Past Meeting from 2018
December 19th, 2018 - Sarnia Tech Holiday Party
We are heading to the new location of District Beta to bring an end to the 2018 season of the Sarnia Tech Community.
Where: 1886 London Line, Sarnia, Ontario N7W 1B3
Time: 6:00 - 10:00pm
Date: Wed, Dec 19th
Treats: We will provide pizza, and will have a couple VR booths booked to
share. There will also be retro gaming stations and casual
conversations to keep a body busy.
Note for infrequent visitors, District Beta has relocated into a prime location closer to the road in the same plaza, next to Hiway Bowl.
Food will be graciously covered by our sponsors at Plexus Dev and Sarnia Inkspot. All STC and SLLUG members in attendance will also be entered into a draw for door prizes, including a draw for free time in the VR booths at District Beta.
The new location for District Beta also includes a licensed bar, so if you’re planning on partaking, please plan to arrive and leave safely.
For more information about what District Beta has to offer, head over to their website at www.DistrictBeta.ca
So come on out and join us: shake some snow off your boots and warm your belly with some like minded tech heads. We’ll see you there!
November 19th, 2018 - Community Update
The Sarnia-Lambton Linux Users Group invites you to join us at Stoke’s Inland at 7pm on Monday, November 19th.
We don’t really have much of an agenda. It’s a very busy time for everyone.
We have a few things in the works that we can talk about, and we’re open to new discussions. Existing topics include:
- Mark’s EPYC Holiday Benchmark Party
- The Controls Village Event
- The Red Hat Acquisition
- RHEL is finally running Beta 8
- Len is doing some fun stuff with AI
So feel free to join us, grab a drink or a snack, and talk Open Source. See you then!
The event will held at 7:00pm on November 19th at Stoke’s Inland:
Stoke's Inland Grill and Bar
1202 Lambton Mall Road, Sarnia, ON N7S 5R6
This is a reminder that our discussions are fairly free-formed, and if you, as a member, would like to lead a discussion or show off a cool new technology, we would love to see it.
If you’d like to reach us to learn more about Linux or Open Source tech, remember that you can join our mailing lists, join us on freenode IRC @ #sllug, or reach out to the Sarnia Tech Community where we have a #sllug channel on the Slack chatroom.
October 15th, 2018 - Current Events in Kernel Development
On the third Monday of October, SLLUG members are invited to join us for a discussion around the current state of affairs in Linux Kernel Development.
Linus is taking a break to cool his head, and a new Code of Conduct has been applied. The new code includes bannable offenses, which has resulted in bans already. Some developers are not happy about it.
We’re gonna talk about it!
The event will held at 7:00pm on October 15th at Stoke’s Inland:
Stoke's Inland Grill and Bar
1202 Lambton Mall Road, Sarnia, ON N7S 5R6
September 17th, 2018 - Why Linux?!
On the third Monday of September, SLLUG members are invited to come tell their stories at the Story! Specifically, we want to know: why do you use Linux and Open Source Software? What got you into it? What keeps you into it?
Feel free to bring audio/visual aids to tell your story, or just hold a “campfire chat” to share your experiences.
The event will held at 7:00pm on September 17th at theStory:
theStory - Sacred Space and Community Venue
179 Christina Street N, Sarnia, ON N7T 5T8
Image by Nathan Colquhoun licensed CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
This is a reminder that our discussions are fairly free-formed, and if you, as a member, would like to lead a discussion or show off a cool new technology, we would love to see it.
If you’d like to reach us to learn more about Linux or Open Source tech, remember that you can join our mailing lists, join us on freenode IRC @ #sllug, or reach out to the Sarnia Tech Community where we have a #sllug channel on the Slack chatroom.
