The North Bay Linux® Users' Group is a computer users group serving the San Francisco North Bay and surrounding areas. We are dedicated to Linux, Open Source and other related topics. We strive to promote Linux, Free Software, open standards and to generally have a good time by hosting social events that educate, allow members to share ideas and knowledge and to build friendships.

We hold regular meetings on the second Tuesday of each month with a selected topic presented by a guest speaker. We also hold other meetings and events on a regular or semi-regular basis. Meetings and membership are free and open to the public. Please sign up for the announce email list to receive notifications of upcoming events. Or the talk list to get help with Linux.

General Meeting - RFID: What it is and who's using it for what.

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2006/12/12 - 7:30pm
2006/12/12 - 9:00pm

RFID: What it is and who's using it for what.

Radio Requency Identification tags are used by Walmart and the Department of
Defense to track supplies. RFID tags are also used by hospitals, prisons
and schools to track people. Libraries use them to track books and soon,
they'll be in passports and maybe even on our drivers licenses. Come learn
how the technology works and who's got big plans for RFID in our big brother
future.

Lori Ayre
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Choosing and Tuning Linux File Systems

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2006/10/10 - 7:30pm
2006/10/10 - 8:30pm

Selecting the right Linux file system for your needs is a difficult and treacherous business. Every file system claims to be the best-performing and most robust -- how is a non-expert to cut through the hype? Next comes tuning your file system, requiring knowledge even more arcane.

O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol, CA
Val Henson
infohost.nmt.edu/~val/review/choosing.odp
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VMware Server

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2006/09/12 - 7:30pm
2006/09/12 - 9:30pm

As a Linux geek who always like to experiment with the latest Linux distributions and tinker around with local servers, my closet looked a lot like a used computer store. Old discarded desktops were perfect platforms to try out Linux. Now that power has gotten more expensive, I've replaced a lot of local machines with virtual ones, and with the introduction of VMware Server, I have all but replaced my physical test platforms for virtual ones.

O'Reilly Media Inc. in Sebastopol
Kyle Rankin
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Multimedia apps

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2006/08/08 - 7:30pm
2006/08/08 - 9:30pm
O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol, CA
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Board Meeting Minutes 2006/06/05

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* Role Call: Present: Kyle (president), Matt (v.pres), Dave (scribe), and Aaron (dir @ large). Not quite a quorum, so no voting...
* Installfest came up, but didn't really discuss as Greg was not there; Kyle will talk to him re: whether he will still coordinate.
* Possibility of a post-installfest LAN party & perhaps Game installs was discussed...
* We talked about how WE NEED SPEAKERS! Kyle will step up and do PXE/VMWare talk

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Board meeting minutes 2006/04/04

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* Role Call: Present: Kyle (president), Kat(director), Eric(scribe), Dave, Aaron. Dustin(treasurer) and Trevor arrived slightly late. With Dustin's appearance enough board members were present for a quorum.
* videos discussed. Kyle's still working on this. Using google video (upload.video.google.com) as a possible way to distribute videos instead of loaning out discs was discussed.
* nonprofit status discussed. Resolved: removed from agenda Can be reintroduced later if somebody on the board wants to.
* election process discussed. Who's running for each position discussed a little. Mentioned that currently all positions are uncontested.

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2006 Board Elections

We will be holding elections for the board at the next general meeting. The nomination period starts now and ends April 9th. The list of current nominations will be posted here.

In order to nominate yourself or somebody else, send an email to talk@nblug.org with "NOMINATE" in the subject line. Nominations do not require a second, but must be accepted by the nominee.

Positions and nominations:

* President:
** Kyle Rankin (accepted)
* Vice-President:
** Matt Hubert (accepted)
* Treasurer:
** Kat Ogaz (accepted)
* Scribe (secretary):
** Dave Sisley (accepted)
** Eric Eisenhart (not yet accepted)
* Directors at Large (2 positions):
** Aaron Grattafiori (accepted)
** Paul Peterson (accepted)
** Stephen Cilley (declined)
** Dave Sisley (retracted in order to run for scribe)

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General Meeting: Desktops

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2006/07/11 - 7:30pm
2006/07/11 - 9:30pm

Linux on the desktop gets more and more buzz as time goes on. In this presentation, a panel composed of NBLUG members will describe and demonstrate some of the major desktop environments/window managers available for Linux including Gnome, KDE, Fluxbox, and others.

O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol, CA
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General Meeting - PXE Magic

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2006/06/13 - 7:30pm
2006/06/13 - 9:30pm

These days most modern computers support PXE (Preboot eXecution Environment) booting--booting from the network. Booting from the network allows you to do all sorts of interesting things including setting up thin clients, automate kickstart environments and more. In this talk Kyle Rankin will discuss how to set up a PXE boot server and will cover thin clients, kickstarting computers completely over the network, PXE booting rescue discs, and how to throw it all in a menu system that lets you choose what to boot.

O'Reilly in Sebastopol
Kyle Rankin
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General Meeting - Gaming on GNU/Linux

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2006/05/09 - 7:30pm
2006/05/09 - 9:00pm

Sometimes it seems like as a community we take ourselves too seriously. We
run serious applications and our most important economic demographic is
large corporations with men in very expensive suits. Maybe the reason there
aren't many Linux based home computers is that we're all not playing enough
games.

Stephen Cilley and Paul Peterson present gaming in GNU/Linux. They will
discussing several modern (and not so modern) games and bitch about *ahem*
... discuss the difficulty involved in their use. They will present the

O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol, CA
Paul Peterson and Stephen Cilley
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