From announce at lists.nycbug.org Mon Nov 2 08:51:11 2009 From: announce at lists.nycbug.org (NYC*BUG Announcements) Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:51:11 -0500 Subject: [announce] NYCBUG November and December Meetings Message-ID: <4AEEE3CF.1040503@ceetonetechnology.com> November 04, 2009, Wednesday FreeBSD 8.0 New Release and Virtualized Networking for All 6:45 pm, Suspenders Restaurant http://www.suspendersbar.com/location.php FreeBSD 8.0 New Release and Virtualized Networking for All The release of FreeBSD 8.0 brings with it many new features but none has been more anticipated than the full integration of network stack virtualization into the system. Virtualized network stacks have the potential to revolutionize the use of FreeBSD in the same way that Jails did, by providing a lightweight mechanism through which multiple clients or customers can use a system`s networking resources without interfering with each other. My talk will cover not only network virtualization but also all of the other features and improvements that are present in FreeBSD 8.0 About the Speaker: George Neville-Neil works on operating systems and networking for fun and profit. He is the co-author with Marshall Kirk McKusick of _The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System_ as well as the column Kode Vicious. * * * December 02, 2009, Wednesday Holiday Meeting: Your Tips as Presents 6:45 pm, Suspenders Restaurant http://www.suspendersbar.com/location.php December`s meeting will be an opportunity for an array of people to illustrate their Unix hacks. In August, Dru Lavigne started a thread on NYCBUG`s talk about "fave BSD tips/tricks?" that brought out some good discussion. We see this meeting as a follow-up, and an opportunity to give your hacks "back to the community" as a holiday gift. Please submit your one page PDF to admin@, with one, two, or even three simple tips. It might be simple and seemingly stupid, but it could save a few minutes a day for another developer or sysadmin in the meeting. It could be a creatively piped set of commands, or a simple script that you run through periodic to prevent headaches. The field is wide open. We will schedule a handful of ten minute or so speakers, and let the crowd take it from there. From announce at lists.nycbug.org Wed Nov 4 11:46:27 2009 From: announce at lists.nycbug.org (NYC*BUG Announcements) Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:46:27 -0500 Subject: [announce] NYC*BUG Tonight, BSD Certification Events Message-ID: <4AF1AFE3.3050601@ceetonetechnology.com> Tonight's Meeting, plus some upcoming BSD Certification events. * * * November 04, 2009, Wednesday FreeBSD 8.0 New Release and Virtualized Networking for All 6:45 pm, Suspenders Restaurant FreeBSD 8.0 New Release and Virtualized Networking for All The release of FreeBSD 8.0 brings with it many new features but none has been more anticipated than the full integration of network stack virtualization into the system. Virtualized network stacks have the potential to revolutionize the use of FreeBSD in the same way that Jails did, by providing a lightweight mechanism through which multiple clients or customers can use a system`s networking resources without interfering with each other. My talk will cover not only network virtualization but also all of the other features and improvements that are present in FreeBSD 8.0 About the Speaker: George Neville-Neil works on operating systems and networking for fun and profit. He is the co-author with Marshall Kirk McKusick of "The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System" as well as the column Kode Vicious. * * * NYC*BUG will also be hosting both the BSD Certification exam and a Subject Matter Expert (SME) session on February 7, 2010. Details are forthcoming, but see www.bsdcertification.org about the exam the SME session policy. From announce at lists.nycbug.org Thu Nov 5 20:46:26 2009 From: announce at lists.nycbug.org (NYC*BUG Announcements) Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:46:26 -0500 Subject: [announce] BSDCert Job Survey Message-ID: <4AF37FF2.2080203@ceetonetechnology.com> The deadline has been extended. . . it's important to fill out for a number of reasons. 1. It's critical information for the BSD Certification in terms of setting the standards for the next certification. 