August 20th, 2018 - Hackday Conversation
On the third Monday of August, at 7:00pm, SLLUG will meet at Stoke’s Inland to discuss our future plans for a hackday. Topics of discussion will include:
- Necessary Equipment for the Day
- Needed Infrastructure for the Day
- Dates and Times for the Day
- Themes and Goals of Hackday Activities
We have a great set of partners lined up for this event, and are looking forward to sharing it with all of you.
The event will held at 7:00pm on August 20th at Stoke’s Inland:
Stoke's Inland Grill and Bar
1202 Lambton Mall Road, Sarnia, ON N7S 5R6
July 16th, 2018 - ???!
We met. There were about six of us. We talked about a lot of things, and some of them were even Linux-related. Thanks for those that showed up on short notice.
June 18th, 2018 - Demo Night
Due to some confusion around the holiday, our plans for May’s meeting were cut short. So June’s meeting is going to be a bit of a combination of demonstrations.
On the third Monday of June, SLLUG members Mark Dillon and Paul Belanger have two very different demos to share with the group. Both are based on FLOSS and are topics near and dear to the hearts of both of our presenters.
The event will held at 6:00pm on June 18th at theStory:
theStory - Sacred Space and Community Venue
179 Christina Street N, Sarnia, ON N7T 5T8
Image by Nathan Colquhoun licensed CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
This is a reminder that our discussions are fairly free-formed, and if you, as a member, would like to lead a discussion or show off a cool new technology, we would love to see it.
At this event, Mark will be presenting his Demoscene example. Demoscene is a longstanding computer art tradition that was traditionally packaged with… the OTHER kind of free software. The goal of Demoscene is to produce a minimally sized executable that runs a fancy graphics demonstration. In recent years, the community has adopted a lot of open source into the mix, and is thriving in slightly less dark corners of the internet these days.
For more information about what “Demoscene” is, check out Wikipedia or pouët.net.
Also at this event, Paul will be presenting a Raspberry Pi orchestration example. Paul is a strong proponent of Ansible, a systems configuration and management suite. He will be using Ansible to demonstrate to us how to easily turn a small stack of Raspberry Pi units into a portable management unit for an InstallFest.
For more information about Ansible, check out the official website and Wikipedia.
Our events typically involve a couple of hours of technical conversation, with small group networking continuing after the formal schedule concludes. Come join in!
If you’d like to reach us to learn more about Linux or Open Source tech, remember that you can join our mailing lists, join us on freenode IRC @ #sllug, or reach out to the Sarnia Tech Community where we have a #sllug channel on the Slack chatroom.
May 14th, 2018 - Multimedia Production and Consumption
On the third second Monday of May, the group discussed open source tools for
multimedia production and consumption.
The event was held at 6:00pm on May 14th at theStory’s Second Entrance:
theStory's Second Entrance
181 Christina Street N, Sarnia, ON N7T 5T8
Topics attemped to include but were not be limited to:
- Production of visual art with GIMP, Inkscape and Krita
- Audio and Video Production and Recording Tools
- Technology to support consumption of media (servers, networks and players)
May 9th, 2018 - Planning Meeting
At the April meeting, the group decided to meet up to plan out what we need to do for future events.
The group met at Stokes Inland at 7:00pm on Wednesday May 9th.
Stoke's Inland Bar and Grill
1202 Lambton Mall Rd, Sarnia, ON N7S 5R6
Discussion focused around:
- Hardware and Software Requirements for Running Events
- Building a Loose Work Plan
- Assigning Works/Teams to Specific Goals
We re-addressed the 2018 activity plan as a group as well.
Apr 16th, 2018 - Open Source Network Security
On the third Monday of April, we discussed open source networking and security.
The event was held at 6:00pm on April 16th at theStory’s Second Entrance:
theStory's Second Entrance
181 Christina Street N, Sarnia, ON N7T 5T8
As with March’s exercise, members were encouraged to prepare a small bit of information about their experiences (both new and old) with open source networking and security technologies.
Topics will include but not be limited to:
- Firewall Technologies (pf vs iptables vs ???)
