June:
Yo Folks,
Welcome to this month's meet.. Here comes June, bringing in showers to solace the Hyluggers... And as we splash into this months agenda, let me thank Virtusa, Arjun Mukherjee, Ramakrishna and Murthy in particular for playing great hosts..
This time we are going to talk about a very unique topic. here it goes..
Topic: SysAdmin - The Firefighter
Speakers: Abrar / Sanjay
Duration: 1.5hrs
He has the power.
He has the expertise.
He can work wonders with machines, and can bring up a zillion servers with his touch.
His life is adventurous, always demanding to be the sheet anchor and the saviour of the company's infrastructure.
Yes a SysAdmin is truly a demigod in today's inevitable IT world.
The speakers will share some real time scenarios and walk through the firefighting skills required.
In the due course of the talk, a number of *nix tools that are used to troubleshoot and fix problems will be introduced.
Later, they will talk about the measures and best practices to safeguard a company's Infrastructure.
All you SysAdmins out there, come join and make this months meet a great success..
Make sure you spread the message about the meet and attend it..
Meeting minutes:
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This has been one of the best meets so far. The talk was more inclined towards realistic problems in production environments and how to troubleshoot and fire fight them. Abrar and I have covered various scenarios, like sytem related, network related, and some bits of security hardening.
System Related: We touched upon the basic commands like uptime, top, and digged deep into how the information is gathered such as /proc/uptime, and strace level info etc. Gave them tips on troubleshooting any complex problem with simple techniques, such as log messages checking, dmesg checks and many more. Following which, we talked about hardware troubleshooting bits and unveiled some commands like dmidecode which caught their attention and they were all excited about it.
Network & Security Related: Forking out ou the system related stuff, we delved into the magical bits and bytes.. Introduced the luggers to mii-tool, iptraf, iptables, route, nmap, /proc tweaks, lsof, netstat and many more commands.
Hardening aspects such as honeypot, TBF, syn cookies have been breifly touched as well.
Those of you who wanted some good references, I have a page coming soon which has all the URLs.
Venue: Date and Time: 30th June 2007 Saturday 6:00PM
May:
Welcome to the May Month LUG Meet. It's the hottest month and this month we offer you a nice opportunity to chill out at the meet.
Lined up for this meet are:
1) Install Fest: With summer vacations on, lots of students would be pondering on how to utilize their vacation time productively. Well Folks!!! Drop in at the Install Fest and learn how to install a popular distro and then spend your vacation exploring the wonderful world of the Penguin.
2) Python, A friendly pet: Calling the attention of all hacker wannabes!!! Bored of learning programming languages through perverted examples? Want to learn a programming language through real world applications? Then this session might just be for you! In the first of a series of sessions, the speaker plans to cover the following aspects of Python Programming Language.
i) Features of Python and its "Batteries Included" Philosophy
ii) Regular Expressions
The speaker will discuss the various aspects of the Python programming language as they appear in the applications.
Speaker: Thejaswi Puthraya
Total Duration: 2 hours
Meeting minutes:
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Fantastic festival and great response !!
The python talk was huge hit too.. A lot of HCU folks.. It is a positive sign for sure :)
Thej covered the features, semantics and the beauty of python... His slides speak much more than my notes
here goes the slides http://thejuhyd.blogspot.com/2007/05/python-series-1-at-ilug.html
Venue: Date and Time: 26th May 2007 Saturday 6:00PM
April:
How many of you have Aphrilophobia? Oh well, if you are wondering what is that.. It is the fear of April Fools' Day. Yes, this month has a humorous start and many people must have fallen pray to your gullible acts and hocus pocus spells ;).. Carrying the same fun and excitement, come join to share the Open Source spirit.
This month we are having a talk on Jabber and a short talk on Regular expressions
Topic 1
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What: Chat with Jabber !
