meetings

IPV6

There’s a lot of buzz about IPv6.  IPv4 depletion in Asia and Europe.  LTE/4G devices bringing IPv6 to my perimeter network.  US Internet backbone IPv6 penetration of over 2% with a 150% annual growth rate.  Do we really need IPv6?  How does it differ from IPv4?  What’s the impact and when should I consider deploying it?  What do I need to get started?  Jim Small will help us dive into the why, how, where, what,  and when of IPv6.

James R. Small is a Senior Consultant with CDW where he advises on, architects, and implements IT solutions for a diverse array of businesses and government organizations.  He is an adjunct professor at Macomb Community College as well as a frequent speaker at user groups and conferences.  Most recently he spoke at the annual gogo NET Live IPv6 conference in California and was a panelist on the Packet Pushers IPv6 Security podcast.  His focus is on security, networking, and leveraging tools for automation and orchestration including several large scale global projects for GM and Dow.  Jim has over 17 years of experience in IT and when he’s not beta testing, he enjoys running, playing hockey with his sons, and traveling with his family.

(Slides: IPv6 Overview)

History of MUG

Would you believe MUG. has been around for *mumble mumble* years? We’ve lived through the rise of UNIX, countless proclamations of UNIX’s death, and the rebirth of UNIX in Linux. It’s been an interesting ride thus far, and we’ll take the latter half of the meeting to talk about the history of MUG, as well as reminisce about technologies past, present, and still to come. If you’re an alumni of MUG and want to come and share your stories, you won’t want to miss this meeting. Bring your MUG artifacts and stories, and hear the history of Michigan’s longest-running UNIX User’s Group.

And we’ll also have our normal MUG meeting features: Jobs Looking For People, People Looking for Jobs, news and events, and much much more.Hope to see you there!

(Slides: Random Snippets of the History of MUG)

Two Factor Authentication

Michael Tiller will give a presentation on his thoughts and experience involving two-factor authentication.  He’ll discuss a couple of different ways that two-factor authentication can be used to help reduce the risk of having your sensitive information and/or accounts compromised.  Dr. Tiller was the head of IT for Emmeskay, a Plymouth based engineering consulting company.  He’s currently the President of Xogeny, a local engineering software company.  He’s been using Linux since version .95 ;-)

OAuth

OAuth, the Open Authorization standard, provides a way for users to share their information across websites without divulging their password to those sites. Will Fuqua will discuss what OAuth is, how it works, and how you can use OAuth in your own apps to interact with popular sites such as GitHub, Google and Twitter.

And we’ll also have our normal MUG meeting features: Jobs Looking For People, People Looking for Jobs, news and events, and much much more.

Hope to see you there!

Ubuntu 12.10

The Ubuntu Michigan Loco will discuss what’s new with Ubuntu 12.10. We’ll highlight new features with the OS, and have an open discussion about what to expect with the new release. We’ll also have Ubuntu 12.10 discs to hand out at the event.

LTSP Stack Exchange

Jim McQuillan would like to get a Stack Exchange site running for LTSP, and he needs your help! Jim will discuss the basics of Stack Exchange, and highlight what the LTSP Stack Exchange site needs to do in order to graduate from the beta state.

Book swap

Bring your old and gently used books to trade and swap with other folks. Take a book or leave a book, or do both. You don’t need to bring anything to take something home. We’ll send out more information about how this will work on the Discussion mailing list.

And we’ll also have our normal MUG meeting features: Jobs Looking For People, People Looking for Jobs, news and events, and much much more.

Aludra Fuse-based Filesystem

Scott Balneaves, system administrator for Legalaid Manitoba, Canada has been working on a project to create a Linux filesystem backed by a postgresql database.  The idea is, users can store their Openoffice documents in a filesystem hierarchy, but behind the scenes, the documents are actually being written to a database.  Scott is using the FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) feature of Linux to create a translation layer that converts the filesystem calls into sql instructions.

Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi presentation will not be happening this meeting. We will advise if and when it will be presented.

Fishbowl

We’ll be bringing back the Fishbowl. From Wikipedia: “A fishbowl conversation is a form of dialog that can be used when discussing topics within large groups. Fishbowl conversations are usually used in participatory events like Open Space Technology and Unconferences. The advantage of Fishbowl is that it allows the entire group to participate in a conversation.” Dave Satwicz will start the moderation off, but the discussion will be driven and led by you, the participants. This is a unique way to get some really engaging conversation about topics that you want to learn more about, or topics you haven’t heard yet. Please bring some ideas of what you’d like to talk about. We had a lot of fun with the discussions the last time we had a Fishbowl, so come on out to learn more.

And we’ll also have our normal MUG meeting features: Jobs Looking For People, People Looking for Jobs, news and events, and much much more.

Hope to see you there!

Juju

Ryan Kather will be discussing Juju, a next generation service deployment and orchestration framework developed by Canonical Ltd. Juju has been likened to apt-get for the cloud. With Juju, different authors are able to create service “charms” independently that work well together.

Computer Humor

Craig Maloney will be running a session discussing computer humor throughout the ages. We’ll touch on older topics like the BOFH and the Jargon File, as well as more current-day sites like XKCD and the Daily WTF.

