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Mon Apr 8 00:15:56 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 00:15:56 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Invitation to speak: Silicon Valley Linux Users Group Message-ID: <20020408001556.A19109@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi Sam! Don Marti sent me your direction, and I'm looking at your article in EJL... We're looking for a speaker for our May 1st monthly meeting for SVLUG (Silicon Valley Linux Users Group). You'd be in good company -- Larry Wall was the speaker for April. (He packed the house -- around 350 people, I think. Ordinarily it's around 200.) Standard boilerplate below, with more info. Are you interested? Steve P.S. I'm also at Ames, but very part-time lately -- associated with code IN. CALL FOR SPEAKERS The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) has openings for speakers for our monthly meetings during several upcoming months, including May 1st. If you would like to present a topic of general interest to the Linux community, please feel free to contact SVLUG speaker coordinator Steve Traugott at speakers at svlug.org. About the group: ================ The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) is the oldest and one of the largest Linux user groups in the world. Past speakers include Marc Andreessen, Paul Vixie, Tim O'Reilly, and Larry Wall. SVLUG celebrated its 10th anniversary at the March 4, 1998 meeting, where Linus Torvalds addressed an audience of 500 people. SVLUG members include Linux professionals and enthusiasts in the vicinity of San Jose, California, internationally known as Silicon Valley. Member interests include Linux and free or low-cost implementations of Unix, open source software, and commercial products which incorporate Linux. The group was originally formed in 1988 as the PC-Unix Special Interest Group of the Silicon Valley Computer Society. SVLUG meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, in conference centers provided by Cisco. The meetings are either technical presentations, product demonstrations, or general question and answer meetings. Typical audience size for the monthly meeting is 150-250 people, with as many as twice that for popular topics. The standard room configuration includes video projector and wireless microphones. All meetings are free and open to the public. See http://www.svlug.org for more information. -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Mon Apr 8 22:45:41 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 22:45:41 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity In-Reply-To: ; from pkisich@3WARE.com on Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 09:05:20AM -0700 References: Message-ID: <20020408224541.A16925@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> We have a 1-1.5 hour time slot for the meeting; you originally asked for 10 minutes, and I'm offering the full meeting -- you're taking me up on the offer for the full 1-1.5 hours, right? I would expect around 150 people, no refreshments ordinarily served; around 30 of us usually hit the IHOP on Great America afterwards. Standard "call for sepakers" boilerplate with more information below. I'll need a description/speaker bio from you -- sample below, following the call for speakers. Steve __________________________________________________________________ CALL FOR SPEAKERS The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) has openings for speakers for our monthly meetings during several upcoming months, including May 1st. If you would like to present a topic of general interest to the Linux community, please feel free to contact SVLUG speaker coordinator Steve Traugott at speakers at svlug.org. About the group: ================ The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) is the oldest and one of the largest Linux user groups in the world. Past speakers include Marc Andreessen, Paul Vixie, Tim O'Reilly, and Larry Wall. SVLUG celebrated its 10th anniversary at the March 4, 1998 meeting, where Linus Torvalds addressed an audience of 500 people. SVLUG members include Linux professionals and enthusiasts in the vicinity of San Jose, California, internationally known as Silicon Valley. Member interests include Linux and free or low-cost implementations of Unix, open source software, and commercial products which incorporate Linux. The group was originally formed in 1988 as the PC-Unix Special Interest Group of the Silicon Valley Computer Society. SVLUG meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, in conference centers provided by Cisco. The meetings are either technical presentations, product demonstrations, or general question and answer meetings. Typical audience size for the monthly meeting is 150-250 people, with as many as twice that for popular topics. The standard room configuration includes video projector and wireless microphones. All meetings are free and open to the public. See http://www.svlug.org for more information. __________________________________________________________________ We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group! WHAT: SpringBox -- http://www.dloo.org WHEN: Wednesday, 6 March, 7pm-9pm or so. WHO: Nile Geisinger and Alex Ledin, dLoo, Inc., Petaluma, CA BACKGROUND: For the past two years dLoo has been developing a new way of creating and sharing open source software. The result is a project called SpringBox. Before the Web, information was trapped in proprietary databases and couldn't be linked together. The Web overthrew that model, and replaced it with a model in which information was public and linkable. These two traits made the value of the information available online grow exponentially. Today, open source software is trapped on individual computers and can't be linked together. SpringBox makes it possible to build networks of software out of distributed units of code that live on the Internet. With SpringBox, open source developers can post code publicly in discrete units, like web pages, and other developers can create new discrete units of code that link to those units. In this way, SpringBox enables a Web of Software. We believe SpringBox has the potential to do for open source software what the Web did for online information. Our presentation will discuss SpringBox, this new unit of code (the Symbol) and the way that Symbols can be used to construct an extensible Linux software environment. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Alex Ledin is the COO of dLoo and has contributed to the technology of SpringBox. In prior work, Ledin has contributed to large public engineering projects and developed electric vehicles. Ledin is a graduate of UC Davis with majors in Electrical Engineering and Political Science. In his spare time he enjoys restoring old cars, playing classical piano and jazz saxophone, and traveling. Nile Geisinger is CTO of dLoo and the creator of SpringBox. Before working at dLoo, Geisinger worked at TimeDance and the Advanced Development Center at Ricoh. Geisinger is also a graduate of UC Davis with majors in Computer Science and Philosophy. In his spare time, Geisinger writes statements about what he does in his spare time. He doesn't expect to finish. WHERE: Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on how to get there are listed at: http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! web-team at svlug.org NOTES: It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or offsite. We look forward to seeing you there! On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 09:05:20AM -0700, Pete Kisich wrote: > Hi Steve, > > May first would be great. Let me know approximately how many people we > would be speaking to so I'll know the amount of resources I'll need. Also, > we may be interested in sponsoring some sort of food or drinks. Let me know > what you guys usually do. Thanks and talk to you soon. > > Pete Kisich > Sr. Systems Engineer > 3ware, Inc. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Traugott [mailto:stevegt at TerraLuna.Org] > Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 11:14 PM > To: Pete Kisich > Cc: 'speakers at svlug.org' > Subject: Re: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity > > > Hi Pete, > > I haven't heard an answer from anyone at 3ware about this yet -- May > 1st is still available -- would you still be interested? > > Steve > > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 11:20:05PM -0800, Steve Traugott wrote: > > Hi Pete, > > > > Would you be able to do a 1.5 (or so) hour talk? First Wednesday > > night of May, June, or July? > > > > Steve > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 01:20:58PM -0800, Pete Kisich wrote: > > > Hi Steve, > > > > > > We would be very interested in coming to speak to SVLUG about our > current > > > and future products for the Linux platform. 3ware is focused on our > very > > > dedicated Linux user base and open source. > > > > > > In short, we provide Linux developers and users the ability to build > > > inexpensive, multi-terabyte ATA RAID systems with performance equal to > or > > > better than most SCSI controllers. You can get more details at out > website > > > at www.3ware.com. > > > > > > Let me know when you would like to schedule us to come in and talk to > the > > > group. We would only need roughly 10 minutes to present plus q/a. > Thanks. > > > > > > Pete Kisich > > > Sr. Systems Engineer > > > 3ware, Inc. > > > > -- > > Steve Traugott > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > http://www.svlug.org > > -- > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > http://www.stevegt.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakers mailing list > > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers > > > > -- > Steve Traugott > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > http://www.svlug.org > -- > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > http://www.stevegt.com -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From pkisich at 3WARE.com Tue Apr 9 08:56:58 2002 From: pkisich at 3WARE.com (Pete Kisich) Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 08:56:58 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity Message-ID: Yes. We can do 1 1/2 hours no problem. I'll get you a Bio of the speaker sometime today. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: Steve Traugott [mailto:stevegt at TerraLuna.Org] Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 10:46 PM To: Pete Kisich Cc: 'speakers at svlug.org' Subject: Re: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity We have a 1-1.5 hour time slot for the meeting; you originally asked for 10 minutes, and I'm offering the full meeting -- you're taking me up on the offer for the full 1-1.5 hours, right? I would expect around 150 people, no refreshments ordinarily served; around 30 of us usually hit the IHOP on Great America afterwards. Standard "call for sepakers" boilerplate with more information below. I'll need a description/speaker bio from you -- sample below, following the call for speakers. Steve __________________________________________________________________ CALL FOR SPEAKERS The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) has openings for speakers for our monthly meetings during several upcoming months, including May 1st. If you would like to present a topic of general interest to the Linux community, please feel free to contact SVLUG speaker coordinator Steve Traugott at speakers at svlug.org. About the group: ================ The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) is the oldest and one of the largest Linux user groups in the world. Past speakers include Marc Andreessen, Paul Vixie, Tim O'Reilly, and Larry Wall. SVLUG celebrated its 10th anniversary at the March 4, 1998 meeting, where Linus Torvalds addressed an audience of 500 people. SVLUG members include Linux professionals and enthusiasts in the vicinity of San Jose, California, internationally known as Silicon Valley. Member interests include Linux and free or low-cost implementations of Unix, open source software, and commercial products which incorporate Linux. The group was originally formed in 1988 as the PC-Unix Special Interest Group of the Silicon Valley Computer Society. SVLUG meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, in conference centers provided by Cisco. The meetings are either technical presentations, product demonstrations, or general question and answer meetings. Typical audience size for the monthly meeting is 150-250 people, with as many as twice that for popular topics. The standard room configuration includes video projector and wireless microphones. All meetings are free and open to the public. See http://www.svlug.org for more information. __________________________________________________________________ We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group! WHAT: SpringBox -- http://www.dloo.org WHEN: Wednesday, 6 March, 7pm-9pm or so. WHO: Nile Geisinger and Alex Ledin, dLoo, Inc., Petaluma, CA BACKGROUND: For the past two years dLoo has been developing a new way of creating and sharing open source software. The result is a project called SpringBox. Before the Web, information was trapped in proprietary databases and couldn't be linked together. The Web overthrew that model, and replaced it with a model in which information was public and linkable. These two traits made the value of the information available online grow exponentially. Today, open source software is trapped on individual computers and can't be linked together. SpringBox makes it possible to build networks of software out of distributed units of code that live on the Internet. With SpringBox, open source developers can post code publicly in discrete units, like web pages, and other developers can create new discrete units of code that link to those units. In this way, SpringBox enables a Web of Software. We believe SpringBox has the potential to do for open source software what the Web did for online information. Our presentation will discuss SpringBox, this new unit of code (the Symbol) and the way that Symbols can be used to construct an extensible Linux software environment. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Alex Ledin is the COO of dLoo and has contributed to the technology of SpringBox. In prior work, Ledin has contributed to large public engineering projects and developed electric vehicles. Ledin is a graduate of UC Davis with majors in Electrical Engineering and Political Science. In his spare time he enjoys restoring old cars, playing classical piano and jazz saxophone, and traveling. Nile Geisinger is CTO of dLoo and the creator of SpringBox. Before working at dLoo, Geisinger worked at TimeDance and the Advanced Development Center at Ricoh. Geisinger is also a graduate of UC Davis with majors in Computer Science and Philosophy. In his spare time, Geisinger writes statements about what he does in his spare time. He doesn't expect to finish. WHERE: Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on how to get there are listed at: http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! web-team at svlug.org NOTES: It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or offsite. We look forward to seeing you there! On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 09:05:20AM -0700, Pete Kisich wrote: > Hi Steve, > > May first would be great. Let me know approximately how many people we > would be speaking to so I'll know the amount of resources I'll need. Also, > we may be interested in sponsoring some sort of food or drinks. Let me know > what you guys usually do. Thanks and talk to you soon. > > Pete Kisich > Sr. Systems Engineer > 3ware, Inc. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Traugott [mailto:stevegt at TerraLuna.Org] > Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 11:14 PM > To: Pete Kisich > Cc: 'speakers at svlug.org' > Subject: Re: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity > > > Hi Pete, > > I haven't heard an answer from anyone at 3ware about this yet -- May > 1st is still available -- would you still be interested? > > Steve > > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 11:20:05PM -0800, Steve Traugott wrote: > > Hi Pete, > > > > Would you be able to do a 1.5 (or so) hour talk? First Wednesday > > night of May, June, or July? > > > > Steve > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 01:20:58PM -0800, Pete Kisich wrote: > > > Hi Steve, > > > > > > We would be very interested in coming to speak to SVLUG about our > current > > > and future products for the Linux platform. 3ware is focused on our > very > > > dedicated Linux user base and open source. > > > > > > In short, we provide Linux developers and users the ability to build > > > inexpensive, multi-terabyte ATA RAID systems with performance equal to > or > > > better than most SCSI controllers. You can get more details at out > website > > > at www.3ware.com. > > > > > > Let me know when you would like to schedule us to come in and talk to > the > > > group. We would only need roughly 10 minutes to present plus q/a. > Thanks. > > > > > > Pete Kisich > > > Sr. Systems Engineer > > > 3ware, Inc. > > > > -- > > Steve Traugott > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > http://www.svlug.org > > -- > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > http://www.stevegt.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakers mailing list > > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers > > > > -- > Steve Traugott > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > http://www.svlug.org > -- > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > http://www.stevegt.com -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.svlug.org/archives/speakers/attachments/20020409/34255861/attachment.htm From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Wed Apr 10 21:12:25 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 21:12:25 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: Invitation to speak: Silicon Valley Linux Users Group In-Reply-To: ; from sclanton@mail.arc.nasa.gov on Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 02:53:58PM -0700 References: <20020408001556.A19109@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <20020410211225.B20454@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi Sam! You're welcome! I really would like to see you speak for SVLUG. Wasn't sure you'd be able to; it looks like I might have now lined up someone else for May 1st instead (85% likely). In early talks with Google; they're likely to be either June 5th or July 3rd. - Can you still do May if the other party falls through? I should have an firm answer from them by the end of this week. - Otherwise, can you do June 5th or July 3rd? You pick the topic; SSFR, the code IC stuff, or a combination. And feel free to plug the nonprofit. Steve On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 02:53:58PM -0700, Sam Clanton wrote: > > Steve, > > Wow, this is an incredible honor. I would love to speak at the meeting! > I'm not sure that I'm good enough at what I do though! Do you want me to > speak about the contents of the article? Right now I am working with code > IC on brain-computer interface stuff... pretty much all in Linux. So that > is a possible topic. Also, a few friends and I are starting a nonprofit > in Ecuador next year to do technology transfer and support for other > NGO's... I'd love to plug that if at all possible. But it has nothing to > do with my current work... > > This is really amazing, thank you so much for the offer. > Sam > > > > On Mon, 8 Apr 2002, Steve Traugott wrote: > > > Hi Sam! > > > > Don Marti sent me your direction, and I'm looking at your article in > > EJL... > > > > We're looking for a speaker for our May 1st monthly meeting for SVLUG > > (Silicon Valley Linux Users Group). You'd be in good company -- Larry > > Wall was the speaker for April. (He packed the house -- around 350 > > people, I think. Ordinarily it's around 200.) > > > > Standard boilerplate below, with more info. Are you interested? > > > > Steve > > > > P.S. I'm also at Ames, but very part-time lately -- associated with > > code IN. > > > > > > CALL FOR SPEAKERS > > > > The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) has openings for speakers > > for our monthly meetings during several upcoming months, including May > > 1st. If you would like to present a topic of general interest to > > the Linux community, please feel free to contact SVLUG speaker > > coordinator Steve Traugott at speakers at svlug.org. > > > > About the group: > > ================ > > > > The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) is the oldest and one of > > the largest Linux user groups in the world. Past speakers include > > Marc Andreessen, Paul Vixie, Tim O'Reilly, and Larry Wall. SVLUG > > celebrated its 10th anniversary at the March 4, 1998 meeting, where > > Linus Torvalds addressed an audience of 500 people. > > > > SVLUG members include Linux professionals and enthusiasts in the > > vicinity of San Jose, California, internationally known as Silicon > > Valley. Member interests include Linux and free or low-cost > > implementations of Unix, open source software, and commercial products > > which incorporate Linux. The group was originally formed in 1988 as > > the PC-Unix Special Interest Group of the Silicon Valley Computer > > Society. > > > > SVLUG meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, in > > conference centers provided by Cisco. The meetings are either > > technical presentations, product demonstrations, or general question > > and answer meetings. Typical audience size for the monthly meeting is > > 150-250 people, with as many as twice that for popular topics. The > > standard room configuration includes video projector and wireless > > microphones. All meetings are free and open to the public. > > > > See http://www.svlug.org for more information. > > > > > > -- > > Steve Traugott > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > http://www.svlug.org > > -- > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > http://www.stevegt.com > > > -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From marc_news at vasoftware.com Thu Apr 11 19:21:13 2002 From: marc_news at vasoftware.com (Marc MERLIN) Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 19:21:13 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Speakers ($0.02) In-Reply-To: <20020313232921.35919.qmail@web13608.mail.yahoo.com>; from charles_ritter@yahoo.com on Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 03:29:20PM -0800 References: <20020313232921.35919.qmail@web13608.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20020411192113.K21313@merlins.org> On Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 03:29:20PM -0800, Charles Ritter wrote: > It would be really great for the group to have a few meetings a year where > the members speak about what they are doing. Back in the good ol' days, > all SVLUG meeting were that way; It was an opportunity for members to grow > and contribute, and for others to learn about their neighbors. In the > corporate frenzy that consumed Linux in 1999 the members became just > another audience for corporate marketing spiel. I think it's a good idea (sorry for the late answer, I haven't been on top of my mail lately) I'm going to ask on the svlug list for members to give us short talk proposals. Marc -- Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Wed Apr 17 18:55:45 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 18:55:45 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: Invitation to speak: Silicon Valley Linux Users Group In-Reply-To: ; from sclanton@mail.arc.nasa.gov on Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 01:56:08AM -0700 References: <20020410211225.B20454@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <20020417185545.A17251@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi Sam! I figured you were swamped with something... Your response time right now is about as bad as Larry Wall's. ;-) That's why I scheduled someone else -- but they aren't being very responsive either, and I'm starting to worry that they won't make it; I'd place the odds down around 60% now. Go ahead and get the MCAT out of the way, and let's hook up by phone on Sunday, if you can. Steve On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 01:56:08AM -0700, Sam Clanton wrote: > > Steve, > > I'm sorry I'm taking so long here, I am taking the MCAT on Saturday and > I'm all kinds of preoccupied with reactivities of functional groups and > titration and all that nonsense. In any case... sure (May), and sure > (June 5). I think that I'm going to be away on July 3. > > Thanks > Sam > > > On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Steve Traugott wrote: > > > Hi Sam! > > > > You're welcome! I really would like to see you speak for SVLUG. > > > > Wasn't sure you'd be able to; it looks like I might have now lined up > > someone else for May 1st instead (85% likely). In early talks with > > Google; they're likely to be either June 5th or July 3rd. > > > > - Can you still do May if the other party falls through? I should > > have an firm answer from them by the end of this week. > > > > - Otherwise, can you do June 5th or July 3rd? > > > > You pick the topic; SSFR, the code IC stuff, or a combination. And > > feel free to plug the nonprofit. > > > > Steve > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 02:53:58PM -0700, Sam Clanton wrote: > > > > > > Steve, > > > > > > Wow, this is an incredible honor. I would love to speak at the meeting! > > > I'm not sure that I'm good enough at what I do though! Do you want me to > > > speak about the contents of the article? Right now I am working with code > > > IC on brain-computer interface stuff... pretty much all in Linux. So that > > > is a possible topic. Also, a few friends and I are starting a nonprofit > > > in Ecuador next year to do technology transfer and support for other > > > NGO's... I'd love to plug that if at all possible. But it has nothing to > > > do with my current work... > > > > > > This is really amazing, thank you so much for the offer. > > > Sam > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 8 Apr 2002, Steve Traugott wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Sam! > > > > > > > > Don Marti sent me your direction, and I'm looking at your article in > > > > EJL... > > > > > > > > We're looking for a speaker for our May 1st monthly meeting for SVLUG > > > > (Silicon Valley Linux Users Group). You'd be in good company -- Larry > > > > Wall was the speaker for April. (He packed the house -- around 350 > > > > people, I think. Ordinarily it's around 200.) > > > > > > > > Standard boilerplate below, with more info. Are you interested? > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > P.S. I'm also at Ames, but very part-time lately -- associated with > > > > code IN. > > > > > > > > > > > > CALL FOR SPEAKERS > > > > > > > > The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) has openings for speakers > > > > for our monthly meetings during several upcoming months, including May > > > > 1st. If you would like to present a topic of general interest to > > > > the Linux community, please feel free to contact SVLUG speaker > > > > coordinator Steve Traugott at speakers at svlug.org. > > > > > > > > About the group: > > > > ================ > > > > > > > > The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) is the oldest and one of > > > > the largest Linux user groups in the world. Past speakers include > > > > Marc Andreessen, Paul Vixie, Tim O'Reilly, and Larry Wall. SVLUG > > > > celebrated its 10th anniversary at the March 4, 1998 meeting, where > > > > Linus Torvalds addressed an audience of 500 people. > > > > > > > > SVLUG members include Linux professionals and enthusiasts in the > > > > vicinity of San Jose, California, internationally known as Silicon > > > > Valley. Member interests include Linux and free or low-cost > > > > implementations of Unix, open source software, and commercial products > > > > which incorporate Linux. The group was originally formed in 1988 as > > > > the PC-Unix Special Interest Group of the Silicon Valley Computer > > > > Society. > > > > > > > > SVLUG meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, in > > > > conference centers provided by Cisco. The meetings are either > > > > technical presentations, product demonstrations, or general question > > > > and answer meetings. Typical audience size for the monthly meeting is > > > > 150-250 people, with as many as twice that for popular topics. The > > > > standard room configuration includes video projector and wireless > > > > microphones. All meetings are free and open to the public. > > > > > > > > See http://www.svlug.org for more information. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Steve Traugott > > > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > > > http://www.svlug.org > > > > -- > > > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > > > http://www.stevegt.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Wed Apr 17 23:44:05 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 23:44:05 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Speaker: Borland RAD tools for Linux? In-Reply-To: <3CBDBC4E.6070403@borland.com>; from smckenzie@borland.com on Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 11:17:50AM -0700 References: <3C6AE1C7.9040706@borland.com> <20020407231515.B21500@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <3CBDBC4E.6070403@borland.com> Message-ID: <20020417234405.A8479@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Shawn, I really needed to nail down the speaker earlier this month -- it's been 9 days since your last mail. It looks like we already have someone else lined up for May 1st, as well as a likely backup. Would John be willing to provide backup for the first two? - I'd need John's email, and direct communications with him. - I need a more complete description of the talk -- again, see my sample, attached below. Steve We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group! WHAT: SpringBox -- http://www.dloo.org WHEN: Wednesday, 6 March, 7pm-9pm or so. WHO: Nile Geisinger and Alex Ledin, dLoo, Inc., Petaluma, CA BACKGROUND: For the past two years dLoo has been developing a new way of creating and sharing open source software. The result is a project called SpringBox. Before the Web, information was trapped in proprietary databases and couldn't be linked together. The Web overthrew that model, and replaced it with a model in which information was public and linkable. These two traits made the value of the information available online grow exponentially. Today, open source software is trapped on individual computers and can't be linked together. SpringBox makes it possible to build networks of software out of distributed units of code that live on the Internet. With SpringBox, open source developers can post code publicly in discrete units, like web pages, and other developers can create new discrete units of code that link to those units. In this way, SpringBox enables a Web of Software. We believe SpringBox has the potential to do for open source software what the Web did for online information. Our presentation will discuss SpringBox, this new unit of code (the Symbol) and the way that Symbols can be used to construct an extensible Linux software environment. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Alex Ledin is the COO of dLoo and has contributed to the technology of SpringBox. In prior work, Ledin has contributed to large public engineering projects and developed electric vehicles. Ledin is a graduate of UC Davis with majors in Electrical Engineering and Political Science. In his spare time he enjoys restoring old cars, playing classical piano and jazz saxophone, and traveling. Nile Geisinger is CTO of dLoo and the creator of SpringBox. Before working at dLoo, Geisinger worked at TimeDance and the Advanced Development Center at Ricoh. Geisinger is also a graduate of UC Davis with majors in Computer Science and Philosophy. In his spare time, Geisinger writes statements about what he does in his spare time. He doesn't expect to finish. WHERE: Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on how to get there are listed at: http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! web-team at svlug.org NOTES: It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or offsite. We look forward to seeing you there! On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 11:17:50AM -0700, Shawn McKenzie wrote: > Hi Steve. > > Here is the bio for John Thomas who will be the speaker. > > --- > > John (JT) Thomas is a product manager for the RAD Tools Group at > Borland. He is an avid graphics programmer and is a co-founder of el > Barrio Interactive, a computer game development company. JT is also a > student of computer graphics at the University of California, Santa Cruz > and lives in Santa Cruz with his wife, Jessica, and baby daughter, Izabella. > > --- > He will be speaking about Borland RAD products (Both our Delphi language > product and the upcoming release of our C++ product). > > Let me know if you need anything else. > > > > Steve Traugott wrote: > > >Hi Shawn, > > > >Can you do the evening of May 1st? > > > >Steve > > > >On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 01:59:35PM -0800, Shawn O. McKenzie wrote: > > > >>Hello Steve. > >> > >>I'm trying to put together a few little talks for one of our engineers > >>here at Borland, & thought you all might be interested. I used to be > >>fairly involved with BALUG & have set up a talk there in march. The > >>speaker will be John Thomas. he gave a presentation at the last > >>linuxworld in NY showing off our upcoming C++ RAD product for Linux. For > >>the BALUG talk (and hopefully the SVLUG as well) I was thinking he could > >>cover both that and our current version of Kylix (which is Delphi for > >>Linux). Kylix just won "Best Development Tool" at Linuxworld, so I > >>thought you all might be interested. > >> > >>Let me know if you all have interest and I will set it up. > >> > >>Thanks. > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Speakers mailing list > >>Speakers at lists.svlug.org > >>http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers > >> > > > > -- Stephen G. Traugott UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Wed Apr 17 23:57:35 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 23:57:35 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity In-Reply-To: ; from pkisich@3WARE.com on Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 07:47:20PM -0700 References: Message-ID: <20020417235735.B8479@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi All, Pete's and Pat's bios look good. Ted, we are going to be in a real quandry with you; Cisco lets us use their space without charge, with the agreement that we do not overtly market another company's wares on their property. The nature of SVLUG talks is engineering, highly technical, veering on academic at times. We'll need to let Pete and Pat take the exclusive billing for this one. That will work better as a draw with this audience regardless, and won't risk our agreement with Cisco (or my position as speaker coordinator for the group). I also need a paragraph or two about the talk itself. (Again, stay heavy on the technical.) I'm attaching a sample again, below. This needs to go up on the SVLUG web site by the end of this week; I'd highly appreciate any expedited treatment you can give it. Thanks guys, Steve WHEN: Wednesday, 6 February, 7pm-9pm or so. WHO: MPEG4IP (http://sourceforge.net/projects/mpeg4ip/) David Mackie, Technical Leader, Cisco Systems Bill May, Technical Leader, Cisco Systems ABOUT: The objective of MPEG4IP is to remove barriers to streaming that exist because of companies who "embrace and extend" common standards -- and in doing so, break them. By comparison, MPEG4IP is being developed in consideration of the Internet Streaming Media Alliance specification for interoperable streaming technologies. MPEG4IP is an SDK available on SourceForge that includes an MPEG4-based encoder, decoder and server from which developers can create their own streaming solutions. Originally developed for Linux, MPEG4IP has been ported to FreeBSD, BSD/OS and Mac OS X by supporters. MPEG4IP is not a Cisco product; However, Cisco developers started the project over a year ago by aggregating and enhancing existing open-source code, and creating new libraries. MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Both speakers are Technical Leaders at Cisco Systems' Technology Center. The Technology Center focuses on development of new technologies and markets. Both have the MPEG4IP project as their primary job focus. Bill May has over 15 years of industry experience and has held several positions during his eight years at Cisco. He has been involved in IOS as a developer in WAN and Infrastructure, was a Manager, and has worked on the IP/TV product. Prior to that he was in the telecommunications industry at companies such as T-Com, Cohesive Networks and Timeplex. David Mackie has been working on standards-based streaming media for the past five years, and has 15 years industry experience. He has lead a variety of R&D projects centered around Internet technologies at such companies as The Wollongong Group, Bridge Communications, Network Computing Devices, FTP Software, Open Market, Books That Work, Precept Software, and now Cisco Systems. WHERE: Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on how to get there are listed at: http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! web-team at svlug.org NOTES: It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or offsite. We look forward to seeing you there! On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 07:47:20PM -0700, Pete Kisich wrote: > Hi Steve, > > Here are our Bios, let me know if you need anything else. Thanks. > > Pete Kisich, Sr. Systems Engineer > Pete Kisich has over 10 years experience in system engineering and storage > architecture. Previous to 3ware, he was Manager of the Platform Engineering > group at Wells Fargo Bank. As a Sr. Storage Architect at StorageNetworks, > Pete was part of the team which built the largest Global Storage > Infrastructure in the world. He has worked extensively in SAN, NAS, and > iSCSI storage networks in enterprise environments. > > Pat Pejack, Sr. Applications Engineer > Pat has over 12 years experience in RAID and I/O Storage applications and > technology. Previous to 3ware, Pat was a Sr. Field applications engineer at > Adaptec where he gained over 10 years experience in RAID, SCSI, Fibre > Channel, ATA, and Firewire storage applications. > > Ted Simon, Director of Worldwide Sales > As Director of Worldwide Sales, Ted Simon brings over 18 years of successful > sales and sales management experience within the storage industry. Before > joining 3ware, Ted served as Enterprise Account Manager with > StorageNetworks, a storage service provider. Prior to StorageNetworks, Ted > was Major Account Executive, West Coast region, for Auspex Systems, a > network attached server company. Ted joined Auspex from MTI, where he held > positions as District Manager and Major Account Manager. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Traugott [mailto:stevegt at TerraLuna.Org] > Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 8:08 PM > To: Pete Kisich > Cc: 'speakers at svlug.org'; Joyce Cao > Subject: Re: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity > > > Hi Pete, > > I never got that description/bio -- starting to get worried. ;-) We > normally like to update the website at least three weeks prior -- > we're a week late so far. Is there anything I can do to help? > > Steve > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 08:53:01PM -0700, Steve Traugott wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 08:56:58AM -0700, Pete Kisich wrote: > > > Yes. We can do 1 1/2 hours no problem. I'll get you a Bio of the > speaker > > > sometime today. Thanks. > > > > Great! Any questions, feel free to give me a call. > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Steve Traugott [mailto:stevegt at TerraLuna.Org] > > > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 10:46 PM > > > To: Pete Kisich > > > Cc: 'speakers at svlug.org' > > > Subject: Re: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity > > > > > > > > > We have a 1-1.5 hour time slot for the meeting; you originally asked > > > for 10 minutes, and I'm offering the full meeting -- you're taking me > > > up on the offer for the full 1-1.5 hours, right? > > > > > > I would expect around 150 people, no refreshments ordinarily served; > > > around 30 of us usually hit the IHOP on Great America afterwards. > > > Standard "call for sepakers" boilerplate with more information below. > > > > > > I'll need a description/speaker bio from you -- sample below, > > > following the call for speakers. > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > CALL FOR SPEAKERS > > > > > > The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) has openings for speakers > > > for our monthly meetings during several upcoming months, including May > > > 1st. If you would like to present a topic of general interest to > > > the Linux community, please feel free to contact SVLUG speaker > > > coordinator Steve Traugott at speakers at svlug.org. > > > > > > About the group: > > > ================ > > > > > > The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) is the oldest and one of > > > the largest Linux user groups in the world. Past speakers include > > > Marc Andreessen, Paul Vixie, Tim O'Reilly, and Larry Wall. SVLUG > > > celebrated its 10th anniversary at the March 4, 1998 meeting, where > > > Linus Torvalds addressed an audience of 500 people. > > > > > > SVLUG members include Linux professionals and enthusiasts in the > > > vicinity of San Jose, California, internationally known as Silicon > > > Valley. Member interests include Linux and free or low-cost > > > implementations of Unix, open source software, and commercial products > > > which incorporate Linux. The group was originally formed in 1988 as > > > the PC-Unix Special Interest Group of the Silicon Valley Computer > > > Society. > > > > > > SVLUG meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, in > > > conference centers provided by Cisco. The meetings are either > > > technical presentations, product demonstrations, or general question > > > and answer meetings. Typical audience size for the monthly meeting is > > > 150-250 people, with as many as twice that for popular topics. The > > > standard room configuration includes video projector and wireless > > > microphones. All meetings are free and open to the public. > > > > > > See http://www.svlug.org for more information. > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux > > > Users Group! > > > > > > WHAT: > > > > > > SpringBox -- http://www.dloo.org > > > > > > WHEN: > > > > > > Wednesday, 6 March, 7pm-9pm or so. > > > > > > WHO: > > > > > > Nile Geisinger and Alex Ledin, dLoo, Inc., Petaluma, CA > > > > > > BACKGROUND: > > > > > > For the past two years dLoo has been developing a new way of creating > > > and sharing open source software. The result is a project called > > > SpringBox. > > > > > > Before the Web, information was trapped in proprietary databases and > > > couldn't be linked together. The Web overthrew that model, and > > > replaced it with a model in which information was public and linkable. > > > These two traits made the value of the information available online > > > grow exponentially. > > > > > > Today, open source software is trapped on individual computers and > > > can't be linked together. SpringBox makes it possible to build > > > networks of software out of distributed units of code that live on the > > > Internet. With SpringBox, open source developers can post code > > > publicly in discrete units, like web pages, and other developers can > > > create new discrete units of code that link to those units. In this > > > way, SpringBox enables a Web of Software. > > > > > > We believe SpringBox has the potential to do for open source software > > > what the Web did for online information. Our presentation will discuss > > > SpringBox, this new unit of code (the Symbol) and the way that Symbols > > > can be used to construct an extensible Linux software environment. > > > > > > ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: > > > > > > Alex Ledin is the COO of dLoo and has contributed to the technology of > > > SpringBox. In prior work, Ledin has contributed to large public > engineering > > > projects and developed electric vehicles. Ledin is a graduate of UC > Davis > > > with majors in Electrical Engineering and Political Science. In his > spare > > > time he enjoys restoring old cars, playing classical piano and jazz > > > saxophone, and traveling. > > > > > > Nile Geisinger is CTO of dLoo and the creator of SpringBox. Before > working > > > at dLoo, Geisinger worked at TimeDance and the Advanced Development > Center > > > at Ricoh. Geisinger is also a graduate of UC Davis with majors in > Computer > > > Science and Philosophy. In his spare time, Geisinger writes statements > > > about what he does in his spare time. He doesn't expect to finish. > > > > > > WHERE: > > > > > > Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference > > > center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, > > > where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on > > > how to get there are listed at: > > > > > > http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml > > > > > > We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you > > > have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! > > > web-team at svlug.org > > > > > > NOTES: > > > > > > It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not > > > be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end > > > their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job > > > seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the > > > meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit > > > the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to > > > dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or > > > offsite. > > > > > > We look forward to seeing you there! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 09:05:20AM -0700, Pete Kisich wrote: > > > > Hi Steve, > > > > > > > > May first would be great. Let me know approximately how many people > we > > > > would be speaking to so I'll know the amount of resources I'll need. > > > Also, > > > > we may be interested in sponsoring some sort of food or drinks. Let > me > > > know > > > > what you guys usually do. Thanks and talk to you soon. > > > > > > > > Pete Kisich > > > > Sr. Systems Engineer > > > > 3ware, Inc. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Steve Traugott [mailto:stevegt at TerraLuna.Org] > > > > Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 11:14 PM > > > > To: Pete Kisich > > > > Cc: 'speakers at svlug.org' > > > > Subject: Re: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Pete, > > > > > > > > I haven't heard an answer from anyone at 3ware about this yet -- May > > > > 1st is still available -- would you still be interested? > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 11:20:05PM -0800, Steve Traugott wrote: > > > > > Hi Pete, > > > > > > > > > > Would you be able to do a 1.5 (or so) hour talk? First Wednesday > > > > > night of May, June, or July? > > > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 01:20:58PM -0800, Pete Kisich wrote: > > > > > > Hi Steve, > > > > > > > > > > > > We would be very interested in coming to speak to SVLUG about our > > > > current > > > > > > and future products for the Linux platform. 3ware is focused on > our > > > > very > > > > > > dedicated Linux user base and open source. > > > > > > > > > > > > In short, we provide Linux developers and users the ability to > build > > > > > > inexpensive, multi-terabyte ATA RAID systems with performance > equal > > > to > > > > or > > > > > > better than most SCSI controllers. You can get more details at > out > > > > website > > > > > > at www.3ware.com. > > > > > > > > > > > > Let me know when you would like to schedule us to come in and talk > to > > > > the > > > > > > group. We would only need roughly 10 minutes to present plus q/a. > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > Pete Kisich > > > > > > Sr. Systems Engineer > > > > > > 3ware, Inc. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Steve Traugott > > > > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > > > > http://www.svlug.org > > > > > -- > > > > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > > > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > > > > http://www.stevegt.com > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Speakers mailing list > > > > > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > > > > > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Steve Traugott > > > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > > > http://www.svlug.org > > > > -- > > > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > > > http://www.stevegt.com > > > > > > -- > > > Steve Traugott > > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > > http://www.svlug.org > > > -- > > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > > http://www.stevegt.com > > > > -- > > Steve Traugott > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > http://www.svlug.org > > -- > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > http://www.stevegt.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakers mailing list > > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers > > > > -- > Steve Traugott > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > http://www.svlug.org > -- > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > http://www.stevegt.com -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From pkisich at 3WARE.com Thu Apr 18 11:38:00 2002 From: pkisich at 3WARE.com (Pete Kisich) Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 11:38:00 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity Message-ID: No Problem Steve. We can keep it at a very technical level. Founded in 1997, 3ware, Inc., the technology leader in switched storage solutions, delivers reliable, scalable, high-performance storage. 3ware products are based on 3ware's StorSwitch(tm) architecture, which applies network packet switching to PCI ATA/IDE storage controllers. By using ATA drives in place of SCSI drives, storage costs are significantly reduced while the StorSwitch architecture increases the performance beyond that of the Ultra SCSI 160. Recently, with the introduction of 160GB drives from Maxtor, 3ware has broken the terabyte limit on a single 64 bit PCI card. This, coupled with 3ware's open source Linux driver, allows Linux system builders to create muti-terabyte systems for under a penny per MB, while getting the performance and features (such as hot swap and hot spare) users have come to expect in more expensive SCSI and Fibre Channel solutions. Lastly, 3ware continues to expand the StorSwitch architecture to include Serial ATA and iSCSI technologies. This will allow 3ware to continue to hold its position as the leader in affordable/high performance storage solutions. Let me know if you need anything else. Thanks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.svlug.org/archives/speakers/attachments/20020418/e91e214e/attachment.htm From pkisich at 3WARE.com Thu Apr 18 15:50:58 2002 From: pkisich at 3WARE.com (Pete Kisich) Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 15:50:58 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity Message-ID: Sorry. Typo on Multi No Problem Steve. We can keep it at a very technical level. Founded in 1997, 3ware, Inc., the technology leader in switched storage solutions, delivers reliable, scalable, high-performance storage. 3ware products are based on 3ware's StorSwitch(tm) architecture, which applies network packet switching to PCI ATA/IDE storage controllers. By using ATA drives in place of SCSI drives, storage costs are significantly reduced while the StorSwitch architecture increases the performance beyond that of the Ultra SCSI 160. Recently, with the introduction of 160GB drives from Maxtor, 3ware has broken the terabyte limit on a single 64 bit PCI card. This, coupled with 3ware's open source Linux driver, allows Linux system builders to create multi-terabyte systems for under a penny per MB, while getting the performance and features (such as hot swap and hot spare) users have come to expect in more expensive SCSI and Fibre Channel solutions. Lastly, 3ware continues to expand the StorSwitch architecture to include Serial ATA and iSCSI technologies. This will allow 3ware to continue to hold its position as the leader in affordable/high performance storage solutions. Let me know if you need anything else. Thanks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.svlug.org/archives/speakers/attachments/20020418/7ef9905e/attachment.htm From smckenzie at borland.com Tue May 14 15:13:06 2002 From: smckenzie at borland.com (Shawn McKenzie) Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 15:13:06 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] SVLUG Message-ID: <3CE18BF2.5040404@borland.com> Hi steve. Just thought I'd send this again in case you would like us to have someone talk at the SVLUG. Please let me know. Thanks. > > > > SPEAKER INFO > > SPEAKER NAME: John Ray Thomas > > TITLE: Linux R&D Product Manager > > COMPANY: Borland Software Corporation > > ADDRESS 1: 100 Enterprise Way > > ADDRESS 2: > > CITY: Scotts Valley > > STATE/PROVINCE: CA > > ZIP/POSTAL CODE: 95066 > > COUNTRY: USA > > PHONE: 831-431-1817 > > COUNTRY CODE: > > FAX: > > EMAIL: jthomas at borland.com > > > > SPEAKER BIO: John Ray Thomas is a product manager, rapid application development solutions for Borland Software Corporation, the leading provider of technology used to develop, deploy, integrate, and manage software applications. After several years in developer support for Borland C++ products, Thomas was named product manager in January 2001 for rapid application development solutions. He is primarily responsible for defining Borland's next generation Linux products. > > > > Thomas is a dedicated C++ programmer and has developed a wide range of applications for several operating systems. He particularly enjoys 3d graphics, games programming, and writing business applications. > > > > COMPANY INFO: Founded in 1983, Borland Software Corporation is known as the leading provider of technology used to develop, deploy, and integrate software applications. Delivering best-in-class technology solutions dedicated to interoperability, Borland allows enterprises of all sizes to move into Web based computing while leveraging legacy systems. From the Fortune 1000 to the Borland Nation comprised of millions of developers around the world, Borland provides customers the freedom to develop applications, deploy them anywhere, and integrate and manage them across the enterprise. Borland solutions enable organizations to increase productivity and deliver higher performance projects faster and on budget, while lowering total cost of ownership. > > > > PANELISTS INFO: > > > > SESSION INFO > > PROPOSED CONFERENC E TYPE: LinuxWorld Conference Tutorial > > PROPOSED TRACK: Application Development/Standards > > SESSION TITLE: Rapid C++ Development for Linux > > SESSION DESCRIPTION: This session will explain and demonstrate the benefits of combining Rapid Application Development techniques with C++ to more quickly and reliably build complex Linux application solutions. This session will cover component based programming and the PME (Property Method Event) driven development model and how to combine these modern techniques with C++. > > WHAT THEY WILL LEARN: Attendees will learn about modern RAD techniques and how these principals can be combined with the power of C++ to rapidly build Linux applications. Attendees will learn about various C++ tools available today for Linux and will learn about Linux RAD C++ solutions currently in development. RAD for Linux will be demonstrated and explained. > > TARGET AUDIENCE: developers > > PROPOSED FORMAT: Instructi onal -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: pic17706.pcx Type: application/octet-stream Size: 4787 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.svlug.org/archives/speakers/attachments/20020514/274bb05d/pic17706.obj From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Fri May 31 11:18:01 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 11:18:01 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: SVLUG Meeting, Wed June 5, 2002 In-Reply-To: ; from sclanton@mail.arc.nasa.gov on Fri, May 31, 2002 at 08:28:52AM -0700 References: <200205300430.g4U4UOd29515@roton.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <20020531111801.A24157@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi Sam! I'd speak at whatever technical level you're comfortable. This audience is mixed application, embedded system, and kernel developers, engineers, systems administrators, security folks, and the like. Basically the same audience as Linux Journal. Steve On Fri, May 31, 2002 at 08:28:52AM -0700, Sam Clanton wrote: > > Steve, > > How technical should the presentation be? Am I really talking for 2 > hours? Any other tips/guidelines? > > Sam > > > On Wed, 29 May 2002 stevegt at svlug.org wrote: > > > We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux > > Users Group! > > > > WHAT: > > > > NASA Linux Research > > > > WHEN: > > > > Wednesday, June 5, 2002, 7pm-9pm or so > > > > WHO: > > > > Sam Clanton, NASA Ames Research Center > > > > > > ABOUT: > > > > Sam's work in building an airborne embedded Linux spectrometer control > > system was featured on the cover of the March/April 2002 Embedded > > Linux Journal -- the ER-2 photo. > > > > Sam is a researcher in Computational Sciences / Atmospheric Sciences > > at NASA Ames, where he is involved in a number of Linux-based > > projects. His current work is mainly in EEG pattern recognition and > > real-time data processing for brain-computer interface projects taking > > place at the NASA Ames Neuroengineering lab. > > > > Sam will talk about the use of Linux as a part of the research > > projects that he has been a part of at NASA, what he is up to inside > > and outside of the space agency, and where a relative > > newcomer/outsider to the Linux community thinks this Linux thing is > > going. > > > > MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: > > > > Sam is a recent graduate from Johns Hopkins University, where he > > studied Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science. He is currently > > serving a year-long stint at NASA Ames, before he begins work on an > > as-yet-unnamed technological development nonprofit he is co-founding > > in South America. In the future, he is most probably going to go to > > medical school. > > > > Sam got into Linux in college as a result of dissatisfaction in not > > being able to really control his own computer, or understand what it > > was actually up to, with closed-source systems. He views Linux as the > > natural choice for research, and he believes that if more scientists > > were to view a computer as a highly developed and tunable rack of > > custom data acquisition and processing equipment, a lot of new > > imaginative and effective research could be done. > > > > Aside from work, Sam has been an avid rugby player for most of his > > adult life. He also enjoys mountain biking and hanging out in really > > nasty bars. At one time in his life, he was fluent in Japanese and > > had plastic pants. > > > > WHERE: > > > > Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference > > center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, > > where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on > > how to get there are listed at: > > > > http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml > > > > We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you > > have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! > > web-team at svlug.org > > > > NOTES: > > > > It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not > > be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end > > their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job > > seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the > > meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit > > the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to > > dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or > > offsite. > > > > We look forward to seeing you there! > > > -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Fri May 31 12:07:11 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 12:07:11 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: SVLUG Meeting, Wed June 5, 2002 In-Reply-To: ; from sclanton@mail.arc.nasa.gov on Fri, May 31, 2002 at 11:20:16AM -0700 References: <20020531111801.A24157@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <20020531120711.B24157@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Most people talk for somewhere 1:15 to 1:30. It's a relatively interactive audience once they get warmed up. If you aim for an hour, they'll stretch it out to 1:30. There are announcements etc. before and after, which uses up the balance of the time. In case I haven't mentioned it yet, a crowd of us usually goes to the IHOP afterwards for a late dinner; speakers usually go (we pick up the tab) and that gives more opportunity for in-depth conversation about the talk and about everything else under the sun. As far as content goes, if all you do is stand up there and talk about the same things you say in the article, you'll do fine. Any new or original work you discuss beyond that is gravy. Feel free to talk about what *didn't* work, where you wasted time, what things you learned the hard way, etc. Nobody expects perfection, and the failures can be fascinating. If you're stuck on slide content, then make sure to pad things out with pictures -- a good picture can generate 5 minutes of discussion. Overall you're probably looking for 20 slides or so -- I use more than that for a talk this long, but then I move them pretty fast. Some people use as few as 10. Presentation -- this was in my early boilerplate, but the room has an SVGA projector system; don't bother printing the slides. Just bring your laptop. If you don't have a laptop, call me ASAP and we'll work something out. I use OpenOffice but can find PowerPoint. If you have any more questions, feel free to call me. Steve On Fri, May 31, 2002 at 11:20:16AM -0700, Sam Clanton wrote: > > Ok cool... is it really for 2 hours straight? whoa. can people sit > through me talking for 2 hours? > > Sam > On Fri, 31 May 2002, Steve Traugott wrote: > > > Hi Sam! > > > > I'd speak at whatever technical level you're comfortable. This > > audience is mixed application, embedded system, and kernel developers, > > engineers, systems administrators, security folks, and the like. > > Basically the same audience as Linux Journal. > > > > Steve > > > > On Fri, May 31, 2002 at 08:28:52AM -0700, Sam Clanton wrote: > > > > > > Steve, > > > > > > How technical should the presentation be? Am I really talking for 2 > > > hours? Any other tips/guidelines? > > > > > > Sam > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 29 May 2002 stevegt at svlug.org wrote: > > > > > > > We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux > > > > Users Group! > > > > > > > > WHAT: > > > > > > > > NASA Linux Research > > > > > > > > WHEN: > > > > > > > > Wednesday, June 5, 2002, 7pm-9pm or so > > > > > > > > WHO: > > > > > > > > Sam Clanton, NASA Ames Research Center > > > > > > > > > > > > ABOUT: > > > > > > > > Sam's work in building an airborne embedded Linux spectrometer control > > > > system was featured on the cover of the March/April 2002 Embedded > > > > Linux Journal -- the ER-2 photo. > > > > > > > > Sam is a researcher in Computational Sciences / Atmospheric Sciences > > > > at NASA Ames, where he is involved in a number of Linux-based > > > > projects. His current work is mainly in EEG pattern recognition and > > > > real-time data processing for brain-computer interface projects taking > > > > place at the NASA Ames Neuroengineering lab. > > > > > > > > Sam will talk about the use of Linux as a part of the research > > > > projects that he has been a part of at NASA, what he is up to inside > > > > and outside of the space agency, and where a relative > > > > newcomer/outsider to the Linux community thinks this Linux thing is > > > > going. > > > > > > > > MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: > > > > > > > > Sam is a recent graduate from Johns Hopkins University, where he > > > > studied Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science. He is currently > > > > serving a year-long stint at NASA Ames, before he begins work on an > > > > as-yet-unnamed technological development nonprofit he is co-founding > > > > in South America. In the future, he is most probably going to go to > > > > medical school. > > > > > > > > Sam got into Linux in college as a result of dissatisfaction in not > > > > being able to really control his own computer, or understand what it > > > > was actually up to, with closed-source systems. He views Linux as the > > > > natural choice for research, and he believes that if more scientists > > > > were to view a computer as a highly developed and tunable rack of > > > > custom data acquisition and processing equipment, a lot of new > > > > imaginative and effective research could be done. > > > > > > > > Aside from work, Sam has been an avid rugby player for most of his > > > > adult life. He also enjoys mountain biking and hanging out in really > > > > nasty bars. At one time in his life, he was fluent in Japanese and > > > > had plastic pants. > > > > > > > > WHERE: > > > > > > > > Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference > > > > center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, > > > > where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on > > > > how to get there are listed at: > > > > > > > > http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml > > > > > > > > We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you > > > > have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! > > > > web-team at svlug.org > > > > > > > > NOTES: > > > > > > > > It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not > > > > be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end > > > > their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job > > > > seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the > > > > meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit > > > > the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to > > > > dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or > > > > offsite. > > > > > > > > We look forward to seeing you there! > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Wed Jun 5 12:25:48 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 12:25:48 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: SVLUG speaking engagement request In-Reply-To: <3CFE634A.450E50F4@xilinx.com>; from Michael.Baxter@xilinx.com on Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 12:15:22PM -0700 References: <3CFE634A.450E50F4@xilinx.com> Message-ID: <20020605122548.A3137@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Absolutely. Let's do this. Joyce, we haven't booked October yet, right? All I need is a description/bio like the one attached. Steve On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 12:15:22PM -0700, Michael Baxter wrote: > Hi Steve, > > My name is Michael Baxter, and I work at Xilinx, which makes Field > Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) devices. I'm also a friend of Don > Marti's, who has managed to drag me to the masthead of Linux Journal, > where I make some contributions with the editorial staff. I also do some > collaboration on Open Source EDA tools, here in Silicon Valley. > > The reason I'm emailing you is that I'd like to request a speaking > engagement opportunity at the October SVLUG meeting, on behalf of my > Xilinx colleague Peter Ryser. > > Peter has been managing the embedded Linux software program at Xilinx, > for our Virtex-II Pro FPGA devices. These FPGAs are way cool, > incorporating a PowerPC 405 core, along with a user-programmable > flexible logic fabric, Multi-Gigabit Transceiver (MGT) cores, and other > stuff. This family of FPGAs is going to be very cool for embedded Linux > applications, because they allow a high-end systems to be flexibly > constructed according to the user's design, all on a single chip. The > FPGA device even allows reconfiguration after embodied in a system, such > as over the Internet. Peter also has worked on the software tools > development effort for this FPGA family. > > We'd like to show the SVLUG audience a test and development board > running Linux directly on the PPC in the FPGA device doing cool things. > I saw a demo this morning, and it was running Quake on an xterm, on a > color TFT LCD display. The reason for the October request is that all > this hardware/software is very new, and a little unstable at present, > plus the FPGAs are literally right off the fab line. We