Speaker: Srinivasan aka Cheedu
Presentation link: http://www.cheedhu.name/Docs/iLUGHyd-XMPP.pdf
Duration: 1.5hrs
Type of talk: Admin talk
In Cheedu's words: I would discuss in short about the jabber / XMPP and the various jabber servers and clients available.
if possible, show the installation and configuration of one of the chat servers called 'Openfire' (formerly wildfire / jive messenger).
Topic 2
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What: The regex magic !
Speaker: Sanjay Sha
Duration: 45mins
Intended for: programmers and all the lazy people like me ;)
Covers: basics of regular expressions
Meeting Minutes:
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With the World Cup final match coinciding with the monthly LUG Meet, the attendance dipped to 10. But the quality of the talk wasn't affected, Srinivasan aka Cheedhu delivered a talk on "Jabber: A messaging Protocol". He began with a brief yet comprehensive introduction to the protocol before he decided to show a hands on. He setup the OpenFire Chat Server in under 10 minutes!!! Then he configured a client (Gaim) to show a demo. Though the second talk was supposed to be on "Regular Expressions", it had to be postponed as the speaker was unwell. Before calling it a day, feedback on upcoming talks was collected.
The audience at the meet weren't disappointed as they got to see the final match, thanks to rain!!!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Monday, April 2, 2007
Summary of Q1 talks @ ilug hyd
Welcome to Mar 2007 Meet:
As we march on the month of March and enter into April, lets get together and share the spirit of OSS and make this months meet a grand success. I heard that last months talk was a huge HIT. I congratulate and thank everybody who has been involved in making the event a big HIT.
This month we are doing it a little different. Yes, we are giving a break to the theory classes... Its time for some practicals :)
We are having a Linux Install Fest , where we will take you through:
- Basic installation and configuration of Linux (a couple of distros).
- Basic networking setup for SOHO purposes.
- And also showcase some of the really cool features that the "Desktop ready Linux" has.
Here is this Agenda::
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What: Linux Install Fest !
Duration: 2.5hrs
Date and Time: 31st Mar 2007 Saturday 6:00PM
Intended for: Students, Newbies, Linux users and all.
Covers: Basic installation, configuration of some standard services on Linux, basic networking setup and configuration, and unveil some really cool eye candy stuff which makes you close all the Windows and glue at the computer screen.
Minutes of meeting by Theju:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The March month meet promised a lot for newbies as it was an
Installfest. The meet attendance was 16 with a sizeable number of
newbies from engineering colleges across the city.
After some voting Ubuntu was selected for the installfest as it was
touted as the easiest distro for newbies to install. The installation
took just 6 clicks (about 10 minutes) and the distro was up and
running(a feature that most newbies loved).
Next on schedule was the networking segment where Sanjay and Abrar
showed us how to share an internet connection using IP forwarding. All
it took was three lines of code and both the laptops were sharing the
internet connection. Also they gave an overview of the features of
IPTables.
Welcome to Feb 2007 Meet:
It the shortest and the sweetest month of the year, filled with purity and love. Yes... Its the valentine month - "February". I hope you all had a a great time and I am sure you all must be missing this month for very many special reasons like I do :) So, before we step into March, lets come together and celebrate the spirit of OSS, and make this months meet a grand success.
We are going to have two segments like before. The first segment will be a session and the second will be a BOF. Looking at the mailing list and the type of queries that are coming in from users, we decided to have a BOF session where we will try to discuss some of the selected queries and issues. So all you people out there, with loads of questions... here is a chance to get close and in person with the community experts and learn, share and grow together.
Here is this Agenda::
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Topic: Programming the Shell way !
Speaker Profile: Abrar is an open source advocate and a tech guru. He has rich knowledge and understanding about OSS and its philosophy, and a very wide domain expertise and industry knowledge. He is very up to date with the technologies and the activities that happen in the Open Source world, and a great resource of information. Lets meet him in person and get to know more about him.
