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* [http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/318677,teenager-cracks-chrome-again.aspx Chrome Pwned] | * [http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/318677,teenager-cracks-chrome-again.aspx Chrome Pwned] | ||
| + | * [http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1210.1/01108.html 121 btrfs commits pulled into the kernel] | ||
| + | * [http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1210.0/03434.html Various ext4 fixes pulled into the 3.7 kernel] | ||
| + | * [http://www.datamation.com/open-source/is-ubuntu-shutting-out-old-pcs-1.html Ubuntu shutting out old hardware] | ||
| + | * [http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-s-Shopping-Lens-Might-Be-Illegal-In-Europe-298143.shtml Ubuntu shopping search may violate EU law] | ||
| + | * [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/canonical-asks-desktop-users-to-pay-what-you-think-ubuntu-is-worth/ Canonical: "Pay what you think Ubunutu's worth"] | ||
| + | * [http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linux-Could-Boot-Up-in-Under-a-Second-298469.shtml Some company got Linux to boot to GUI in less than a second] | ||
| + | * [http://meta.slashdot.org/story/12/10/11/0030249/linus-torvalds-answers-your-questions Linus Torvalds answers questions in a Slashdot interview] | ||
| + | * [http://dmitry.co/index.php?p=./04.Thoughts/07.%20Linux%20on%208bit Linux on an 8-bit AVR] | ||
| + | * [https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/criteria FSF is now doing hardware certification] | ||
== <strike>[[User:andreim|Andrei's]] News</strike> (next week) == | == <strike>[[User:andreim|Andrei's]] News</strike> (next week) == | ||
Revision as of 22:26, 11 October 2012
Contents
Date, Time and Location
- Thursday, October 11th
- 8:30pm - 10:30pm
- Durham 261
Open Source News
- Chrome Pwned
- 121 btrfs commits pulled into the kernel
- Various ext4 fixes pulled into the 3.7 kernel
- Ubuntu shutting out old hardware
- Ubuntu shopping search may violate EU law
- Canonical: "Pay what you think Ubunutu's worth"
- Some company got Linux to boot to GUI in less than a second
- Linus Torvalds answers questions in a Slashdot interview
- Linux on an 8-bit AVR
- FSF is now doing hardware certification
Andrei's News (next week)
VTLUUG Announcements
- October 2012 is the 15th anniversary of VTLUUG! How should we celebrate?
- Linux too slow?
- Webconverger
- Linus answers questions
- Yay Samsung
- Free books
- Nag the officers about the status of:
- New server - mutantmonkey
- luug3 issues - mutantmonkey, wallmani
- Office space - telnoratti
- Obtaining roof access for the Darknet - wallmani
- T-shirts
- You should apply to be a member of the COE Student Technology Council because tablets suck
- Dtella is awesome and you should use it
Technical Talks & General Discussion
Hacking & Projects
- Magstripe fun! (bring your cards)
- mutantmonkey - How I wrote magstripe.py
- Getting luug.vt.edu?
- Surveillance mapping - mutantmonkey
- "Students Against Surveillance" RSO - Matt, mutantmonkey
- FOIA all the things!
- Feel free to contribute to matt's list of RSO ideas
- telnoratti is getting all of our important legal questions answered by Student Legal Services
- Kerberos party! See mutantmonkey for info!