want to present > something a lot more solid, and October is a preferred date, to give us > the set up time needed. > > For reference, here's a relatively recent media alert on Virtex-II Pro, > for a CAD-related trade-show: > http://www.xilinx.com/prs_rls/software/0287dacmediaalert.html > > Anyway, could you let me know soon if you have the interest, and whether > this date works for SVLUG? If OK with you, we'll lock the date in, and > prepare for it. I can also have Peter generate a little abstract for you > ASAP, so you can do the usual pre-announce on the SVLUG web site. > > I thank-you kindly for your time. > > Best, > Michael Baxter > Sr. Systems Staff Engineer > APD System Engineering Group > Xilinx > > -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com -------------- next part -------------- From: stevegt at svlug.org To: svlug-announce at svlug.org Bcc: sclanton at mail.arc.nasa.gov Subject: REMINDER: SVLUG Meeting, Wed June 5, 2002 We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group! WHAT: NASA Linux Research WHEN: Wednesday, June 5, 2002, 7pm-9pm or so WHO: Sam Clanton, NASA Ames Research Center ABOUT: Sam's work in building an airborne embedded Linux spectrometer control system was featured on the cover of the March/April 2002 Embedded Linux Journal -- the ER-2 photo. Sam is a researcher in Computational Sciences / Atmospheric Sciences at NASA Ames, where he is involved in a number of Linux-based projects. His current work is mainly in EEG pattern recognition and real-time data processing for brain-computer interface projects taking place at the NASA Ames Neuroengineering lab. Sam will talk about the use of Linux as a part of the research projects that he has been a part of at NASA, what he is up to inside and outside of the space agency, and where a relative newcomer/outsider to the Linux community thinks this Linux thing is going. MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Sam is a recent graduate from Johns Hopkins University, where he studied Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science. He is currently serving a year-long stint at NASA Ames, before he begins work on an as-yet-unnamed technological development nonprofit he is co-founding in South America. In the future, he is most probably going to go to medical school. Sam got into Linux in college as a result of dissatisfaction in not being able to really control his own computer, or understand what it was actually up to, with closed-source systems. He views Linux as the natural choice for research, and he believes that if more scientists were to view a computer as a highly developed and tunable rack of custom data acquisition and processing equipment, a lot of new imaginative and effective research could be done. Aside from work, Sam has been an avid rugby player for most of his adult life. He also enjoys mountain biking and hanging out in really nasty bars. At one time in his life, he was fluent in Japanese and had plastic pants. WHERE: Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on how to get there are listed at: http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! web-team at svlug.org NOTES: It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or offsite. We look forward to seeing you there! From joyce at TerraLuna.Org Wed Jun 5 13:02:25 2002 From: joyce at TerraLuna.Org (Joyce Cao Traugott) Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2002 13:02:25 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: SVLUG speaking engagement request References: <3CFE634A.450E50F4@xilinx.com> <20020605122548.A3137@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <3CFE6E51.89AC1280@TerraLuna.Org> Yes, October 2 is open. Joyce Steve Traugott wrote: > > Absolutely. Let's do this. Joyce, we haven't booked October yet, > right? > > All I need is a description/bio like the one attached. > > Steve > > On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 12:15:22PM -0700, Michael Baxter wrote: > > Hi Steve, > > > > My name is Michael Baxter, and I work at Xilinx, which makes Field > > Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) devices. I'm also a friend of Don > > Marti's, who has managed to drag me to the masthead of Linux Journal, > > where I make some contributions with the editorial staff. I also do some > > collaboration on Open Source EDA tools, here in Silicon Valley. > > > > The reason I'm emailing you is that I'd like to request a speaking > > engagement opportunity at the October SVLUG meeting, on behalf of my > > Xilinx colleague Peter Ryser. > > > > Peter has been managing the embedded Linux software program at Xilinx, > > for our Virtex-II Pro FPGA devices. These FPGAs are way cool, > > incorporating a PowerPC 405 core, along with a user-programmable > > flexible logic fabric, Multi-Gigabit Transceiver (MGT) cores, and other > > stuff. This family of FPGAs is going to be very cool for embedded Linux > > applications, because they allow a high-end systems to be flexibly > > constructed according to the user's design, all on a single chip. The > > FPGA device even allows reconfiguration after embodied in a system, such > > as over the Internet. Peter also has worked on the software tools > > development effort for this FPGA family. > > > > We'd like to show the SVLUG audience a test and development board > > running Linux directly on the PPC in the FPGA device doing cool things. > > I saw a demo this morning, and it was running Quake on an xterm, on a > > color TFT LCD display. The reason for the October request is that all > > this hardware/software is very new, and a little unstable at present, > > plus the FPGAs are literally right off the fab line. We want to present > > something a lot more solid, and October is a preferred date, to give us > > the set up time needed. > > > > For reference, here's a relatively recent media alert on Virtex-II Pro, > > for a CAD-related trade-show: > > http://www.xilinx.com/prs_rls/software/0287dacmediaalert.html > > > > Anyway, could you let me know soon if you have the interest, and whether > > this date works for SVLUG? If OK with you, we'll lock the date in, and > > prepare for it. I can also have Peter generate a little abstract for you > > ASAP, so you can do the usual pre-announce on the SVLUG web site. > > > > I thank-you kindly for your time. > > > > Best, > > Michael Baxter > > Sr. Systems Staff Engineer > > APD System Engineering Group > > Xilinx > > > > > > -- > Steve Traugott > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > http://www.svlug.org > -- > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > http://www.stevegt.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 0206Name: 0206 > Type: Plain Text (text/plain) From joyce at TerraLuna.Org Tue Jun 25 22:51:10 2002 From: joyce at TerraLuna.Org (Joyce Cao Traugott) Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 22:51:10 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: SVLUG speaking engagement request References: <3CFE634A.450E50F4@xilinx.com> <20020605122548.A3137@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <3D19564E.B5A4BD8A@TerraLuna.Org> Hi Michael, Is the speaker going to be Peter Ryser himself? If you don't have the detailed description/bio ready, a topic would be all I need right now to update the website. Thank you. Joyce Steve Traugott wrote: > > Absolutely. Let's do this. Joyce, we haven't booked October yet, > right? > > All I need is a description/bio like the one attached. > > Steve > > On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 12:15:22PM -0700, Michael Baxter wrote: > > Hi Steve, > > > > My name is Michael Baxter, and I work at Xilinx, which makes Field > > Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) devices. I'm also a friend of Don > > Marti's, who has managed to drag me to the masthead of Linux Journal, > > where I make some contributions with the editorial staff. I also do some > > collaboration on Open Source EDA tools, here in Silicon Valley. > > > > The reason I'm emailing you is that I'd like to request a speaking > > engagement opportunity at the October SVLUG meeting, on behalf of my > > Xilinx colleague Peter Ryser. > > > > Peter has been managing the embedded Linux software program at Xilinx, > > for our Virtex-II Pro FPGA devices. These FPGAs are way cool, > > incorporating a PowerPC 405 core, along with a user-programmable > > flexible logic fabric, Multi-Gigabit Transceiver (MGT) cores, and other > > stuff. This family of FPGAs is going to be very cool for embedded Linux > > applications, because they allow a high-end systems to be flexibly > > constructed according to the user's design, all on a single chip. The > > FPGA device even allows reconfiguration after embodied in a system, such > > as over the Internet. Peter also has worked on the software tools > > development effort for this FPGA family. > > > > We'd like to show the SVLUG audience a test and development board > > running Linux directly on the PPC in the FPGA device doing cool things. > > I saw a demo this morning, and it was running Quake on an xterm, on a > > color TFT LCD display. The reason for the October request is that all > > this hardware/software is very new, and a little unstable at present, > > plus the FPGAs are literally right off the fab line. We want to present > > something a lot more solid, and October is a preferred date, to give us > > the set up time needed. > > > > For reference, here's a relatively recent media alert on Virtex-II Pro, > > for a CAD-related trade-show: > > http://www.xilinx.com/prs_rls/software/0287dacmediaalert.html > > > > Anyway, could you let me know soon if you have the interest, and whether > > this date works for SVLUG? If OK with you, we'll lock the date in, and > > prepare for it. I can also have Peter generate a little abstract for you > > ASAP, so you can do the usual pre-announce on the SVLUG web site. > > > > I thank-you kindly for your time. > > > > Best, > > Michael Baxter > > Sr. Systems Staff Engineer > > APD System Engineering Group > > Xilinx > > > > > > -- > Steve Traugott > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > http://www.svlug.org > -- > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > http://www.stevegt.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 0206Name: 0206 > Type: Plain Text (text/plain) From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Wed Jun 26 18:13:23 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 18:13:23 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] SVLUG October 2002 In-Reply-To: <3D1A4913.BFDA2F6D@xilinx.com>; from Peter.Ryser@xilinx.com on Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 04:06:59PM -0700 References: <3D1973CF.D240A3CE@xilinx.com> <3D1A4913.BFDA2F6D@xilinx.com> Message-ID: <20020626181323.C22455@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi Peter, On Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 04:06:59PM -0700, Peter Ryser wrote: > Speaker: Peter Ryser, Xilinx Inc > Topic: Sophisticated Embedded Linux Systems based on the Virtex-II Pro FPGA That topic will wrap badly on both the web site and on e-mail announcement 'Subject:' lines. Can we use one of these, or a variant? Embedded Linux on the Virtex-II Pro FPGA Embedded Linux on the Virtex-II Pro An FPGA for Embedded Linux Preferences? (I think the last will draw the best audience.) Steve > > I hope this helps. > > Regards, > - Peter > > > Michael Baxter wrote: > > > Hi Peter, > > > > I got this email very late Tuesday night, and did not want to speak for > > you, even to name the topic. So, rather than my replying, I thought I'd > > forward to you, so you could maybe handle in the morning. > > > > Could you answer Joyce's request? > > > > Best, > > Michael > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Re: SVLUG speaking engagement request > > Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 22:51:10 -0700 > > From: Joyce Cao Traugott > > To: Steve Traugott > > CC: Michael Baxter , Don Marti , > > speakers at svlug.org > > References: <3CFE634A.450E50F4 at xilinx.com> <20020605122548.A3137 at scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> > > > > Hi Michael, > > > > Is the speaker going to be Peter Ryser himself? If you don't have the > > detailed description/bio ready, a topic would be all I need right now to > > update the website. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Joyce > > > > Steve Traugott wrote: > > > > > > Absolutely. Let's do this. Joyce, we haven't booked October yet, > > > right? > > > > > > All I need is a description/bio like the one attached. > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 12:15:22PM -0700, Michael Baxter wrote: > > > > Hi Steve, > > > > > > > > My name is Michael Baxter, and I work at Xilinx, which makes Field > > > > Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) devices. I'm also a friend of Don > > > > Marti's, who has managed to drag me to the masthead of Linux Journal, > > > > where I make some contributions with the editorial staff. I also do some > > > > collaboration on Open Source EDA tools, here in Silicon Valley. > > > > > > > > The reason I'm emailing you is that I'd like to request a speaking > > > > engagement opportunity at the October SVLUG meeting, on behalf of my > > > > Xilinx colleague Peter Ryser. > > > > > > > > Peter has been managing the embedded Linux software program at Xilinx, > > > > for our Virtex-II Pro FPGA devices. These FPGAs are way cool, > > > > incorporating a PowerPC 405 core, along with a user-programmable > > > > flexible logic fabric, Multi-Gigabit Transceiver (MGT) cores, and other > > > > stuff. This family of FPGAs is going to be very cool for embedded Linux > > > > applications, because they allow a high-end systems to be flexibly > > > > constructed according to the user's design, all on a single chip. The > > > > FPGA device even allows reconfiguration after embodied in a system, such > > > > as over the Internet. Peter also has worked on the software tools > > > > development effort for this FPGA family. > > > > > > > > We'd like to show the SVLUG audience a test and development board > > > > running Linux directly on the PPC in the FPGA device doing cool things. > > > > I saw a demo this morning, and it was running Quake on an xterm, on a > > > > color TFT LCD display. The reason for the October request is that all > > > > this hardware/software is very new, and a little unstable at present, > > > > plus the FPGAs are literally right off the fab line. We want to present > > > > something a lot more solid, and October is a preferred date, to give us > > > > the set up time needed. > > > > > > > > For reference, here's a relatively recent media alert on Virtex-II Pro, > > > > for a CAD-related trade-show: > > > > http://www.xilinx.com/prs_rls/software/0287dacmediaalert.html > > > > > > > > Anyway, could you let me know soon if you have the interest, and whether > > > > this date works for SVLUG? If OK with you, we'll lock the date in, and > > > > prepare for it. I can also have Peter generate a little abstract for you > > > > ASAP, so you can do the usual pre-announce on the SVLUG web site. > > > > > > > > I thank-you kindly for your time. > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > Michael Baxter > > > > Sr. Systems Staff Engineer > > > > APD System Engineering Group > > > > Xilinx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Steve Traugott > > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > > http://www.svlug.org > > > -- > > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > > http://www.stevegt.com > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > 0206Name: 0206 > > > Type: Plain Text (text/plain) > -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From Peter.Ryser at xilinx.com Wed Jun 26 18:20:17 2002 From: Peter.Ryser at xilinx.com (Peter Ryser) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 18:20:17 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: SVLUG October 2002 References: <3D1973CF.D240A3CE@xilinx.com> <3D1A4913.BFDA2F6D@xilinx.com> <20020626181323.C22455@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <3D1A6850.D5791DD1@xilinx.com> Steve, what about Virtex-II Pro - An FPGA for Embedded Linux Virtex-II Pro - An FPGA for Linux - Peter Steve Traugott wrote: > Hi Peter, > > On Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 04:06:59PM -0700, Peter Ryser wrote: > > Speaker: Peter Ryser, Xilinx Inc > > Topic: Sophisticated Embedded Linux Systems based on the Virtex-II Pro FPGA > > That topic will wrap badly on both the web site and on e-mail > announcement 'Subject:' lines. Can we use one of these, or a variant? > > Embedded Linux on the Virtex-II Pro FPGA > Embedded Linux on the Virtex-II Pro > An FPGA for Embedded Linux > > Preferences? (I think the last will draw the best audience.) > > Steve > > > > > I hope this helps. > > > > Regards, > > - Peter > > > > > > Michael Baxter wrote: > > > > > Hi Peter, > > > > > > I got this email very late Tuesday night, and did not want to speak for > > > you, even to name the topic. So, rather than my replying, I thought I'd > > > forward to you, so you could maybe handle in the morning. > > > > > > Could you answer Joyce's request? > > > > > > Best, > > > Michael > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > Subject: Re: SVLUG speaking engagement request > > > Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 22:51:10 -0700 > > > From: Joyce Cao Traugott > > > To: Steve Traugott > > > CC: Michael Baxter , Don Marti , > > > speakers at svlug.org > > > References: <3CFE634A.450E50F4 at xilinx.com> <20020605122548.A3137 at scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> > > > > > > Hi Michael, > > > > > > Is the speaker going to be Peter Ryser himself? If you don't have the > > > detailed description/bio ready, a topic would be all I need right now to > > > update the website. > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > Joyce > > > > > > Steve Traugott wrote: > > > > > > > > Absolutely. Let's do this. Joyce, we haven't booked October yet, > > > > right? > > > > > > > > All I need is a description/bio like the one attached. > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 12:15:22PM -0700, Michael Baxter wrote: > > > > > Hi Steve, > > > > > > > > > > My name is Michael Baxter, and I work at Xilinx, which makes Field > > > > > Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) devices. I'm also a friend of Don > > > > > Marti's, who has managed to drag me to the masthead of Linux Journal, > > > > > where I make some contributions with the editorial staff. I also do some > > > > > collaboration on Open Source EDA tools, here in Silicon Valley. > > > > > > > > > > The reason I'm emailing you is that I'd like to request a speaking > > > > > engagement opportunity at the October SVLUG meeting, on behalf of my > > > > > Xilinx colleague Peter Ryser. > > > > > > > > > > Peter has been managing the embedded Linux software program at Xilinx, > > > > > for our Virtex-II Pro FPGA devices. These FPGAs are way cool, > > > > > incorporating a PowerPC 405 core, along with a user-programmable > > > > > flexible logic fabric, Multi-Gigabit Transceiver (MGT) cores, and other > > > > > stuff. This family of FPGAs is going to be very cool for embedded Linux > > > > > applications, because they allow a high-end systems to be flexibly > > > > > constructed according to the user's design, all on a single chip. The > > > > > FPGA device even allows reconfiguration after embodied in a system, such > > > > > as over the Internet. Peter also has worked on the software tools > > > > > development effort for this FPGA family. > > > > > > > > > > We'd like to show the SVLUG audience a test and development board > > > > > running Linux directly on the PPC in the FPGA device doing cool things. > > > > > I saw a demo this morning, and it was running Quake on an xterm, on a > > > > > color TFT LCD display. The reason for the October request is that all > > > > > this hardware/software is very new, and a little unstable at present, > > > > > plus the FPGAs are literally right off the fab line. We want to present > > > > > something a lot more solid, and October is a preferred date, to give us > > > > > the set up time needed. > > > > > > > > > > For reference, here's a relatively recent media alert on Virtex-II Pro, > > > > > for a CAD-related trade-show: > > > > > http://www.xilinx.com/prs_rls/software/0287dacmediaalert.html > > > > > > > > > > Anyway, could you let me know soon if you have the interest, and whether > > > > > this date works for SVLUG? If OK with you, we'll lock the date in, and > > > > > prepare for it. I can also have Peter generate a little abstract for you > > > > > ASAP, so you can do the usual pre-announce on the SVLUG web site. > > > > > > > > > > I thank-you kindly for your time. > > > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > Michael Baxter > > > > > Sr. Systems Staff Engineer > > > > > APD System Engineering Group > > > > > Xilinx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Steve Traugott > > > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > > > http://www.svlug.org > > > > -- > > > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > > > http://www.stevegt.com > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > 0206Name: 0206 > > > > Type: Plain Text (text/plain) > > > > -- > Steve Traugott > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > http://www.svlug.org > -- > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > http://www.stevegt.com From joyce at TerraLuna.Org Wed Jun 26 19:10:47 2002 From: joyce at TerraLuna.Org (Joyce Cao Traugott) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 19:10:47 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: SVLUG October 2002 References: <3D1973CF.D240A3CE@xilinx.com> <3D1A4913.BFDA2F6D@xilinx.com> <20020626181323.C22455@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <3D1A6850.D5791DD1@xilinx.com> Message-ID: <3D1A7427.E00A71D6@TerraLuna.Org> I will pick the first one. Joyce Peter Ryser wrote: > > Steve, > > what about > Virtex-II Pro - An FPGA for Embedded Linux > Virtex-II Pro - An FPGA for Linux > > - Peter > > Steve Traugott wrote: > > > Hi Peter, > > > > On Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 04:06:59PM -0700, Peter Ryser wrote: > > > Speaker: Peter Ryser, Xilinx Inc > > > Topic: Sophisticated Embedded Linux Systems based on the Virtex-II Pro FPGA > > > > That topic will wrap badly on both the web site and on e-mail > > announcement 'Subject:' lines. Can we use one of these, or a variant? > > > > Embedded Linux on the Virtex-II Pro FPGA > > Embedded Linux on the Virtex-II Pro > > An FPGA for Embedded Linux > > > > Preferences? (I think the last will draw the best audience.) > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > I hope this helps. > > > > > > Regards, > > > - Peter > > > > > > > > > Michael Baxter wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Peter, > > > > > > > > I got this email very late Tuesday night, and did not want to speak for > > > > you, even to name the topic. So, rather than my replying, I thought I'd > > > > forward to you, so you could maybe handle in the morning. > > > > > > > > Could you answer Joyce's request? > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: SVLUG speaking engagement request > > > > Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 22:51:10 -0700 > > > > From: Joyce Cao Traugott > > > > To: Steve Traugott > > > > CC: Michael Baxter , Don Marti , > > > > speakers at svlug.org > > > > References: <3CFE634A.450E50F4 at xilinx.com> <20020605122548.A3137 at scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> > > > > > > > > Hi Michael, > > > > > > > > Is the speaker going to be Peter Ryser himself? If you don't have the > > > > detailed description/bio ready, a topic would be all I need right now to > > > > update the website. > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > Joyce > > > > > > > > Steve Traugott wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Absolutely. Let's do this. Joyce, we haven't booked October yet, > > > > > right? > > > > > > > > > > All I need is a description/bio like the one attached. > > > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 12:15:22PM -0700, Michael Baxter wrote: > > > > > > Hi Steve, > > > > > > > > > > > > My name is Michael Baxter, and I work at Xilinx, which makes Field > > > > > > Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) devices. I'm also a friend of Don > > > > > > Marti's, who has managed to drag me to the masthead of Linux Journal, > > > > > > where I make some contributions with the editorial staff. I also do some > > > > > > collaboration on Open Source EDA tools, here in Silicon Valley. > > > > > > > > > > > > The reason I'm emailing you is that I'd like to request a speaking > > > > > > engagement opportunity at the October SVLUG meeting, on behalf of my > > > > > > Xilinx colleague Peter Ryser. > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter has been managing the embedded Linux software program at Xilinx, > > > > > > for our Virtex-II Pro FPGA devices. These FPGAs are way cool, > > > > > > incorporating a PowerPC 405 core, along with a user-programmable > > > > > > flexible logic fabric, Multi-Gigabit Transceiver (MGT) cores, and other > > > > > > stuff. This family of FPGAs is going to be very cool for embedded Linux > > > > > > applications, because they allow a high-end systems to be flexibly > > > > > > constructed according to the user's design, all on a single chip. The > > > > > > FPGA device even allows reconfiguration after embodied in a system, such > > > > > > as over the Internet. Peter also has worked on the software tools > > > > > > development effort for this FPGA family. > > > > > > > > > > > > We'd like to show the SVLUG audience a test and development board > > > > > > running Linux directly on the PPC in the FPGA device doing cool things. > > > > > > I saw a demo this morning, and it was running Quake on an xterm, on a > > > > > > color TFT LCD display. The reason for the October request is that all > > > > > > this hardware/software is very new, and a little unstable at present, > > > > > > plus the FPGAs are literally right off the fab line. We want to present > > > > > > something a lot more solid, and October is a preferred date, to give us > > > > > > the set up time needed. > > > > > > > > > > > > For reference, here's a relatively recent media alert on Virtex-II Pro, > > > > > > for a CAD-related trade-show: > > > > > > http://www.xilinx.com/prs_rls/software/0287dacmediaalert.html > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyway, could you let me know soon if you have the interest, and whether > > > > > > this date works for SVLUG? If OK with you, we'll lock the date in, and > > > > > > prepare for it. I can also have Peter generate a little abstract for you > > > > > > ASAP, so you can do the usual pre-announce on the SVLUG web site. > > > > > > > > > > > > I thank-you kindly for your time. > > > > > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > Michael Baxter > > > > > > Sr. Systems Staff Engineer > > > > > > APD System Engineering Group > > > > > > Xilinx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Steve Traugott > > > > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > > > > http://www.svlug.org > > > > > -- > > > > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > > > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > > > > http://www.stevegt.com > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > 0206Name: 0206 > > > > > Type: Plain Text (text/plain) > > > > > > > -- > > Steve Traugott > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > http://www.svlug.org > > -- > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Wed Jun 26 20:22:47 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 20:22:47 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: SVLUG October 2002 In-Reply-To: <3D1A6850.D5791DD1@xilinx.com>; from Peter.Ryser@xilinx.com on Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 06:20:17PM -0700 References: <3D1973CF.D240A3CE@xilinx.com> <3D1A4913.BFDA2F6D@xilinx.com> <20020626181323.C22455@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <3D1A6850.D5791DD1@xilinx.com> Message-ID: <20020626202247.A17528@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi Peter, On Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 06:20:17PM -0700, Peter Ryser wrote: > what about > Virtex-II Pro - An FPGA for Embedded Linux > Virtex-II Pro - An FPGA for Linux Talks for open-source groups need a different approach than standard brand-building. You want to go heavy on technology and light on branding. If you lead with an obvious brand name, the announcement will get deleted by a lot of folks as SPAM when we mail it out. Commercialized titles and descriptions can shrink our audience size by 50% or more -- I don't want the same to happen to you. Remember, the goal here is to get people into the room so you can show them what you're doing. Take a look at http://www.svlug.org/meetings.shtml for examples. Ignore the 3ware talk -- I had to edit that one heavily and they still insisted on shooting themselves in the foot with superlatives and corporatese. We got 1/3 our normal audience. Go ahead and send me a draft of the description. I'd recommend you base it on the text from Michael's June 5th message -- keep it conversational and peer-to-peer. Michael's message convinced me -- I want to see your talk. That's the reaction you want to go for. Think Linux Journal article. Steve > > Steve Traugott wrote: > > > Hi Peter, > > > > On Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 04:06:59PM -0700, Peter Ryser wrote: > > > Speaker: Peter Ryser, Xilinx Inc > > > Topic: Sophisticated Embedded Linux Systems based on the Virtex-II Pro FPGA > > > > That topic will wrap badly on both the web site and on e-mail > > announcement 'Subject:' lines. Can we use one of these, or a variant? > > > > Embedded Linux on the Virtex-II Pro FPGA > > Embedded Linux on the Virtex-II Pro > > An FPGA for Embedded Linux > > > > Preferences? (I think the last will draw the best audience.) > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > I hope this helps. > > > > > > Regards, > > > - Peter > > > > > > > > > Michael Baxter wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Peter, > > > > > > > > I got this email very late Tuesday night, and did not want to speak for > > > > you, even to name the topic. So, rather than my replying, I thought I'd > > > > forward to you, so you could maybe handle in the morning. > > > > > > > > Could you answer Joyce's request? > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: SVLUG speaking engagement request > > > > Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 22:51:10 -0700 > > > > From: Joyce Cao Traugott > > > > To: Steve Traugott > > > > CC: Michael Baxter , Don Marti , > > > > speakers at svlug.org > > > > References: <3CFE634A.450E50F4 at xilinx.com> <20020605122548.A3137 at scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> > > > > > > > > Hi Michael, > > > > > > > > Is the speaker going to be Peter Ryser himself? If you don't have the > > > > detailed description/bio ready, a topic would be all I need right now to > > > > update the website. > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > Joyce > > > > > > > > Steve Traugott wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Absolutely. Let's do this. Joyce, we haven't booked October yet, > > > > > right? > > > > > > > > > > All I need is a description/bio like the one attached. > > > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 12:15:22PM -0700, Michael Baxter wrote: > > > > > > Hi Steve, > > > > > > > > > > > > My name is Michael Baxter, and I work at Xilinx, which makes Field > > > > > > Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) devices. I'm also a friend of Don > > > > > > Marti's, who has managed to drag me to the masthead of Linux Journal, > > > > > > where I make some contributions with the editorial staff. I also do some > > > > > > collaboration on Open Source EDA tools, here in Silicon Valley. > > > > > > > > > > > > The reason I'm emailing you is that I'd like to request a speaking > > > > > > engagement opportunity at the October SVLUG meeting, on behalf of my > > > > > > Xilinx colleague Peter Ryser. > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter has been managing the embedded Linux software program at Xilinx, > > > > > > for our Virtex-II Pro FPGA devices. These FPGAs are way cool, > > > > > > incorporating a PowerPC 405 core, along with a user-programmable > > > > > > flexible logic fabric, Multi-Gigabit Transceiver (MGT) cores, and other > > > > > > stuff. This family of FPGAs is going to be very cool for embedded Linux > > > > > > applications, because they allow a high-end systems to be flexibly > > > > > > constructed according to the user's design, all on a single chip. The > > > > > > FPGA device even allows reconfiguration after embodied in a system, such > > > > > > as over the Internet. Peter also has worked on the software tools > > > > > > development effort for this FPGA family. > > > > > > > > > > > > We'd like to show the SVLUG audience a test and development board > > > > > > running Linux directly on the PPC in the FPGA device doing cool things. > > > > > > I saw a demo this morning, and it was running Quake on an xterm, on a > > > > > > color TFT LCD display. The reason for the October request is that all > > > > > > this hardware/software is very new, and a little unstable at present, > > > > > > plus the FPGAs are literally right off the fab line. We want to present > > > > > > something a lot more solid, and October is a preferred date, to give us > > > > > > the set up time needed. > > > > > > > > > > > > For reference, here's a relatively recent media alert on Virtex-II Pro, > > > > > > for a CAD-related trade-show: > > > > > > http://www.xilinx.com/prs_rls/software/0287dacmediaalert.html > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyway, could you let me know soon if you have the interest, and whether > > > > > > this date works for SVLUG? If OK with you, we'll lock the date in, and > > > > > > prepare for it. I can also have Peter generate a little abstract for you > > > > > > ASAP, so you can do the usual pre-announce on the SVLUG web site. > > > > > > > > > > > > I thank-you kindly for your time. > > > > > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > Michael Baxter > > > > > > Sr. Systems Staff Engineer > > > > > > APD System Engineering Group > > > > > > Xilinx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Steve Traugott > > > > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > > > > http://www.svlug.org > > > > > -- > > > > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > > > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > > > > http://www.stevegt.com > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > 0206Name: 0206 > > > > > Type: Plain Text (text/plain) > > > > > > > -- > > Steve Traugott > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > http://www.svlug.org > > -- > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > http://www.stevegt.com > -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From Peter.Ryser at xilinx.com Wed Jun 26 22:20:02 2002 From: Peter.Ryser at xilinx.com (Peter Ryser) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 22:20:02 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: SVLUG October 2002 References: <3D1973CF.D240A3CE@xilinx.com> <3D1A4913.BFDA2F6D@xilinx.com> <20020626181323.C22455@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <3D1A6850.D5791DD1@xilinx.com> <20020626202247.A17528@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <3D1AA082.19518DDF@xilinx.com> Hi Steve, okay, point taken. Since I'm anyway afraid that not everybody knows what an FPGA is, I've three more suggestions Linux on Programmable Hardware Penguin Reprogrammed Linux a la Carte (close to the title of the LJ article) > Talks for open-source groups need a different approach than standard > brand-building. You want to go heavy on technology and light on > branding. Don't panic (I'll bring a towel), I'm an engineer and not marketing and will focus on technology and not on branding. I hope to be able to send you a draft by end of tomorrow. Thanks, - Peter From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Thu Jun 27 12:36:02 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 12:36:02 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: SVLUG October 2002 In-Reply-To: <3D1AA082.19518DDF@xilinx.com>; from Peter.Ryser@xilinx.com on Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 10:20:02PM -0700 References: <3D1973CF.D240A3CE@xilinx.com> <3D1A4913.BFDA2F6D@xilinx.com> <20020626181323.C22455@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <3D1A6850.D5791DD1@xilinx.com> <20020626202247.A17528@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <3D1AA082.19518DDF@xilinx.com> Message-ID: <20020627123602.D21807@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> On Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 10:20:02PM -0700, Peter Ryser wrote: > Hi Steve, > > okay, point taken. Since I'm anyway afraid that not everybody knows what an FPGA is, I've three more I'll bet most do -- I'll pop a question up on the svlug general list... > suggestions > Linux on Programmable Hardware > Penguin Reprogrammed > Linux a la Carte (close to the title of the LJ article) > > Talks for open-source groups need a different approach than standard > > brand-building. You want to go heavy on technology and light on > > > branding. > > Don't panic (I'll bring a towel) ;-) > I hope to be able to send you a draft by end of tomorrow. 