Duration: 1.5hrs
Intended for: Students, wanna be Sys Admins, Sys Admins, Linux users and all.
Covers: Basics to advanced magical features of shell scripting, automating tasks like "wake me up at 4:30 in the morning with my fav song", and administrating the system better and many more..
Topic: BOF
Duration: 1hr
Date and Time: 24th Feb 2007 Saturday 6:00PM
Intended for: Everyone
Covers: Some direction on Linux Clusters and howto's, Where to get started with Linux
Minutes of meeting by Theju:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dubbed as the LUG Meet of the shortest (and probably the sweetest) month (February 24,2007) the meet had a few surprises in store. First the meeting attendance sored to 27 and secondly there was a sizeable audience from Virtusa and Hyderabad Central University.
After the customary introduction, the meet began at 6:45 pm with Abrar Kazi, an open source enthusiast explaining the difference beween a system call and library function. Next he discussed the "Onion Diagram" ie how the shell interacts with the Kernel. Abrar delivered a comprehensive talk that touched each and every aspect of Shell scripting. Before concluding the talk he showed us a few scripts like how to build an alarm (that plays MP3's) and a Perl script that requests the router for a new IP every time it is run. Next came the BOF (Birds of a Feather), Shankar of Virtusa who happened to be attending the meet after a long hiatus of 2 years cleared the air around GPL v3, the inadequacies in the Indian educational system that was preventing the desi junta from contributing back to the community and a whole set of other issues tormenting open source communities. It was good to have such a senior member back (Shankar also happens to be the cofounder of ILUG Cal).
On the whole, the February meet was a rocking one.
Welcome to the January 2007 Meet:
This month we've our new moderator taking charge. The moderator wants to share his vision with the community and interact with it by giving a small talk. Also included is a bonanza for the new year, a special screening of the movie "Revolution OS" directed by JTS Moore { http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_OS } ((If time permits, so everyone is requested to come to the meet within the specified time))
Topic: The Zen of Open Source
Duration: 45mins
Date and Time: 27/1/2007 Saturday 6:00PM
Speaker Profile: Sanjay Sha is our new moderator, currently working as a Systems Administrator in Google. He has been using Linux for more than 8yrs and has varied interests from computers to music to meta physics. His hobbies are photography, reading books, cooking and observing nature.
Overview: There is so much buzz in the market about Linux and Open Source. But most of us hardly have a clear understanding of what it is. Over the course of this talk I will cover the Open Source business model,which can form the basis to many aspiring consultants, freelancers and hobby programmers to materialize their skills and efforts to real value.
Venue:
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Virtusa, 3rd floor, Lifestyle building,
Begumpet, Hyderabad.
As we march on the month of March and enter into April, lets get together and share the spirit of OSS and make this months meet a grand success. I heard that last months talk was a huge HIT. I congratulate and thank everybody who has been involved in making the event a big HIT.
This month we are doing it a little different. Yes, we are giving a break to the theory classes... Its time for some practicals :)
We are having a Linux Install Fest , where we will take you through:
- Basic installation and configuration of Linux (a couple of distros).
- Basic networking setup for SOHO purposes.
- And also showcase some of the really cool features that the "Desktop ready Linux" has.
Here is this Agenda::
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What: Linux Install Fest !
Duration: 2.5hrs
Date and Time: 31st Mar 2007 Saturday 6:00PM
Intended for: Students, Newbies, Linux users and all.
Covers: Basic installation, configuration of some standard services on Linux, basic networking setup and configuration, and unveil some really cool eye candy stuff which makes you close all the Windows and glue at the computer screen.
Minutes of meeting by Theju:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The March month meet promised a lot for newbies as it was an
Installfest. The meet attendance was 16 with a sizeable number of
newbies from engineering colleges across the city.
After some voting Ubuntu was selected for the installfest as it was
touted as the easiest distro for newbies to install. The installation
took just 6 clicks (about 10 minutes) and the distro was up and
running(a feature that most newbies loved).
