We've got a couple of presentations for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own home. Just go to https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx at 7pm on Thursday, Aug 13th and enjoy.
der.hans: FLOSS and you: a user freedom investigation
Description:
User freedom addresses software licensing from the perspective of those using the software.
What are advantages and disadvantages of different licensing models in relation to user freedom?
How does licensing impact individuals, organizations and businesses as we use software?
How does software distribution ( packages, cloud, bundled in a product ) impact user freedom?
The presentation and ensuing conversation is about user freedom and the impact of the software we choose to use.
It's a consideration of the everyperson relationship with software licensing.
Attendees will consider how the following relate to them:
* software usage models
* the four freedoms of Free Software
* the open source development model
* strong and weak copyleft
About der.hans:
der.hans is a technology and entrepreneurial veteran.
He is chairman of the Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG), Promotions and Outreach chair for SeaGL, BoF organizer for the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) and founder of the Free Software Stammtisch. He presents regularly at large community-led conferences (SCaLE, SeaGL, LFNW, Tübix, OLF, TXLF) and many local groups.
Currently a Customer Data Engineer at Object Rocket. Public statements are not representative of $dayjob.
Mastodon - https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate
Plume - https://fediverse.blog/~/LuftHans
Tom Perrine: Retro-computing in the cloud - or how to run 70's era UNIX and Multics in GCP
Description:
I'm going to talk about SIMH, software that can emulate dozens of historically interesting CPUs and demonstrate automation that lets you launch V6 UNIX and Multics in the Google Compute Platform.
About Tom:
Tom Perrine is a life-long system administrator. Open source has been part of his life since the 80's beginning with Emacs, and leading to 4BSD, Slackware and Centos.
He recently finished 17 years at Playstation, where he managed several IT teams who created the first online game servers, and ran IT infrastructure for the 14 internal game studios. His final assignments were global IT strategic planning and IT transformation programs.
Before Playstation, he was the first CSO of the San Diego Supercomputer Center, handling all operational security as well as funded research for NSA, FBI and others. Before SDSC, he was a contractor doing infosec research for the intelligence community related to security kernels and trusted computing.
He's given testimony to the US Congress on privacy, and presented multiple times at USENIX, DEFCON and other conferences. His hobbies include SCUBA diving, Toastmasters and whisky, but rarely on the same day.