[SGVLUG] Hi and Thanks

[Matt Campbell]

Sorry I missed this last meeting, it sounds like it was great.

I have a friend (Paul Breed) who makes embedded Linux processors (the
Netburner http://www.netburner.com/).  He also works with his son (yet
another Paul Breed) on a project named "Unreasonable Rocket".  Search for
that on YouTube for some really neat footage.

The breeds have been competing in the Lunar Lander Challenge with their
Linux/Rocket powered hover vehicle.  They would be a really, really
interesting pair of speakers for an upcoming meeting.

Anyone in favor?  I can send out a contact email.

Matt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net [mailto:sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net] On
> Behalf Of Steve Sawkins
> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 9:02 AM
> To: sgvlug at sgvlug.net
> Subject: [SGVLUG] Hi and Thanks
> 
> Hey everyone.
> 
> Just wanted to say that I really enjoyed the meeting and am looking
> forward to the next one.
> 
> Some topics of interest for me would be:
> 
> 1. Virtualization, so having someone hand me some open-source
> virtualization software when I walked in the door was too cool.
> Haven't got to try it yet, but Sun generally does open-source the
> right way.
> 
> 2. IPSEC, so I'm wondering how well LVS does that. I worked at a
> network security firm for 10 years and helped launch their first Linux
> product(running on a 2.2 kernel with Kondara Linux, if anyone's heard
> of that). One of the last projects we did (2007, I think) was get
> IPSEC working through a load-balancer from F5, so getting it going
> through LVS has got to be easier. Really enjoyed Solomon's talk, BTW.
> 
> 3. Bugzilla - I'm running a couple of VM's loaded with RedHat EL 3
> with Bugzilla 3.0.3 and I'm thinking that I can do better. If anyone's
> messing with Bugzilla right now I wouldn't mind hearing from them.
> 
> 4. Embedded Linux - We're running a 2.4 Linux on some OPTO 22 module
> at work and I've been charged with supporting it, so anything anyone
> has to say on that would be worthwhile.
> 
> Thanks for making a newcomer feel welcome! Maybe I'll join you guys at
> B.C. next time if my family can spare me. As an old techer (B.S. '86,
> Math) the place is pretty familiar to me (their ads used to call
> themselves "Caltech's Burger Continental") but I haven't been there in
> years...
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Steve Sawkins