[buug] MEETING August 2 this Saturday- BerkeleyTIP- 1st Global Talks Installfest Potluck ProgrammingParty

Wed Jul 30 19:05:24 PDT 2008

O mwan.. Ask Ian Zimmerman about this:

http://www.calchess.org/controlpanel/files/FremontOpen08.pdf

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On Wed, 30 Jul 2008, john_re wrote:

> The Berkeley GNU/BSD Talks Installfest Potluck & ProgrammingParty
> is having its third GREAT meeting this
> Saturday August 2, at the U. C. Berkeley Campus.
> 10 AM - 6 PM.
>
> Berkeley-TIP-Global is a meeting of friendly, helpful people interested
> in LEARNING about, USING & CREATING GNU & BSD type software.
>
> Read the mail list, & join both groups:
> ==  LOCAL GROUP - WHO WILL BRING WHICH VIDEOS
> http://groups.google.com/group/BerkTIP
> ==  GLOBAL GROUP - WHAT VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE
> http://groups.google.com/group/BerkTIPGlobal
>
> =====  THREE GREAT NEW ADDITIONS THIS MONTH:
> =====    1) TALKS, 2) GLOBAL, 3) PROGRAMMING PARTY
> 1) TALKS - about 7 this month
>   [VOIP, Linus Torvalds - git, WIFI Repeaters,
>    Python Intro - Martelli, MySQL, Web 2.0, OLPC]
>   See details below -
>   a) Determine talks you're interested in
>   b) Look on BerkTIP mailing list
>      to see if someone else will bring the video
>   c) Otherwise YOU Download the video to your laptop & bring it,
>      email to the list you'll bring that talk,
>      and share watching it at the meeting on your laptop.
> 2) GLOBAL-USA simultaneous MEETINGS
>   (Simultaneous meetings throughout the USA.)
>   Bring your laptop & Microphone Headset & join VOIP & IRC chat with
>     other attendees around the USA,
>     and watching the same videos simultaneously.
> 3) PROGRAMMING PARTY MEETING TOPIC:
>     VOIP, TeamSpeak - getting VOIP going between USA locations
>
> Plan to arrive about 9:30 AM if you want to leisurely be ready for the
> first talk at 10:00 AM
>
> ===  DO: Print out this email & bring it with you for reference.
> There is a LOT of information here, & it will probably be valueable to
> you to have it in print form for easy reference.  :)
>
> ===  DO; PLEASE RSVP TO john_re at fastmail dot us .
> I want to know if we might need a larger meeting location.  Thank you.
>
> I'm including the Global-USA announcement in full after this short local
> announcement. It has lots of information. Do read it.
>
> =====  PROGRAMMING PARTY TOPIC:
> =====  VOIP TEAMSPEAK - GETTING VOIP GOING BETWEEN USA LOCATIONS
> More like a group installfest project than actual programming.  Work
> together to get a server running TeamSpeak, and ensure client TeamSpeak
> sw communicates properly between groups around the USA.
>
> =====  TENTATIVE MEETING LOCATION:  FREE SPEECH CAFE
> FREE SPEECH CAFE Veranda outdoors at MOFFIT UNDERGRAD LIBRARY,
> which is approximately the geographic center of campus.
> http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=37.872496,-122.261155&spn=0.000578,0.000633&t=h&z=20
> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/AboutLibrary/fsmcafe.html
> http://www.berkeley.edu/map/maps/BC34.html
> http://www.berkeley.edu/map/3dmap/3dmap.shtml
>
> (It's the same place we had the first meeting.
> Note: Don't go to Evans Hall, just go directly to the FSCafe.
> Note: WATCH the BerkTIP WEBSITE the DAY OF THE MEETING IN CASE WE CHANGE
> to ANOTHER meeting LOCATION.)
>
> Weather page for Berkeley:
> http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?brand=sfgate&query=Berkeley%2C+CA
> We had beautiful 75 degrees on the June meeting.  Be prepared for warmer
> or cooler conditions.
>
> =====  CARPOOL:  POST A CARPOOL MESSAGE TO YOUR MAILING LIST!!!!!
> It's GREAT to carpool. Saves $, gas, & is fun to talk with your fellow
> travelers.
> DO: YOU POST a carpool notice to this mailing list, or to lists covering
> the geography you will travel through.  A great message would be like:
>
> "Subject: CARPOOL to BerkeleyTIP Aug 2 Saturday
> Am interested in attending the BerkeleyTIP meeting Aug 2 Saturday.
