Installathon Presentations Fall 2011
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Installathon Time Slots
| Time | Name | Title | Brief Description |
| 12:00 | Josh Knight | esoTalk Software Overview | An overview of esoTalk - an open source forum software project File:Esotalk.pdf |
| 12:30 | Josh Knight | ClamAV on Linux | Configuring antivirus on a Linux file server to protect your Windows clients File:Clamav.pdf |
| 13:00 | |||
| 13:30 | Peter Marheine | Stupid btrfs tricks | Use (and abuse) of the next-generation Linux filesystem and its special features. |
| 14:00 | Dan Williams | Linux Rock Star | It isn't just Macs that are good for multimedia. An interactive look at the real time and post processing effects, editing, and synthesis available for Linux audio. |
| 14:30 | |||
| 15:00 | Doug Freed | BeagleBoard + Linux == Awesome | Overview of the BeagleBoard, getting Linux to run on it, and the cool things you can do afterwards. Presentation |
| 15:30 |
[Attempted] topics/suggestions from previous Installathons (for your inspiration)
- How to choose a Distro (panel)
- Intro to Linux Command Line
- Digital Rights Management
- Linux on tablet computers
- Desktop effects
- PFsense
- Basic linux
- Intro to Ubuntu
- Photoshop running with Wine
- Open Source Games
- Schemeing on the command line (scsh)
- Installing from a flash drive (debootstrap)
- Bash and Fortran
- Installing Linux on Playstation 3
- Installing Linux on Nintendo Wii
- History of Linux
- Homebrew PVR (MythTV)
- Linux Applications/Productivity Apps
- Firewall - Basic iptables (commandline)
- Internet Security
- Vim
- IPSEC
- Linux on the Desktop (Project Utopia)
- Perl
- LaTeX
- Webservers, PHP and mySQL
- Basic Samba Administration
- Ubuntu vs. Windows 7 : A comparison
- Computer Games in Wine
- NUXI's Security Theatre
- SSH Tips and Tricks
- Computer/Network Security(including wireless)
- Web applications/Scripting
- Your brilliant suggestion
Possible Event Ideas
- Bring in professors to talk about how they use Linux in research or in industry
- Bring in other orgs like AITP and PSG or Enterprises that can talk/show off how they've used Linux
- Offer things like programming help
Advertising
- Flyers in each building/labs where allowed
- Table tents in each cafeteria
- Email out to lug-l, pfrc-l, various classes of cs, cnsa, cpe, ee, other computer-related majors
- Visit classes and give a brief overview. Use it as an event to gain members
- EDS is free
- Film board advertising is cheap