'k, Steve From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Thu Jun 27 12:41:20 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 12:41:20 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Linux on FPGA Message-ID: <20020627124120.A4026@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi All, Test question -- if we use the term "FPGA" in a meeting title, will most Linux folks know what it is? (I say yes, but maybe I'm biased.) We have an upcoming talk on the subject -- looks like October. Deciding how to title it. Steve -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From kanderson at allcovered.com Thu Jun 27 12:52:09 2002 From: kanderson at allcovered.com (Kevin J. Anderson) Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 15:52:09 -0400 Subject: [Speakers] Re: [svlug] Linux on FPGA In-Reply-To: <20020627124120.A4026@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <5DA20BEA-8A07-11D6-82BA-0030657DE6F2@allcovered.com> flip chip grid array? kev On Thursday, June 27, 2002, at 03:41 PM, Steve Traugott wrote: > Hi All, > > Test question -- if we use the term "FPGA" in a meeting title, will > most Linux folks know what it is? (I say yes, but maybe I'm biased.) > > We have an upcoming talk on the subject -- looks like October. > Deciding how to title it. > > Steve > -- > Steve Traugott > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > http://www.svlug.org > -- > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > http://www.stevegt.com > > _______________________________________________ > svlug mailing list > svlug at lists.svlug.org > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/svlug > From stevegt at svlug.org Thu Jun 27 13:28:33 2002 From: stevegt at svlug.org (stevegt@svlug.org) Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 13:28:33 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] SVLUG Wed July 3: Linux Rapid Application Development Message-ID: <200206272028.g5RKSX300469@roton.TerraLuna.Org> We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group! WHAT: Linux Rapid Application Development WHEN: Wednesday, July 3, 2002, 7pm-9pm or so WHO: John Ray Thomas, Borland Software Corporation ABOUT: John Ray Thomas will discuss the benefits of combining Rapid Application Development techniques with C++ to more quickly and reliably build complex Linux application solutions. This session will cover component based programming and the PME (Property Method Event) driven development model and how to combine these modern techniques with C++. MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: John Thomas is a product manager, rapid application development solutions, for Borland Software Corporation. After several years in developer support for Borland C++ products, Thomas was named product manager in January 2001 for rapid application development solutions. He is primarily responsible for defining Borland's next generation Linux products. Thomas is a dedicated C++ programmer and has developed a wide range of applications for several operating systems. He particularly enjoys 3d graphics, games programming, and writing business applications. WHERE: Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on how to get there are listed at: http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or offsite. We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! web-team at svlug.org CALL FOR SPEAKERS: To propose an SVLUG talk, see http://www.svlug.org/call4speakers.shtml. We look forward to seeing you there! From Peter.Ryser at xilinx.com Thu Jun 27 18:01:40 2002 From: Peter.Ryser at xilinx.com (Peter Ryser) Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 18:01:40 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: SVLUG October 2002 References: <3D1973CF.D240A3CE@xilinx.com> <3D1A4913.BFDA2F6D@xilinx.com> <20020626181323.C22455@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <3D1A6850.D5791DD1@xilinx.com> <20020626202247.A17528@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <3D1AA082.19518DDF@xilinx.com> <20020627123602.D21807@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <3D1BB574.556371D7@xilinx.com> Steve, here is a first draft. - Peter ---- WHAT: Linux on Programmable Hardware WHO: Peter Ryser, Xilinx Inc ABOUT: Loadable modules have made Linux configurable at run-time a few years ago. Now, the hardware and, especially, the on-chip peripherals are following. The Virtex-II Pro FPGAs have up to four IBM 405 processor cores and up to 24 multi-gigabit transceivers integrated within their user-programmable logic fabric. This allows for very high flexibility for system architects to integrate the on-chip peripherals they need in the most optimal way. Peter is responsible for the embedded Linux project on the Virtex-II Pro FPGAs. Together with MontaVista, he integrates the device drivers for the custom on-chip peripherals into the Linux kernel source tree. The main focus of his work is to bring together the high flexibility of the Linux operating system with the high versatility of the Virtex-II Pro architecture. As part of his talk, Peter will explain how the hardware inside the FPGA device can be upgraded even after deployment and how hardware functionality, similar to the Linux kernel modules, can be loaded or replaced at system run-time. Peter will bring a ML300 Reference Platform running MontaVista Linux natively on the Virtex-II Pro FPGA. All the peripherals like Ethernet, UARTs, PS/2 for mouse and keyboard, TFT display and touchscreen are implemented as soft peripherals within the FPGA. As a fun application Quake can be played on top of X11. The ML300 board serves both as a reference design but also as a development platform. MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: After graduating in 1994 from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Peter spent a few years at the Institute of Computer Systems of the same university in researching and prototyping Switcherland, an interconnected computing infrastructure based on switches and serial high-speed links offering scalability, guaranteed bandwidth, and QoS characteristics. After a short intermezzo at Elektrobit AG in Switzerland, he moved to the USA and joined Xilinx in late 2000. He is responsible for embedded software within the Systems Engineering Group with a focus on embedded Linux and software tools for different platforms. Peter got into Linux at a time when you needed a large pile of floppy disks to install a distribution and kernel version numbers started with a zero. Being merely a user and administrator of his own Linux systems, he always liked the idea of having source code available for pure interest and also as a source for adding additional device drivers to the Oberon operating system. Aside from work, Peter likes to explore California together with his family. He plans to visit all the US states in the next few years - that means only 44 more to go. From wjblack at yahoo.com Thu Jun 27 20:56:32 2002 From: wjblack at yahoo.com (William Black) Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 20:56:32 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Speakers] Re: [svlug] Linux on FPGA In-Reply-To: <20020627124120.A4026@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <20020628035632.65542.qmail@web11604.mail.yahoo.com> I'd have to concur with the others that FPGA is fine. --bj --- Steve Traugott wrote: > Hi All, > > Test question -- if we use the term "FPGA" in a > meeting title, will most Linux folks know what it is? > (I say yes, but maybe I'm biased.) ===== B.J. Black Penguin Nation: Stuffed Penguins, Surreal Situations http://penguinnation.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com From Michael.Baxter at xilinx.com Fri Jun 28 14:14:06 2002 From: Michael.Baxter at xilinx.com (Michael Baxter) Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 14:14:06 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] another SVLUG speaker proposal Message-ID: <3D1CD19D.33CA27B6@xilinx.com> Steve and Joyce, I wanted to suggest another SVLUG speaker, for December 2002, or early 2003. I've been collaborating with the open source EDA community since about 1998, when I discovered a state-of-the-art GPL'ed CAD tool called Icarus Verilog. http://icarus.com/eda/verilog/index.html Icarus Verilog was written by a very talented geek named Steve Williams, who frequently attends informal open source EDA (OSEDA) meetings that are arranged monthly by Rick Munson here in Silicon Valley. I personally have been using Icarus for real work for several years now, and it's way cool. It's the only EDA tool that I use which regularly gets better every single week. This is because the multi-platform source is released early and often, usually on Sundays. This compiler is really starting to take off, and has become very strong through the open source development methodology. For logic design CAD, it's the foundational equivalent of GCC. IMHO, as a power user of CAD tools, it's the most important lead item in a world of increasing options for open source electronic design. Icarus Verilog was recently covered in Linux Journal for a second time, and is on the front cover of the July 2002 issue #99, right up there with a picture of Yoda. This article, and an attendant interview, is also now available for browsing on-line: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6001 I think Steve would make an excellent speaker, and that the technology used for his compiler represents subtle but important structural changes happening in the world of CAD tools. This topic sure seems like it has "Silicon Valley" written all over it. If you agree, and do have the interest, then I'd surely like to collaborate with you and Steve Williams to bring a speaking engagement to fruition. Kindly yours, Michael Baxter Xilinx APD System Engineering Group From joyce at TerraLuna.Org Sat Jun 29 18:30:40 2002 From: joyce at TerraLuna.Org (Joyce Cao Traugott) Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 18:30:40 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: another SVLUG speaker proposal References: <3D1CD19D.33CA27B6@xilinx.com> Message-ID: <3D1E5F40.C9E6380C@TerraLuna.Org> Hi Michael, Thank you very much for your recommendation. We are looking for speakers for November, December, and next year. Please let me know which month is good for Steve, and we will block the date for him. Joyce Michael Baxter wrote: > > Steve and Joyce, > > I wanted to suggest another SVLUG speaker, for December 2002, or early > 2003. I've been collaborating with the open source EDA community since > about 1998, when I discovered a state-of-the-art GPL'ed CAD tool called > Icarus Verilog. > http://icarus.com/eda/verilog/index.html > > Icarus Verilog was written by a very talented geek named Steve Williams, > who frequently attends informal open source EDA (OSEDA) meetings that > are arranged monthly by Rick Munson here in Silicon Valley. I personally > have been using Icarus for real work for several years now, and it's way > cool. It's the only EDA tool that I use which regularly gets better > every single week. This is because the multi-platform source is released > early and often, usually on Sundays. > > This compiler is really starting to take off, and has become very strong > through the open source development methodology. For logic design CAD, > it's the foundational equivalent of GCC. IMHO, as a power user of CAD > tools, it's the most important lead item in a world of increasing > options for open source electronic design. Icarus Verilog was recently > covered in Linux Journal for a second time, and is on the front cover of > the July 2002 issue #99, right up there with a picture of Yoda. This > article, and an attendant interview, is also now available for browsing > on-line: > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6001 > > I think Steve would make an excellent speaker, and that the technology > used for his compiler represents subtle but important structural changes > happening in the world of CAD tools. This topic sure seems like it has > "Silicon Valley" written all over it. If you agree, and do have the > interest, then I'd surely like to collaborate with you and Steve > Williams to bring a speaking engagement to fruition. > > Kindly yours, > Michael Baxter > Xilinx APD System Engineering Group From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Sat Jun 29 19:33:08 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 19:33:08 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: another SVLUG speaker proposal In-Reply-To: <3D1CD19D.33CA27B6@xilinx.com>; from Michael.Baxter@xilinx.com on Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 02:14:06PM -0700 References: <3D1CD19D.33CA27B6@xilinx.com> Message-ID: <20020629193308.B29309@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> I would really like to see an open-source EDA talk at SVLUG. Steve, send me a talk description which looks something like the following, and we'll get you on the schedule. Standard call for speakers boilerplate follows the description. (Thank you Michael!) Steve -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com _______________________________________________________________________ We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group! WHAT: NASA Linux Research WHEN: Wednesday, June 5, 2002, 7pm-9pm or so WHO: Sam Clanton, NASA Ames Research Center ABOUT: Sam's work in building an airborne embedded Linux spectrometer control system was featured on the cover of the March/April 2002 Embedded Linux Journal -- the ER-2 photo. Sam is a researcher in Computational Sciences / Atmospheric Sciences at NASA Ames, where he is involved in a number of Linux-based projects. His current work is mainly in EEG pattern recognition and real-time data processing for brain-computer interface projects taking place at the NASA Ames Neuroengineering lab. Sam will talk about the use of Linux as a part of the research projects that he has been a part of at NASA, what he is up to inside and outside of the space agency, and where a relative newcomer/outsider to the Linux community thinks this Linux thing is going. MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Sam is a recent graduate from Johns Hopkins University, where he studied Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science. He is currently serving a year-long stint at NASA Ames, before he begins work on an as-yet-unnamed technological development nonprofit he is co-founding in South America. In the future, he is most probably going to go to medical school. Sam got into Linux in college as a result of dissatisfaction in not being able to really control his own computer, or understand what it was actually up to, with closed-source systems. He views Linux as the natural choice for research, and he believes that if more scientists were to view a computer as a highly developed and tunable rack of custom data acquisition and processing equipment, a lot of new imaginative and effective research could be done. Aside from work, Sam has been an avid rugby player for most of his adult life. He also enjoys mountain biking and hanging out in really nasty bars. At one time in his life, he was fluent in Japanese and had plastic pants. WHERE: Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on how to get there are listed at: http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! web-team at svlug.org NOTES: It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or offsite. We look forward to seeing you there! _______________________________________________________________________ CALL FOR SPEAKERS The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) has openings for speakers for our monthly meetings during several upcoming months. If you would like to present a topic of general interest to the Linux community, please feel free to contact SVLUG speaker coordinator Steve Traugott at speakers at svlug.org. About the group: ================ The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) is the oldest and one of the largest Linux user groups in the world. Past speakers include Marc Andreessen, Paul Vixie, Tim O'Reilly, and Larry Wall. SVLUG celebrated its 10th anniversary at the March 4, 1998 meeting, where Linus Torvalds addressed an audience of 500 people. SVLUG members include Linux professionals and enthusiasts in the vicinity of San Jose, California, internationally known as Silicon Valley. Member interests include Linux and free or low-cost implementations of Unix, open source software, and commercial products which incorporate Linux. The group was originally formed in 1988 as the PC-Unix Special Interest Group of the Silicon Valley Computer Society. SVLUG meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, in conference centers provided by Cisco. The meetings are either technical presentations, product demonstrations, or general question and answer meetings. Typical audience size for the monthly meeting is 150-250 people, with as many as twice that for popular topics. The standard room configuration includes video projector and wireless microphones. All meetings are free and open to the public. See http://www.svlug.org for more information. _______________________________________________________________________ On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 02:14:06PM -0700, Michael Baxter wrote: > Steve and Joyce, > > I wanted to suggest another SVLUG speaker, for December 2002, or early > 2003. I've been collaborating with the open source EDA community since > about 1998, when I discovered a state-of-the-art GPL'ed CAD tool called > Icarus Verilog. > http://icarus.com/eda/verilog/index.html > > Icarus Verilog was written by a very talented geek named Steve Williams, > who frequently attends informal open source EDA (OSEDA) meetings that > are arranged monthly by Rick Munson here in Silicon Valley. I personally > have been using Icarus for real work for several years now, and it's way > cool. It's the only EDA tool that I use which regularly gets better > every single week. This is because the multi-platform source is released > early and often, usually on Sundays. > > This compiler is really starting to take off, and has become very strong > through the open source development methodology. For logic design CAD, > it's the foundational equivalent of GCC. IMHO, as a power user of CAD > tools, it's the most important lead item in a world of increasing > options for open source electronic design. Icarus Verilog was recently > covered in Linux Journal for a second time, and is on the front cover of > the July 2002 issue #99, right up there with a picture of Yoda. This > article, and an attendant interview, is also now available for browsing > on-line: > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6001 > > I think Steve would make an excellent speaker, and that the technology > used for his compiler represents subtle but important structural changes > happening in the world of CAD tools. This topic sure seems like it has > "Silicon Valley" written all over it. If you agree, and do have the > interest, then I'd surely like to collaborate with you and Steve > Williams to bring a speaking engagement to fruition. > > Kindly yours, > Michael Baxter > Xilinx APD System Engineering Group > > > From steve at icarus.com Sat Jun 29 19:59:26 2002 From: steve at icarus.com (Stephen Williams) Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 19:59:26 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: another SVLUG speaker proposal In-Reply-To: Message from Steve Traugott of "Sat, 29 Jun 2002 19:33:08 PDT." <20020629193308.B29309@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <200206300259.g5U2xQq27219@icarus.com> stevegt at TerraLuna.Org said: > I would really like to see an open-source EDA talk at SVLUG. Steve, > send me a talk description which looks something like the following, > and we'll get you on the schedule. Actually, if you want a subject as wide open as "EDA", that might be a couple of speakers worth:-) Even Michael himself might qualify, given the emerging Linux friendly attitude that Xilinx is starting to take. I can cover the role of Verilog in EDA, and the position of Icarus Verilog within that role, and/or the workings of Icarus Verilog for the technically minded. -- Steve Williams "The woods are lovely, dark and deep. steve at icarus.com But I have promises to keep, steve at picturel.com and lines to code before I sleep, http://www.picturel.com And lines to code before I sleep." abuse at xo.com uce at ftc.gov From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Tue Jul 2 14:35:30 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 14:35:30 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] hurd Message-ID: <20020702143530.A1003@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> the hurd - marcus brinkman ref by grant bowman have card -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Tue Jul 2 15:19:08 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 15:19:08 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] SVLUG PS2 talk Message-ID: <20020702151908.A5087@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> CALL FOR SPEAKERS The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) has openings for speakers for our monthly meetings during several upcoming months. If you would like to present a topic of general interest to the Linux community, please feel free to contact SVLUG speaker coordinator Steve Traugott at speakers at svlug.org. About the group: ================ The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) is the oldest and one of the largest Linux user groups in the world. Past speakers include Marc Andreessen, Paul Vixie, Tim O'Reilly, and Larry Wall. SVLUG celebrated its 10th anniversary at the March 4, 1998 meeting, where Linus Torvalds addressed an audience of 500 people. SVLUG members include Linux professionals and enthusiasts in the vicinity of San Jose, California, internationally known as Silicon Valley. Member interests include Linux and free or low-cost implementations of Unix, open source software, and commercial products which incorporate Linux. The group was originally formed in 1988 as the PC-Unix Special Interest Group of the Silicon Valley Computer Society. SVLUG meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, in conference centers provided by Cisco. The meetings are either technical presentations, product demonstrations, or general question and answer meetings. Typical audience size for the monthly meeting is 150-250 people, with as many as twice that for popular topics. The standard room configuration includes video projector and wireless microphones. All meetings are free and open to the public. See http://www.svlug.org for more information. -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at svlug.org Tue Jul 2 23:26:56 2002 From: stevegt at svlug.org (stevegt@svlug.org) Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 23:26:56 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] REMINDER: SVLUG Wed July 3: Linux Rapid Application Development Message-ID: <200207030626.g636QuT02649@roton.TerraLuna.Org> We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group! WHAT: Linux Rapid Application Development WHEN: Wednesday, July 3, 2002, 7pm-9pm or so WHO: John Ray Thomas, Borland Software Corporation ABOUT: John Ray Thomas will discuss the benefits of combining Rapid Application Development techniques with C++ to more quickly and reliably build complex Linux application solutions. This session will cover component based programming and the PME (Property Method Event) driven development model and how to combine these modern techniques with C++. MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: John Thomas is a product manager, rapid application development solutions, for Borland Software Corporation. After several years in developer support for Borland C++ products, Thomas was named product manager in January 2001 for rapid application development solutions. He is primarily responsible for defining Borland's next generation Linux products. Thomas is a dedicated C++ programmer and has developed a wide range of applications for several operating systems. He particularly enjoys 3d graphics, games programming, and writing business applications. WHERE: Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on how to get there are listed at: http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or offsite. We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! web-team at svlug.org CALL FOR SPEAKERS: To propose an SVLUG talk, see http://www.svlug.org/call4speakers.shtml. We look forward to seeing you there! From kcash at cenatek.com Tue Jul 2 10:33:27 2002 From: kcash at cenatek.com (kelly) Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 10:33:27 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: SVLUG talk References: <3D1E5E4B.102D5D@TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <3D21E3E7.6596C63B@cenatek.com> > Hi Kelly, > > It was great speaking with you and Jason at the SD Forum Showcase > night. If you and Jason are still interested in giving a talk at SVLUG > (http://www.svlug.org), I'd like to get the date nailed down. We have > November 6 and December 4 open for this year, and the next year all > year. The meeting is always on the first Wednesday of each month. Hi Joyce, Wow, four to five months away- THAT'S planning ahead! :-) I'm certainly interested in doing a talk- But I think we should see how our VC search goes in the short term before committing to a date. I could always give a talk on the technology and concepts even if our funding search doesn't go as desired, but it'd have a lot more impact if it did. I like the www.svlug.org page- No doubt I'll be dropping by to some meetings on my own. Keep in touch, -K ============================================================= Kelly Cash Director, Systems Engineering Cenatek, Inc. 18625 Sutter Blvd. #800 Morgan Hill, CA 95037-2864 http://www.cenatek.com/ (u) ============================================================= From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Fri Jul 5 17:20:00 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 17:20:00 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: SVLUG October 2002 In-Reply-To: <3D1BB574.556371D7@xilinx.com>; from Peter.Ryser@xilinx.com on Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 06:01:40PM -0700 References: <3D1973CF.D240A3CE@xilinx.com> <3D1A4913.BFDA2F6D@xilinx.com> <20020626181323.C22455@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <3D1A6850.D5791DD1@xilinx.com> <20020626202247.A17528@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <3D1AA082.19518DDF@xilinx.com> <20020627123602.D21807@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <3D1BB574.556371D7@xilinx.com> Message-ID: <20020705172000.A16081@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> This looks like it's going to be a great talk, Peter. I'm personally very interested in this topic. Be sure to include, near the end of the talk, a mini-HOWTO of what steps a hardware-literate kernel developer could use to prototype a product based on the Virtex-II Pro; who to call, what to ask for (ML300 etc.), bootstrapping, resources and community, etc. A handout (glossy not required) with all this on it would be even better. For the talk description, I'd get rid of passive voice and redundant text, and look for other ways to make it shorter. Also, set your line width to 75 characters or so. For instance: > As part of his talk, Peter will explain how the hardware inside the FPGA device can be upgraded even after > deployment and how hardware functionality, similar to the Linux kernel modules, can be loaded or replaced > at system run-time. Better: > Peter will explain how an FPGA lets you essentially replace hardware > via programming, at runtime, even after deployment. Steve On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 06:01:40PM -0700, Peter Ryser wrote: > Steve, > > here is a first draft. > > - Peter > > ---- > > WHAT: > > Linux on Programmable Hardware > > WHO: > > Peter Ryser, Xilinx Inc > > > ABOUT: > > Loadable modules have made Linux configurable at run-time a few years ago. Now, the hardware and, > especially, the on-chip peripherals are following. The Virtex-II Pro FPGAs have up to four IBM 405 > processor cores and up to 24 multi-gigabit transceivers integrated within their user-programmable logic > fabric. This allows for very high flexibility for system architects to integrate the on-chip peripherals > they need in the most optimal way. > > Peter is responsible for the embedded Linux project on the Virtex-II Pro FPGAs. Together with MontaVista, > he integrates the device drivers for the custom on-chip peripherals into the Linux kernel source tree. The > main focus of his work is to bring together the high flexibility of the Linux operating system with the > high versatility of the Virtex-II Pro architecture. > > As part of his talk, Peter will explain how the hardware inside the FPGA device can be upgraded even after > deployment and how hardware functionality, similar to the Linux kernel modules, can be loaded or replaced > at system run-time. > > Peter will bring a ML300 Reference Platform running MontaVista Linux natively on the Virtex-II Pro FPGA. > All the peripherals like Ethernet, UARTs, PS/2 for mouse and keyboard, TFT display and touchscreen are > implemented as soft peripherals within the FPGA. As a fun application Quake can be played on top of X11. > The ML300 board serves both as a reference design but also as a development platform. > > MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: > > After graduating in 1994 from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Peter spent a few years > at the Institute of Computer Systems of the same university in researching and prototyping Switcherland, > an interconnected computing infrastructure based on switches and serial high-speed links offering > scalability, guaranteed bandwidth, and QoS characteristics. After a short intermezzo at Elektrobit AG in > Switzerland, he moved to the USA and joined Xilinx in late 2000. He is responsible for embedded software > within the Systems Engineering Group with a focus on embedded Linux and software tools for different > platforms. > > Peter got into Linux at a time when you needed a large pile of floppy disks to install a distribution and > kernel version numbers started with a zero. Being merely a user and administrator of his own Linux > systems, he always liked the idea of having source code available for pure interest and also as a source > for adding additional device drivers to the Oberon operating system. > > Aside from work, Peter likes to explore California together with his family. He plans to visit all the US > states in the next few years - that means only 44 more to go. > > -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at svlug.org Sun Aug 4 15:14:40 2002 From: stevegt at svlug.org (stevegt@svlug.org) Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 15:14:40 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] SVLUG Wed Aug 7: Scheduled Maintenance Windows Message-ID: <200208042214.g74MEe718004@roton.TerraLuna.Org> We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group! WHAT: Scheduled Maintenance Windows WHEN: Wednesday, Aug 7, 2002, 7pm-9pm or so WHO: Christine Hogan, Consultant, Co-author of "The Practice of System and Network Administration" ABOUT: As Linux continues its march into mission-critical use within major corporations, Linux systems administrators are being called upon to provide ever-increasing levels of reliability and uptime. A standalone Linux box already exceeds these metrics compared to most other operating systems. A heterogeneous infrastructure of mixed Linux and UNIX machines provides more challenges, and even Linux needs to be shut down now and then... Scheduled maintenance windows are needed for certain disruptive tasks, such as redesigning your