> Can drive you if you pay a share of gas.
> Or, I can pay for gas if you drive.
> Email me your phone #.
> Would like to arrive by 10 AM for the first talk."
>
> We've had past attendees come from Sacramento & Pleasanton.  It would be
> great if each LUG around Northern California could get one or more
> carpools attending.
>
> =====  INSTALLFEST:  This is a SELF RELIANT EVENT.
> Bring everything you might possibly need - laptop, speakers, power cord,
> wifi card, wifi router, router, ethernet cables, Distro ISOs, etc.
> We will have power, & almost definitely Internet access.  Bring your
> cell phone Internet if you have it, just in case.
>
> =====  POTLUCK
> Bring food for potluck, or $5 to order pizza or something. Optional.
> Or, just bring your own bag lunch.  The cafe is expensive.
> There are many less expensive restaurants about 4 short blocks walk.
>
> =====  TRANSPORTATION:
> CAR: University Exit from 880 Bayshore freeway. Up 1.5 mile to campus.
> West entrance to campus has a map, & maybe someone in the entrance booth
> to give directions.
> Loading zone 5 minute parking behind the Library.
>
> CARPOOL!  CARPOOL!  CARPOOL!  - & POST A CARPOOL EMAIL TO YOUR LIST!!!!!
>
> Parking:
> There are about 60 on campus pay parking spaces near the Gym, about 200
> yards away from the cafe.  There are several parking garages, which
> charge on Saturday. The closest is on the North side of campus, Hearst
> below Euclid, about a 4-5 short block walk from the cafe.
> There is free street parking on the North side of campus - Check the
> signs above the sidewalk for details. Hearst is the street at the North
> edge of campus.
> http://pt.berkeley.edu/
> http://pt.berkeley.edu/around/drive
> http://pt.berkeley.edu/park/public
> http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/transportation/Parking/OffStreet.html
>
> BART: Downtown Berkeley exit, 10 minute easy walk slightly uphill.
>
> =====  SUMMARY:
> This sould be a great event for anyone wanting to keep on top of the
> leading developments in GNU/BSD technology.  With 7 or more great talks,
> you'll learn lots & meet with many top people.
>
> Read the GLOBAL-USA announcement below, to learn about
> 1) how this meeting is growing, &
> 2) for details about the talks.
>
> NOTE: I'm doing this as a small part time effort as a volunteer for the
> community when I have many other things to do with my time.  So, don't
> expect perfection, do expect hiccups, and if you see something you think
> could be improved - YOU CAN VOLUNTEER TO IMPROVE THINGS.  :)
>
> Best wishes - I hope to see you there.  :)
>
> ===================================================================
> ===================================================================
> ===== APPENDIX:  The Global-USA Announcement
> INVITATION- August 2 Saturday, Berkeley-TIP-Global-USA
>
> ====-----------------------=====
> Hello from Berkeley, everyone. :)
>
> Hey - I'm putting together a little global GNU(Linux)/BSD type free
> software monthly event - anyone want to join in?
>
> The Global Simultaneous Berkeley GNU(Linux)/BSD Software Monthly Event
>  -  Talks, Installfest, Potluck & ProgrammingParty (TIP)
> It goes Global-USA August 2, this Saturday.
>
> If you are interested in LEARNING about, USING &/or CREATING FREE
> SOFTWARE,
> then you are invited to the First Berkeley-TIP-Global meeting.
> Coming to YOUR LOCATION, in & throughout the USA. This Saturday August
> 2.
> [Yep. You can do that.]
>
> Join:
> http://groups.google.com/group/BerkTIPGlobal
>
> It's really easy to join with us.  And you'll have a fun day learning &
> producing things with your buddies from all over the (Global)-USA.
>
> I'm writing to let you know about this event,
> & find out if anyone there is interested in
> helping setup a local meeting, & participating with us.
> If anyone is, I'll try to help you out -
>  answer questions, give you some guidance.
>
> =====================================================================
> =====  CONTENTS:  =====
> 1) THE MULTIMEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT
> 2) THE BASIC ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS
> 3) TALKS SCHEDULE AUGUST 2 (Pacific Daylight Savings Time PDST)
> 4) TALKS/VIDEOS/GROUP_MEETINGS AGENDA (PDST)
> 5) TALKS:  Videos for the August 2 Meeting
> 6) !!!!! MAIN AGENDA FOR AUGUST 2 MEETING = VOIP !!!!!