And we’ll also have our normal MUG meeting features: Jobs Looking For People, People Looking for Jobs, news and events, and much much more.

Hope to see you there!

Impress.js

Ryan Kather will be presenting on Impress.js, a presentation framework (think Microsoft Powerpoint) but open source and based on HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. It’s based on ideas from Prezi.com (scaling/zooming to dramatic effect). Developers are able to code good-looking presentations quickly with Impress.js without having to deal with Powerpoint or OpenOffice Impress. Presentations are also fully portable as all that is needed is a modern browser for viewing.

Raspberry Pi

Remember the “good ol’ days” programming on your Atari 800 or Commodore 64 micro-computer? Those simpler computers were lots of fun, but developing on today’s machines requires a substantial investment. Raspberry Pi is an inexpensive computer tha hearkens back to the dawn of the micro-computer age. The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer board that plugs into a TV and a keyboard. This ARM-based PC can do many of the things that a desktop PC can do, like spreadsheets, word-processing, games, and High-Definition video. Brian Hill, a system administrator working for Nexcess, will discuss the Raspberry Pi platform and show us this inexpensive and interesting platform.

And we’ll also have our normal MUG meeting features: Jobs Looking For People, People Looking for Jobs, news and events, and much much more.

Hope to see you there!

Macintosh for UNIX natives: Stranger in a not-so-strange land

In April we discussed how an UNIX Native could survive with their sanity intact on a Windows machine. This month we’ll take a closer look the Macintosh OS X operating system. It’s not quite as strange as you might think; having a UNIX operating system at it’s very core, but there are notable differences. Wolf will come to talk with us about surviving on a Mac OSX system as a UNIX user. This will be an interesting and enlightening talk for anyone who is considering using a Macintosh machine, or for those who want to get the most out of the UNIX side of their OS. You won’t want to miss this!

Google Maps API

Whenever you’re out in strange territory, it’s always helpful to have a map handy. Google has an excellent maps API that is available for use. Jim McQuillan and Will Fuqua have played a bit with the Google Maps API, and will talk about their usage of the Google Maps API. If you’ve ever wanted to write an application that required mapping, you’ll definitely want to check this out!

And we’ll also have our normal MUG meeting features: Jobs Looking For People, People Looking for Jobs, news and events, and much much more.

Hope to see you there!

Making Out with Make

We’ve all run `make install` to get something installed at some point in time, but did you know you can use it for more than just installing C packages? How about providing shortcuts and tools for your own scripts? How about installing packages and config files for a new system? Rick Harding will show us the basics of Make and show you how you can put it to use today to make your daily life easier and more efficient.

CiviCRM

We’re trying something new with the mug.org website, and we need your help to test it. We’ve implemented CiviCRM to handle some of the user group managent. Craig Maloney will demonstrate some of the added functionality, and give a quick peek into what to expect in the coming months.

Fishbowl

We had a great time with this discussion participation activity. Bring you topics for discussion, and let’s talk!

And of course we’ll have some of the other great features you’ve come to enjoy at our meetings, including current events and Job/People seekers.

Hope to see you there!

Shawn Powers – LTSP

We’re excited that Shawn Powers will be coming down-state to share his experiences with LTSP with us. Shawn is the Associate Editor of Linux Journal Magazine, and the gadget review guy at Linuxjournal.com, but by day he works extensively with LTSP (which was the subject of an extensive three-part series in Linux Journal, from issues 215-217. Another interesting fact is that LTSP was created by our own Jim McQuillan). Shawn will talk about his recent experiences with LTSP, with a focus on getting technology into the hands of kids. You won’t want to miss this!

Command of the Moment

If we still have some time, we’ll jump back into our continuing series: Command of the Moment. We’ll pick some UNIX commands at random and ask folks to take 5-10 minutes to discuss them. A list of the commands we’ll be picking from is available here.

And of course we’ll have some of the other great features you’ve come to enjoy at our meetings, including current events and Job/People seekers.

Hope to see you there!

Stranger in a Strange Land (UNIX Survival under Windows)

We all know that UNIX and Linux are a great place to get things done, but some of us have to spend our darker days slaving away in the dark, dank mines of Windows machines. OK, maybe it’s not so melodramatic, but there are times when we’ve been found wanting something more UNIX-like in the Windows shell. Will Fuqua will lead the discussion about some of the tools for how to use UNIX Utils, PuTTY, Private key management, a little about Cygwin, and how to integrate git on Windows. Bring your tips and tricks for how to work with UNIX-like utilities under Windows.

Stranger in a Not-so strange land (UNIX Survival under Mac OS)

With a growing number of people using Mac OS, it’s only fitting that we also show how a Linux/Unix user can survive on Mac OS. It’s really not that hard, considering Mac OS is based on BSD UNIX. Wolf will be here showing us how to get the most out of Mac OS X. Wolf has given us several presentations in the past and they’re always insightful and entertaining.

Command of the Moment

We’re trying something new with the Command of the Month. We’ll pick some UNIX commands at random and ask folks to take 5-10 minutes to discuss them. A list of the commands we’ll be picking from is available here.

And of course we’ll have some of the other great features you’ve come to enjoy at our meetings, including current events and Job/People seekers.

Hope to see you there!