authentication architecture or moving your data center. This talk looks at how to prepare for and execute such scheduled maintenance windows. It covers why maintenance windows are useful, and what impact they have on running a site. It gives examples of maintenance windows at small and large sites. How to perform scheduled maintenance at high-availability sites is also covered. MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Christine Hogan has worked in system administration for more than 11 years. Her experience includes academic institutions, Silicon Valley start-ups and large companies. She specializes in security, networking and project management. She co-authored the book "The Practice of System and Network Administration" and runs her own consulting company. She currently lives in London, UK. WHERE: Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on how to get there are listed at: http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or offsite. We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! web-team at svlug.org CALL FOR SPEAKERS: To propose an SVLUG talk, see http://www.svlug.org/call4speakers.shtml. We look forward to seeing you there! From stevegt at svlug.org Wed Aug 7 11:41:45 2002 From: stevegt at svlug.org (stevegt@svlug.org) Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 11:41:45 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] REMINDER: SVLUG Wed Aug 7: Scheduled Maintenance Windows Message-ID: <200208071841.g77Ifjj08873@roton.TerraLuna.Org> We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group! WHAT: Scheduled Maintenance Windows WHEN: Wednesday, Aug 7, 2002, 7pm-9pm or so WHO: Christine Hogan, Consultant, Co-author of "The Practice of System and Network Administration" ABOUT: As Linux continues its march into mission-critical use within major corporations, Linux systems administrators are being called upon to provide ever-increasing levels of reliability and uptime. A standalone Linux box already exceeds these metrics compared to most other operating systems. A heterogeneous infrastructure of mixed Linux and UNIX machines provides more challenges, and even Linux needs to be shut down now and then... Scheduled maintenance windows are needed for certain disruptive tasks, such as redesigning your authentication architecture or moving your data center. This talk looks at how to prepare for and execute such scheduled maintenance windows. It covers why maintenance windows are useful, and what impact they have on running a site. It gives examples of maintenance windows at small and large sites. How to perform scheduled maintenance at high-availability sites is also covered. MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Christine Hogan has worked in system administration for more than 11 years. Her experience includes academic institutions, Silicon Valley start-ups and large companies. She specializes in security, networking and project management. She co-authored the book "The Practice of System and Network Administration" and runs her own consulting company. She currently lives in London, UK. WHERE: Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on how to get there are listed at: http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or offsite. We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! web-team at svlug.org CALL FOR SPEAKERS: To propose an SVLUG talk, see http://www.svlug.org/call4speakers.shtml. We look forward to seeing you there! From markus at gutschke.com Fri Aug 16 11:58:06 2002 From: markus at gutschke.com (Markus Gutschke) Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 11:58:06 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Etherboot Message-ID: <3D5D4B3E.90808@gutschke.com> Hi Steve, thank you for dropping by at the Etherboot booth yesterday. I'd be happy to give a presentation for SVLUG. Just let me know, which time would work best for you and what the general format is (e.g. length of the presentation, availability of a projector, any specific topics you would like me to emphasize on, ...). Markus From stevegt at svlug.org Mon Sep 2 02:33:47 2002 From: stevegt at svlug.org (stevegt@svlug.org) Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 02:33:47 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] SVLUG Wed Sep 4: Teaching Penguins to Fly - Gimzocopter the Vertical Take-off and Landing Demonstrator Message-ID: <200209020933.g829XlW25647@roton.TerraLuna.Org> We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group! Special this month... WHAT: Teaching Penguins to Fly - Gimzocopter, the Vertical Take-off and Landing Demonstrator WHEN: Wednesday, Sep 4, 2002, 7pm-9pm or so WHO: David Masten President, Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society http://www.erps.org ABOUT: The spec says "flexible, embedded, scales well, reliable, and your budget is whatever you can personally afford". Linux on a x86-based embedded system just happens to fit nicely... Gizmocopter, a hovering rocket guidance software test platform, was a winner of the first Embedded Linux Journal design contest. (http://gizmocopter.org) David Masten will be discussing the design and implementation of this Linux based semi-autonomous flight control system. Several specific areas will be addressed, including; embedded hardware companies' binary drivers, the decision to go with a general purpose OS, how not to lead a software project, and real-time patches for Linux. MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: David Masten is a systems and networking administrator by day and a rocket mechanic nights and weekends. He is currently serving as President of the Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society, Inc. a non-profit research and educational group working on inexpensive launch vehicles. David started playing with computers in 1982 with an Apple II and BASIC, and has since gone through many platforms and is now a happy Linux and BSD user. He has occasional delusions of finishing his Mechanical Engineering degree and getting a P.E. in aerospace engineering. When he is not in front of a computer or building rockets, David can be found flying airplanes, studying economics and politics, or hiking. WHERE: Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on how to get there are listed at: http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or offsite. We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! web-team at svlug.org CALL FOR SPEAKERS: To propose an SVLUG talk, see http://www.svlug.org/call4speakers.shtml. We look forward to seeing you there! From raymond at ruptime.com Mon Sep 2 11:37:36 2002 From: raymond at ruptime.com (Raymond Lockley) Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 18:37:36 +0000 Subject: [Speakers] Progress Open Source initiative Message-ID: <3D733F70.7AF982@ruptime.com> Steve-- Progress Software has a major Open Source initiative (POSSE), and was one of the early Big 8 DB vendors to support a port of their RDBMS to Linux. In addition to attending our meetings, I'm also president of the Progress users group for northern California, and have been looking to bring in a major speaker for our group. Would there be any interest in bringing in a heavy hitter from Progress to speak to SVLUG? If so, I would like to invite my Progress group to attend that meeting, which might boost their awareness of, and interest in, what SVLUG is doing. What do you think? -- Raymond Lockley :: raymond.lockley at ruptime.com From linuxpwrcom at yahoo.com Mon Sep 2 12:36:32 2002 From: linuxpwrcom at yahoo.com (Walter Feszchak) Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 12:36:32 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Speakers] Speaker application for SVLUG Message-ID: <20020902193632.31304.qmail@web9801.mail.yahoo.com> http://www.aramira.com Chief Technical Officer, Chris Rygaard, wants to present http://www.jumpingbeans.com to your organization. Please review the technology on the web site and contact me as to a date we can reserve. Regards to Sam Ockman. Walter J. Feszchak http://wwww.w_fezchak at aramira.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com From stevegt at svlug.org Wed Sep 4 01:05:17 2002 From: stevegt at svlug.org (stevegt@svlug.org) Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 01:05:17 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] REMINDER: SVLUG Wed Sep 4: Teaching Penguins to Fly - Gimzocopter the Vertical Take-off and Landing Demonstrator Message-ID: <200209040805.g8485H028082@roton.TerraLuna.Org> We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group! Special this month... WHAT: Teaching Penguins to Fly - Gimzocopter, the Vertical Take-off and Landing Demonstrator WHEN: Wednesday, Sep 4, 2002, 7pm-9pm or so WHO: David Masten President, Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society http://www.erps.org ABOUT: The spec says "flexible, embedded, scales well, reliable, and your budget is whatever you can personally afford". Linux on a x86-based embedded system just happens to fit nicely... Gizmocopter, a hovering rocket guidance software test platform, was a winner of the first Embedded Linux Journal design contest. (http://gizmocopter.org) David Masten will be discussing the design and implementation of this Linux based semi-autonomous flight control system. Several specific areas will be addressed, including; embedded hardware companies' binary drivers, the decision to go with a general purpose OS, how not to lead a software project, and real-time patches for Linux. MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: David Masten is a systems and networking administrator by day and a rocket mechanic nights and weekends. He is currently serving as President of the Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society, Inc. a non-profit research and educational group working on inexpensive launch vehicles. David started playing with computers in 1982 with an Apple II and BASIC, and has since gone through many platforms and is now a happy Linux and BSD user. He has occasional delusions of finishing his Mechanical Engineering degree and getting a P.E. in aerospace engineering. When he is not in front of a computer or building rockets, David can be found flying airplanes, studying economics and politics, or hiking. WHERE: Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on how to get there are listed at: http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or offsite. We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! web-team at svlug.org CALL FOR SPEAKERS: To propose an SVLUG talk, see http://www.svlug.org/call4speakers.shtml. We look forward to seeing you there! From ani_mulay at yahoo.com Thu Sep 5 12:14:58 2002 From: ani_mulay at yahoo.com (Aniruddha Mulay) Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 12:14:58 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Speakers] SVLUG topic request Message-ID: <20020905191458.65001.qmail@web11008.mail.yahoo.com> Hello, At the outset, let me thank you for all the good work. :-) Yesterday's talk about Gizmocopter was really interesting and I'm certainly looking forward to the talk next month. Will it be possible to invite someone to talk on any of the following topic(s) ? * Journaling File Systems * Intrusion Detection Regards, (Ani)ruddha Mulay ===== =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- When I rest, I rust. - Fritz Thyssen, German industrialist =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com From joyce at TerraLuna.Org Tue Sep 24 22:51:51 2002 From: joyce at TerraLuna.Org (Joyce Cao Traugott) Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 22:51:51 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: SVLUG October 2002 References: <3D1973CF.D240A3CE@xilinx.com> <3D1A4913.BFDA2F6D@xilinx.com> <20020626181323.C22455@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <3D1A6850.D5791DD1@xilinx.com> <20020626202247.A17528@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <3D1AA082.19518DDF@xilinx.com> <20020627123602.D21807@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <3D1BB574.556371D7@xilinx.com> Message-ID: <3D914EF7.916B7620@TerraLuna.Org> Hi Peter, Steve is out of town this month, and he asked me to contact you to confirm the talk on October 2nd. I've put the description of the talk on the web, please let me know if you need to change anything. http://www.svlug.org/ Thank you. Joyce Peter Ryser wrote: > > Steve, > > here is a first draft. > > - Peter > > ---- > > WHAT: > > Linux on Programmable Hardware > > WHO: > > Peter Ryser, Xilinx Inc > > ABOUT: > > Loadable modules have made Linux configurable at run-time a few years ago. Now, the hardware and, > especially, the on-chip peripherals are following. The Virtex-II Pro FPGAs have up to four IBM 405 > processor cores and up to 24 multi-gigabit transceivers integrated within their user-programmable logic > fabric. This allows for very high flexibility for system architects to integrate the on-chip peripherals > they need in the most optimal way. > > Peter is responsible for the embedded Linux project on the Virtex-II Pro FPGAs. Together with MontaVista, > he integrates the device drivers for the custom on-chip peripherals into the Linux kernel source tree. The > main focus of his work is to bring together the high flexibility of the Linux operating system with the > high versatility of the Virtex-II Pro architecture. > > As part of his talk, Peter will explain how the hardware inside the FPGA device can be upgraded even after > deployment and how hardware functionality, similar to the Linux kernel modules, can be loaded or replaced > at system run-time. > > Peter will bring a ML300 Reference Platform running MontaVista Linux natively on the Virtex-II Pro FPGA. > All the peripherals like Ethernet, UARTs, PS/2 for mouse and keyboard, TFT display and touchscreen are > implemented as soft peripherals within the FPGA. As a fun application Quake can be played on top of X11. > The ML300 board serves both as a reference design but also as a development platform. > > MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: > > After graduating in 1994 from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Peter spent a few years > at the Institute of Computer Systems of the same university in researching and prototyping Switcherland, > an interconnected computing infrastructure based on switches and serial high-speed links offering > scalability, guaranteed bandwidth, and QoS characteristics. After a short intermezzo at Elektrobit AG in > Switzerland, he moved to the USA and joined Xilinx in late 2000. He is responsible for embedded software > within the Systems Engineering Group with a focus on embedded Linux and software tools for different > platforms. > > Peter got into Linux at a time when you needed a large pile of floppy disks to install a distribution and > kernel version numbers started with a zero. Being merely a user and administrator of his own Linux > systems, he always liked the idea of having source code available for pure interest and also as a source > for adding additional device drivers to the Oberon operating system. > > Aside from work, Peter likes to explore California together with his family. He plans to visit all the US > states in the next few years - that means only 44 more to go. From stevegt at svlug.org Mon Sep 30 18:15:36 2002 From: stevegt at svlug.org (stevegt@svlug.org) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 18:15:36 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] SVLUG Wed Oct 2: Linux on Programmable Hardware Message-ID: <200210010115.g911Fa023717@roton.TerraLuna.Org> We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group! WHAT: Linux on Programmable Hardware WHEN: Wednesday, October 2, 2002, 7PM-9PM or so WHO: Peter Ryser, Xilinx Inc ABOUT: Loadable modules have made Linux configurable at run-time a few years ago. Now, the hardware and, especially, the on-chip peripherals are following. The Virtex-II Pro FPGAs have up to four IBM 405 processor cores and up to 24 multi-gigabit transceivers integrated within their user-programmable logic fabric. This allows for very high flexibility for system architects to integrate the on-chip peripherals they need in the most optimal way. Peter is responsible for the embedded Linux project on the Virtex-II Pro FPGAs. Together with MontaVista, he integrates the device drivers for the custom on-chip peripherals into the Linux kernel source tree. The main focus of his work is to bring together the high flexibility of the Linux operating system with the high versatility of the Virtex-II Pro architecture. As part of his talk, Peter will explain how the hardware inside the FPGA device can be upgraded even after deployment and how hardware functionality, similar to the Linux kernel modules, can be loaded or replaced at system run-time. Peter will bring a ML300 Reference Platform running MontaVista Linux natively on the Virtex-II Pro FPGA. All the peripherals like Ethernet, UARTs, PS/2 for mouse and keyboard, TFT display and touchscreen are implemented as soft peripherals within the FPGA. As a fun application Quake can be played on top of X11. The ML300 board serves both as a reference design but also as a development platform. MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: After graduating in 1994 from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Peter spent a few years at the Institute of Computer Systems of the same university in researching and prototyping Switcherland, an interconnected computing infrastructure based on switches and serial high-speed links offering scalability, guaranteed bandwidth, and QoS characteristics. After a short intermezzo at Elektrobit AG in Switzerland, he moved to the USA and joined Xilinx in late 2000. He is responsible for embedded software within the Systems Engineering Group with a focus on embedded Linux and software tools for different platforms. Peter got into Linux at a time when you needed a large pile of floppy disks to install a distribution and kernel version numbers started with a zero. Being merely a user and administrator of his own Linux systems, he always liked the idea of having source code available for pure interest and also as a source for adding additional device drivers to the Oberon operating system. Aside from work, Peter likes to explore California together with his family. He plans to visit all the US states in the next few years - that means only 44 more to go. WHERE: Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on how to get there are listed at: http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or offsite. We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! web-team at svlug.org CALL FOR SPEAKERS: To propose an SVLUG talk, see http://www.svlug.org/call4speakers.shtml. We look forward to seeing you there! From Peter.Ryser at xilinx.com Fri Oct 4 09:08:04 2002 From: Peter.Ryser at xilinx.com (Peter Ryser) Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2002 09:08:04 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Presentation from Xilinx/Linux talk Message-ID: <3D9DBCE4.30158D32@xilinx.com> Hi all, after trying to send the presentation to this email address and to Don's LJ address and being rejected twice because of the size I have to ask for advice how to get the presentation to you. I do not have an external directory where I could put it so that you can grab it. Do you have an incoming directory on your server where I could upload the presentation? Thanks, - Peter From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Tue Oct 15 19:32:36 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 19:32:36 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Invitation to Speak: Silicon Valley Linux Users Group Message-ID: <20021015193236.B28924@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi Rich, (I picked up your card at Linux World.) Silicon Valley Linux Users Group is looking for a speaker for the November 6th meeting (7-9 pm at Cisco) and I was wondering if you'd be interested in doing a Bayonne talk. Standard boilerplate follows. Steve CALL FOR SPEAKERS The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) has openings for speakers for our monthly meetings during several upcoming months. If you would like to present a topic of general interest to the Linux community, please feel free to contact SVLUG speaker coordinator Steve Traugott at speakers at svlug.org. About the group: ================ The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) is the oldest and one of the largest Linux user groups in the world. Past speakers include Marc Andreessen, Paul Vixie, Tim O'Reilly, and Larry Wall. SVLUG celebrated its 10th anniversary at the March 4, 1998 meeting, where Linus Torvalds addressed an audience of 500 people. SVLUG members include Linux professionals and enthusiasts in the vicinity of San Jose, California, internationally known as Silicon Valley. Member interests include Linux and free or low-cost implementations of Unix, open source software, and commercial products which incorporate Linux. The group was originally formed in 1988 as the PC-Unix Special Interest Group of the Silicon Valley Computer Society. SVLUG meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, in conference centers provided by Cisco. The meetings are either technical presentations, product demonstrations, or general question and answer meetings. Typical audience size for the monthly meeting is 150-250 people, with as many as twice that for popular topics. The standard room configuration includes video projector and wireless microphones. All meetings are free and open to the public. See http://www.svlug.org for more information. -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Tue Oct 15 19:36:31 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 19:36:31 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Invitation to Speak: SVLUG Message-ID: <20021015193631.C28924@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi Markus, (We spoke at Linux World.) Silicon Valley Linux Users Group is looking for speakers for our November 6th and December 4th meetings; wondering if you'd be interested in doing an Etherboot talk. Standard boilerplate follows. Steve CALL FOR SPEAKERS The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) has openings for speakers for our monthly meetings during several upcoming months. If you would like to present a topic of general interest to the Linux community, please feel free to contact SVLUG speaker coordinator Steve Traugott at speakers at svlug.org. About the group: ================ The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) is the oldest and one of the largest Linux user groups in the world. Past speakers include Marc Andreessen, Paul Vixie, Tim O'Reilly, and Larry Wall. SVLUG celebrated its 10th anniversary at the March 4, 1998 meeting, where Linus Torvalds addressed an audience of 500 people. SVLUG members include Linux professionals and enthusiasts in the vicinity of San Jose, California, internationally known as Silicon Valley. Member interests include Linux and free or low-cost implementations of Unix, open source software, and commercial products which incorporate Linux. The group was originally formed in 1988 as the PC-Unix Special Interest Group of the Silicon Valley Computer Society. SVLUG meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, in conference centers provided by Cisco. The meetings are either technical presentations, product demonstrations, or general question and answer meetings. Typical audience size for the monthly meeting is 150-250 people, with as many as twice that for popular topics. The standard room configuration includes video projector and wireless microphones. All meetings are free and open to the public. See http://www.svlug.org for more information. -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Tue Oct 15 19:43:35 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 19:43:35 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] EFF @ SVLUG? Message-ID: <20021015194335.D28924@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hey Seth! I'm in NYC for a few more weeks than I expected (caught up in helping Morgan Stanley recover from their WTC recovery...), and don't have a speaker for November's SVLUG meeting yet. I've got a couple of feelers out, but if they fall through, do you or anyone at EFF want to take the November slot? Steve -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From marc_news at merlins.org Tue Oct 15 20:32:26 2002 From: marc_news at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 20:32:26 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: [svlug] Any interest in my giving a reiser4 talk in November? In-Reply-To: <3DACC738.3090909@namesys.com> References: <3DACC738.3090909@namesys.com> Message-ID: <20021016033226.GX2740@merlins.org> On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 05:56:08AM +0400, Hans Reiser wrote: > I am coming to the bay area in November, and would be happy to give > talks to california lugs when I come. I know it is short notice, but.... You can Email speakers at svlug.org for that (please remove svlug at svlug.org from Cc) Actually, I believe that we may have an opening for november. Steve will talk to you. Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key From reiser at namesys.com Wed Oct 16 07:00:18 2002 From: reiser at namesys.com (Hans Reiser) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 18:00:18 +0400 Subject: [Speakers] Would you like me to give a talk on reiser4 when I come to bay area in November? Message-ID: <3DAD70F2.30604@namesys.com> From charles at futuretel.com Wed Oct 16 08:55:56 2002 From: charles at futuretel.com (Charles Samuels) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 08:55:56 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] KDE at SVLUG Message-ID: <200210160855.56788.charles@futuretel.com> Hi, we spoke at LWCE about a KDE presentation. Both Roland and I are hoping to do a presentation on RAD with C++/KDE, for the noncoder. And December would be an excellent time for the presentation, as well. -Charles From marc_news at merlins.org Wed Oct 16 21:12:57 2002 From: marc_news at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 21:12:57 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Would you like me to give a talk on reiser4 when I come to bay area in November? In-Reply-To: <3DAD70F2.30604@namesys.com> References: <3DAD70F2.30604@namesys.com> Message-ID: <20021017041257.GH2731@merlins.org> Hans, you're in luck, we had a spot, we'd love to have you. Can you send a quick bio and a few words about your talk here so that it can be posted on the web site? Thanks Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key From star at starshine.org Thu Oct 24 11:30:02 2002 From: star at starshine.org (Heather Stern) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 11:30:02 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: [Officers] [rokrau@yahoo.com: [svlug] speaker coordinator lost?] In-Reply-To: <20021024171208.GB1454@zgp.org> References: <20021024171208.GB1454@zgp.org> Message-ID: <20021024183002.GF7133@starshine.org> On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 10:12:08AM -0700, Don Marti wrote: > ----- Forwarded message from Roland Krause ----- > > Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 09:17:12 -0700 (PDT) > From: Roland Krause > Subject: [svlug] speaker coordinator lost? > To: svlug at lists.svlug.org > X-Spam-Level: > Sender: svlug-bounces+dmarti=zgp.org at svlug.org > X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.9 required=7.0 tests=SUBJ_ENDS_IN_Q_MARK,AWL version=2.20 > X-Spam-Level: > > Hi, > I am having difficulties reaching the speaker coordinator regarding a > proposal for a presentation. I remember having overheard that he was > going to be away for a while. If that is the case, is there any other > way to submit my presentation proposal? Yes. Joyce (his wife) is on our officers list, since she does the web setup for the speakers area. I *think* she receives the speakers alias too, but you can send the proposal to officers at svlug.org to be sure, and cc speakers at svlug.org so we have a record of it there too. Steve Traugott is out of town at a major event and having trouble getting into email regularly right now; he's still actively involved otherwise, and I think Joyce will have no problems reaching him if we need *wink* > Regards, > Roland Thanks, and we look forward to seeing your proposal soon. . | . Heather Stern --->*<--- Starshine Technical Services ' | ` SVLUG Web Content Coordinator From marc_news at merlins.org Thu Oct 24 12:00:07 2002 From: marc_news at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 12:00:07 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Re: [Officers] [rokrau@yahoo.com: [svlug] speaker coordinator lost?] In-Reply-To: <20021024183002.GF7133@starshine.org> References: <20021024171208.GB1454@zgp.org> <20021024183002.GF7133@starshine.org> Message-ID: <20021024190007.GN4423@merlins.org> On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 11:30:02AM -0700, Heather Stern wrote: > > I am having difficulties reaching the speaker coordinator regarding a > > proposal for a presentation. I remember having overheard that he was > > going to be away for a while. If that is the case, is there any other > > way to submit my presentation proposal? > > Yes. Joyce (his wife) is on our officers list, since she does the web > setup for the speakers area. I *think* she receives the speakers alias > too, but you can send the proposal to officers at svlug.org to be sure, and No, but that can be fixed. She's only on web-team Speakers only had Steve and I. I just added Don. I just answered the post on the svlug list, people should not Email the coordinator directly, they should _always_ Email speakers at svlug.org Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key From marc_news at merlins.org Thu Oct 24 12:28:39 2002 From: marc_news at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 12:28:39 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Would you like me to give a talk on reiser4 when I come to bay area in November? In-Reply-To: <20021017041257.GH2731@merlins.org> References: <3DAD70F2.30604@namesys.com> <20021017041257.GH2731@merlins.org> Message-ID: <20021024192839.GA30417@merlins.org> On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 09:12:57PM -0700, Marc MERLIN wrote: > Hans, you're in luck, we had a spot, we'd love to have you. > > Can you send a quick bio and a few words about your talk here so that it > can be posted on the web site? Hans, we'd really need a confirmation from you. Could you confirm that you're coming Wed Nov 6th? Could you send us the quick bio and your talk description? Thanks Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key From reiser at namesys.com Thu Oct 24 14:09:05 2002 From: reiser at namesys.com (Hans Reiser) Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 01:09:05 +0400 Subject: [Speakers] Would you like me to give a talk on reiser4 when I come to bay area in November? References: <3DAD70F2.30604@namesys.com> <20021017041257.GH2731@merlins.org> <20021024192839.GA30417@merlins.org> Message-ID: <3DB86171.8050006@namesys.com> Marc MERLIN wrote: >On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 09:12:57PM -0700, Marc MERLIN wrote: > > >>Hans, you're in luck, we had a spot, we'd love to have you. >> >>Can you send a quick bio and a few words about your talk here so that it >>can be posted on the web site? >> >> > >Hans, we'd really need a confirmation from you. > >Could you confirm that you're coming Wed Nov 6th? > >Could you send us the quick bio and your talk description? > >Thanks >Marc > > Oh, I thought it was Wed. Nov. 5th? Ok, I'll be there. Reiser4 by Hans Reiser Reiser4 is the fastest Linux filesystem (except when it crashes, it is also the newest;-) ), performing 50-100% faster than ReiserFS V3. It performs all filesystem operations as atomic transactions, and creates a foundation for a general purpose atomic transaction kernel API. It is built on a plugin based infrastructure that makes it feasible to implement security attributes as just files with particular file features selected. It is highly scalable due to the use of per node locking in its balancing operations. Like version 3 it stores small files space efficiently (packing them using database-like tree algorithms), but its performance is much higher when it does so. Microsoft is switching its focus from the browser to the filesystem, and is folding database and search engine functionality into the filesystem. Reiser4 is designed to serve as the storage layer in the Linux effort to counter that move, and, well, the performance of that layer is looking pretty good so far compared to NTFS. Reiser4 employs dancing trees rather than balanced trees, and rejects the BLOB approach, which may make the talk of interest to database specialists. Bio: Architect of Reiser4, ReiserFS. From marc_news at merlins.org Thu Oct 24 14:59:56 2002 From: marc_news at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 14:59:56 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Would you like me to give a talk on reiser4 when I come to bay area in November? In-Reply-To: <3DB86171.8050006@namesys.com> References: <3DAD70F2.30604@namesys.com> <20021017041257.GH2731@merlins.org> <20021024192839.GA30417@merlins.org> <3DB86171.8050006@namesys.com> Message-ID: <20021024215956.GA30623@merlins.org> On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 01:09:05AM +0400, Hans Reiser wrote: > Oh, I thought it was Wed. Nov. 5th? poltron:~$ cal 11 2002 November 2002 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 :-) > Ok, I'll be there. Great, thanks. I'm leaving the rest quoted for Joyce or Heather to post on the web site. > Reiser4 > > by Hans Reiser > > Reiser4 is the fastest Linux filesystem (except when it crashes, it is > also the newest;-) ), performing 50-100% faster than ReiserFS V3. It > performs all filesystem operations as atomic transactions, and creates a > foundation for a general purpose atomic transaction kernel API. It is > built on a plugin based infrastructure that makes it feasible to > implement security attributes as just files with particular file > features selected. It is highly scalable due to the use of per node > locking in its balancing operations. Like version 3 it stores small > files space efficiently (packing them using database-like tree > algorithms), but its performance is much higher when it does so. > > Microsoft is switching its focus from the browser to the filesystem, and > is folding database and search engine functionality into the filesystem. > Reiser4 is designed to serve as the storage layer in the Linux effort > to counter that move, and, well, the performance of that layer is > looking pretty good so far compared to NTFS. > > Reiser4 employs dancing trees rather than balanced trees, and rejects > the BLOB approach, which may make the talk of interest to database > specialists. > > Bio: Architect of Reiser4, ReiserFS. > > > -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key From joyce at TerraLuna.Org Thu Oct 24 19:58:05 2002 From: joyce at TerraLuna.Org (Joyce Cao Traugott) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 19:58:05 -0700 Subject: [web-team] Re: [Speakers] Would you like me to give a talk on reiser4 when Icome to bay area in November? References: <3DAD70F2.30604@namesys.com> <20021017041257.GH2731@merlins.org> <20021024215956.GA30623@merlins.org> Message-ID: <3DB8B33D.D1F03CB0@TerraLuna.Org> I will update the website as soon as possible. Also, I think I am only on the web_team list. I am not on the speakers nor the officers list. Can I be added? Joyce Marc MERLIN wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 01:09:05AM +0400, Hans Reiser wrote: > > Oh, I thought it was Wed. Nov. 5th? > > poltron:~$ cal 11 2002 > November 2002 > Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa > 1 2 > 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 > > :-) > > > Ok, I'll be there. > > Great, thanks. > I'm leaving the rest quoted for Joyce or Heather to post on the web site. > > > Reiser4 > > > > by Hans Reiser > > > > Reiser4 is the fastest Linux filesystem (except when it crashes, it is > > also the newest;-) ), performing 50-100% faster than ReiserFS V3. It > > performs all filesystem operations as atomic transactions, and creates a > > foundation for a general purpose atomic transaction kernel API. It is > > built on a plugin based infrastructure that makes it feasible to > > implement security attributes as just files with particular file > > features selected. It is highly scalable due to the use of per node > > locking in its balancing operations. Like version 3 it stores small > > files space efficiently (packing them using database-like tree > > algorithms), but its performance is much higher when it does so. > > > > Microsoft is switching its focus from the browser to the filesystem, and > > is folding database and search engine functionality into the filesystem. > > Reiser4 is designed to serve as the storage layer in the Linux effort > > to counter that move, and, well, the performance of that layer is > > looking pretty good so far compared to NTFS. > > > > Reiser4 employs dancing trees rather than balanced trees, and rejects > > the BLOB approach, which may make the talk of interest to database > > specialists. > > > > Bio: Architect of Reiser4, ReiserFS. > > > > > > > > -- > "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. > Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... > .