NYC LOCAL: Tuesday 20 January through Friday 23 January, 2004: Perl, LWE, K. Knopper at NYLUG, Gale Brewer at BOF, Howard Elmer at MuSIG

[secretary]

This week there are many events, of various scales and kinds.

This message is a portmanteau announcement, and contains notices of several
different events.


One important event will be the Birds of a Feather meeting with
New York City Council member Gale Brewer, Oregon legislator Phil Barnhart,
organizer Ed Black, and Novell vice-president Jeff Hawkins at 5:45 pm
Thursday 22 January 2004, inside the Javits Convention Center.  Today,
New York City has signed massive lock-in contracts with computer hardware
vendors.  If we do not roll back the lock-in provisions of these
inequitable contracts, New York City school children will continue to
suffer the absurd constrictions and torsions of source secret software for
years to come.  If you can only make one of this week's events, this is the
one to come to.  Official information below.


The Perl Seminar will meet Tuesday 20 January 2004.
Sal Denaro and Jim Keenan will speak.
Official announcement below.


Of course, GNU/LinuxWorldExpo is in town this week.  To register go to

http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/linuxworldny/V40/index.cvn?ID=10127


Both NYLUG and the Free Software Foundation will have booths in the DotOrg
Pavilion.  Below find NYLUG's call for volunteers.


NYLUG will meet 22 Wednesday 2004 at IBM on 57th Street and Madison Avenue.
Nils Magnus and Klaus Knopper, of GNU/LinuxTag and Knoppix, will speak.
Official announcement below.


NYCBUG will throw a BOF on Thursday 22 January 2004.
Marc Spitzer will preside, starting at 5:45 pm.
Official announcement below.


The Free Software Foundation will host a number of events in New York
between January 20 - 23, 2004.  For further information:

http://www.fsf.org/events/nyc-2004-01.html


The Music SIG of Lisp NYC will meet on Friday 23 January 2004.
Howard Elmer will lead the meeting.
Official announcement below.


Jay Sulzberger <secretary@lxny.org>
Corresponding Secretary LXNY
LXNY is New York's Free Computing Organization.
http://www.lxny.org



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from="http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/linuxworldny/V40/conference/session.cvn?eID=397";>

 Political Challenges and Opportunities for Open Source
 Date: Thursday January 22, 2004
 Start Time: 5:45 PM
 End Time: 7:00 PM

 Speakers:

 Jeff Hawkins
 VP, Linux Business Office, Novell, Inc.

 Gale Brewer
 Member of Council

 Phil Barnhart
 Oregon Legislature

 Ed Black
 President and CEO, Open Source and Industry Alliance/CCI

 The OSAIA panel will examine the broad sweep of open-source policy
 today. Moderator and OSAIA President Ed Black will join experts from the US
 and Europe in examining the political goals of the movement, and the
 obstacles that lie in the way of open source software around the
 globe. Procurement policy, software patents and copyright protection are
 among the topics this distinguished panel will examine.
  
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 ---------- Forwarded message ----------
 From: James E Keenan <jkeen@verizon.net>
 To: Perlmongers NY <ny@lists.pm.org>
 Subject: Tues Jan 20 Perl Seminar NY Agenda

 As is customary, Perl Seminar NY will meet on the third Tuesday of the
 month -- but remember that this month ny.pm will have a special talk by
 Dan Sugalski on Parrot at Morgan Stanley.

 The perlsemny details:

 Tuesday, January 20, 2004, 6:15 pm
 NYPC Users Group
 481 8 Ave (Ramada New Yorker hotel)
 Suite 1560
 between West 34 & 35 Sts, Manhattan

 Two presentations:

 1.  Sal Denaro:  "Net::LDAP"

 What is Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), what should you
 use it for and what should't you use it for.  And how it differs from
 Relational Database Management (RDBM) systems.

 How to use NET::LDAP to abstract login and user management from your
 applications. Issues with command line and cgi apps. Issues in migrating
 to SSO environments. Some LDAP tricks and traps. How to make use of MS
 ADS without wanting to kill.

 2.  Jim Keenan:  "Cookin' with Tom & Nat"

 David Adler kept pestering the New York Perlmongers to write reviews of
 the books O'Reilly & Associates was sending him.  Tonight, Jim gives a
 brief tour of the second edition of "The Perl Cookbook" by Tom
 Christiansen and Nat Torkington.  Should you buy the second edition if
 you already own the first?  Come and find out!