> 7) ME + YOU = 3   -  What I do, what you do.
> 8) GLOBAL-USA   -  This month's step forward goal.
> 9) SUMMARY
> --
> 10) Sample Local Announcement
>
> =====================================================================
> ===== 1) THE MULTIMEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT  =====
> [Que: 10 Second Countdown]
> [Roll: Countdown]
>
> [Que: The first 42 seconds of Caravan,
> by Van Morrison & The Band,
> "Van Morrison - Caravan - The Last Waltz - great quality Video"
> The Last Waltz, 1976,
> San Francisco, California]
>
> [Roll: Caravan]
>
> =====
> And, the caravan is on it's way -
> I can hear that merry gypsy play.
> Mama mama look at Ammareu!
> She's a-playin' with the ... radio!
>
> La la la la, la la la.
> La la la la, la la la!
>
> =====
> Well, the Berkeley TIP has had two great meetings,
> and this month, once again,
> we're gonna bop it up another notch.
>
> This month we go Global-USA.
>
> You're invited -
> Come join with us, August 2 Saturday,
> Pacific Daylight Savings Time 10 AM - 6 PM.
>
> Oh, . . . , yeah, . . ., at your local loca-tion.
>
> [. . . oh, . . . yeah . .. . ] -
>
> La la la la, la la la.
> La la la la, la la la!
>
> [ ;) ]
>
> =====================================================================
> ===== 2) THE BASIC ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS  =====
> If you are interested in LEARNING about, USING &/or CREATING FREE
> SOFTWARE,
> Then you are invited to the first Berkeley-TIP-Global meeting - this
> Saturday August 2nd.
>
> Berkeley-TIP-Global is a meeting for friendly, helpful people interested
> in learning about, using & creating GNU & BSD type software.
>
> There are 4 PARALLEL TRACKS of events at each meeting:
> 1) TALKS        Talks by various speakers (stream/DL video globally)
> 2) INSTALLFEST  Bring your computer & install BSD or GNU/Linux software.
> 3) POTLUCK      Bring $5 or food to share: eat, chat (optional)
> 4) PROGRAMMING PARTY     Write SW on your. or a group. project
>
> The meeting will be held in multiple simultaneous locations around the
> globe.  This month the meeting expands to locations around the USA.
>
> This is a FREE, no $ cost, event.  If you want to make a donation to
> help this event, that would be wonderful.
>
> Like other things in life, you might need to DO A LITTLE SOMETHING for
> you to have the event you want.  In particular, you likely will need to
> DOWNLOAD A VIDEO for a talk you want to see.  It's easy.
>
> This is a SELF-RELIANT event:
> 0) ARRANGE a local meeting LOCATION with INTERNET access.
>     Could be as simple as someone's house, apartment,
>     an internet cafe, a school room, or company office.
> 1) EMAIL to the BerkTIPGlobal mailing list LINKS to relevant VIDEO
> TALKS.
> 2) DOWNLOAD the videos you want to see to your laptop.
> 3) EMAIL your LOCAL GROUP the list of videos you will bring.
> 4) BRING your laptop, VOIP headset, & etc.
> 5) Meet at a location with at least internet for IRC,
>       better yet if it can handle VOIP,
>       better still if it can receive streaming video, &
>     WATCH videos/talks
>     JOIN IRC & VOIP
>     INSTALL SW
>     EAT some food
>     CHAT, &
>     help CREATE SOFTWARE, DESIGN HARDWARE, or CREATE ART.
>
> Join the mailing list.
> http://groups.google.com/group/BerkTIPGlobal
>
> Help set up a meeting in your area. I think it's best to have just one
> central meeting within about a 60 mile radius - but, hey, what do I
> know?  You do what you think is right.
>
> =====================================================================
> ===== 3) TALKS SCHEDULE AUGUST 2 (Pacific Daylight Savings Time PDST):
>  ( !!! NOTE: Your time zone simultaneous times are a
>        DIFFERENT HOUR OF THE DAY than the hours below
>        if you aren't in PDST. So ADJUST FOR YOUR TIME ZONE!!!
>        EX: EAST COAST USA = PDST + 3 HOURS.
>        I.E. 10 AM PDST = 1 PM EDST.  )
>
> =====================================================================
> ===== 4) TALKS/VIDEOS/GROUP_MEETINGS AGENDA (PDST):  =====
>
> TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: See the website for final schedule.
>
> 1000A NETWORKING - internet, Apache, Firefox web browser, VOIP...