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking > Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key > > _______________________________________________ > web-team mailing list > web-team at lists.svlug.org > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/web-team From marc_news at merlins.org Thu Oct 24 22:27:59 2002 From: marc_news at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 22:27:59 -0700 Subject: [web-team] Re: [Speakers] Would you like me to give a talk on reiser4 when Icome to bay area in November? In-Reply-To: <3DB8B33D.D1F03CB0@TerraLuna.Org> References: <3DAD70F2.30604@namesys.com> <20021017041257.GH2731@merlins.org> <20021024215956.GA30623@merlins.org> <3DB8B33D.D1F03CB0@TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <20021025052758.GU4423@merlins.org> On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 07:58:05PM -0700, Joyce Cao Traugott wrote: > I will update the website as soon as possible. Also, I think I am only > on the web_team list. I am not on the speakers nor the officers list. > Can I be added? Done. Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key From marc at merlins.org Thu Oct 24 22:48:44 2002 From: marc at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 22:48:44 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Presentation from Xilinx/Linux talk In-Reply-To: <3D9DBCE4.30158D32@xilinx.com> References: <3D9DBCE4.30158D32@xilinx.com> Message-ID: <20021025054844.GX4423@merlins.org> On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 09:08:04AM -0700, Peter Ryser wrote: > Hi all, > > after trying to send the presentation to this email address and to Don's > LJ address and being rejected twice because of the size I have to ask > for advice how to get the presentation to you. I do not have an external > directory where I could put it so that you can grab it. Do you have an > incoming directory on your server where I could upload the presentation? Sorry for the late answer. If it's less than 10MB, you can Email it to my address. If it's bigger than that (even after you zip it), let me know, we'll arrange something. Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key From Peter.Ryser at xilinx.com Thu Oct 24 23:25:27 2002 From: Peter.Ryser at xilinx.com (Peter Ryser) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 23:25:27 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Presentation from Xilinx/Linux talk References: <3D9DBCE4.30158D32@xilinx.com> <20021025054844.GX4423@merlins.org> Message-ID: <3DB8E3D7.65492CB2@xilinx.com> Hi Marc, unfortunately, it's huge (22 MB). I sent it to Steve Traugott some time ago and was hoping to see it appear on the SVLUG home page. Quite a few people have asked me for it and I did not want to email it to all of them. Let me know how you want to proceed. Regards, - Peter Marc MERLIN wrote: > On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 09:08:04AM -0700, Peter Ryser wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > after trying to send the presentation to this email address and to Don's > > LJ address and being rejected twice because of the size I have to ask > > for advice how to get the presentation to you. I do not have an external > > directory where I could put it so that you can grab it. Do you have an > > incoming directory on your server where I could upload the presentation? > > Sorry for the late answer. > > If it's less than 10MB, you can Email it to my address. > > If it's bigger than that (even after you zip it), let me know, we'll > arrange something. > > Marc > -- > "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. > Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... > .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking > Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key From roland at ca.wai.com Mon Oct 28 10:15:11 2002 From: roland at ca.wai.com (Dr. Roland Krause) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 10:15:11 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] Presentation: Rapid Development of Linux Desktop Applications Message-ID: <200210281015.11880.roland@ca.wai.com> Rapid Development of Linux Desktop Applications by Charles Samuels and Roland Krause In this presentation we will explore the development infrastructure that the K Desktop Environment (http://www.kde.org/) offers to novice programmers and expert software engineers. Special emphasis is placed on the use of advanced software management tools, such as the KDevelop IDE. The use of modern user interface development libraries such as Qt is demonstrated. The presentation aims to give an overview of the fascinating possibilities the K Desktop Environment provides for programming desktop applications under Unix. About the speakers: Charles Samuels is a KDE core developer, he is the author and maintainer of the KDE multimedia player Noatun. Charles works as a Software Engineer in Cupertino. Roland Krause is a KDE power user and has contributed some code to the KDevelop IDE. Roland is a Senior Research Engineer in Los Altos. -- Dr. Roland Krause On the road of life Senior Research Engineer there are drivers Weidlinger Associates Inc. and there are mechanics. http://www.wai.com/ Mechanics wanted! From joyce at TerraLuna.Org Mon Oct 28 18:48:10 2002 From: joyce at TerraLuna.Org (Joyce Cao Traugott) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 18:48:10 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] Presentation: Rapid Development of Linux DesktopApplications References: <200210281015.11880.roland@ca.wai.com> Message-ID: <3DBDF6EA.4D2946B9@TerraLuna.Org> Dr. Roland Krause, Could you give this talk on December 4th, 2002? Once you confirm, I can update the svlug website. Thank you. Joyce Traugott "Dr. Roland Krause" wrote: > > Rapid Development of Linux Desktop Applications > by Charles Samuels and Roland Krause > > In this presentation we will explore the development infrastructure > that the K Desktop Environment (http://www.kde.org/) offers to novice > programmers and expert software engineers. > > Special emphasis is placed on the use of advanced software management > tools, such as the KDevelop IDE. > > The use of modern user interface development libraries such as Qt is > demonstrated. > > The presentation aims to give an overview of the fascinating possibilities > the K Desktop Environment provides for programming desktop applications under > Unix. > > About the speakers: > > Charles Samuels is a KDE core developer, he is the author and maintainer of > the KDE multimedia player Noatun. Charles works as a Software Engineer in > Cupertino. > > Roland Krause is a KDE power user and has contributed some code to the > KDevelop IDE. Roland is a Senior Research Engineer in Los Altos. > > -- > Dr. Roland Krause On the road of life > Senior Research Engineer there are drivers > Weidlinger Associates Inc. and there are mechanics. > http://www.wai.com/ Mechanics wanted! > > _______________________________________________ > Speakers mailing list > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers From roland at ca.wai.com Tue Oct 29 09:14:13 2002 From: roland at ca.wai.com (Dr. Roland Krause) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 09:14:13 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] Presentation: Rapid Development of Linux DesktopApplications In-Reply-To: <3DBDF6EA.4D2946B9@TerraLuna.Org> References: <200210281015.11880.roland@ca.wai.com> <3DBDF6EA.4D2946B9@TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <200210290914.13975.roland@ca.wai.com> Joyce, Yes, we can make Dec. 4th. We are delighted. Roland On Monday 28 October 2002 06:48 pm, Joyce Cao Traugott wrote: > Dr. Roland Krause, > > Could you give this talk on December 4th, 2002? Once you confirm, I can > update the svlug website. Thank you. > > Joyce Traugott > > "Dr. Roland Krause" wrote: > > Rapid Development of Linux Desktop Applications > > by Charles Samuels and Roland Krause > > > > In this presentation we will explore the development infrastructure > > that the K Desktop Environment (http://www.kde.org/) offers to novice > > programmers and expert software engineers. > > > > Special emphasis is placed on the use of advanced software management > > tools, such as the KDevelop IDE. > > > > The use of modern user interface development libraries such as Qt is > > demonstrated. > > > > The presentation aims to give an overview of the fascinating > > possibilities the K Desktop Environment provides for programming desktop > > applications under Unix. > > > > About the speakers: > > > > Charles Samuels is a KDE core developer, he is the author and maintainer > > of the KDE multimedia player Noatun. Charles works as a Software Engineer > > in Cupertino. > > > > Roland Krause is a KDE power user and has contributed some code to the > > KDevelop IDE. Roland is a Senior Research Engineer in Los Altos. > > > > -- > > Dr. Roland Krause On the road of life > > Senior Research Engineer there are drivers > > Weidlinger Associates Inc. and there are mechanics. > > http://www.wai.com/ Mechanics wanted! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakers mailing list > > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers -- Dr. Roland Krause On the road of life Senior Research Engineer there are drivers Weidlinger Associates Inc. and there are mechanics. http://www.wai.com/ Mechanics wanted! From joyce at TerraLuna.Org Tue Oct 29 20:42:30 2002 From: joyce at TerraLuna.Org (Joyce Cao Traugott) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 20:42:30 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] Presentation: Rapid Development of Linux DesktopApplications References: <200210281015.11880.roland@ca.wai.com> <3DBDF6EA.4D2946B9@TerraLuna.Org> <200210290914.13975.roland@ca.wai.com> Message-ID: <3DBF6336.C77A4326@TerraLuna.Org> Heather, I will go ahead update the website to show them being the speakers for December, since they sent us the descriptions already. I hope you haven't asked anyone else for December talk. Joyce "Dr. Roland Krause" wrote: > > Joyce, > Yes, we can make Dec. 4th. > > We are delighted. > > Roland > > On Monday 28 October 2002 06:48 pm, Joyce Cao Traugott wrote: > > Dr. Roland Krause, > > > > Could you give this talk on December 4th, 2002? Once you confirm, I can > > update the svlug website. Thank you. > > > > Joyce Traugott > > > > "Dr. Roland Krause" wrote: > > > Rapid Development of Linux Desktop Applications > > > by Charles Samuels and Roland Krause > > > > > > In this presentation we will explore the development infrastructure > > > that the K Desktop Environment (http://www.kde.org/) offers to novice > > > programmers and expert software engineers. > > > > > > Special emphasis is placed on the use of advanced software management > > > tools, such as the KDevelop IDE. > > > > > > The use of modern user interface development libraries such as Qt is > > > demonstrated. > > > > > > The presentation aims to give an overview of the fascinating > > > possibilities the K Desktop Environment provides for programming desktop > > > applications under Unix. > > > > > > About the speakers: > > > > > > Charles Samuels is a KDE core developer, he is the author and maintainer > > > of the KDE multimedia player Noatun. Charles works as a Software Engineer > > > in Cupertino. > > > > > > Roland Krause is a KDE power user and has contributed some code to the > > > KDevelop IDE. Roland is a Senior Research Engineer in Los Altos. > > > > > > -- > > > Dr. Roland Krause On the road of life > > > Senior Research Engineer there are drivers > > > Weidlinger Associates Inc. and there are mechanics. > > > http://www.wai.com/ Mechanics wanted! > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakers mailing list > > > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > > > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers > > -- > Dr. Roland Krause On the road of life > Senior Research Engineer there are drivers > Weidlinger Associates Inc. and there are mechanics. > http://www.wai.com/ Mechanics wanted! From star at starshine.org Wed Oct 30 02:13:22 2002 From: star at starshine.org (Heather Stern) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 02:13:22 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] Presentation: Rapid Development of Linux DesktopApplications In-Reply-To: <3DBF6336.C77A4326@TerraLuna.Org> References: <200210281015.11880.roland@ca.wai.com> <3DBDF6EA.4D2946B9@TerraLuna.Org> <200210290914.13975.roland@ca.wai.com> <3DBF6336.C77A4326@TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <20021030101322.GC6305@starshine.org> On Tue, Oct 29, 2002 at 08:42:30PM -0800, Joyce Cao Traugott wrote: > Heather, > > I will go ahead update the website to show them being the speakers for > December, since they sent us the descriptions already. Looks juicy, too. Go for it. As agreed, the webspace for the speakers area is yours by default. > I hope you haven't asked anyone else for December talk. Since I'm not the speaker-coordinator myself, even if I had a bird-in-the-hand I wouldn't have promised it to anyone as solid until I'd run it past speakers at . And I'd have been eager to get them handed off before I spaced on them; life's pretty full for me right now. I'm December's EC for BayLISA, so I need to seek speakers anyway; none of my efforts are a total waste :> > Joyce . | . Heather Stern --->*<--- Starshine Technical Services ' | ` SVLUG Web Content Coordinator [abstract ellided] From drew at drewb.com Mon Nov 4 03:58:16 2002 From: drew at drewb.com (Drew Bertola) Date: 04 Nov 2002 03:58:16 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] [Fwd: [svlug] Linux Movies Meeting Nov 7 Berkeley 7pm] Message-ID: <1036411096.27612.11.camel@slick.serialhacker.net> Could we invite Drew down for a talk at SVLUG? I'm dissapointed that I can't make it up to Berkeley, but I do want to see Hans on Wednesday. Drew Bertola -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: "Robin Rowe" Subject: [svlug] Linux Movies Meeting Nov 7 Berkeley 7pm Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 01:22:05 -0800 Size: 4252 Url: http://lists.svlug.org/archives/speakers/attachments/20021104/a50daec9/attachment.eml From joyce at TerraLuna.Org Mon Nov 4 20:33:06 2002 From: joyce at TerraLuna.Org (Joyce Cao Traugott) Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2002 20:33:06 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] [Fwd: [svlug] Linux Movies Meeting Nov 7 Berkeley 7pm] References: <1036411096.27612.11.camel@slick.serialhacker.net> Message-ID: <3DC74A02.2D864D2@TerraLuna.Org> I think it's a good idea. Could you ask Drew (or I can ask him) if he can make it in January 2003? If so, can he provide the descriptions of the talk and his bio? Thank you. Joyce Drew Bertola wrote: > > Could we invite Drew down for a talk at SVLUG? I'm dissapointed that I > can't make it up to Berkeley, but I do want to see Hans on Wednesday. > > Drew Bertola > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [svlug] Linux Movies Meeting Nov 7 Berkeley 7pm > Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 01:22:05 -0800 > From: "Robin Rowe" > To: > > LINUX MOVIES GROUP MEETING > > NOTE NEW DATE AND SPECIAL LOCATION! First Thursday. The LMG moves to the > first Thursday of the month starting this month. > > Thursday, November 7, 2002 (first Thursday) > 7-9pm (Arriving at 8pm is ok for those working late.) > Free > > In a special presentation for the Linux Movies Group meeting for November, > Drew Perttula will demonstrate his new open source video editing suite based > on non-monolithic, flexible tools and transparent data formats. This > presentation is at a special secret location in Berkeley, not far from the > main BART station at Shattuck and University. To RSVP and receive > directions contact Drew Perttula . > > Frustrated by available Linux DV video editing tools, Drew began work on his > editor in September 2002. By late October he was transcribing and logging > captured DV footage into XML format. Soon after that, the timeline-style > editor was running, and he was dragging thumbnails from footage index pages > displayed in Mozilla right into the timeline. The editor has the beginnings > of an effects plug-in system that currently handles the mixing of audio > tracks. ?I won't stand for any segfaults or other data-losing behavior?, > says Drew. ?And most of all, I need it ready by yesterday for an industrial > video I've been hired to do?. At Thursday's meeting, Drew will be demo-ing > the editor itself and discussing the tools used, the components built, and > where he plans to go with it next. > > For further information on Drew?s DV editor see > http://bigasterisk.com/editor for screenshots, samples of the XML formats, > use cases, and other notes made during development. > > Cheers, > > Robin > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > www.LinuxMovies.org > http://filmgimp.sourceforge.net > www.OpenSourceProgrammers.org > > _______________________________________________ > svlug mailing list > svlug at lists.svlug.org > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/svlug > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Speakers mailing list > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers From bilbrey at orbdesigns.com Sun Nov 10 17:01:47 2002 From: bilbrey at orbdesigns.com (Brian P. Bilbrey) Date: 10 Nov 2002 20:01:47 -0500 Subject: [Speakers] A test message, since Message-ID: <1036976508.14097.9.camel@goldfinger.orbdesigns.com> Dr. Moshe Bar (moshe at moelabs.com) is trying to reach you. Whether or not this bounces, I'll have moshe mail officers@ directly. Thanks. .b -- Brian Bilbrey && bilbrey at orbdesigns.com && http://www.orbdesigns.com/ The guy has a reality distortion field generator the size of the state of Rhode Island. - Daniel Gray From marc_news at merlins.org Sun Nov 10 17:08:06 2002 From: marc_news at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 17:08:06 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] A test message, since In-Reply-To: <1036976508.14097.9.camel@goldfinger.orbdesigns.com> References: <1036976508.14097.9.camel@goldfinger.orbdesigns.com> Message-ID: <20021111010806.GU23798@merlins.org> On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 08:01:47PM -0500, Brian P. Bilbrey wrote: > Dr. Moshe Bar (moshe at moelabs.com) is trying to reach you. Whether or not > this bounces, I'll have moshe mail officers@ directly. Your mail went through just fine. Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key From raymond at ruptime.com Thu Nov 21 00:35:26 2002 From: raymond at ruptime.com (Raymond Lockley) Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:35:26 +0000 Subject: [Speakers] Re: Progress Open Source initiative References: <3D733F70.7AF982@ruptime.com> Message-ID: <3DDC2A4E.5BFC15BC@ruptime.com> Sent this in September and haven't heard back. Is that a "no" or a "I thought somebody else answered"? I would've followed up in person, but right now I have a class @ UCSC on SVLUG night, so I won't be in a meeting until at least January. So could somebody let me know if this is of possible interest? Thanks, -- Raymond Lockley :: raymond.lockley at ruptime.com Raymond Lockley wrote: > Steve-- > > Progress Software has a major Open Source initiative (POSSE), and was > one of the early Big 8 DB vendors to support a port of their RDBMS to > Linux. In addition to attending our meetings, I'm also president of the > Progress users group for northern California, and have been looking to > bring in a major speaker for our group. > > Would there be any interest in bringing in a heavy hitter from Progress > to speak to SVLUG? If so, I would like to invite my Progress group to > attend that meeting, which might boost their awareness of, and interest > in, what SVLUG is doing. > > What do you think? > > -- > Raymond Lockley > :: raymond.lockley at ruptime.com From star at starshine.org Wed Dec 18 14:57:25 2002 From: star at starshine.org (Heather Stern) Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 14:57:25 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] SVLUG January y/N? Message-ID: <20021218225725.GA13898@starshine.org> (With apologies to those of us who are on more than one teamlist.) A while back Marc asked if we should meet in January, and I don't recall seeing a clear answer. I'll be announcing upcoming events at BayLISA tomorrow night, so I'd like to know the status for certain, ASAP. If we are *not* meeting; I'll make sure Rick Moen tweaks the entry on BALE to mention that we're not, and mention the absence during my events announces at BayLISA. I do not know for certain who our Cisco liaison is; is that still Tracy? Anyways, they'd need to know they can stay home too and not worry about us, rather than valiantly make us able to have our meeting and then have nobody show. If we *are* meeting, I need to know who the speaker is, so I can tweak the website; it still says next meeting Dec 4. Also, of course, to announce at BayLISA. And, I need to know *for sure* what room or place; Cisco may have made space arangements for us, but they might be something besides building 9. Or if they're closed we need to pull a site out of our hat right away. I've got a hat, but it'll blow away like Frosty's if we don't say something. If Accent Technologies were bigger I'd suggest it as a first option; at least some SVLUG folk know where it is. Maybe we could just have an "only the afterdinner" meeting at some nice local restaurant, and have fun chatting. Tell me... can't post what I don't know... . | . Heather Stern --->*<--- Starshine Technical Services ' | ` SVLUG Web Content Coordinator From marc_news at merlins.org Wed Dec 18 15:06:41 2002 From: marc_news at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 15:06:41 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] Re: [Officers] SVLUG January y/N? In-Reply-To: <20021218225725.GA13898@starshine.org> References: <20021218225725.GA13898@starshine.org> Message-ID: <20021218230641.GB4197@merlins.org> On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 02:57:25PM -0800, Heather Stern wrote: > (With apologies to those of us who are on more than one teamlist.) > > A while back Marc asked if we should meet in January, and I don't > recall seeing a clear answer. There was a clear answer, which is no. This was announced both at the last meeting and on the svlug list. You just happen to be on neither :-) Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key From star at starshine.org Wed Dec 18 17:37:28 2002 From: star at starshine.org (Heather Stern) Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 17:37:28 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] Re: [web-team] Re: [Officers] SVLUG January y/N? In-Reply-To: <20021218230641.GB4197@merlins.org> References: <20021218225725.GA13898@starshine.org> <20021218230641.GB4197@merlins.org> Message-ID: <20021219013728.GC14451@starshine.org> On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 03:06:41PM -0800, Marc MERLIN wrote: > On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 02:57:25PM -0800, Heather Stern wrote: > > (With apologies to those of us who are on more than one teamlist.) > > > > A while back Marc asked if we should meet in January, and I don't > > recall seeing a clear answer. > > There was a clear answer, which is no. > This was announced both at the last meeting and on the svlug list. excellent! (I feel better now) > You just happen to be on neither :-) Well, okay, I tend to make it to the meetings, but don't always catch the announcement phase. It just depends on rides and what I'm up to; if it's "up to my neck in alligators" I don't go. I'll fix the website and clue Rick in. . | . Heather Stern --->*<--- Starshine Technical Services ' | ` SVLUG Web Content Coordinator From joyce at TerraLuna.Org Wed Dec 18 18:34:22 2002 From: joyce at TerraLuna.Org (Joyce Cao Traugott) Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 18:34:22 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] Re: EFF @ SVLUG? References: <20021015194335.D28924@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <20021210003025.GA11918@zork.net> Message-ID: <3E01302E.CD4CAD0D@TerraLuna.Org> Hi Seth, Do you have time on Feb 5th? That's our next meeting. Joyce Seth David Schoen wrote: > > Steve Traugott writes: > > > Hey Seth! > > > > I'm in NYC for a few more weeks than I expected (caught up in helping > > Morgan Stanley recover from their WTC recovery...), and don't have a > > speaker for November's SVLUG meeting yet. I've got a couple of > > feelers out, but if they fall through, do you or anyone at EFF want to > > take the November slot? > > Yikes, I lost your message because it went into my "svlug" mailbox, > which I'm two months behind on! Sorry about that. > > If you'd still like an EFF presentation at SVLUG, I'd be glad to talk > about it. > > -- > Seth Schoen > Staff Technologist schoen at eff.org > Electronic Frontier Foundation http://www.eff.org/ > 454 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 1 415 436 9333 x107 From dan at doxpara.com Sun Dec 22 02:28:38 2002 From: dan at doxpara.com (Dan Kaminsky) Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 02:28:38 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Speakers] Paketto Keiretsu presentation Message-ID: <54607.127.0.0.1.1040552918.squirrel@mutant.doxpara.com> Heh-- I recently release my package of tools for advanced network manipulation, the "Paketto Keiretsu" as it were. Bunch of information over at www.doxpara.com, and I'm preparing some strange new updates. I'd like to run them by the SVLUG crowd; lemme know if there's any interest. Yours Truly, Dan Kaminsky DoxPara Research http://www.doxpara.com From rarf at us.celestix.com Thu Dec 26 17:22:36 2002 From: rarf at us.celestix.com (Lon Ong) Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 17:22:36 -0800 Subject: [Speakers] svlug meeting Message-ID: <3E0BAB5C.3030804@us.celestix.com> Hi Steve, I'm an engineer with Celestix Networks Inc, a local Linux appliance platform provider located in Fremont, and we would like to do a short introductory talk on our company during one of the upcoming meetings and products as well as seed the local Linux developer community with some of our hardware. If you have any suggestions on how you would like us to go about it, we'll be happy to hear about it, or we could just give a short presentation (maybe 30 mins with Q&A) and raffle off a few boxes as presents to the audience. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you. From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Tue Jan 22 15:31:02 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Tue Jan 22 15:31:02 2002 Subject: [Speakers] dLoo @ SVLUG? In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20020122130722.00a73c60@192.168.1.12>; from ledin@dloo.com on Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 01:08:56PM +0000 References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020121100138.00a81a70@192.168.1.12> <5.1.0.14.0.20020121100138.00a81a70@192.168.1.12> <20020121232455.A31944@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> <5.1.0.14.0.20020122130722.00a73c60@192.168.1.12> Message-ID: <20020122153000.B5120@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 01:08:56PM +0000, Alex Ledin wrote: > Steve - Yes, March 6th works for us, so we'll be there. Thanks for the > quick reply! Cheers, Alex Hi Alex, Great! We're going to need to put together an announcement/bio: example shown here. The SpringBox description you have below is a good start -- can you add some bio info for the speaker(s)? Steve Example: ======== Subject: SVLUG meeting Wed, 7 November, 7 pm.: Marty Hellman (cryptography) We're pleased to announce the next meeting of SVLUG, this coming Wednesday. WHEN: Wednesday, 7 November, 7pm-9pm or so. WHO: Martin E. Hellman Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering Stanford University ABOUT: In his 1976 paper that introduced public key cryptography ("New Directions in Cryptography"), Whit Diffie and Dr. Hellman wrote: "We stand today on the brink of a revolution in cryptography." As with most revolutions, there was also an evolutionary process that culminated in the revolution. That evolutionary process is easier to see in hindsight, and will be the subject of this talk. The talk also gives credit to some of the individuals whose work is often overlooked, but whose contributions were clearer to those of us working in the early days of the field. MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Martin E. Hellman was a researcher at IBM's Watson Research Center from 1968-69 and an Assistant Professor at MIT from 1969-71. He returned to Stanford in 1971, where he served on the regular faculty until becoming Professor Emeritus in 1996. Prof. Hellman is best known for his invention, with Diffie and Merkle, of public key cryptography. Prof. Hellman has also been a long-time contributor to the computer privacy debate, starting with DES' key size in 1975 and culminating with service (1994-96) on the National Research Council's Committee to Study National Cryptographic Policy, many of whose recommendations have since been implemented. Prof. Hellman also has a deep interest in the ethics of technological development, and has received several honors in this field. He has been involved with a number of high-tech startups over the last twenty-five years, serving as a founder, advisor, and investor. In his spare time, he enjoys people, soaring, and hiking. He and his wife of 33 years, Dorothie, reside on the Stanford campus. WHERE: Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on how to get there are listed at: http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! web-team at svlug.org NOTES: It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or offsite. We look forward to seeing you there! From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Sun Jan 13 22:45:02 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Sun Jan 13 22:45:02 2002 Subject: [Speakers] Invitation to speak: Silicon Valley Linux Users Group Message-ID: <20020113224448.A27027@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: not available Url: http://lists.svlug.org/archives/speakers/attachments/20020113/3516de08/attachment.bat From marc_news at vasoftware.com Mon Jan 21 18:05:01 2002 From: marc_news at vasoftware.com (Marc MERLIN) Date: Mon Jan 21 18:05:01 2002 Subject: [Speakers] Kylix talk at SVLUG? Message-ID: <20020122020457.GU6500@merlins.org> ----- Forwarded message from Jean-Sebastien Neveu ----- From: Jean-Sebastien Neveu Subject: Kylix talk at SVLUG? To: marc_www at merlins.org Organization: Borland Software Corp. Good afternoon Marc, My name is Jean-S?bastien Neveu and I'm the program manager for the Linux team in the RAD BU at Borland. You may or may not know about Kylix. Kylix is basically Delphi ported native to Linux and we just released v2 back in November. We're very enthousiastic about this tool just like we are about Delphi but more importantly, our Linux customers have been acclaiming Kylix v2 and things are really looking good for the future. Anyway, at the moment we're working on delivering C++ support ?