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 ---------- Forwarded message ----------
 From: James T Gleason <jgleason@us.ibm.com>
 Reply-To: Announcements for NYLUG <nylug-announce@mail.nylug.org>
 To: nylug-announce@nylug.org
 Subject: [nylug-announce] NYLUG booth set-up meeting Tues 1/20 @ 4:30pm +
     new tishirts to be given out!

 When Is The Volunteer Rendez-Vous?

 Volunteers will meet Tuesday, January 20, 4:30PM at the Statue of Jacob
 K. Javits (indoors) in the south section of Javits Center, on the ground
 level.
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 The annual LinuxWorld Conference & Expo is next week. It will be at the
 Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, in Manhattan, New York City. It spans
 from Tuesday through Friday January 20 - 23. The New York Linux Users
 Group (NYLUG.org) will have a strong presence, as always. Our booth is
 staffed, and manned by volunteers, good folks such as yourself.  Please
 read on, and come forth to lend a helping hand by volunteering!

 All levels of users are welcome, newbie to wizard. You can hand out
 printed information, glad hand with visitors, talk tech with inquiring
 users, bond with new friends, flirt with the pretty girls in the booth
 next to yours, etc. All while taking time off to wander the exhibits and
 get your fill.

  - We need help in setting up, lugging items around at Javits on Jan. 20.
  - On the 21, 22, 23 of Jan. we will man the booth, and is when the
    exhibit floor opens to the general public.

 Those helping with set-up on the 20th will have the first shot at
 goodies, swag of good value.

 As a further show of gratitude volunteers will receive one of the new
 redesigned NYLUG.org T-shirts.

 Exhibit-only passes, registration is free, and entitles you to a not
 publicized one-year Dr. Dobbs Journal magazine subscription. Another
 plus.

 NYLUG.org will be stationed in the ".ORG Pavillion". Come help, come
 visit. Get involved! Be a part of the Linux Community!


                            *       *       *


 --------------------
 What is There to Do?

 On Tuesday January 20: Volunteers will help set-up the NYLUG booth at
 the Javits Center. Take first dibs on major swag.

 On W/Th/Fr January 21-23: Volunteers will meet and greet LinuxWorld
 attendees and direct folks to subscribe online to the nylug-talk mailing
 list. In addition, volunteers will distribute the NYLUG.org flyer that
 describes when we meet and what we do. You will have fun and make new
 friends.
 http://www.nylug.org/flyer/nylugflyer.pdf
 http://www.nylug.org/flyer

 We will also review the flyer key points about NYLUG, so all volunteers
 can confidently answer attendee questions during the show.

 __________________________________
 When Is The Volunteer Rendez-Vous?

 Volunteers will meet Tuesday, January 20, 4:30PM at the Statue of Jacob
 K. Javits (indoors) in the south section of Javits Center, on the ground
 level.

 You shouldn't need a badge to assemble. We will get everyone a badge in
 order to walk onto the show floor and set-up the booth.

 We will rig the LinuxWorld booth, set-up our server, and take first
 crack at the swag. Including Prentice Hall books (from the Open Source
 Series), as well as redesigned Linux T-shirts. Anyone who doesn't have a
 badge will also receive a show coupon which enables free registration to
 the exhibits for the week.

 ____________________________________
 Where is the Rendez-Vous on Tuesday?

 Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
 35th Street & 11th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City.
 Assemble at the statue of Jacob K. Javits (indoors), in the south
 section of Javits Center, ground level.

 ___________________________________________________________________________
 If I can't make the Volunteer Rendez-Vous on Tuesday, Can I still Help Out?

 Yes! Of course. We have Jan. 21-23 to fill with volunteer duties,
 privileges.  If you haven't yet done so, register online for a free
 Exhibit-only pass, then pick-up your pass at Javits, walk onto the
 Exhibit floor, wander to the .ORG Pavillion, to the NYLUG booth, and say
 "Boo!"

 As a for instance, you could plan to give your time in 4 hour spans. Say
 8:00AM-12:00PM, or 12:00PM-5:00PM. On one day, or every other day, or
 all 3 days. In the afternoons, or mornings, etc. Perhaps one full day,
 and so on.

 Regardless, share yourself with the crowd as you help.

 ------------------------------------------------------------
 Where Do I Register? Where is the Website for the Expo Show?
 ------------------------------------------------------------

  LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Website
  http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/

  LWE FAQ

 http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/linuxworldny/V40/index.cvn?id=10026&p_navID=30



  How Do I Register for the Show:
   You can still register for free and get an exhibits-only pass. The
   main URL for the show is <http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/>. Click on
   the "Register Now!" button. Follow the instructions and choose the
   Exhibits-Only option, which costs $0.00.

