TLUG March 2006 Meeting

TLUG Technical Meeting Date March 18th, 2006 (Saturday) Time 14:00-16:30 (doors open 13:30) At Wall Street Associates Japan (5F Boardroom). 5F Yajima Building, 11-3, Ginza 7-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0061, Japan [ map ] </tr> <tr /> <td width="80" valign="top" />&nbsp;</td> <td> Free and Open Source Software Licensing and Distribution Stephen J.Turnbull and Zev Blut will discuss Free and Open Source software licenses: After a short introduction to the application of intellectual property to software, we review some of the important dimensions of software licensing, giving as examples some of the widely-used, well-known licenses. Then we describe the mechanics of complying with upstream licenses (notices in source, documentation, and runtime banners, etc), and strategic issues that arise when working with multiple, imperfectly compatible licenses. Finally, we discuss advantages and disadvantages of various licensing strategies when choosing licenses for a new product. Wiki and Slides Review the wiki Stephen and Zev used to prepare the talk, and copies of the slides presented. Part 1 (00:57) MP4 video (141MB) 3GPP video (32MB) MP3 audio (20MB) Part 2 (01:02) MP4 video (148MB) 3GPP video (35MB) MP3 audio (22MB) ...

March 17, 2006 · Tokyo Linux Users Group

TLUG February 2006 Meeting

2006 February Special Event Date February 25th, 2006 (Saturday) Time 11:30-12:30 (doors open 11:00) At Wall Street Associates Japan (5F Boardroom). 5F Yajima Building, 11-3, Ginza 7-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0061, Japan [ map ] </tr> <tr /> <td width="80" valign="top" />&nbsp;</td> <td> Free talk with Art Tyde This is an extra meeting, outside the regular TLUG calendar. Art Tyde was the co-founder and first CEO of Linuxcare, founder/president of the Silicon Valley and Bay Area Linux Users Group (1994), a director of controversial Open Source software company SpecOps Labs, a founder of embedded Linux wireless company Sputnik Inc. (just about to IPO), and the Chief Certification Officer for the Free Standards Group. ...

February 24, 2006 · Tokyo Linux Users Group

TLUG January 2006 Meeting

TLUG Technical Meeting Date January 14th, 2006 (Saturday) Time 14:00-16:30 (doors open 13:30) At Wall Street Associates Japan (5F Boardroom). 5F Yajima Building, 11-3, Ginza 7-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0061, Japan [ map ] </tr> <tr /> <td width="80" valign="top" />&nbsp;</td> <td> OpenBlockS: Back to the Basics Henri Servomaa will introduce the OpenBlockS, a very small form factor (118mm wide by 84mm deep by 52mm high!) server-in-a-box which supports both CF and HD operation and is designed for 24/7 use. It has two ethernet ports and because it runs Linux, it can be used for various networking / datacenter tasks. Henri will give an overview of the hardware and examples of common (and uncommon) networking setups. ...

January 13, 2006 · Tokyo Linux Users Group

TLUG December 2005 Meeting

2005 Bonenkai(December Nomikai) Date Decmeber 9th, 2005 (Friday) Time 19:30 - 21:30 Event drink and eat (primarily a social activity) At British Pub TOWNCRYER Hibiya Hibiya Central Bldg B1 1-2-9 Nishishinbashi Minato-ku Tokyo Pub Info and Map (English/Japanese) Tel 03-3519-6690 Cost pay as you go! (Menu)   TLUG "Bonenkai" (Year End Party) <p class="BigFirst" /> December is when we have the traditional year-end party ("bonenkai"), putting 2005 in retrospective, forgetting unpleasant memories and preparing to welcome the new year with a few cold ones. </p> <p class="BigFirst" /> This event is open to all Linux users and friends, and is to promote casual Linux (and non-Linux) related discussions over a few cold ones. Even if you're not a Linux user or a LUG member, but want to hang out with Linux people, please come. </p> <p class="BigFirst" /> Town Cryer Hibiya is within walking distance from Uchisaiwai-cho (Toei Mita Line), Kasumigaseki (Chiyoda Line), or Toranomon (Ginza Line). </p> <p class="BigFirst" /> </p> <p align="center" /> <p class="BigFirst" /> If you get lost, or simply want to get in touch with us, please call: <br><br> Zev Blut: 090-5778-8067 <br> Alberto Tomita: 080-3463-9256 </p> <p class="BigFirst" /> See you there!! </p> <br> </td> </tr>

December 1, 2005 · Tokyo Linux Users Group

TLUG November 2005 Meeting

TLUG Technical Meeting Date November 12th, 2005 (Saturday) Time 14:00-16:30 (doors open 13:30) At Wall Street Associates Japan (5F Boardroom). 5F Yajima Building, 11-3, Ginza 7-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0061, Japan [ map ] </tr> <tr /> <td width="80" valign="top" />&nbsp;</td> <td> Subversion Josh Glover introduced Subversion, the revision-control system that is billed as "a compelling replacement for CVS", and took us through common tasks. He demonstrated how Subversion can help the coder, lead developer, and normal user. ...