>      SOCIAL - EFF, FSF...
> 1130A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES - Python, PERL, CC++, PHP...
>      DATABASES - MySQL, MSQL, BerkeleyDB...
> 100P GUI's - GNOME, KDE...
>      DISTROS - GNU(Linux), BSD, Debian, Gentoo, FreeBSD OpenBSD...
> 230P BUSINESS - CRM, ERP, spreadsheets...
>      EDUCATION/ACADEMIC/SCIENCE - OLPC, SciPy...
> 400P HARDWARE - OLPC, phone(OpenMoko)...
>      PERSONAL APPLICATIONS - K/Open-Office, games, multimedia...
> 530P ART - Creative Commons, music, visual, Wikipedia...
>
> These are the TIME SLOTS for the various talks.  There will only BE
> talks if someone makes a talk available for that time slot.  There are
> two ways to do that: LIVE & PRE-RECORDED.  For this August 2 meeting, as
> a practical matter, there isn't really time to get live talks going, I
> think.  Thus, for this meeting we will just view previously recorded
> talks.
>
> I will suggest a few talks that people can download ahead of the
> meeting, then view simultaneously at the meeting.  And, it is YOUR
> responsibility to find pre-recorded talks for what interests YOU, and
> post links to the download location for those talks to the mailing list,
> so others can DL those talks & watch them simultaneously, at their
> meeting sites.
>
> See the group website & mailing list for details about what talks/videos
> are scheduled for the topic times.
>
> I'll also try to email the people who gave the recorded presentations,
> so they can join us online after the video to answer questions & chat.
>
> =====================================================================
> ===== 5) TALKS:  Videos for the August 2 Meeting:   =====
>
> TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: See the website for final schedule.
>
>
> 1000 AM--------------------------------------------------------------
> Networking1:Asterisk VOIP - Sameer Verma
>                http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2148055040572903738
>                http://www.penlug.org/twiki/bin/view/Home/MeetingAgenda20070628
> Social:     ?
> 1130 AM--------------------------------------------------------------
> Networking2:Debian - Setup A WiFi Repeater
>                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJKe_jXszFc
> Prog Lang:  Painless Python Part 1 - Alex Martelli
>                http://youtube.com/watch?v=bDgD9whDfEY
>                http://mail.python.org/pipermail/baypiggies/2008-June/003629.html
> Database:   A Googly MySQL Cluster Talk
>                http://youtube.com/watch?v=HJ930zMk96U
> 100 PM--------------------------------------------------------------
> GUIs:       ?
> Distros:    git - Linus Torvalds
>                http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2199332044603874737
> 230 PM--------------------------------------------------------------
> Business:   Web 2.0 startups - David Weekly
>                http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2765503550413131030
>                http://www.penlug.org/twiki/bin/view/Home/MeetingAgenda20080626
> Education:  Python on the OLPC XO Laptop - Merriam, Cherlin & __
>                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPabiIHgmBU
> 400 PM--------------------------------------------------------------
> Hardware:   ? Open Moko?? - can we get someone to give a talk on this???
> Pers Apps:  ? Games - TeamSpeak - can we get a talk on this???
> 530 PM--------------------------------------------------------------
> Art:        ?
>
> ?? VLC video streaming??
>
> Video download tool:
> http://www.techcrunch.com/get-youtube-movie/
> Or try youtube-dl ?
>
> For this first meeting, the above list is probably plenty to start out
> with - given that this is the startup meeting for the USA wide effort,
> and a major effort & focus of this meeting will be to work on getting
> inter-location communications going - ie, IRC & especially VOIP.  But,
> feel free to suggest other talks for this meeting on the google groups
> mailing list, if you so desire.
>
> Note: When two talks are available for the same topic, ex: 2 Distro
> talks, the second listed talk will happen in the time slot after the
> first talk.  Ex: Distro1 talk at 10A, Distro2 talk at 1130A.
>
> YOU SEARCH FOR RELEVANT TALKS - some links:
> http://www.youtube.com
> http://youtube.com/user/googletechtalks
> http://www.archive.org/details/computersandtechvideos
> http://www.archive.org/details/wikimedia
> http://www.archive.org/details/movies
> http://www.archive.org/details/opensource_movies
>
> =====================================================================
> ===== 6) !!!!! MAIN AGENDA FOR AUGUST 2 MEETING = VOIP !!!!! -  =====
>  Getting COMMUNICATIONS working between meeting locations,
>    Definitely IRC
>    Especially VOIP - Ekiga, TeamSpeak, ?