  How Do I Get There?
  http://www.mta.info/
  http://maps.yahoo.com/

 --------------------
 Schedule At A Glance

 Tuesday,   January 20, 4:30PM-x:xxPM: Volunteers assemble, rig booth,
                                       etc. at Javits.
 Wednesday, January 21, 8:00AM-5:00PM: Expo
                        6:30PM-8:00PM: NYLUG.org monthly meeting <----<<

 Thursday, January  22, 8:00AM-5:00PM: Expo
 Friday,   January  23, 9:00AM-3:00PM: Expo and breakdown of booth

 ---------------------------------------
 How Can I Still Get More For My Dollar?

 Well, if you've read this far you're a shrewd customer, and a true
 enthusiast. How about we save you up to $200.00. The Linux Professional
 Institute (LPI) offers the 101 and 201 level Linux certification exams
 free of charge to those attending the Expo.

 Visit LPI at <https://www.lpi.org/en/news_item/41> for the details. Good
 luck.

 Sometime along the way you will have the opportunity to meet, talk at
 lenth, drink with (you'll want to buy them drinks, I asssure you) two
 very special Linux developers. In my interaction with you, I know many
 of you are rabid for these men's work. Leave room in your schedules.

 _________________________
 When does NYLUG.org Meet?

 With the generous support of IBM, all NYLUG.org speaker presentations
 are held regularly at the IBM headquarters building located at 590
 Madison Avenue on the corner of 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan.
 Meetings take place every third Wednesday of the month starting at
 6:30PM. All meetings are free and open to the public.

 _______________________
 What does NYLUG.org do?

 NYLUG.org is the New York's Linux Users Group supporting all things
 Linux and Open Source in the greater New York area. Members are Linux
 enthusiasts who come to the meetings and installfests, subscribe to the
 mailing lists, and/or participate in keysignings and other NYLUG events.
 Membership is free and open to the public.
 * We hold Regular Meetings
 * We solve technical problems via nylug-talk mailing list
 * We hold GPG Key Signings
 * We demonstrate For Freedom of Speech
 * We connect to other user groups
 * We announce community events and job postings

 __________________________________________
 How does one subscribe to the mailing list?

 http://www.nylug.org/mlist/index.shtml
 Note - we will have this webpage up on the computer in the booth and
 will register as many attendees as possible.

 ______________
 What is Linux?

 It is a Unix-like operating system. Specifically, Linux is an
 independent POSIX implementation of the Unix operating system. Linux is
 licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public license (GPL). It
 includes true multitasking, true multiuser capabilities, virtual memory,
 shared libraries, demand loading, proper memory management, TCP/IP
 networking, copy-on-write exectables, and other features consistent with
 Unix-type systems. For more information, take a look at the Linux FAQ:
 http://www.tldp.org/tldp-redirect.php?url=/FAQ/Linux-FAQ/index.html

 ----------------------------------------------------------
 Wait. I Have Questions, I Have Gold and Booty to Give You.

  To: John Bajana-Bacalle <john at unixen.org>
  Cc: Ron Guerin <ron at vnetworx.net>, Sunny Dubey <sunny at opencurve.org>

 Or, post to nylug-talk.
 (<http://www.nylug.org/mailman/listinfo/nylug-talk> to subscribe).

 Or, via IRC, at irc.freenode.net #nylug .

 Thanks everyone. See you at the show!

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 January 2004 - The New York Linux Users Group - http://www.nylug.org/

 Many thanks to John Bacalle for this announcement.

 - Jim Gleason

 --
 IBM Linux Cluster Sales
 Financial Services Sector
 http://www.ibm.com
 President, New York Linux Users Group
 http://www.nylug.org
 phone: 347-200-6460
 email: jim@nylug.org, jgleason@us.ibm.com


 _______________________________________________
 nylug-announce mailing list
 nylug-announce@mail.nylug.org
 http://www.nylug.org/mailman/listinfo/nylug-announce

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 ---------- Forwarded message ----------
 From: John Bacalle <jbacalle@nylug.org>
 Reply-To: Announcements for NYLUG <nylug-announce@mail.nylug.org>
 To: NYLUG Announcements <nylug-announce@nylug.org>
 Subject: [nylug-announce] NY Linux Users Grp. 21 January Meeting: Nils
     Magnus & Klaus Knopper on Knoppix Linux, and LinuxTag

 January 21st, 2004
 Wednesday
 6:30PM-8:00PM
 IBM Headquarters Building
 590 Madison Avenue at 57th Street
 12th Floor, home to the IBM Linux Center of Competency

 ** RSVP Instructions **
     Unless you have already rsvp'ed for a prior meeting, everyone
     should RSVP to attend. http://rsvp.nylug.org
     Check in with photo ID at the lobby for badge and room number.

