College of Computing building, room 102
Campus Map: http://gtalumni.org/map/index.php?id=50
Building Map: http://lugatgt.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ccb-102.png

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It’s high time UNIX application developers had a robust, parallel, architecture­ sensitive unification of their various event sources, engineered with explicit consideration for manycore processing environments and non­uniform memory access.

I intend to provide it. Enter libtorque.

Cost
If you bring your own clean dark colored shirt (black or navy recommended) the price is zero. If you do not want to use your own shirt, we will have blank medium and large sized t-shirts on hand for $8 each.

Time and Location
For this event will be meeting up outside of the Technology Square Research Building (TSRB) at our usual time: 7PM on Wednesday. A map to the building can be found here. After forming up outside in front of the building we will move inside to work on the shirts. Please make it a point to be on time because it’ll be a lot easier to find us that way. If you’re reading this message while stuck outside of the TSRB during the meeting time, shoot me an email and I’ll try to remind future me to diligently check his email during that time.

Designs
Note: The color on these previews may be a little off; the ink color we’re aiming for is old gold

We’ll be using a high quality plasticized ink which will look great and hold up well.

What can we say? We love Tux

Questions?
If you have any questions about this event please email president@lugatgt.org or drop in our IRC chatroom: #lugatgt on irc.freenode.org

The LUG will be meeting up this week to work on and finalize the design and plans for our club t-shirt.

Unlike most of the clothing in your closet, this shirt will be “compiled” from source. That’s right, in keeping with Linux/DIY fashion (heh) we will be making our shirts from scratch (almost) by doing our own screen printing.

This process will be split up over two weeks. This week we will be determining things such as pricing (probably free), design (possibly Tux), and colors (somewhere in the visual spectrum). After that the plan is to meet up next week and actually do the screen printing. This should occur during the regular meeting time next week (April 11th, room TBA). More details coming soon!

March 28th 2012, 7:00 PM
College of Computing building, room 102
Campus Map: http://gtalumni.org/map/index.php?id=50
Building Map: http://lugatgt.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ccb-102.png

Drupal is a popular open-source content management system (CMS) and
content management framework (CMF) written in PHP. It is commonly used
for websites — including many Georgia Tech pages (there is even a
support community for Drupal GT sites: http://drupal.gatech.edu/ ).
With hundreds (probably thousands) of well-maintained modules and
extensions, a Drupal site can be very tailored to specific needs.

This presentation will cover the initial setup of a Drupal installation,
an overview of the way Drupal is laid out, how to install modules and
third-party extensions, and how to develop modules for Drupal. I’ll
also talk about the drupal.org community, how to get involved, and what
all the site offers. Themeing a site will also be covered.

March 14th 2012, 7:00 PM
College of Computing building, room 102
Campus Map: http://gtalumni.org/map/index.php?id=50
Building Map: http://lugatgt.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ccb-102.png

The easiest way for a user to install software on a Debian based system is to install a package. It doesn’t matter if the user is a total newbie, or seasoned power user, nor does it matter if the software is being installed on one machine or a an entire network of computers, the Debian package is easy to install. It turns out, creating a package is also not very difficult, and there are numerous reasons why one might decide to write a package.

Some subjects that will be covered:
-What makes RHEL different than Debian/Ubuntu?
-What is this licensing stuff on open source software?
-Kickstart, a component of the Anaconda installer that makes deploying similar systems easy.
-Spacewalk, server software that does package and configuration management for your network.

Slides

January 25th 2012, 7:00 PM
College of Computing building, room 102
Building Map – Campus Map

“ZSH Gems” by Thomas Holmquist
January 18th 2012, 7:00 PM
College of Computing building, room 102 <– New room!
(Campus Map: http://gtalumni.org/map/index.php?id=50 )

If as a Linux user you choose to spend a lot of time in the command line (a very wise choice), you will no doubt want to maximize your efficiency. With a powerful shell such as Zsh there are numerous features just hidden below the surface that will boost your productivity to new levels. This presentation will aim to familiarize you with some more advanced Zsh features that will not only come in handy but also be easy to start using with common use cases.

Building Map:

“History and Philosophy of Unix” By Chad Kersey

October 26th 2011, 7:00 PM
Klaus Advanced Computing Building, room 2456
( http://gtalumni.org/map/index.php?id=153 )

For most of the short history of computing, Unix and Unix-like operating systems and the related C programming language have been ubiquitous. This week’s presentation, will be a recount the tale of its inception and evolution, from an internal project at Bell Labs to the modern set of derivatives and act-alikes that dwell on your desktops, in your pockets, and in your datacenters. If you have ever wondered about the relationship between Multics and Unix, the early development of the C programming language, or what the machines that have run Unix and its derivatives over the years have looked like, this might be your chance to find out.


“Music Tagging”
By Ryan Curtin

October 5th 2011, 7:00 PM
Klaus Advanced Computing Building, room 2456
( http://gtalumni.org/map/index.php?id=153 )

Topic:
Most people have large music libraries these days, but shamefully there is commonly little or inconsistent metadata.  This shouldn’t be the case,  especially because modern tools have made this task simple.  The presenter, a dyed-in-the-wool music tagging zealot, will introduce the concepts behind music tagging, why it is important, and how to do it effectively.  Batch tagging tools such as Ex Falso, Easytag, eyeD3, and Picard will be covered.  The last of those, Picard, is automatic tagging software, and can be used with almost no work at all.  By the end of the presentation, you should be able to manage a large music database (hundreds of gigabytes to terabytes) correctly with correct metadata. In addition, for those who are interested, a quick overview of the state of the art in music information technology and the uses of that technology in open source (playlist generation, similarity measures, and so forth).

About the presenter:
Ryan Curtin is a Ph.D. student in the field of machine learning.  He has claims to have no interesting biographical trivia.

“Power Management Under Linux”
By Thomas Holmquist

September 28th 2011, 7:00 PM
Klaus Advanced Computing Building, room 2456
( http://gtalumni.org/map/index.php?id=153 )

With more and more computer users choosing laptops over desktops, the ability to maximize battery life has become an important issue. This presentation on power management and power saving will include topics such as troubleshooting and resolving suspend & hibernate issues as well as various power-saving tweaks that will not only help extend battery life, but also reduce heat & noise.

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