Next on schedule was the networking segment where Sanjay and Abrar
showed us how to share an internet connection using IP forwarding. All
it took was three lines of code and both the laptops were sharing the
internet connection. Also they gave an overview of the features of
IPTables.
Welcome to Feb 2007 Meet:
It the shortest and the sweetest month of the year, filled with purity and love. Yes... Its the valentine month - "February". I hope you all had a a great time and I am sure you all must be missing this month for very many special reasons like I do :) So, before we step into March, lets come together and celebrate the spirit of OSS, and make this months meet a grand success.
We are going to have two segments like before. The first segment will be a session and the second will be a BOF. Looking at the mailing list and the type of queries that are coming in from users, we decided to have a BOF session where we will try to discuss some of the selected queries and issues. So all you people out there, with loads of questions... here is a chance to get close and in person with the community experts and learn, share and grow together.
Here is this Agenda::
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Topic: Programming the Shell way !
Speaker Profile: Abrar is an open source advocate and a tech guru. He has rich knowledge and understanding about OSS and its philosophy, and a very wide domain expertise and industry knowledge. He is very up to date with the technologies and the activities that happen in the Open Source world, and a great resource of information. Lets meet him in person and get to know more about him.
Duration: 1.5hrs
Intended for: Students, wanna be Sys Admins, Sys Admins, Linux users and all.
Covers: Basics to advanced magical features of shell scripting, automating tasks like "wake me up at 4:30 in the morning with my fav song", and administrating the system better and many more..
Topic: BOF
Duration: 1hr
Date and Time: 24th Feb 2007 Saturday 6:00PM
Intended for: Everyone
Covers: Some direction on Linux Clusters and howto's, Where to get started with Linux
Minutes of meeting by Theju:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dubbed as the LUG Meet of the shortest (and probably the sweetest) month (February 24,2007) the meet had a few surprises in store. First the meeting attendance sored to 27 and secondly there was a sizeable audience from Virtusa and Hyderabad Central University.
After the customary introduction, the meet began at 6:45 pm with Abrar Kazi, an open source enthusiast explaining the difference beween a system call and library function. Next he discussed the "Onion Diagram" ie how the shell interacts with the Kernel. Abrar delivered a comprehensive talk that touched each and every aspect of Shell scripting. Before concluding the talk he showed us a few scripts like how to build an alarm (that plays MP3's) and a Perl script that requests the router for a new IP every time it is run. Next came the BOF (Birds of a Feather), Shankar of Virtusa who happened to be attending the meet after a long hiatus of 2 years cleared the air around GPL v3, the inadequacies in the Indian educational system that was preventing the desi junta from contributing back to the community and a whole set of other issues tormenting open source communities. It was good to have such a senior member back (Shankar also happens to be the cofounder of ILUG Cal).
On the whole, the February meet was a rocking one.
Welcome to the January 2007 Meet:
This month we've our new moderator taking charge. The moderator wants to share his vision with the community and interact with it by giving a small talk. Also included is a bonanza for the new year, a special screening of the movie "Revolution OS" directed by JTS Moore { http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_OS } ((If time permits, so everyone is requested to come to the meet within the specified time))
Topic: The Zen of Open Source
Duration: 45mins
Date and Time: 27/1/2007 Saturday 6:00PM
Speaker Profile: Sanjay Sha is our new moderator, currently working as a Systems Administrator in Google. He has been using Linux for more than 8yrs and has varied interests from computers to music to meta physics. His hobbies are photography, reading books, cooking and observing nature.
Overview: There is so much buzz in the market about Linux and Open Source. But most of us hardly have a clear understanding of what it is. Over the course of this talk I will cover the Open Source business model,which can form the basis to many aspiring consultants, freelancers and hobby programmers to materialize their skills and efforts to real value.
Venue:
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Virtusa, 3rd floor, Lifestyle building,
Begumpet, Hyderabad.
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