-la-BC++ Builder on the Linux platform and although I already have quite a few field testers lined up for my upcoming field test, I want to recruit more Linux hardcore guys. The reality is many of my current field testers are long time Delphi customers coming over from the Windows world. The gives us absolutely great feedback but I sense there is some deeply-linux kind of feedback which I'm not getting. I was wondering if you guys would be interested if we'd visit you and present Kylix to your audience along with an interesting demo? I would do that with my product manager who is more technically focused that I am and we would like to take this opportunity to invite your members to join the ranks of our field testers and give a good beating to our upcoming pre-releases of our C++ IDE. I'm not thinking about giving a sales spin to that. Just a technically oriented presentation for a technically oriented audience. This would also be another opportunity for us to get our pulse on the Linux community and hear it all from the hourse's mouth. I could probably get one of my architect to join as well for an even more technical session if you think it would be worth it. I don't know if your club charter allows for that. I understand it could be perceived as a sales pitch and I won't hide the fact that if it results in increased sales I wouldn't be sad, but really this is not my primary motivation here. I want to increase awareness about the tool, about what we're doing on Linux and see if your fellow developers are interested in helping us shape the future of RAD on Linux. You might be interested to know that we also release an "Open Edition" of Kylix for free, downloadable from http://www.borland.com/kylix/. Just to be clear: This is *not* an open source product. It's a free edition (with reduced features set) of Kylix, which allows anyone to develop and distribute/deploy applications under the terms of the GPL. IOW, if you ship your applications under GPL, we're willing to help you with a free really great tool. If you ship proprietary-commercially than we want to participate in the profits. I don't know if you have room in your 2/6 agenda but it would be really great for us. If not then maybe on 3/6? js -- //----------------------------------------------------------------- // Jean-S?bastien Neveu, Linux Program Manager // Borland Software Corp. RAD Products Group // 100 Enterprise Way jsneveu at borland.com // Scotts Valley, CA 95066 Tel +1-831-431-1932 // // Accelerate your Linux? application development with Kylix(TM), the RAD // tool for Linux. Easily integrate web, desktop and database development // to quickly deliver fast Linux applications. Kylix is the only Linux // development tool that combines the world's fastest compiler with the // most productive visual design environment for GUI, web and database // programming. Order your copy now! // http://www.borland.com/kylix/ ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key From jsneveu at borland.com Tue Jan 22 13:29:03 2002 From: jsneveu at borland.com (Jean-Sebastien Neveu) Date: Tue Jan 22 13:29:03 2002 Subject: [Speakers] SVLUG Speaker Openings Message-ID: <3C4DD929.B6EE7042@borland.com> Funny I stumble on this Jan 22 article you wrote after I sent you (through Mr. Merlin) a proposal for a talk. http://www.advogato.org/article/418.html The sooner the opening, the better for us as we are quickly gonna open the field tests. Thanks js -- //----------------------------------------------------------------- // Jean-S?bastien Neveu, Linux Program Manager // Borland Software Corp. RAD Products Group // // Accelerate your Linux? application development with Kylix(TM), the RAD // tool for Linux. Easily integrate web, desktop and database development // to quickly deliver fast Linux applications. Kylix is the only Linux // development tool that combines the world's fastest compiler with the // most productive visual design environment for GUI, web and database // programming. Order your copy now! // http://www.borland.com/kylix/ From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Wed Feb 13 15:15:02 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Wed Feb 13 15:15:02 2002 Subject: [Speakers] Tivo speaker for SVLUG In-Reply-To: <20020205234833.GE27166@merlins.org>; from marc@merlins.org on Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 03:48:33PM -0800 References: <20020205234833.GE27166@merlins.org> Message-ID: <20020213151350.B14177@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi Rebecca! I'm Speaker Coordinator for the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group. I'd be very interested in seeing a technical talk from Tivo in the near future -- I suspect this topic would pack the house. Right now we have a tentative for Larry Wall April 3rd, which means that May 1st is likely to be the next slot available, unless Larry can't make it. Can one or more senior Tivo engineers/architects present on either of those dates? I'd say most of our members are familiar with the basic concept of Tivo, but have never seen it in action. I don't own a Tivo myself yet; maybe you can help convince my wife. ;-) The presenter(s) should be prepared for an audience of a few hundred, and will likely get some in-depth technical questions about design and implementation history, advanced usage tricks, as well as new feature suggestions. Steve CALL FOR SPEAKERS The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) has openings for speakers for our monthly meetings during several upcoming months. If you would like to present a topic of general interest to the Linux community, please feel free to contact SVLUG speaker coordinator Steve Traugott at speakers at svlug.org. About the group: ================ The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) is the oldest and one of the largest Linux user groups in the world. Past speakers include Marc Andreessen, Paul Vixie, Tim O'Reilly, and Larry Wall. SVLUG celebrated its 10th anniversary at the March 4, 1998 meeting, where Linus Torvalds addressed an audience of 500 people. SVLUG members include Linux professionals and enthusiasts in the vicinity of San Jose, California, internationally known as Silicon Valley. Member interests include Linux and free or low-cost implementations of Unix, open source software, and commercial products which incorporate Linux. The group was originally formed in 1988 as the PC-Unix Special Interest Group of the Silicon Valley Computer Society. SVLUG meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, in conference centers provided by Cisco. The meetings are either technical presentations, product demonstrations, or general question and answer meetings. Typical audience size for the monthly meeting is 150-250 people, with as many as twice that for popular topics. The standard room configuration includes video projector and wireless microphones. All meetings are free and open to the public. See http://www.svlug.org for more information. On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 03:48:33PM -0800, Marc MERLIN wrote: > Hi Rebecca, > > As per our phone call, here's some information. > > I'm the president of the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > ( http://www.svlug.org/ ). > > We have about 500 members, and a monthly meeting the first wednesday of the > month, 19:00 to 21:00, at Cisco in Santa Clara (by Zanker and Tasman). > Depending on the month and the speaker, we usually have from 100 to 300 > people. > > We have had a fairly prestigious list of speakers, you can find the list > here: > http://www.svlug.org/meetings.shtml > and here: > http://www.svlug.org/prevmeet.shtml > (Linus Torvalds, Marc Andreesen/Netscape, O'Reilly, Larry Wall/Perl, > David Miller/Red Hat, Paul Vixie/ISC, Phil Hughes/Linux Journal, Eric > Allman/Sendmail, Richard Stallman/FSF, Brian Behlendorf/Apache, Jeremy > Allison/Samba, Peter Anvin/Transmeta, VmWare, EFF, MAPS, Cisco, Sun, etc..) > > The talk would be 90 to 120mn, and would more of a technical talk, anything > about the choice of linux for the Tivo, the technical challenges you faced, > your plans for the future, TivoNG, etc... > > While this wouldn't be a marketing talk about what tivo is and why it's > useful (most of us do know about Tivos even those who don't own one), a demo > of the current or upcoming product would of course be welcome (we can > project video on big screens), and I'm sure it'll be a good reminder for > those who don't have a Tivo yet, to go buy one :-) > > Feel free to contact speakers at svlug.org for any further questions you may > have. > > Marc > -- > Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... > .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking > > Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key > > _______________________________________________ > Speakers mailing list > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers > -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From pkisich at 3WARE.com Mon Apr 8 09:05:20 2002 From: pkisich at 3WARE.com (Pete Kisich) Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 09:05:20 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity Message-ID: Hi Steve, May first would be great. Let me know approximately how many people we would be speaking to so I'll know the amount of resources I'll need. Also, we may be interested in sponsoring some sort of food or drinks. Let me know what you guys usually do. Thanks and talk to you soon. Pete Kisich Sr. Systems Engineer 3ware, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Steve Traugott [mailto:stevegt at TerraLuna.Org] Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 11:14 PM To: Pete Kisich Cc: 'speakers at svlug.org' Subject: Re: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity Hi Pete, I haven't heard an answer from anyone at 3ware about this yet -- May 1st is still available -- would you still be interested? Steve On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 11:20:05PM -0800, Steve Traugott wrote: > Hi Pete, > > Would you be able to do a 1.5 (or so) hour talk? First Wednesday > night of May, June, or July? > > Steve > > > On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 01:20:58PM -0800, Pete Kisich wrote: > > Hi Steve, > > > > We would be very interested in coming to speak to SVLUG about our current > > and future products for the Linux platform. 3ware is focused on our very > > dedicated Linux user base and open source. > > > > In short, we provide Linux developers and users the ability to build > > inexpensive, multi-terabyte ATA RAID systems with performance equal to or > > better than most SCSI controllers. You can get more details at out website > > at www.3ware.com. > > > > Let me know when you would like to schedule us to come in and talk to the > > group. We would only need roughly 10 minutes to present plus q/a. Thanks. > > > > Pete Kisich > > Sr. Systems Engineer > > 3ware, Inc. > > -- > Steve Traugott > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > http://www.svlug.org > -- > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > http://www.stevegt.com > > _______________________________________________ > Speakers mailing list > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers > -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.svlug.org/archives/speakers/attachments/20020408/90002701/attachment.htm From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Wed Apr 10 20:53:01 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:53:01 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity In-Reply-To: ; from pkisich@3WARE.com on Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 08:56:58AM -0700 References: Message-ID: <20020410205301.A20454@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 08:56:58AM -0700, Pete Kisich wrote: > Yes. We can do 1 1/2 hours no problem. I'll get you a Bio of the speaker > sometime today. Thanks. Great! Any questions, feel free to give me a call. Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Traugott [mailto:stevegt at TerraLuna.Org] > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 10:46 PM > To: Pete Kisich > Cc: 'speakers at svlug.org' > Subject: Re: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity > > > We have a 1-1.5 hour time slot for the meeting; you originally asked > for 10 minutes, and I'm offering the full meeting -- you're taking me > up on the offer for the full 1-1.5 hours, right? > > I would expect around 150 people, no refreshments ordinarily served; > around 30 of us usually hit the IHOP on Great America afterwards. > Standard "call for sepakers" boilerplate with more information below. > > I'll need a description/speaker bio from you -- sample below, > following the call for speakers. > > Steve > > __________________________________________________________________ > > CALL FOR SPEAKERS > > The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) has openings for speakers > for our monthly meetings during several upcoming months, including May > 1st. If you would like to present a topic of general interest to > the Linux community, please feel free to contact SVLUG speaker > coordinator Steve Traugott at speakers at svlug.org. > > About the group: > ================ > > The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) is the oldest and one of > the largest Linux user groups in the world. Past speakers include > Marc Andreessen, Paul Vixie, Tim O'Reilly, and Larry Wall. SVLUG > celebrated its 10th anniversary at the March 4, 1998 meeting, where > Linus Torvalds addressed an audience of 500 people. > > SVLUG members include Linux professionals and enthusiasts in the > vicinity of San Jose, California, internationally known as Silicon > Valley. Member interests include Linux and free or low-cost > implementations of Unix, open source software, and commercial products > which incorporate Linux. The group was originally formed in 1988 as > the PC-Unix Special Interest Group of the Silicon Valley Computer > Society. > > SVLUG meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, in > conference centers provided by Cisco. The meetings are either > technical presentations, product demonstrations, or general question > and answer meetings. Typical audience size for the monthly meeting is > 150-250 people, with as many as twice that for popular topics. The > standard room configuration includes video projector and wireless > microphones. All meetings are free and open to the public. > > See http://www.svlug.org for more information. > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux > Users Group! > > WHAT: > > SpringBox -- http://www.dloo.org > > WHEN: > > Wednesday, 6 March, 7pm-9pm or so. > > WHO: > > Nile Geisinger and Alex Ledin, dLoo, Inc., Petaluma, CA > > BACKGROUND: > > For the past two years dLoo has been developing a new way of creating > and sharing open source software. The result is a project called > SpringBox. > > Before the Web, information was trapped in proprietary databases and > couldn't be linked together. The Web overthrew that model, and > replaced it with a model in which information was public and linkable. > These two traits made the value of the information available online > grow exponentially. > > Today, open source software is trapped on individual computers and > can't be linked together. SpringBox makes it possible to build > networks of software out of distributed units of code that live on the > Internet. With SpringBox, open source developers can post code > publicly in discrete units, like web pages, and other developers can > create new discrete units of code that link to those units. In this > way, SpringBox enables a Web of Software. > > We believe SpringBox has the potential to do for open source software > what the Web did for online information. Our presentation will discuss > SpringBox, this new unit of code (the Symbol) and the way that Symbols > can be used to construct an extensible Linux software environment. > > ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: > > Alex Ledin is the COO of dLoo and has contributed to the technology of > SpringBox. In prior work, Ledin has contributed to large public engineering > projects and developed electric vehicles. Ledin is a graduate of UC Davis > with majors in Electrical Engineering and Political Science. In his spare > time he enjoys restoring old cars, playing classical piano and jazz > saxophone, and traveling. > > Nile Geisinger is CTO of dLoo and the creator of SpringBox. Before working > at dLoo, Geisinger worked at TimeDance and the Advanced Development Center > at Ricoh. Geisinger is also a graduate of UC Davis with majors in Computer > Science and Philosophy. In his spare time, Geisinger writes statements > about what he does in his spare time. He doesn't expect to finish. > > WHERE: > > Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference > center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, > where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on > how to get there are listed at: > > http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml > > We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you > have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! > web-team at svlug.org > > NOTES: > > It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not > be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end > their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job > seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the > meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit > the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to > dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or > offsite. > > We look forward to seeing you there! > > > > > On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 09:05:20AM -0700, Pete Kisich wrote: > > Hi Steve, > > > > May first would be great. Let me know approximately how many people we > > would be speaking to so I'll know the amount of resources I'll need. > Also, > > we may be interested in sponsoring some sort of food or drinks. Let me > know > > what you guys usually do. Thanks and talk to you soon. > > > > Pete Kisich > > Sr. Systems Engineer > > 3ware, Inc. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Traugott [mailto:stevegt at TerraLuna.Org] > > Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 11:14 PM > > To: Pete Kisich > > Cc: 'speakers at svlug.org' > > Subject: Re: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity > > > > > > Hi Pete, > > > > I haven't heard an answer from anyone at 3ware about this yet -- May > > 1st is still available -- would you still be interested? > > > > Steve > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 11:20:05PM -0800, Steve Traugott wrote: > > > Hi Pete, > > > > > > Would you be able to do a 1.5 (or so) hour talk? First Wednesday > > > night of May, June, or July? > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 01:20:58PM -0800, Pete Kisich wrote: > > > > Hi Steve, > > > > > > > > We would be very interested in coming to speak to SVLUG about our > > current > > > > and future products for the Linux platform. 3ware is focused on our > > very > > > > dedicated Linux user base and open source. > > > > > > > > In short, we provide Linux developers and users the ability to build > > > > inexpensive, multi-terabyte ATA RAID systems with performance equal > to > > or > > > > better than most SCSI controllers. You can get more details at out > > website > > > > at www.3ware.com. > > > > > > > > Let me know when you would like to schedule us to come in and talk to > > the > > > > group. We would only need roughly 10 minutes to present plus q/a. > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > Pete Kisich > > > > Sr. Systems Engineer > > > > 3ware, Inc. > > > > > > -- > > > Steve Traugott > > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > > http://www.svlug.org > > > -- > > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > > http://www.stevegt.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakers mailing list > > > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > > > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers > > > > > > > -- > > Steve Traugott > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > http://www.svlug.org > > -- > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > http://www.stevegt.com > > -- > Steve Traugott > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > http://www.svlug.org > -- > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > http://www.stevegt.com -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From stevegt at TerraLuna.Org Mon Apr 15 20:08:29 2002 From: stevegt at TerraLuna.Org (Steve Traugott) Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 20:08:29 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity In-Reply-To: <20020410205301.A20454@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org>; from stevegt@TerraLuna.Org on Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 08:53:01PM -0700 References: <20020410205301.A20454@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Message-ID: <20020415200829.A9976@scramjet.TerraLuna.Org> Hi Pete, I never got that description/bio -- starting to get worried. ;-) We normally like to update the website at least three weeks prior -- we're a week late so far. Is there anything I can do to help? Steve On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 08:53:01PM -0700, Steve Traugott wrote: > On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 08:56:58AM -0700, Pete Kisich wrote: > > Yes. We can do 1 1/2 hours no problem. I'll get you a Bio of the speaker > > sometime today. Thanks. > > Great! Any questions, feel free to give me a call. > > Steve > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Traugott [mailto:stevegt at TerraLuna.Org] > > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 10:46 PM > > To: Pete Kisich > > Cc: 'speakers at svlug.org' > > Subject: Re: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity > > > > > > We have a 1-1.5 hour time slot for the meeting; you originally asked > > for 10 minutes, and I'm offering the full meeting -- you're taking me > > up on the offer for the full 1-1.5 hours, right? > > > > I would expect around 150 people, no refreshments ordinarily served; > > around 30 of us usually hit the IHOP on Great America afterwards. > > Standard "call for sepakers" boilerplate with more information below. > > > > I'll need a description/speaker bio from you -- sample below, > > following the call for speakers. > > > > Steve > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > CALL FOR SPEAKERS > > > > The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) has openings for speakers > > for our monthly meetings during several upcoming months, including May > > 1st. If you would like to present a topic of general interest to > > the Linux community, please feel free to contact SVLUG speaker > > coordinator Steve Traugott at speakers at svlug.org. > > > > About the group: > > ================ > > > > The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) is the oldest and one of > > the largest Linux user groups in the world. Past speakers include > > Marc Andreessen, Paul Vixie, Tim O'Reilly, and Larry Wall. SVLUG > > celebrated its 10th anniversary at the March 4, 1998 meeting, where > > Linus Torvalds addressed an audience of 500 people. > > > > SVLUG members include Linux professionals and enthusiasts in the > > vicinity of San Jose, California, internationally known as Silicon > > Valley. Member interests include Linux and free or low-cost > > implementations of Unix, open source software, and commercial products > > which incorporate Linux. The group was originally formed in 1988 as > > the PC-Unix Special Interest Group of the Silicon Valley Computer > > Society. > > > > SVLUG meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, in > > conference centers provided by Cisco. The meetings are either > > technical presentations, product demonstrations, or general question > > and answer meetings. Typical audience size for the monthly meeting is > > 150-250 people, with as many as twice that for popular topics. The > > standard room configuration includes video projector and wireless > > microphones. All meetings are free and open to the public. > > > > See http://www.svlug.org for more information. > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux > > Users Group! > > > > WHAT: > > > > SpringBox -- http://www.dloo.org > > > > WHEN: > > > > Wednesday, 6 March, 7pm-9pm or so. > > > > WHO: > > > > Nile Geisinger and Alex Ledin, dLoo, Inc., Petaluma, CA > > > > BACKGROUND: > > > > For the past two years dLoo has been developing a new way of creating > > and sharing open source software. The result is a project called > > SpringBox. > > > > Before the Web, information was trapped in proprietary databases and > > couldn't be linked together. The Web overthrew that model, and > > replaced it with a model in which information was public and linkable. > > These two traits made the value of the information available online > > grow exponentially. > > > > Today, open source software is trapped on individual computers and > > can't be linked together. SpringBox makes it possible to build > > networks of software out of distributed units of code that live on the > > Internet. With SpringBox, open source developers can post code > > publicly in discrete units, like web pages, and other developers can > > create new discrete units of code that link to those units. In this > > way, SpringBox enables a Web of Software. > > > > We believe SpringBox has the potential to do for open source software > > what the Web did for online information. Our presentation will discuss > > SpringBox, this new unit of code (the Symbol) and the way that Symbols > > can be used to construct an extensible Linux software environment. > > > > ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: > > > > Alex Ledin is the COO of dLoo and has contributed to the technology of > > SpringBox. In prior work, Ledin has contributed to large public engineering > > projects and developed electric vehicles. Ledin is a graduate of UC Davis > > with majors in Electrical Engineering and Political Science. In his spare > > time he enjoys restoring old cars, playing classical piano and jazz > > saxophone, and traveling. > > > > Nile Geisinger is CTO of dLoo and the creator of SpringBox. Before working > > at dLoo, Geisinger worked at TimeDance and the Advanced Development Center > > at Ricoh. Geisinger is also a graduate of UC Davis with majors in Computer > > Science and Philosophy. In his spare time, Geisinger writes statements > > about what he does in his spare time. He doesn't expect to finish. > > > > WHERE: > > > > Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference > > center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, > > where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on > > how to get there are listed at: > > > > http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml > > > > We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you > > have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! > > web-team at svlug.org > > > > NOTES: > > > > It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not > > be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end > > their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job > > seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the > > meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit > > the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to > > dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or > > offsite. > > > > We look forward to seeing you there! > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 09:05:20AM -0700, Pete Kisich wrote: > > > Hi Steve, > > > > > > May first would be great. Let me know approximately how many people we > > > would be speaking to so I'll know the amount of resources I'll need. > > Also, > > > we may be interested in sponsoring some sort of food or drinks. Let me > > know > > > what you guys usually do. Thanks and talk to you soon. > > > > > > Pete Kisich > > > Sr. Systems Engineer > > > 3ware, Inc. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Steve Traugott [mailto:stevegt at TerraLuna.Org] > > > Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 11:14 PM > > > To: Pete Kisich > > > Cc: 'speakers at svlug.org' > > > Subject: Re: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity > > > > > > > > > Hi Pete, > > > > > > I haven't heard an answer from anyone at 3ware about this yet -- May > > > 1st is still available -- would you still be interested? > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 11:20:05PM -0800, Steve Traugott wrote: > > > > Hi Pete, > > > > > > > > Would you be able to do a 1.5 (or so) hour talk? First Wednesday > > > > night of May, June, or July? > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 01:20:58PM -0800, Pete Kisich wrote: > > > > > Hi Steve, > > > > > > > > > > We would be very interested in coming to speak to SVLUG about our > > > current > > > > > and future products for the Linux platform. 3ware is focused on our > > > very > > > > > dedicated Linux user base and open source. > > > > > > > > > > In short, we provide Linux developers and users the ability to build > > > > > inexpensive, multi-terabyte ATA RAID systems with performance equal > > to > > > or > > > > > better than most SCSI controllers. You can get more details at out > > > website > > > > > at www.3ware.com. > > > > > > > > > > Let me know when you would like to schedule us to come in and talk to > > > the > > > > > group. We would only need roughly 10 minutes to present plus q/a. > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > Pete Kisich > > > > > Sr. Systems Engineer > > > > > 3ware, Inc. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Steve Traugott > > > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > > > http://www.svlug.org > > > > -- > > > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > > > http://www.stevegt.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakers mailing list > > > > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > > > > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Steve Traugott > > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > > http://www.svlug.org > > > -- > > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > > http://www.stevegt.com > > > > -- > > Steve Traugott > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > http://www.svlug.org > > -- > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > http://www.stevegt.com > > -- > Steve Traugott > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > http://www.svlug.org > -- > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > http://www.stevegt.com > > _______________________________________________ > Speakers mailing list > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers > -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com From pkisich at 3WARE.com Tue Apr 16 12:16:37 2002 From: pkisich at 3WARE.com (Pete Kisich) Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 12:16:37 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity Message-ID: Hi Steve, There has been a bit of scheduling shuffling here. I will confirm the information today. Sorry for the delay. -----Original Message----- From: Steve Traugott [mailto:stevegt at TerraLuna.Org] Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 8:08 PM To: Pete Kisich Cc: 'speakers at svlug.org'; Joyce Cao Subject: Re: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity Hi Pete, I never got that description/bio -- starting to get worried. ;-) We normally like to update the website at least three weeks prior -- we're a week late so far. Is there anything I can do to help? Steve On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 08:53:01PM -0700, Steve Traugott wrote: > On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 08:56:58AM -0700, Pete Kisich wrote: > > Yes. We can do 1 1/2 hours no problem. I'll get you a Bio of the speaker > > sometime today. Thanks. > > Great! Any questions, feel free to give me a call. > > Steve > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Traugott [mailto:stevegt at TerraLuna.Org] > > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 10:46 PM > > To: Pete Kisich > > Cc: 'speakers at svlug.org' > > Subject: Re: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity > > > > > > We have a 1-1.5 hour time slot for the meeting; you originally asked > > for 10 minutes, and I'm offering the full meeting -- you're taking me > > up on the offer for the full 1-1.5 hours, right? > > > > I would expect around 150 people, no refreshments ordinarily served; > > around 30 of us usually hit the IHOP on Great America afterwards. > > Standard "call for sepakers" boilerplate with more information below. > > > > I'll need a description/speaker bio from you -- sample below, > > following the call for speakers. > > > > Steve > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > CALL FOR SPEAKERS > > > > The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) has openings for speakers > > for our monthly meetings during several upcoming months, including May > > 1st. If you would like to present a topic of general interest to > > the Linux community, please feel free to contact SVLUG speaker > > coordinator Steve Traugott at speakers at svlug.org. > > > > About the group: > > ================ > > > > The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) is the oldest and one of > > the largest Linux user groups in the world. Past speakers include > > Marc Andreessen, Paul Vixie, Tim O'Reilly, and Larry Wall. SVLUG > > celebrated its 10th anniversary at the March 4, 1998 meeting, where > > Linus Torvalds addressed an audience of 500 people. > > > > SVLUG members include Linux professionals and enthusiasts in the > > vicinity of San Jose, California, internationally known as Silicon > > Valley. Member interests include Linux and free or low-cost > > implementations of Unix, open source software, and commercial products > > which incorporate Linux. The group was originally formed in 1988 as > > the PC-Unix Special Interest Group of the Silicon Valley Computer > > Society. > > > > SVLUG meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, in > > conference centers provided by Cisco. The meetings are either > > technical presentations, product demonstrations, or general question > > and answer meetings. Typical audience size for the monthly meeting is > > 150-250 people, with as many as twice that for popular topics. The > > standard room configuration includes video projector and wireless > > microphones. All meetings are free and open to the public. > > > > See http://www.svlug.org for more information. > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux > > Users Group! > > > > WHAT: > > > > SpringBox -- http://www.dloo.org > > > > WHEN: > > > > Wednesday, 6 March, 7pm-9pm or so. > > > > WHO: > > > > Nile Geisinger and Alex Ledin, dLoo, Inc., Petaluma, CA > > > > BACKGROUND: > > > > For the past two years dLoo has been developing a new way of creating > > and sharing open source software. The result is a project called > > SpringBox. > > > > Before the Web, information was trapped in proprietary databases and > > couldn't be linked together. The Web overthrew that model, and > > replaced it with a model in which information was public and linkable. > > These two traits made the value of the information available online > > grow exponentially. > > > > Today, open source software is trapped on individual computers and > > can't be linked together. SpringBox makes it possible to build > > networks of software out of distributed units of code that live on the > > Internet. With SpringBox, open source developers can post code > > publicly in discrete units, like web pages, and other developers can > > create new discrete units of code that link to those units. In this > > way, SpringBox enables a Web of Software. > > > > We believe SpringBox has the potential to do for open source software > > what the Web did for online information. Our presentation will discuss > > SpringBox, this new unit of code (the Symbol) and the way that Symbols > > can be used to construct an extensible Linux software environment. > > > > ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: > > > > Alex Ledin is the COO of dLoo and has contributed to the technology of > > SpringBox. In prior work, Ledin has contributed to large public engineering > > projects and developed electric vehicles. Ledin is a graduate of UC Davis > > with majors in Electrical Engineering and Political Science. In his spare > > time he enjoys restoring old cars, playing classical piano and jazz > > saxophone, and traveling. > > > > Nile Geisinger is CTO of dLoo and the creator of SpringBox. Before working > > at dLoo, Geisinger worked at TimeDance and the Advanced Development Center > > at Ricoh. Geisinger is also a graduate of UC Davis with majors in Computer > > Science and Philosophy. In his spare time, Geisinger writes statements > > about what he does in his spare time. He doesn't expect to finish. > > > > WHERE: > > > > Cisco Building 9. The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference > > center. The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms, > > where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on. Directions on > > how to get there are listed at: > > > > http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml > > > > We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you > > have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know! > > web-team at svlug.org > > > > NOTES: > > > > It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not > > be someone posted at the door to let you in. After the speakers end > > their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job > > seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes. When the > > meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit > > the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to > > dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or > > offsite. > > > > We look forward to seeing you there! > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 09:05:20AM -0700, Pete Kisich wrote: > > > Hi Steve, > > > > > > May first would be great. Let me know approximately how many people we > > > would be speaking to so I'll know the amount of resources I'll need. > > Also, > > > we may be interested in sponsoring some sort of food or drinks. Let me > > know > > > what you guys usually do. Thanks and talk to you soon. > > > > > > Pete Kisich > > > Sr. Systems Engineer > > > 3ware, Inc. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Steve Traugott [mailto:stevegt at TerraLuna.Org] > > > Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 11:14 PM > > > To: Pete Kisich > > > Cc: 'speakers at svlug.org' > > > Subject: Re: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity > > > > > > > > > Hi Pete, > > > > > > I haven't heard an answer from anyone at 3ware about this yet -- May > > > 1st is still available -- would you still be interested? > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 11:20:05PM -0800, Steve Traugott wrote: > > > > Hi Pete, > > > > > > > > Would you be able to do a 1.5 (or so) hour talk? First Wednesday > > > > night of May, June, or July? > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 01:20:58PM -0800, Pete Kisich wrote: > > > > > Hi Steve, > > > > > > > > > > We would be very interested in coming to speak to SVLUG about our > > > current > > > > > and future products for the Linux platform. 3ware is focused on our > > > very > > > > > dedicated Linux user base and open source. > > > > > > > > > > In short, we provide Linux developers and users the ability to build > > > > > inexpensive, multi-terabyte ATA RAID systems with performance equal > > to > > > or > > > > > better than most SCSI controllers. You can get more details at out > > > website > > > > > at www.3ware.com. > > > > > > > > > > Let me know when you would like to schedule us to come in and talk to > > > the > > > > > group. We would only need roughly 10 minutes to present plus q/a. > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > Pete Kisich > > > > > Sr. Systems Engineer > > > > > 3ware, Inc. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Steve Traugott > > > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > > > http://www.svlug.org > > > > -- > > > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > > > http://www.stevegt.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakers mailing list > > > > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > > > > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Steve Traugott > > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > > http://www.svlug.org > > > -- > > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > > http://www.stevegt.com > > > > -- > > Steve Traugott > > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > > http://www.svlug.org > > -- > > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > > http://www.stevegt.com > > -- > Steve Traugott > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group > http://www.svlug.org > -- > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org > http://www.stevegt.com > > _______________________________________________ > Speakers mailing list > Speakers at lists.svlug.org > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers > -- Steve Traugott Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group http://www.svlug.org -- UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC stevegt at TerraLuna.Org http://www.stevegt.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.svlug.org/archives/speakers/attachments/20020416/e8be85bd/attachment.htm From pkisich at 3WARE.com Wed Apr 17 19:47:20 2002 From: pkisich at 3WARE.com (Pete Kisich) Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 19:47:20 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity Message-ID: Hi Steve, Here are our Bios, let me know if you need anything else. Thanks. Pete Kisich, Sr. Systems Engineer Pete Kisich has over 10 years experience in system engineering and storage architecture. Previous to 3ware, he was Manager of the Platform Engineering group at Wells Fargo Bank. As a Sr. Storage Architect at StorageNetworks, Pete was part of the team which built the largest Global Storage Infrastructure in the world. He has worked extensively in SAN, NAS, and iSCSI storage networks in enterprise environments. Pat Pejack, Sr. Applications Engineer Pat has over 12 years experience in RAID and I/O Storage applications and technology. Previous to 3ware, Pat was a Sr. Field applications engineer at Adaptec where he gained over 10 years experience in RAID, SCSI, Fibre Channel, ATA, and Firewire storage applications. Ted Simon, Director of Worldwide Sales As Director of Worldwide Sales, Ted Simon brings over 18 years of successful sales and sales management experience within the storage industry. Before joining 3ware, Ted served as Enterprise Account Manager with StorageNetworks, a storage service provider. Prior to StorageNetworks, Ted was Major Account Executive, West Coast region, for Auspex Systems, a network attached server company. Ted joined Auspex from MTI, where he held positions as District Manager and Major Account Manager. From alshall at netobjectives.com Tue Mar 12 20:57:49 2002 From: alshall at netobjectives.com (Alan Shalloway) Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 21:57:49 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] free seminars on design patterns and refactoring Message-ID: Steve: My name is Alan Shalloway, the co-author of Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design. I will be coming to the Bay area twice in the upcoming months and will be putting on a series of free seminars. I think your group would be interested in these talks. Please forward the message after my signature on to them. Thanks, Alan Shalloway Sr Consultant, www.netobjectives.com --------------------------------------------------------- * Sign up for our free newsletter by sending an e-mail to info at netobjectives.com * Learn about and join our design pattern community of practice by going to www.netobjectives.com/dpexplained * Jim Trott's & my book - Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design is now available * Scott Bain's & my new CD based XML training is now available as well My name is Alan Shalloway, the co-author of Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design. I will be coming to the Bay area twice in the upcoming months and will be putting on a series of free seminars. This e-mail describes: 1) two of the seminars (one is being offered twice) 2) describes a course also to be offered in the area 3) invites a user group to host me for a fourth talk on April 24. Summary of seminars (go to http://www.netobjectives.com/pr_future.htm to get links to all of these on the web for instructions on how to register). March 26: Refactoring, Design Patterns and Extreme Programming, San Francisco March 27: Pattern Oriented Development: A Practical Approach to Software Development, Palo Alto April 22: Pattern Oriented Development: A Practical Approach to Software Development, Pleasanton (sponsored by East Bay IEEE) *************************** Refactoring, Design Patterns and Extreme Programming The two approaches of creating quality, high-level, up-front designs with design patterns or relying on emergent design using refactoring as espoused by XP seem opposed to each other. This seminar illustrates why design patterns and refactoring are actually two sides of the same coin. With the recent interest in Extreme Programming, many people are learning the importance of refactoring. According to Martin Fowler: "Refactoring is the process of changing a software system in such a way that it does not alter the external behavior of the code yet improves its internal structure. It is a disciplined way to clean up code that minimizes the chances of introducing bugs. In essence when you refactor you are improving the design of the code after it has been written." Refactoring is very important as a method of improving design to accommodate new requirements. It is often touted as a way to fix code mistakes. However, avoiding the code mistakes in the first place is a better way to go. In this case, refactoring is used to accommodate design changes required by new requirements. Coding mistakes usually arise from improper attention to the basics of coding: loose coupling high cohesion no redundancy programming by intention Understanding these principles is essential if extreme programming methods are to be followed. This seminar walks through an evolving code example to: illustrate how to follow the above principles illustrate what refactoring is show how refactoring can improve designs to accommodate change The code examples used contain a couple of design patterns. Thus, the seminar also illustrates how good, high-level designs can be accomplished by the application of good local coding rules. ****************** Pattern Oriented Development: Using Design Patterns In Analysis Through Implementation. This seminar discusses how design patterns can be used to improve the entire software development process - not just the design aspect of it. Design patterns are usually thought of as being limited to solving local design/implementation problems. However, they can be very useful in: * shifting from a noun/verb decomposition of your problem domain space to one where you look for variations in concepts - this results in more maintainable code * avoiding "paralysis by analysis" * creating a larger perspective on how to do and manage software development ******************************************************* 2 Day Designs Pattern Class (see http://www.netobjectives.com/courses/c_pubsched.htm for more information). The course goes beyond merely teaching several design patterns. It also teaches the principles and strategies that make design patterns good designs. This enables students to use these advanced design techniques in their problems whether design patterns are even present. After teaching several patterns and the principles underneath them, the course goes further by showing how patterns can work together to create robust, flexible, maintainable designs. Pricing and up to date location/date info can be seen at http://www.netobjectives.com/courses/c_pubsched.htm. Biography of Presenter: Alan is the founder of and a senior consultant with Net Objectives. Since 1981, he has been both an OO consultant and developer of software in several industries. His clients includes both Fortune 500 and small companies. In addition to consulting and mentoring, Alan teaches design patterns, Java, C++, and agile software development methodologies including XP and a light-weight version of RUP. He also gives tutorials at several conferences world-wide each year. His and James Trott's book: Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, has been very highly rated. Alan has a Masters in Computer Science from MIT. *************************************************************** If you would like me to present a free seminar at your group on April 24th, please contact me off-line at alshall at netobjectives.com To register for any of these seminars, please go to http://www.netobjectives.com/pr_future.htm, click the seminar in question, and follow registration information there. speakers at svlug.org From alshall at netobjectives.com Fri Apr 12 12:12:56 2002 From: alshall at netobjectives.com (Alan Shalloway) Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 13:12:56 -0600 Subject: [Speakers] change of venue for patterns seminar by Alan Shalloway Message-ID: Steve Sorry to be hitting you with this announcement twice. We had to change the location for one of our talks. The Refactoring talk on April 24th is now in Sunnyvale instead of San Jose. I have place a corrected announcement after my signature. If you passed this on to your group, please let them know of the change. Thanks, Alan Shalloway Sr Consultant, www.netobjectives.com --------------------------------------------------------- * Sign up for our free newsletter by sending an e-mail to info at netobjectives.com * Learn about and join our design pattern community of practice by going to www.netobjectives.com/dpexplained * Jim Trott's & my book - Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design is now available * Scott Bain's & my new CD based XML training is now available as well Alan Shalloway, co-author of Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design is coming to Southern California to put on a series of free seminars on a variety of topics including refactoring, design patterns and agile methods. See more about Alan below. While down here, Alan will be presenting both a free evening seminar and a 2 day design patterns class (the first 6 registrants will get a $100 discount). Summary of seminars: (go to http://www.netobjectives.com/pr_future.htm to get links to all of these - includes info and how to register). April 22: Pattern Oriented Development: A Practical Approach to Software Development, Pleasanton (sponsored by East Bay IEEE) April 24: Refactoring, Design Patterns and Extreme Programming, Sunnyvale May 14: The Need For Agility, Cupertino ****************** Pattern Oriented Development: Using Design Patterns In Analysis Through Implementation. This seminar discusses how design patterns can be used to improve the entire software development process - not just the design aspect of it. Design patterns are usually thought of as being limited to solving local design/implementation problems. However, they can be very useful in: * shifting from a noun/verb decomposition of your problem domain space to one where you look for variations in concepts - this results in more maintainable code * avoiding "paralysis by analysis" * creating a larger perspective on how to do and manage software development *************************** Refactoring, Design Patterns and Extreme Programming The two approaches of creating quality, high-level, up-front designs with design patterns or relying on emergent design using refactoring as espoused by XP seem opposed to each other. This seminar illustrates why design patterns and refactoring are actually two sides of the same coin. With the recent interest in Extreme Programming, many people are learning the importance of refactoring. According to Martin Fowler: "Refactoring is the process of changing a software system in such a way that it does not alter the external behavior of the code yet improves its internal structure. It is a disciplined way to clean up code that minimizes the chances of introducing bugs. In essence when you refactor you are improving the design of the code after it has been written." Refactoring is very important as a method of improving design to accommodate new requirements. It is often touted as a way to fix code mistakes. However, avoiding the code mistakes in the first place is a better way to go. In this case, refactoring is used to accommodate design changes required by new requirements. Coding mistakes usually arise from improper attention to the basics of coding: loose coupling high cohesion no redundancy programming by intention Understanding these principles is essential if extreme programming methods are to be followed. This seminar walks through an evolving code example to: illustrate how to follow the above principles illustrate what refactoring is show how refactoring can improve designs to accommodate change The code examples used contain a couple of design patterns. Thus, the seminar also illustrates how good, high-level designs can be accomplished by the application of good local coding rules. ******************************************************* The Need for Agility Perhaps you've heard the phrase "paralysis by analysis," where all too often project staff spend too much time on analysis and design. On the contrary, they might spend too little time on the initial planning and instead leap right in to the coding. On one hand, there is great value in getting complete requirements and doing up-front design. Conversely, we know the requirements are going to change. Furthermore, the more work we do up-front, the longer it takes until we can get feedback about what we've done. Both feedback from the customer and feedback on the technical approach we've taken, are extremely important. Delays in getting this information dooms many projects. This seminar is designed to demonstrate how to balance the necessity for up-front analysis and design with the need to get feedback about how the project is going. Topics to be discussed include: * the impact of changing requirements * fulfilling staff roles properly * importance of feedback in the development cycle * how to do design in a changing word (Commonality/Variability analysis) This seminar will review these issues and explore how light methodologies can be more useful in short development cycles. Learn about: * the importance of up-front testing * how much is enough in analysis * why developing in short intervals is important * the proper role of the customer * the proper role of the developer * the proper role of the business manager * why too much analysis and design can be counter-productive * where to continue your investigation of these issues Who should attend: This seminar is intended for technical managers, project managers, team leads and developers who want to know how to get a grip on their software projects. ******************************************************* To register for any of these seminars, please go to http://www.netobjectives.com/pr_future.htm, click the seminar in question, and follow registration information there. ******************************************************* 2 Day Designs Pattern Class (see http://www.netobjectives.com/courses/c_pubsched.htm for more information). The course goes beyond merely teaching several design patterns. It also teaches the principles and strategies that make design patterns good designs. This enables students to use these advanced design techniques in their problems whether design patterns are even present. After teaching several patterns and the principles underneath them, the course goes further by showing how patterns can work together to create robust, flexible, maintainable designs. Pricing and up to date location/date info can be seen at http://www.netobjectives.com/courses/c_pubsched.htm. Biography of Presenter: Alan is the founder of and a senior consultant with Net Objectives. Since 1981, he has been both an OO consultant and developer of software in several industries. His clients includes both Fortune 500 and small companies. In addition to consulting and mentoring, Alan teaches design patterns, Java, C++, and agile software development methodologies including XP and a light-weight version of RUP. He also gives tutorials at several conferences world-wide each year. His and James Trott's book: Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, has been very highly rated. Alan has a Masters in Computer Science from MIT. Alan Shalloway Sr Consultant, 425-313-3065, http://www.netobjectives.com --------------------------------------------------------- * Sign up for our free newsletter by sending an e-mail to info at netobjectives.com * Learn about and join our design pattern community of practice by going to www.netobjectives.com/dpexplained * Jim Trott's & my book - Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design is now available * Scott Bain's & my new CD based XML training is now available as well From alshall at netobjectives.com Fri May 24 09:14:43 2002 From: alshall at netobjectives.com (Alan Shalloway) Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 09:14:43 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] free seminar on design patterns by Alan Shalloway in SF Message-ID: Steve I am writing you because I understand you are the representative for SV LUG. I am doing a seminar on design patterns in San Francisco on June 10. I think this seminar would be of interest to your group. Would you please pass this notice on so they can see if they want to attend? Thanks, Alan Shalloway ************************* I'll be in the San Francisco area delivering a patterns class and am doing another free seminar. This is the same one I did in Palo Alto and Pleasanton a couple of months ago. If you have an interest in learning about design patterns or want to deepen your understanding of object-oriented design, you will find this seminar of value. Note: the info in this announcement is duplicated on http://www.netobjectives.com/events/pr_sf_2002_06_podev.htm where it is probably easier to read. ************************************************************ Pattern Oriented Development - A Practical Approach to Software Development Free Seminar in San Francisco, June 10, 2002, 6:30-8:45pm Registration instructions and location are given below. This seminar discusses how design patterns can be used to improve the entire software development process - not just the design aspect of it. Design patterns are usually thought of as being limited to solving local design/implementation problems. However, they can be very useful in: * shifting from a noun/verb decomposition of your problem domain space to one where you look for variations in concepts - this results in more maintainable code * avoiding "paralysis by analysis" * creating a larger perspective on how to do and manage software development Learn: * what design patterns are * how they take advantage of a new perspective on object-oriented design * the strategy design pattern * the abstract factory design pattern * how to use design patterns in analysis to discover and manage variations - the Analysis Matrix * a new perspective on object-oriented design that goes beyond relying on class hierarchies * how using patterns in design can assist you in creating the big picture while deferring decisions at a detail level * how to reduce risk by getting feedback faster This seminar is intended for those people who have little or no experience using design patterns. However, if you understand design patterns, this seminar will show you a different way to think about them. Patterns are much more powerful when considered from analytical, design and implementation perspectives -- which is a fairly uncommon view of patters. Who should attend: Developers will learn new perspectives on design. Project managers will see a new way to manage more dynamically. All attendees should have at least a minimal understanding of object-oriented technology. Biography of Presenter: Alan Shalloway is a senior consultant at Net Objectives. Since 1981, he has been both an OO consultant and developer of software in several industries. At Net Objectives, Alan provides consulting/coaching in all aspects of software development. He also teaches Java, OOA, OOD, design patterns, XP and project management. He gives tutorials at several conferences world-wide each year. His book (with Jim Trott) Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, is now available. Alan has a Masters in Computer Science from MIT. You must register to attend: ****************** Although this seminar is free, you must register to attend. Please send an e-mail to info at netobjectives.com containing the following: your name your company name your title or role seminar code SFPOD If you are registering for someone else make sure you include their name, company name and e-mail address. Note: This seminar is essentially the same one we offered July, 2001. Time and Place: Monday, June 10, Women's Building, Audre Lorde Room. 6:30-8:45PM. Pizza will be served at 6:30. The seminar itself starts at 6:50. A $2 to a local charity (to be determined) is requested for the pizza and drinks. See url at top to get a map of location. Class notes will not be handed out. Check back here about a week before the seminar to get a copy of them on-line. *** CURRENT COURSE OFFERINGS ************************ * Pattern Oriented Design: Design Patterns From Analysis to Implementation, August tba (see http://www.netobjectives.com/pc_dps.htm for more information on our courses). Alan Shalloway Sr. Consultant, www.netobjectives.com --------------------------------------------------------- Our mission is guiding and empowering our customers in their software development efforts via courses and coaching. Our vision is for effective and efficient software development without suffering. Our areas of expertise include design patterns, XML, UML, XP, RUP, Java and C++. Jim Trott's and my book - Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design is now available. speakers at svlug.org From dclark at mindsource.com Thu Jun 13 11:05:58 2002 From: dclark at mindsource.com (David Clark) Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:05:58 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] mindsource checking in Message-ID: <200206131805.LAA26891@mindsource.com> Good bumping into you at the SVLUG. Please let me know if you can think of someone who could speak on either Linux/NAS or Linux/SAN. I'll be out of town for a while, our BoF is scheduled for 07/17 (wed) and I"ll check back with you in July if I don't hear from you thisweek. bes,t dave (why do i look at that typo and remind myself of the comma operator in C?) -- % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % dt~ http://www.mindsource.com dave clark dclark at mindsource.com From JWhite at citigatecunningham.com Thu Jun 20 14:25:18 2002 From: JWhite at citigatecunningham.com (Jenny White) Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 14:25:18 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] Sybase Would Like to Speak at SVLUG Message-ID: <8AEE405F8892D5118AFE00B0D0AAB59C01600F1C@exch-pal1.ccipr.com> Hi Steve, I'm writing on behalf of Sybase and interested in learning more about the speaking opportunities with the Silicon Valley Linux User Group. We've already batted around a few speaking ideas that we think SVLUG would be interested in, including: 1. Linux for Embedded Systems and the Enterprise: Software Should Be Self-Tuning and Self-Healing 2. Linux and Web Services: Why Linux Application Servers are a Key Component in the Web Services Fabric 3. Linux and Mixed Unix Environments: How and Why Application Servers Must Work in Tandem with All Platforms Do you think SVLUG would be interested in a Sybase speaker and/or any of these topics? Thanks in advance, Jenny ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jenny White Account Manager jwhite at citigatecunningham.com Citigate Cunningham Building leadership momentum for companies in dynamic markets From marc at merlins.org Thu Oct 24 11:44:34 2002 From: marc at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 11:44:34 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] FW: SVLUG Help? In-Reply-To: <000901c27a0f$938a55d0$01000001@darkonetv> References: <000901c27a0f$938a55d0$01000001@darkonetv> Message-ID: <20021024184434.GL4423@merlins.org> On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 02:11:23PM -0700, Tracy V wrote: > Some info on a potential speaker.. Thanks for the forward, Tracy. > -----Original Message----- > From: Stacey Fields [mailto:sfields at fieldspr.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 12:02 PM > To: tracyv at example.com > Subject: SVLUG Help? > > Hi, Tracy. > > I've been trying to send a speaker proposal to Steve, but it bounced. So > I sent a request for help with a copy of my email to the president > listed on the site, Marc, but that bounced, too. > > Do you know to whom I can email a speaker proposal for SVLUG meetings? > Are they still taking place? Thanks for any light you can shed on this. Just for info, the Email to reach the speaker coordinator has always been speakers at svlug.org My Svlug Email is marc_svlug at merlins.org, as published on the svlug.org web site. If you tried to reach me at that address, and it bounced, please forward me the bounce. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Hi, Steve. > > I have an interesting speaker and topic for SVLUG that I'd like to tell > you about. > > Tim Kay, CTO of ActiveBuddy (www.activebuddy.com) has a very interesting > background > (http://www.activebuddy.com/about_us/management_profiles.shtml#cto) and > is available to talk to the group about the Linux tools ActiveBuddy > recently released for the development and deployment of interactive > agents on instant messaging platforms, websites and mobile devices. The > BuddyScript SDK for Linux is free and was released in September > (https://www.buddyscript.com/). > > The scripting language is very easy to use and comes with a robust set > of libraries and resources for easy deployment of agents on the public > IM networks. The agents use web services to consume data from virtually > any source - agents are being developed and deployed in the enterprise > for customer service queries, HR information, and any other resource > that can benefit from a lightening-fast natural language interface, as > well as being used by consumer-facing corporations for promotions (check > out Austin Powers on AIM or Keebler's new RecipeBuddie) > > ActiveBuddy was named one of the Top 100 Companies to Watch this month > by Pulver, will be featured in the upcoming issue of Software > Development Times, and Tim Kay has recently spoken at Pulver and Instant > Messaging Planet. > > ActiveBuddy has a certified developer and reseller program and supports > their developers with personal responses and assistance. > > Please contact me if you are interested in having Tim speak. > > Thanks, > Stacey Steve is on a business trip, but should hopefully get back to you soon. Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems & security .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | Finger marc_f at merlins.org for PGP key From tracyv at example.com Tue Oct 22 14:11:23 2002 From: tracyv at example.com (Tracy V) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 14:11:23 -0700 Subject: [Speakers] FW: SVLUG Help? Message-ID: <000901c27a0f$938a55d0$01000001@darkonetv> Some info on a potential speaker.. -----Original Message----- From: Stacey Fields [mailto:sfields at fieldspr.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 12:02 PM To: tracyv at example.com Subject: SVLUG Help? Hi, Tracy. I've been trying to send a speaker proposal to Steve, but it bounced. So I sent a request for help with a copy of my email to the president listed on the site, Marc, but that bounced, too. Do you know to whom I can email a speaker proposal for SVLUG meetings? Are they still taking place? Thanks for any light you can shed on this. Stacey Stacey Fields Principal FieldsPR (831) 430-0491 stacey at fieldspr.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi, Steve. I have an interesting speaker and topic for SVLUG that I'd like to tell you about. Tim Kay, CTO of ActiveBuddy (www.activebuddy.com) has a very interesting background (http://www.activebuddy.com/about_us/management_profiles.shtml#cto) and is available to talk to the group about the Linux tools ActiveBuddy recently released for the development and deployment of interactive agents on instant messaging platforms, websites and mobile devices. The BuddyScript SDK for Linux is free and was released in September (https://www.buddyscript.com/). The scripting language is very easy to use and comes with a robust set of libraries and resources for easy deployment of agents on the public IM networks. The agents use web services to consume data from virtually any source - agents are being developed and deployed in the enterprise for customer service queries, HR information, and any other resource that can benefit from a lightening-fast natural language interface, as well as being used by consumer-facing corporations for promotions (check out Austin Powers on AIM or Keebler's new RecipeBuddie) ActiveBuddy was named one of the Top 100 Companies to Watch this month by Pulver, will be featured in the upcoming issue of Software Development Times, and Tim Kay has recently spoken at Pulver and Instant Messaging Planet. ActiveBuddy has a certified developer and reseller program and supports their developers with personal responses and assistance. Please contact me if you are interested in having Tim speak. Thanks, Stacey Stacey Fields Principal FieldsPR (831) 430-0491 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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