[nylug-talk] NY Linux Users Grp. 21 January Meeting: Nils Magnus & Klaus Knopper on Knoppix Linux, and LinuxTag

[John Bacalle]

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

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                 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 beer, peacefully. But---I understand.

  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.

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January 2004 - The New York Linux Users Group, NYLUG.org