2. And since it's the most widely done BSD related survey in terms of job skills, it's used by multiple other parties for other purposes. We strongly encourage you to take the time. . . > Apologies in advance for cross posting! (Really! :-) ) > > Hi All, > > Just a quick note to say that we have extended the survey > for the BSDP Job Task Analysis until November 30, 2009. > > The survey gets your input on the Importance and Frequency > of tasks that a typical BSD Professional level system > administrator does in their day-to-day activities. > > You'll need about 25 minutes to complete the survey, so > please make sure you have time to complete the whole > survey. We want to make sure the survey accurately reflects > the work that senior BSD admins perform every day, and > we need your input. > > Please web to > http://surveys.bsdcertification.org/phpESP/public/survey.php?name=BSDP01_en > > and give it a go. > > Thanks and Best Regards, > Jim B. > > _______________________________________________ > BSDCert-Announce mailing list > BSDCert-Announce at lists.nycbug.org > http://lists.nycbug.org/mailman/listinfo/bsdcert-announce > From announce at lists.nycbug.org Mon Nov 23 12:20:42 2009 From: announce at lists.nycbug.org (NYC*BUG Announcements) Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:20:42 -0500 Subject: [announce] NYC*BUG meeting, BSDCert Survey Message-ID: <4B0AC46A.2020202@ceetonetechnology.com> Two quick notes: upcoming meeting and BSD Certification Survey. . . Please submit your slides by Monday, November 30th for the Wednesday meeting. PDF, decent sized font. Send to admin@ this domain. Here's the full meeting announce: December 02, 2009, Wednesday Holiday Meeting: Your Tips as Presents 6:45 pm, Suspenders Restaurant December`s meeting will be an opportunity for an array of people to illustrate their Unix hacks. In August, Dru Lavigne started a thread on NYCBUG`s talk about "fave BSD tips/tricks?" that brought out some good discussion. We see this meeting as a follow-up, and an opportunity to give your hacks "back to the community" as a holiday gift. Please submit your one page PDF to admin@, with one, two, or even three simple tips. It might be simple and seemingly stupid, but it could save a few minutes a day for another developer or sysadmin in the meeting. It could be a creatively piped set of commands, or a simple script that you run through periodic to prevent headaches. The field is wide open. We will schedule a handful of ten minute or so speakers, and let the crowd take it from there. * * * Be sure to participate in the BSD Certification Job Task Analysis Survey by the end of the month. http://surveys.bsdcertification.org/phpESP/public/survey.php?name=BSDP01_en It's a vital contribution everyone can make towards not just setting the standard for the next BSD Cert exam, but also since it provides a useful, open-sourced pool of data about *BSD admins and developers. From announce at lists.nycbug.org Mon Nov 30 17:44:02 2009 From: announce at lists.nycbug.org (NYC*BUG Announcements) Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:44:02 -0500 Subject: [announce] NYC*BUG Wednesday, and more Message-ID: <4B144AB2.7090308@ceetonetechnology.com> This week's NYC*BUG meeting is Wednesday. We still have space for another speaker or two. Please contact admin@ offlist. December 02, 2009, Wednesday Holiday Meeting: Your Tips as Presents 6:45 pm, Suspenders Restaurant December`s meeting will be an opportunity for an array of people to illustrate their Unix hacks. In August, Dru Lavigne started a thread (http://lists.nycbug.org/pipermail/talk/2009-August/012665.html) on NYCBUG`s talk about "fave BSD tips/tricks?" that brought out some good discussion. We see this meeting as a follow-up, and an opportunity to give your hacks "back to the community" as a holiday gift. Please submit your one page PDF to admin@, with one, two, or even three simple tips. It might be simple and seemingly stupid, but it could save a few minutes a day for another developer or sysadmin in the meeting. It could be a creatively piped set of commands, or a simple script that you run through periodic to prevent headaches. The field is wide open. We will schedule a handful of ten minute or so speakers, and let the crowd take it from there. * * * * The BSD Certification Group's Jobs Task Analysis survey is open until midnight tonight. We strongly recommend you assist the survey, as it will help shape the next BSD Certification exam and provide some very useful raw data to the community. http://surveys.bsdcertification.org/phpESP/public/survey.php?name=BSDP01_en * * * * USENIX has posted a number of their upcoming events for 2010 in our "Events & Cons" section on NYCBUG.org. We strongly recommend that you look at the listing and continue to support USENIX, who are not only a vital part of the Unix community, but also have generously supported NYC*BUG for a long while.