Presented by Kurt Nelson on January 25, 2012
Located in CoC 102

Thinking about deploying Linux in the enterprise or any situation in large quantities? There’s plenty of software out there to help you do it, and most of it is available in a perfectly good free community edition.

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
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Presented by Thomas Holmquist on January 18, 2012
Located in College of Computing 102

The Linux Users Group at Georgia Tech presents:

“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.

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The Linux Users Group at Georgia Tech presents:

“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.


The Linux Users Group at Georgia Tech presents:

“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.

The Linux Users Group at Georgia Tech presents:

“Why Open Source Is Better”
by Ryan Curtin

August 31st 2011, 7:00 PM
Klaus Advanced Computing Building, room 2456

So you’ve heard about open-source software before but you don’t know much about it. Or maybe you are familiar with it, but because you learned about it through a crazy bearded zealot, you aren’t interested. The aim of this presentation is to demonstrate the superiority of the open-source software model and display the numerous frustrating drawbacks of the closed-source model, mainly by example. Because of the nature of what will be presented, the talk will also serve as a good introduction to how to use Linux. Fair coverage will also be given to the sometimes entertaining problems with open-source software. In the end, my hope is that you will see the nature of what will be presented, the talk will also serve as a good introduction to how to use Linux. Fair coverage will also be given to the sometimes entertaining problems with open-source software. In the end, my hope is that you will see the presentation should also give you more anti-corporation zealot fodder. Fun for the whole family!

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

See you there!

Located in College of Management 223

This event has been cancelled due to a lack of interest.