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Waikato LUG Meeting - Monday, August 28th, 2006
Submitted by crb on 20 Aug 2006 - 5:09pm Waikato
Who:
Craig Box
What:
The Squid web proxy
Where:
University of Waikato, TW.2.07
Come in from Gate 4 on Hillcrest Road. Full Uni map, close up of TW block
When:Monday, 28 August
Doors open 19:00, presentation starts at 19:30

Craig will present an overview of the Squid caching web proxy server, how to set it up for a home network, how to have a gateway machine transparently proxy requests, locking down web access, and a sneak preview of what's coming in the new Squid 3.0.

As usual, there will be a Q&A session at the end, followed by refreshments. All are welcome. See the WLUG Wiki for more details.



Waikato LUG Meeting - Monday, June 26th, 2006
Submitted by crb on 13 Jun 2006 - 6:20pm Waikato
Who:
Andrew Thrift
What:
AXIS network cameras
Where:
University of Waikato, TW.2.07
Come in from Gate 4 on Hillcrest Road. Full Uni map, close up of TW block
When:Monday, 26 June
Doors open 19:15, presentation starts at 19:30

Our guest for June is Andrew Thrift from LAN 1, who will present Axis's range of Linux-powered IP cameras.

As usual, there will be a Q&A session at the end, followed by refreshments. All are welcome. See the WLUG Wiki for more details.



Waikato LUG Meeting - Monday, March 27th, 2006 @ 19:30
Submitted by crb on 10 Mar 2006 - 9:17am Waikato
Who:
Linda Wright
What:
New Business Models for Open Source Advocates and Developers:
Where:
University of Waikato, TW.2.07
Come in from Gate 4 on Hillcrest Road. Full Uni map, close up of TW block
When:Monday, 27 March
Doors open 19:00, presentation starts at 19:30

Our guest for February is Linda Wright, presenting a talk entitled New Business Models for Open Source Advocates and Developers. Linda writes:

"In a nutshell, I plan to survey some of the past Commercial and OSS business models (from the anarchic and utopian to the present) and discuss some of the commercial implications of these. I then intend to discuss 3 contemporary OSS business models, their virtues and limitations, and the new trend of large so-called "old economy" companies solving the problem of OSS competition by buying out start-ups. Then I will move on to talk about the business model of Concentus, which I believe is fairly unique, and how I believe it addresses some of the classical problems that both commercial and OSS developers face with their respective models. Anyone who has ever wondered how the heck you can make money out of supposedly free software should probably attend."

Linda Wright is the former Software Development Manager for Toll New Zealand (Corporate). Linda is a native of San Francisco, California and has over 20 years experience in Software Development, SDLC Management and Business Consulting. Some of her personal career highlights include developing one of the world's first Visual Software Development Environments (1989), the creation of a complex problem solving methodology called 'The Resolution of Complexity' (1992), and a patent for a Telephonic Transaction System (1998). Linda is the managing director of a film production company called Pretty Good Productions Ltd, and has recently formed Concentus Ltd, an Auckland-based technology company.

As usual, there will be a Q&A session at the end, followed by refreshments. All are welcome. See the WLUG Wiki for more details.



Waikato LUG Meeting - Monday, February 27th, 2006 @ 19:30
Submitted by crb on 20 Feb 2006 - 4:04pm Waikato
Who:
Peter Bryant
What:
RimuHosting: Virtual Linux Servers
Where:
University of Waikato, TW.2.07
Come in from Gate 4 on Hillcrest Road. Full Uni map, close up of TW block
When:Monday, 27 February
Doors open 19:00, presentation starts at 19:30

Our guest for February is Peter Bryant from RimuHosting, a Virtual Private Server company based in Cambridge, New Zealand.

Peter's talk will hopefully touch on:

  • the history of RimuHosting
  • using virtualisation on Linux
  • his experience as an employer of Linux staff
  • running an international business from NZ

Truely something for everyone. As usual, there will be a Q&A session at the end, followed by refreshments. All are welcome. See the WLUG Wiki for more details.



Waikato LUG Meeting - Monday, October 31st, 2005 @ 19:30
Submitted by crb on 17 Oct 2005 - 11:39am Waikato
Who:
Ian McDonald
What:
Contributing to Open Source
Where:
University of Waikato, LITB
Full Uni map, close up of LITB
When:Monday, 31st October
Doors open 19:15, presentation starts at 19:30

In his presentation, Ian will cover:
  • wiki-ing
  • SourceForge
  • source code management systems
  • writing documentation
  • use of mailing lists (including warnings about flames etc)
  • submitting code

It is aimed at all levels - everyone, even if they can't code, can contribute by testing, documenting etc.

