[talk] NYC*BUG Upcoming, including April 5 on yes.c

[Robert Menes]

I'll be there like shareware! :)

--Robert

On Mar 31, 2017 4:17 PM, "George Rosamond" <george at ceetonetechnology.com>
wrote:

> A bunch of upcoming meetings and BSD Cons upcoming:
>
> Getting to yes.c, Mike Burns
> Wednesday, April 5, 18:45, LMHQ, 150 Broadway, 20th Floor, Manhattan
> Notice: Location Change
>
> Let's read a classic: yes.c. We can look at OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD,
> GNU, Illumos, and Unix 7th ed. implementations. With the many different
> authors and distinct cultures we will be sure to have much to discuss
> and compare. Some things to think about: what are some uses for the yes
> command? What errors can occur, and how are they handled? How did GNU
> manage to make this program 88 lines long? How did Illumos get this
> program indented by five tabs?
>
> The inspiration is the shared metaphors and expressions we have in
> natural language due to common books (e.g. Hitchhiker's Guide to the
> Galaxy, Romeo and Juliet) and movies (e.g. Hackers, A Christmas Carol).
> Come prepared for a poetry slam crossed with a book club.
>
> Speaker Bio
>
> Mike is an OpenBSD contributor, port maintainer, and long-time BSD user.
> He's new to town, having previously run the Classical Code Reading Group
> of Stockholm.
>
> *****
>
> Building Open Source Random Number Generators, Rob Seward
> Wednesday, May 3, 18:45, LMHQ, 150 Broadway, 20th Floor, Manhattan
>
> *****
>
> BSDCan 2017 in Ottawa, Canada with the conference from June 9-10 and the
> tutorials June 7-8.
>
> https://www.bsdcan.org/2017/
>
> ****
>
> vBSDCon 2017 has announced its CFP:
>
> Verisign is hosting its 3rd vBSDcon, scheduled for September 8 - 9,
> 2017, in Reston, VA.  A Call For Presentations is currently open and
> submissions are being accepted at vBSDcon.com.  CFP administration is
> being conducted through EasyChair, which require accounts to upload
> submissions for consideration.  Our call is open through April 30, 2017.
>  So get your submissions in soon!
>
> Again, submissions can be made at vBSDcon.com!
>
> *****
>
> EuroBSDCon 2017 has announced its CFP:
>
> On behalf of the EuroBSDCon 2017 Program Committee, here is the Call for
> Proposals for the EuroBSDCon 2017 conference which will take place in
> Paris, France from 21st through 24th of September 2017:
>
> https://2017.eurobsdcon.org/call-for-proposals/
>
> Closing date for the CfP is April, 30th.
>
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