 ** Note Meetings Are On the 12th Floor **


                  Nils Magnus & Klaus Knopper (Knoppix Linux)
                                     -on-
                          Knoppix Linux, and LinuxTag


    New Linux distributions come fast and furious out of the production
    chute---a well understood virtuous trait for the little OS kernel---all
    the time. Sometimes though a special thing happens. You recognize signs
    of it, you know it when you see it. When someone taps you on the
    shoulder during Stammtisch at the most inopportune time to discuss
    Knoppix, say. ``Golly, these users are fervent,'' you realize.

    Knoppix is a child project of LinuxTag, Europe's major Linux and free
    software conference. 2004 is to be LinuxTag's tenth year: June 23-26,
    Karlsruhe, Germany. Nils Magnus, and Klaus Knopper from LinuxTag, and
    Knoppix Linux developers will present at the January 21st New York
    Linux Users Group (NYLUG.org) monthly meeting.

    They will discuss two topics. (1.) An introductory portion on LinuxTag,
    a volunteer run melange between a hacker conference and a major
    corporate expo. Now that future LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2005 will
    take place in Boston, the nitty gritty details of launching and running
    a major *nix, free software, open source software conference are
    welcomed, especially volunteer-powered as they do it. (2.) The major
    portion of the meeting will focus on the Knoppix Linux distribution.
    Knoppix is a Linux that runs from CDROM. Although it is installed to
    disk if you so choose. Many avid users choose.

    Knoppix is a complete Linux distribution running off a CDROM. Knoppix
    has a tremendous impact on Linux usability especially for first time
    Linux users. "Just boot it" is the slogan for almost 2.0 GB ready to
    use software from a single CD, thanks to an on-the-fly-decrompression
    scheme that even speeds up the booting. Knoppix comes with extensive
    hardware detection, supports writing persistent data on USB memory and
    can be used for data recovery as well as for Linux classes in schools
    or at LUG gatherings.

    Klaus, the principal maintainer and mastermind of Knoppix will talk
    about the painful migration to 2.6 kernels, supported hardware, erring
    vendors giving out no proper documentation about their products and
    future plans of Knoppix.

    You might ask, what is the power in doing real work that you can't
    save? Between the `live CD', and the `install it to disk' usage methods
    there is a third way. Using a USB pocket drive, or other removable
    media you can hit-and-run anyone's machine, doing real work all while
    using your in-hand defaults, but more importantly storing your new
    work. These tripod benefits is why one individual wouldn't let another
    recycle peacefully. But---I understand.

    Importantly on the homefront, January 2004 marks the fifth anniversary
    for the New York Linux Users Group. A great achievement---Happy
    Birthday!---and many more.

   For More Information Visit:

      * Knoppix Linux
         http://www.knoppix.org/
      * LinuxTag
         http://www.linuxtag.org/

   About Nils Magnus & Klaus Knopper:

    Klaus Knopper is chairman of LinuxTag e.V. and is maintainer of
    Knoppix. He works as a freelance engineer and consultant for Free
    Software Integration. He lives in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

    Nils Magnus is program chair of the LinuxTag Free Conference. Nils
    works as Senior Consultant for information security for secunet
    Security Networks AG in Hamburg, Germany. He is a speaker and columnist
    about security management, vulnerabilty assessment and computer
    forensics.

 Free Stuff!
     Swag of undetermined value and quantity may be distributed on a
     first-come, first-served basis. Arrive early for the best selection.

 Keysignings
     GPG cryptography. Immediately after the presentation and continuing
     at Stammtisch we will be gathering for a keysigning. For those who
     already have keys, please remember to bring paper printouts of your
     40-character key fingerprint, as per the instructions in our howto
     docs. If you haven't created a key yet, and for keysigning details,
     our howto docs are a must read. http://www.nylug.org/keys

 Stammtisch
     After the meeting ... Join us around 8:30pm or so at TGI Friday's,
     located at 677 Lexington Avenue and 56th Street, second floor.
     Northeast corner.

 Please see our home page at http://www.nylug.org for the HTMLized
 version of this announcement, our archives, and a lot of other good
 stuff.