Ian has returned to PhD studies at WaikatoUniversity after 15 years in the IT workforce. His research is on congestion control in networking and has contributed to many open source projects, notably including the DCCP protocol for Linux, which is currently being merged into the main Linux kernel.

All are welcome. Refreshments provided. See the WLUG Wiki for more details.


Waikato LUG (Inc.) Annual General Meeting - Monday, September 26th, 2005 @ 19:00
Submitted by crb on 24 Aug 2005 - 10:52am Waikato
What:
Waikato Linux Users Group (Incorporated) Annual General Meeting
Where:
University of Waikato, LITB
Full Uni map, close up of LITB
When:Monday, 26 September, doors open 18:45, meeting starts at 19:00

In accordance with Rule 6 of the charter, I would like to remind all members that the Waikato Linux Users Group (Incorporated) will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Monday, 26 September, 2005, at 7pm, at the regular meeting location of room LitB at the University of Waikato.

All WLUG members are encouraged to stand for election onto the WLUG committee for 2006. The charter currently specifies the committee as consisting of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and five general committee members.
Because of the relatively large size of the committee compared to the organisation's membership, the outgoing committee intends to propose a change to the charter at the AGM. We wish to call for a vote on modifying Rule 7 to require only three general committee members, not five, and modifying Rule 6 such that the quorum for committee meetings is four, not five.

See the WLUG Wiki for more details.


Waikato LUG Meeting - Monday, February 28th, 2005 @ 19:30
Submitted by crb on 14 Feb 2005 - 9:11am News · Waikato
Who:
Robert O'Callahan, Ximian Group, Novell
What:
WLUG Presentation
Where:
University of Waikato, LITB
Full Uni map, close up of LITB
When:Monday, 28 February
Doors open 19:00, presentation starts at 19:30

We are delighted to have Robert O'Callahan from Novell presenting to us. Robert works for the Ximian Desktop team at Novell, working on Mozilla and Firefox integration with products such as the Novell Linux Desktop.

IBM and Value Added Distributors are sponsoring beer and pizza after the meeting.

The meeting will start at 7:30pm, in the LitB building at Waikato University in Hamilton. All are welcome. See the WLUG Wiki for more details.



Waikato LUG Meeting - Thursday, September 23rd, 2004 @ 19:00
Submitted by crb on 10 Sep 2004 - 12:51pm Waikato
Who:
Paul Kangro, Novell Australia/NZ Solutions Manager
What:
Novell & Linux
Where:
University of Waikato, LITB
Full Uni map, close up of LITB
When:THURSDAY, 23 September, (note non-standard date)
Doors open 18:45, presentation starts at 19:00

We are delighted to have Paul Kangro, A/NZ Solutions Manager for Novell, to present to the WLUG about Novell and their Linux strategy/offerings.

All are welcome. Refreshments provided. See the WLUG Wiki for more details.


Waikato LUG (Inc.) Annual General Meeting - Monday, September 13th, 2004 @ 19:00
Submitted by crb on 30 Aug 2004 - 3:33pm Waikato
What:
Waikato Linux Users Group (Incorporated) Annual General Meeting
Where:
Crawshaw School
See map
When:Monday, 13 September, doors open 18:45, meeting starts at 19:00

In accordance with Rule 6 of the charter, I would like to remind all members that the Waikato Linux Users Group (Incorporated) will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Monday, 13 September, 2004, at 7pm, at the Crawshaw School Hall (the same location as the Installfest.)

All WLUG members are encouraged to make nominations for the WLUG committee for 2005. The charter specifies the committee as consisting of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and five general committee members.

See the WLUG Wiki for more details.


Waikato LUG Meeting - Monday, August 23rd, 2004 @ 19:00
Submitted by crb on 9 Aug 2004 - 1:22pm Waikato
Who:
Drew Broadley
What:
Hacking your XBox - The Linux Way!
Where:
Crawshaw School
See map
When:Monday, 23 August, doors open 6:45pm, presentation starts at 7:00pm

Drew will present:
  • How to Mod an XBox
    • Software Modifications
    • Hardware Modifications
  • XBox and Linux
    • Web/File/Media Server
    • Distros available
  • Open Source Software and the XBox
    • XBox Media Center
    • MythTV frontend
  • Anything else you'd like to see
All are welcome. Refreshments provided. See the WLUG Wiki for more details. Please also note that the WLUG AGM is coming up on 13 September.