monthly meet

Agenda

Topic : MySQL/MariaDB 5.1 optimization tips and technique
Speaker : Chandrashekar Babu
Duration : 30 min

Topic : Open Talk - From Proprietary to Open source
Speaker : Senthil Kumar
Duration: 30 min
Description : He will explain on how and why he moved from Proprietary to Open source World.

Topic : Introduction to FSF-TN
Speaker : Shanu
Duration : 30 min
Description: Introduction to the activities of Free Software Foundation - TamilNadu

Topic : Linux Administration Series - 1
Speaker : Raman P
Duration: 30 min
Description: We start a series of talks on the Linux Administration. It covers the topics in certifications like LPI/RHCE.

Others:
1. General group discussions on any queries, events etc.
2. CDs/DVDs can be shared on prior request.

This month ILUGC Meet is scheduled on Sat May 8th from 3PM to 5PM at IIT-M. If anyone is willing to give talk in this meet, Please mail back to the list or to bharathi DOT list AT gmail DOT com.

Map: http://www.cse.iitm.ac.in/locn-map.php
(Our Meet is @ CSD Block of ESB)

> Talk 1: R (Lighting Talk)
Speaker : Bharathi S
Duration: 15mins

Abstract:
R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. This talk will give a quick intro about R.

Link: http://www.r-project.org/

> Talk 2: etcKeeper (Lighting Talk)
Speaker : Raman P
Duration: 15mins

Abstract:
etckeeper is a collection of tools to let /etc be stored in a version control repository. It's quite modular and configurable, while also being simple to use, if you understand the basics of working with revision control.

Link: http://kitenet.net/~joey/code/etckeeper/

> Talk 3: Alternative and Augmentative Communication
Speaker : Prof Anil Prabhakar, EE, IIT-M
Duration: 45mins

Abstract:
Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) aims to provide a medium and a mode of communication to non-verbal users. While the hearing impaired have successfully adapted to the use of SMS, and can also rely on sign language, those with multiple disabilities still cannot independently communicate their thoughts and wishes. The 1st AAC conference was held at IIT-M in Dec 2005, and it led to the creation of Hope (software), Kavi and Vaani (hardware). We now need customized applications, especially in local languages.

Link: http://www.chetana.org.in/aac

Map: http://www.cse.iitm.ac.in/locn-map.php (Our Meet is @ CSD Block of ESB)

Talk 1 : CDAT
Speaker : Arulalan T
Duration: 45mins

Abstract:
This talk covers the CDAT- Climate Data Analysis Tool[1] and its Installation. Creating Geo Boundaries in cdat world map and Correct India Map[3]. Plotting Iso lines with real time data.

[1] http://www2-pcmdi.llnl.gov/cdat/
[2] http://www.timeanddate.com/weather/india
[3] http://24camp.org/Camp/CorrectingIndiaMapInCDAT

NOTE: If you willing to give a talk in this meet, please mail back to list or to sbharathi AT midascomm DOT com

Feb Month ILUGC meeting is scheduled on Sat Feb 13th 3PM at IIT-M.

> Talk 1: FOSSEE Project
Speaker : Asokan P
Duration: 30 min

FOSSEE Project funded by the MHRD's National Mission on Education through ICT, to improve the levels of education in INDIA. FOSSEE Project is focusing on Scilab and Python in the area of numerical computations.

Link: http://fossee.in/

> Talk 2: Network Block Device
Speaker : Raman P
Duration: 30min

NBD can be used to transport physical devices virtually anywhere in the world. It simulates a block device on the local client, but connects across the network to a remote server that provides the real physical backing.

Link: http://nbd.sourceforge.net/

> Talk 3: SuperGamer Demo
Speaker : Saravanan S
Duration: 30min

The SuperGamer Distro is a huge (8GB) collection of NATIVE Linux Games and is optimized for a gaming computer environment, with some tweaks to help speed up running from the LiveDVD. In this demo, Speaker will also share his experience in handling the Dual Layer DVD writing.

Link: http://supergamer.org/

Map: http://www.cse.iitm.ac.in/locn-map.php (Our Meet is @ CSD Block of ESB)

Talk 1: Lighting Talk - Ravi Jaya
Duration: 20min

Talk 2: Making of FOSS Calender 2010 - Praveen Kumar
Duration: 30min

Talk 3: Open Street Map - Gopal Sivam
Duration: 30min
Speaker share his experience with OSM in mapping the Coimbatore City.

Talk 4: Distributed Version Control System - Kenneth Gonsalves
Duration: 30min

**NOTE: Meeting starts at 4PM instead of the regular time.

Map: http://www.cse.iitm.ac.in/locn-map.php
(Our Meet is @ CSD Block of ESB)

ILUGC Monthly Meet (Nov 14th):-
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Time : Sat Nov 14th 15:00 IST 2009 (**3PM**)
Venue: ADI-TeNeT Seminar Hall,
Room No: CSD 320,
Electrical Science Block (ESB),
IIT-Madras.

Map: http://www.cse.iitm.ac.in/locn-map.php
(Our Meet is @ CSD Block of ESB)

> Talk 1: SpamCheetah
Speaker : Girish Venkatachalam
Duration: 45 min

SpamCheetah is an OpenBSD based spam control LiveCD that does not even allow spam to come in. This approach is refreshingly different from traditional content scanning methods. This talk will look into the internal design of this open source product and also analyze how it does load sharing and fail-over to give 99% uptime. We will also take a brief look at the business side of SpamCheetah.

Link: http://spam-cheetah.com/spamcheetah-internals.pdf

> Talk 2: Web Scraping with Python
Speaker : Raji Seetharaman
Duration: 30 min

Web Scraping is a technique used to retrieve information from web pages. In this talk, speaker will share her experience with web scraping using Python language and explain the Explore, Download and Parse steps involved in web scraping.

Links:
1. http://www.packtpub.com/article/web-scraping-with-python
2. http://www.packtpub.com/article/web-scraping-with-python-part-2

> Talk 3: Hudson: Continuous Integration Tool
Speaker : Bhuvaneswaran A
Duration: 45 min

The Hudson is used to automate the build process. We may configure a maven or ant based build system with Hudson. It has the ability to administer and manage those builds smartly.

Abstract of the session:

* Overview
* Hudson presentation
* Hudson plug-ins
* Integrating Hudson with Webtest
* Demo on setting up jobs in Hudson

Link: https://hudson.dev.java.net/