- Network Intrusion and Detection Systems
- Network Penetration Testing Systems
Mar 24th, 2018 - InstallFest #1
See the InstallFest #1 Page for More Details
The goal of this event is to offer a chance for users to install Linux.
This event will be audience-driven, but possible activities will include:
- Installing Linux to a RaspberryPi and connecting sensors to the GPIO ports
- Installing a Linux Desktop Environment to a desktop computer for personal use
- Advanced Linux Installation (Gentoo/Arch/Debian Minimal) in a VM or to hardware
Experienced users will be available to guide small groups through individual activities and to answer questions.
The event will be from 10-4 on Saturday, March 24th, in room A223 at Lambton College.
You can expect fun, food, and freedom. All for the low-low price of free (as in pizza) so that you can learn more about free software (as in liberty.)
Activities will be available for Installers of all skill levels, from:
- Beginner (“I’ve never heard of this, please tell me more”), to
- Intermediate (“I’ve been meaning to install Gentoo one of these days”), to
- Advanced (“Let’s build a small business server including e-mail, web server, and logins”)
You can bring your own device and install Linux on that, or use one of our loaners kindly donated by the Information Technology Professional program.
Agenda
10:00 - 10:15 Networking and Coffee Kickstart
10:15 - 10:30 Introduction to Open Source and SLLUG
10:30 - 12:00 Group Activities Commence
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch (free as in pizza)
12:30 - 2:30 Group Activities Continue
2:30 - 3:00 Wrap-Up and Next Steps
Location is Room A223 at Lambton College.
- Park in Lot D at the College (free parking on Saturday)
- Cross the bridge and enter the main doors
- Immediately take a left before the second set of doors
- Go up the stairs
- At the top of the stairs, take a left
- Room A223 will be a few doors down, on the left
Mar 19th, 2018 - Enterprise Server Needs
On the third Monday of March, we resumed our regularly scheduled programming with a discussion about enterprise server needs.
The event was held at 6:00pm on March 19th at theStory’s Second Entrance:
theStory's Second Entrance
181 Christina Street N, Sarnia, ON N7T 5T8
This included topics like:
- BSD vs Linux (Flavors and Benefits)
- Hypervisor Options for Virtual Hosts
- Open Source Storage Systems
To prepare for the meeting, attendees were encouraged to find a piece of tech that would be used on a server: a piece of tech you want to learn more about. And learn more about it. This meeting will be something of a show-and-tell for those interested in sharing.
Feb 12th, 2018 - Year of the GNU/Linux Desktop
NOTE: Date Change - This event was NOT on the third-Monday due to a conflict with Ontario’s Family Day.
We had guided presentations on February 12th, at 6:00pm to discuss the available options for using FLOSS in a desktop environment.
The event was held at theStory’s Second Entrance:
theStory's Second Entrance
181 Christina Street N, Sarnia, ON N7T 5T8
Please do NOT enter through the main entrance at theStory. Another group has a fantastic event running from 4-7pm that we do not want to disturb. Use the next door to the north: 181 Christina N (not 179).
This month’s event included short discussions on:
- Alternative Applications (ie- if not MS Office, then what?)
- Desktop Environments and Associated Tools
- Package Management and Update Systems
- Base Distributions and Forks
- How to Decide on YOUR GNU/Linux Pathway
Jan 15th, 2018 - FLOSS Round Table
We had a round-table discussion on high-level Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) topics. The format of this discussion was very open.
This meeting happened Monday, Jan 15th, at 6:00pm at:
Meeting Room L211
Lambton College
1457 London Rd, Sarnia, ON N7S 6K4
For detailed directions:
After a brief introudction to the topic, the conversation was be guided by these major guiding questions:
- How is FLOSS used as an end-user?
- How is FLOSS used as a developer?
- How is FLOSS used as a business consumer?
Unmoderated conversations followed, based on the desires of the group.