2/9/05

Reminders:
	Send OSDL entry paragraphs if you enter
	Make sure your web page is up and up to date
	Send answers to "mailing list review" questions to Mike


We checked everyones web pages - many more pages than before
   thank you!
    

Matthew 
	Tried to install Linux on a 64bit system
	Ubunto did not work; Gentoo did

Jeremy
       switched to Ubbuntu
       got his wireless  working

Kevin 
      Gentoo developers list
      also zVmGUI project trying to get started meeting on Sundays
      Gentoo Portage GUI - Aaron and  Kevin both working on it
            planning to submit to OSDL
	    anyone else interested contact them
Aaron 
      Gentoo security - low traffic
      Added kernel newbies list and he liked it
	    about 30 messages a day
	    questions pretty understandable
	    it is archived
	    recent threads about reading from a file at kernel level
		   recommend read at user level and pass down

Justin L.
       no mailing list yet - will sign up for one ASAP
       thinking of IPW2100  Centrino wireless device driver list
		because he has that in his laptop
       Posted his "securing windows" materials - will help
	      Mike Chavoustie with that workshop

Mike M.
     Open AFS development list
	  pretty technical
	  stable on Linux 2.6 on x86 now
	  should we run it in the lab? maybe?
     In lab we are did a feature freeze - only bug/security
	updates - major updates 2X a year
     Planning OSDl submission on Xen
     mirror was down for some time

Ed D.
   Upgrading the server machines ended up soing a switch
	     of Gentoo to Debian

 
   Warning: when backing up use -p flag to tar to preserve permissions
	    they had problems with that in the backup scripts
  
   planning to follow OSDL Data Center Linux linst

   Working with Mike M. on a Xen related OSDL submission

Todd 
     reading the Evince list; Evince is a document viewer
     new project discussing what features to have and wht document types
	 to support (comic book type?)
     Bryan Clark, former COSI member now working for RedHat is on the Evince list

     Cool things to check out
	  CoLinux

	  	This is a link to cooperative linux. Bascially a way to run 
		linux inside of windows as an app.  Runs in Ring 0 of x86 
		arch.
 
		http://www.colinux.org/
 
	  Google Maps 
		 Google has a beta map thing now that is draggable
		 to move around, directions not great yet (still beta)
 
		http://maps.google.com
 
  	 
Kyle 
     used to follow Desktop Development, Usability Digets and RhythmBox

     will summarzie these for our list

     OSDL?  maybe not - project with Biology professor at Potsdam State


Rouslan
	Following Gentoo security for the lab build

	OSDL submission on remote control and management of software updates 
	     with Rob Tirrell

	Clean up and imporve lab build
 
Patty
	taking Dennis Horn's Linux administration class and must document
	       a Linux utility
	ideas? kismet
	meta suggestion - check the Gnome documentation list for projects in
	     need of documentation


Mike C.
     Preparing Anti spyware presentation "Safe Windows"
     Planning for Feb 28, 1 hour
     Spybot search and destroy
     Will cover Firefox to prevent IE securitu holes, Thunderbird to prevent
	Outlook security holes
     Gaim        

     Also planning to a 7 week discussion group on 7 habits of Highly Effective People
	  like Byran's How to Be A Star At WOrk

     Following Gnome Usability
	       Design of Preferences Menu, like rows in categories for MacOS X
		      (Ed. D pulled that up on his Mac)

              
      Maybe Xen workshop

Pat
	Working on front end for Kismet idea from Jeanna
	Watch network and notify you when it had accoumulated enough data
	      to break WEP, but not revealig it

        Using Qt designer, commercial product, free license of open source developers
		GUI designer like form designere in Visual Basic, very easy to use

	FOllowing Kismet's wireless security list

	Trying to follow OSDL Data Center Linux list - had problem with mail
	       not getting through he was unsubscribed for bounces
	       will report problem to help desk

	       in the meantime Ed. D is going to do Data Center so Pat switching
	       to Carrier Grade

	       not archived so important to be on the list

	       
Justin B.
	worked on grading web app for C4C
	but switching to do Xen thing with Mike C.
    
	no mailing list yet but will join kernelnewbies ASAP    

Jeff
	Did GDM theme for lab machines that says "This workstation is updating"

	Reading Kismet list

	Joined Fedora core developers list to followr stateless Linux topic
	
	Gentoo desktop is low traffic


Ethan
	happily attending for fun


Rob
	Desktop Linux Group list
	about 20 messages a day and picking up
	Alan Cox posted a message about packacing
	     no one wants to go with RPMs but they are so common that the
	     standard might go that way?

Jeanna
	COuld do MAsterpiece theatre on tcsh if Kyle bring movie
	Talking with folks in the OSDL Higher Education Forum
	Joined Ethereal developers - comes about once a day in digest
	       recent topices - VoIP, building under Windows