Screening of “Revolution OS”

The New Jersey Linux User’s group would like to announce the presentation of the film “Revolution OS” at the Darress Theatre in Boonton NJ on Wednesday, March 31st 2010.

Revolution OS is a documentary detailing the roots of the Free Software and Open Source movements that resulted in Linux, as well as many other free software projects.

From the Revolution OS website:

REVOLUTION OS tells the inside story of the hackers who rebelled against the proprietary software model and Microsoft to create GNU/Linux and the Open Source movement.

On June 1, 2001, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said “Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches. “Microsoft fears GNU/Linux, and rightly so. GNU/Linux and the Open Source & Free Software movements arguably represent the greatest threat to Microsoft’s way of life. Shot in cinemascope on 35mm film in Silicon Valley, REVOLUTION OS tracks down the key movers and shakers behind Linux, and finds out how and why Linux became such a potent threat.

REVOLUTION OS features interviews with Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman, Bruce Perens, Eric Raymond, Brian Behlendorf, Michael Tiemann, Larry Augustin, Frank Hecker, and Rob Malda.

The movie will be shown at 7:30 pm with a brief question and answer session afterward.

With the permission of the director, The showing is free of charge, but there will be a collection (amount of your choice) to cover the costs of the theatre. All additional proceeds will be donated to the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Free Software Foundation.

Copies of various GNU/Linux distributions and other free software will be available at no charge after the showing as well.

If you plan on joining us, please RSVP with your name (no need for registration or email). We would like to have a rough idea of attendance. You do not need to RSVP to come. There will be enough room for everyone.

Any questions can be directed to BobM@NJlinux.org

More details can be found at http://njlinux.org/movie

Date and Time: Wednesday, March 31, 2010  @19:30

Remix Computing with Open Source Software – USA

Millersville University in Millersville (near Lancaster) is hosting an event called Open Options: Remix Computing with Open Source Software.

The event is designed to introduce students and faculty to the concept and philosophy of open source software. It will consist of approximately a 1 hour round table discussion on Open Source and approximately 1 hour of casual demonstrations, discussion and questions (think: tables with demos, people wandering around, cookies, coffee, chat).

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PennsylvaniaTeam/EventsTeam/MillersvilleUniversityFOSS2010

Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010

Time: 7-9PM (may run later, depending on attendee questions and interest)

Location: Millersville University’s Ganser Library, 4th floor

Ubuntu Hour Orlando Florida

http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hour

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam/Projects/UbuntuHour

In the Cafe at Barnes & Noble, Colonial Plaza Market Center, 2418 E. Colonial Dr. Orlando, FL 32803

Date and Time: Every Monday at 7PM EST

Marketing FAD 2010 (Fedora)

The dates are Saturday, March 13, 2010 – Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
We will be meeting in Raleigh, NC
find out more details on

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing_FAD_2010

Date and Time: 13-16 march 2010

Ubuntu @ Anime Boston 2010

http://ubuntu-massachusetts.com/events/9/

The Ubuntu Massachusetts Local Community Team in partnership with Linux Fund will be attending the Anime Boston 2010 convention to showcase Ubuntu Linux and other great Free and Open Source software for anime lovers.

Date and Time: April 2-4, 2010

Shmoocon 2010 USA

http://www.shmoocon.org/

Different • ShmooCon is an annual East coast hacker convention hell-bent on offering three days of an interesting atmosphere for demonstrating technology exploitation, inventive software & hardware solutions, and open discussions of critical infosec issues. The first day is a single track of speed talks, One Track Mind. The next two days, there are three tracks: Break It!, Build It!, and Bring It On!.

Affordable • ShmooCon is about high-quality without the high price. Space is limited! ShmooCon has sold out every year, so unless taking a chance on an eBay auction to get your ticket sounds like fun, register early!

Accessible • ShmooCon is in Washington, D.C., at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, just a few steps from the D.C. Metro. Fly into DCA, IAD, or BWI, or take a train to Union Station, and you are just a quick cab ride away from the con.

Entertaining • Brain melting from all the cool tech you are learning? Check out some of the contests running at ShmooCon, including the Hacker Arcade and Hack-Or-Halo. In years past, we have also thrown massive parties at a local area hot-spot, so expect that to happen again too!

Date and Time: 5-7th February 2010

American Hackathon 2009

On the weekend of December 12-13th, we’re holding an open, distributed, nationwide hackathon to develop open source applications to open government.  The goal is to solve as many open government problems as we can with as many hackathons across the country as possible. We’ve teamed up with Mozilla, Google, Redhat and Fedora, who will all be working with their developers to make things happen.

See the website for more information:

http://www.sunlightlabs.com/hackathon09/

December 12-13 2009

SugarCRM End User Training(Online)

SugarCRM End user training is an introductory training program for people who are new to SugarCRM. This comprehensive One Day course would give you a complete overview of SugarCRM and provide hands-on training on how to use the most commonly used modules/features of SugarCRM. The course would equip you to use SugarCRM efficiently and effectively. This course is available online, at our classrooms or our consultant can deliver it at your location. At the end of the training you will receive a participation certificate form SugarCRM.

For more info:-

http://osscube.com/training/sugarcrm/sugarcrm-end-user-training

http://osscube.com/training/schedule-pricing

Date and Time: 11/12/2009, 8:00am – 12:00pm(PST), 1/01/2010, 8:00am – 12:00pm(PST)

Software Freedom Day Philadelphia

The Ubuntu Pennsylvania Local/Community Team will be joining the Philadelphia Area Computer Society at the Super Giant Food Store in Willow Grove PA community center for a Software Freedom Day. The Ubuntu US-PA team will be doing the primary presentation of the day on Mythbuntu and will have tables in the lobby with various demos of Ubuntu, Mythbuntu and free software that will run on Windows and Mac systems.

Upstate (South) Carolina Linux User’s Group – August Meeting

The Upstate (South) Carolina Linux User’s Group (UCLUG) meets the second Tuesday of every month from 18:30-20:00 at Immedion in Greenville, SC. Visit uclug.org for directions. This month’s meeting, August 11, 2009 will have a newbie session with Conky and a longer presentation on all things Python.