November 11, 2005 · Tokyo Linux Users Group

TLUG October 2005 Meeting

2005 October Nomikai Date October 14th, 2005 (Friday) Time 19:00 - 21:00 Event drink and eat (primarily a social activity) At Enjoy!Tengu New-Shinbashi-ten Minato-ku, Shinbashi 2-6-4, Amakasu Bldg. B1 Info(In Japanese) map Tel 03-3508-9448 Cost will be divided up among participants (usually around 3,000~4,000 yen)   TLUG "nomikai" This event is open to all Linux users and friends, and is to promote casual Linux (and non-Linux) related discussions over a few cold ones. Even if you’re not a Linux user or a LUG member, but want to hang out with Linux people, please come. ...

October 13, 2005 · Tokyo Linux Users Group

TLUG September 2005 Meeting

TLUG Technical Meeting Date September 10th, 2005 (Saturday) Time 14:00-16:30 (doors open 13:30) At Wall Street Associates Japan (5F Boardroom). 5F Yajima Building, 11-3, Ginza 7-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0061, Japan [ map ] </tr> <tr /> <td width="80" valign="top" />&nbsp;</td> <td> Michael Smith, will talk about DocBook. In addition, he will show how to generate HTML, PDF, and groff man-page output from a DocBook XML source document using the DocBook XSL stylesheets. Michael Reinsch, will discuss Jabber, Jabber/XMPP and Jabber RPC. ...

September 9, 2005 · Tokyo Linux Users Group

TLUG August 2005 Meeting

2005 August Nomikai Date August 12th, 2005 (Friday) Time 19:00 - 21:00 Event drink and eat (primarily a social activity) At British Pub TOWNCRYER Hibiya Hibiya Central Bldg B1 1-2-9 Nishishinbashi Minato-ku Tokyo Pub Info and Map (English/Japanese) Tel 03-3519-6690 Cost pay as you go! (Menu)   TLUG "nomikai" <p class="BigFirst" /> This event is open to all Linux users and friends, and is to promote casual Linux (and non-Linux) related discussions over a few cold ones. Even if you're not a Linux user or a LUG member, but want to hang out with Linux people, please come. </p> <p class="BigFirst" /> Town Cryer Hibiya is within walking distance from Uchisaiwai-cho (Toei Mita Line), Kasumigaseki (Chiyoda Line), or Toranomon (Ginza Line). </p> <p class="BigFirst" /> </p> <p align="center" /> <p class="BigFirst" /> If you get lost, or simply want to get in touch with us, please call: <br><br> Zev Blut: 090-5778-8067 <br> Alberto Tomita: 080-3463-9256 </p> <p class="BigFirst" /> See you there!! </p> <br> </td> </tr>

August 11, 2005 · Tokyo Linux Users Group

TLUG July 2005 Meeting

TLUG Technical Meeting Date July 16th, 2005 (Saturday) Time 14:00-16:30 (doors open 13:30) At Wall Street Associates Japan (5F Boardroom). 5F Yajima Building, 11-3, Ginza 7-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0061, Japan [ map ] </tr> <tr /> <td width="80" valign="top" />&nbsp;</td> <td> Edward Middleton will give two mini talks: The kuro box mini-presentation will give an introduction to the hardware and look at the differences with a conventional GNU/Linux PC. We will then go through the installation steps for Gentoo linux. The greasemonkey mini-presentation will give a basic introduction to greasemonkey looking at the problem it is intended to solve. We will then give a practical example of its use to modify a web page. In the presentation we will cover the use of Platypus, the DOM viewer, the source viewer and the JavaScript debugger. Zev Blut will give a talk about Phidgets. Phidgets, which stands for physical widgets, are a collection of various sensors and servos that are designed for easy integration with computers. Phidgets make it easy for people with a little knowledge of programming and nearly no knowledge in electrical engineering to make all types of interesting physical devices that can interact with you beyond the realm of just your keyboard and monitor. ...

July 15, 2005 · Tokyo Linux Users Group

TLUG June 2005 Meeting

2005 June Nomikai Date June 10th, 2005 (Friday) Time 19:00 - 21:00 Event drink and eat (primarily a social activity) At Enjoy!Tengu New-Shinbashi-ten Minato-ku, Shinbashi 2-6-4, Amakasu Bldg. B1 Info(In Japanese) map Tel 03-3508-9448 Cost will be divided up among participants (usually around 3,000~4,000 yen)   TLUG "nomikai" <p class="BigFirst" /> This event is open to all Linux users and friends, and is to promote casual Linux (and non-Linux) related discussions over a few cold ones. Even if you're not a Linux user or a LUG member, but want to hang out with Linux people, please come. </p> <p class="BigFirst" /> </p> <p align="center" /> <p class="BigFirst" /> If you get lost, or simply want to get in touch with us, please call: <br><br> Zev Blut: 090-5778-8067 <br> Alberto Tomita: 080-3463-9256 </p> <p class="BigFirst" /> See you there!! </p> <p class="BigFirst" /> </p> <br> </td> </tr> 📷 Meeting photos would appear here ...

June 9, 2005 · Tokyo Linux Users Group