 Monthly Reminder!
     Please read the NYLUG-Talk Posting Guidelines at:
     http://www.nylug.org/mlistguide/

 ________________________________________________________________________
 January 2004 - The New York Linux Users Group, NYLUG.org
 _______________________________________________
 nylug-announce mailing list
 nylug-announce@mail.nylug.org
 http://www.nylug.org/mailman/listinfo/nylug-announce

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 ----- Forwarded message from Hans Zaunere <hans@nyphp.com> -----
 From: "Hans Zaunere" <hans@nyphp.com>
 Subject: NYC *BSD User Group Launch: http://www.NYCBUG.org/

 We have founded a new *BSD User Group in New York City, the New York
 City BSD Users Group (<http://www.NYCBUG.org/>, pronounced "nice-bug").
 It is our goal to make this B.U.G. a longtime success, and a permanent
 bright fixture in the skyline of New York City Metro's I.T. technical
 communities.

 There are two goals for this new user group.

 First, to provide a forum for the many BSD users in New York City to
 discuss and debate topics of interest to the BSD community.

 Second, to provide a bridge to users interested in learning more about
 or expanding their knowledge of the BSD family.

 -  Our kick-off event will be a free "birds-of-a-feather" session at
    LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, at the Jacob Javits Center on Thursday,
    January 22nd, at 5:45pm, Room 1E15. We will have a presence at
    various tables at the expo, including those of BSDMall and New York
    PHP.

 -  Our first monthly meeting will present on, "Secure by Default:
    Learning from OpenBSD," will be held on Wednesday, February 4th at
    7:00pm in the offices of: SageSecure, 116 West 23rd Street and 6th
    Avenue, on the fifth floor.

     Presented by Wes Sonnenreich, author of "Building Linux and OpenBSD
     Firewalls" and "Network Security Illustrated." This talk will deal
     with crucial security concepts and best practices for today's
     computing environments.

    Subsequent monthly meetings will take place at 7:00pm on the first
    Wednesday of the month.

 Our website is located at <http://www.NYCBUG.org/>.

 o  NYCBUG will include a joint documentation project with New York PHP
    (<http://www.NYPHP.org/>) and OpenlySecure.org, focused on providing
    original documentation to new and experienced BSD users alike.

 o  NYCBUG also provides community mailing lists to assist in discussion
    and learning about the BSD world. Interested users, please join the
    mailing list(s) at <http://www.NYCBUG.org/mailinglist.html>.

 NYCBUG is open to all interested individuals, including, but not limited
 to, users of FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFlyBSD, OpenDarwin, Darwin
 and Mac OSX.

 Since the origins of the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) Unix in
 the 1970's, BSD has been a consistent force among the backroom servers
 of the world, powering internet service providers, hosting firms, and
 web sites such as Yahoo! and 2600.com. NYCBUG works to assist current
 users, those interested in learning more about this fundamental
 operating system family and various other BSD projects, and to provide a
 channel for community interaction.

 We look forward to supporting the BSD community in a variety of ways in
 the coming months and years. Please join us in making NYCBUG a success.
 E pluribus unum.

 We kindly endorse the distribution of this announcement among your
 colleagues, and potential *BSD users. Thank you.

 ----- End forwarded message -----

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 ---------- Forwarded message ----------
 From: 'monk' <biin@brainlink.com>
 To: LISP NYC <lisp@lispnyc.org>
 Subject: [Lisp] LISP MuSIG 2004 Kickoff Meeting

 hi again everybody,

 final plans for the MuSIG kickoff are as follows:

      Friday, January 23, 2004

      6:30 - 9:30

      at Harvestworks
      596 Broadway Suite 602
      NY NY 10012

      Harvestworks is on Broadway just south of Houston Street.
      Take the For V train to Broadway/Lafayette,
      the 6 train to Bleeker Street,
      or the N or R train to Prince Street.

 from then on we will meet the 3rd friday of each month at harvestworks
 (http://www.harvestworks.org)

 as per our previous meetings anything LISP music and multimedia related plus
 computer music in general is welcome for show and tell, presentation,
 discussion, debate, development - for those of us advocating LISP this is a
 great opportunity and a professional location

 i look forward to seeing and hearing how things develop, and thanks to
 harvestworks for allowing us to meet in their digs

 anybody with bar/pub info. around the area is welcome to make suggestions
 for after the meeting!

 howie / howard elmer
 composituer / performer
 --
 http://www.assemblage.org

 _______________________________________________
 Lisp mailing list
 Lisp@lispnyc.org
 http://www.lispnyc.org/mailman/listinfo/lisp

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