Re: LUG: Schedule for the coming semester - ideas - Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:42:35 -0500

Subject : Re: LUG: Schedule for the coming semester - ideas

From : Karl Nilsson <karl.nlssn@gmail.[redacted]>

Date : Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:42:35 -0500

As for presentations, the one subject I am most interested in is
OpenCL. Not exactly linux-related, but is definitely an important
upcoming technology. Also the NIST SHA-3 competition, specifically the
algorithm design.

I'd be more than happy to help with the FOSS fair. I enjoyed it last
year, and hope there's another one this year (although I don't see any
mention of it on the osi wiki)

As for e115, we could always impress the freshman with a demo of
compiz + wiimote (OMG SPINNAN CUBEZ!). Also, a Lucid Lynx release
party might bring in some people. And a third suggestion is show how
powerful linux is, for example its use in VCL. I'll bet that the vast
majority of students don't know how VCL works.

I worked at Red Hat this past Summer (along with Alex), and could give
a short presentation about my experiences. I worked on Satellite QA.
Nothing big, maybe 5-10 mins

Regarding ads, I think it would be a lot easier to do a cardboard
template and spray chalk, than using a chalk stick, but I don't know
what the cost would be. Also I'm not an artist.

@jpgoel
what's the !java trick? I've been it perl/python land too long

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