UCLA Linux Users Group

Our first general meeting of the fall quarter is today at 6:30PM in Boelter Hall 3820. Come by to meet people and find out more!

The original hipsters:
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ATTENTION Undergrads and Grads!

What: Linux Installfest

When: Saturday October 18, from 12:00 - 17:00 (flexible drop-in)

Where: Boelter Hall 4760

The Linux Users Group at UCLA would like to invite you to this quarter's
Installfest! We will be helping people install and setup GNU/Linux on their
computers. Even if you just want to talk, feel free to stop by and grab some
free food and drinks (and Free Software)!

More info here:

Installfest - Wiki | LUG@UCLA Installfest is an event where Linux experts help beginners install Linux and other open source software. Bring your laptop or desktop, and get paired with an Linux guru to do an installation. We will help you select a distribution, partition your hard drive, install the operating system, show you ho…

http://blog.linuxgrrl.com/2014/04/16/the-selinux-coloring-book/

Whoever knew there was an artistic way to learn SELinux!

The SELinux Coloring Book Dan Walsh had a great idea for explaining SELinux policy concepts in a fun way - creating an SELinux coloring book! He wrote up a script, I illustrated it using my Wacom in Inkscape on Fedora, and ...

Pictures from our latest installfest!
https://linux.ucla.edu/media/2014_Spring_Installfest/

Gallery Home | 2014_Spring_Installfest

Are *you* ready for this Saturday?

Steve Ballmer going crazy Steve Ballmer starting a presentation.

We've done some updating to our servers. Check them out!
https://linux.ucla.edu/media/2014_Winter_Servers/

Gallery Home | 2014_Winter_Servers

Images from the latest UCLA LUG Buildfest:

https://linux.ucla.edu/media/2014_Winter_Buildfest/

Gallery Home | 2014_Winter_Buildfest

Facebook's new Open Academy program - get college credit for open-source development https://www.facebook.com/OpenAcademyProgram

'Kaspersky doesn't give any details about when the infection he was told about took place, but it appears as if it was prior to May of this year when the United Space Alliance, the group which oversees the operaiton of the ISS, moved all systems entirely to Linux to make them more "stable and reliable."'

International Space Station Infected With USB Stick Malware Carried on Board by Russian Astronauts Security expert Eugene Kaspersky reveals ISS infected by USB stick carried into space by Russian astronaut.

Here is a preliminary design for that Hydroponics system.

Looks like the Intel-made Galileo board now supports Linux cross-compilation! Huzzah! :D

Yocto Project Adds Mac and Windows Cross-Compiler for Intel’s Linux-Based Galileo Board Intel's new Arduino-compatible Galileo board includes cross compatability for Linux, Mac and Windows. And now developers can build in that same feature using the Yocto Project.