>    Maybe webcam streaming, video streaming, VLC?
>
> The PROGRAMMING PARTY TOPIC for this meeting is:
>  Help get IRC, VOIP, Webcam streaming working between meeting sites.
>  If you know about these topics - this is your chance to help out.
>  SOFTWARE: Ekiga, TeamSpeak, VLC webcasting
>  http://goteamspeak.com
>
> Since IRC should be easy to do,
> the main focus of this meeting will be to get VOIP communications
> working between multiple meeting site locations.  From the little search
> I've done so far, TeamSpeak looks like it might be a good solution.
>
> "TeamSpeak is a quality, scalable application which enables people to
> speak with one another over the Internet. TeamSpeak consists of both
> client and server software. The server acts as a host to multiple client
> connections, capable of handling literally thousands of simultaneous
> users. This results in an Internet based conferencing solution that
> works in a variety of applications such as team mates speaking with one
> another while playing their favorite online game, small businesses
> cutting costs on long distance charges, or for personal communication
> with friends and family."
>
> =====================================================================
> =====  7) ME + YOU = 3   -  What I do, what you do.  =====
> Note: I'm just creating the ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE for this meeting
>  in my SMALL PART TIME,
>  as my VOLUNTEER contribution to the GNU/BSD communities.
> I'm creating the ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE for the meeting.
> I'm NOT creating the MEETING - (although I'll certainly assist) -
>  If YOU want to attend this meeting,
>    then the person(s) creating the meeting are: YOU (collectively).
> I'm creating the structure to enable
>  people who want to be able to attend an event like this
>  to put together the event they want to have.
> That is part of the reason why I call this a "Self-Reliant event".
> "Self-Reliance" means: if you see something that could be improved,
>  figure out an improvement & help out with that.
>
> =====================================================================
> ===== 8) GLOBAL-USA   -  This month's step forward goal.  =====
> When I set out to create this Berkeley-TIP-Global event,
> I planned to start it small, & grow it one step at a time.
> I've put together two great local meetings in Berkeley the past two
> months.
> This month, I'm working to enable persons who wish to participate
>  to get this meeting going around the USA.
>
> USA is the growth step this month.
>
> Everyone everywhere in the world is welcome to set up a local
> simultaneous meeting. Please forward this announcement to relevant other
> mailing lists.  I only have time this month to focus my attention on USA
> groups.  You, & anyone, are welcome, & encouraged, to set up a
> simultaneous meeting in any part of the world.
>
> I will be sending this email announcement to the following LUGs (State,
> Group):
> CA LULA SFVLUG, CO CLUE, FL LEAP, GA ALE, HI Luau, IL ChicagoLinux, LA
> BRLUG, MA BLU, MD BaltoLUG, MI MDLUG, NC TriLUG, NY NYLUG, OR PLUG, PA
> PLUG WPLUG, TX ALG, VA NoBALUG, WA GSLUG.
>
> I chose those groups in each local area because with a quick search on
> http://www.linux.org/groups/usa/
> those groups seemed to be the ones in each area that had the most active
> mailing list.
>
> I will also try to send this announcement to the following interest
> groups:
> OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Debian, Gentoo, KDE, Gnome, FSF, GNU, EFF,
> CreativeCommons, Python, LinuxWeeklyNews, Mozilla.
>
> I will be sending a local announcement to SanFrancisco Bay Area LUGs,
> directing to BerkTIP, the local, not global, group page.
> http://groups.google.com/group/BerkTIP
>
> ==DO: -- Here are links for DIGG - please go to this URL to DIGG this
> site to feature the announcement for this event prominently:
> http://digg.com/software/Invite_Aug_2_Sat_1st_USA_wide_GNU_BSD_FreeSW_Culture_Mtg
>
> In the next months I'll work to expand this to:
> September 6: The Americas
> October 4:   Europe
> November 1:  Asia
>
> =====================================================================
> ===== 9) SUMMARY:
> This sould be a great event for anyone wanting to keep on top of the
> leading developments in GNU/BSD technology.  With 7 or more great talks,
> you'll learn lots & meet with many top people.
>
> NOTE: I'm doing this as a small part time effort as a volunteer for the
> community when I have many other things to do with my time.  So, don't
> expect perfection, do expect hiccups, and if you see something you think
> could be improved - YOU CAN VOLUNTEER TO IMPROVE THINGS.  :)
>
> Best wishes - I hope to see you there.  :)
>
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