[tlug] [announcement] 2011-02-19 Technical meeting.

[Edward Middleton <edward.middleton@example.com>]

-=-=-=- Announcement: 2011-02-19 TLUG Technical Meeting -=-=-=-=-

Meeting information

  Date:  February 19th (Saturday)

  Time: 14:00 - 16:30

  Place: Digital Garage, Inc.
         Daikanyama Digital Gate Bldg.,
         3-5-7 Ebisu-minami, Shibuya-ku,
         Tokyo 150-0022, Japan

  Details:
http://www.tlug.jp/wiki/Meetings:Locations:Ebisu:Digital_Garage

  Topics)

         "The CAcert project"
         By Taisuke Yamada

         "Embedded Linux development"
         By Jon Povey

The first speaker Taisuke Yamada will talk about the CAcert project
which is a community-based effort to build RootCA (Certificate
Authority).  Taisuke Yamada is currently working with CAcert.org to
organize the is first official CAcert event in Japan.

The second speaker Jon Povey will talk about Embedded Linux development.
 The talk will include a general overview of the process from board
layout end product, with an emphasis on the firmware, in an attempt to
answer the "how the crap does that work anyway" questions.

If you are involved in a project or have something you would like to
talk about in this or a future technical meeting, we are always looking
for presenters.

Other items on the agenda are:
1. Introduction of new members, news about Linux/Open Source,
general announcements, Q&A
2. Auction

All Linux users and supporters of open source code and free software
are invited to attend this Tokyo Linux Users Group (TLUG) meeting.
Membership is open to anyone. There are no membership dues or entrance
fees.

After the meeting, we will continue chatting over a few beers.

About TLUG
----------
TLUG is a non-profit, non-political organization established in June
of 1994 to exchange information on the use of Linux and Free Software
Foundation tools. TLUG has an active mailing list, home page, and
regular physical meetings. Discussions are primarily held in English,
but non-English speakers are encouraged to come and participate.
We especially want to encourage Japanese people to attend and will make
efforts to support a bilingual meeting.

TLUG generally hosts technical meetings every month on the 2nd
Saturday, and a nomikai (social even at a pub) every even month on the
3rd Friday.

The TLUG home page is available at http://www.tlug.jp

For any instructions or info before the meeting:
    Edward Middleton ............ 090-3689-0292
    Jim Grisanzio ............ 090-6005-3208