From afife at untangle.com Fri Aug 1 14:21:24 2008 From: afife at untangle.com (Andrew Fife) Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 14:21:24 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [sf-perl] Installfest for Schools (Next Week) Message-ID: <017501c8f41c$8d875f60$a8961e20$@com> Hi Folks: This is a quick reminder that the Installfest for Schools in taking place on the expo floor at LinuxWorld next week (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday). We've got an ambitious goal of refurbishing 1,000 older/discarded computers with GNU/Linux for schools and we need all the help we can get. Here's how you can lend a hand: 1)Help install GNU/Linux (Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu or gNewSense) 2)Help breakdown bad computers to identify reusable parts 3)Donate your old computer[1] -- ACCRC will have a collection booth and can provide tax deductable receipts 4)Know a school that needs computers and is willing to try GNU/Linux desktops? Please tell us here: http://www.untangle.com/index.php?option=com_collect&task=installfestNomin ate&Itemid=1426 Also, I'm pleased to announce a little help from our friends... Mozilla and Canonical/Ubuntu are donating schwag for installfest volunteers. Creative commons has packaged CC licensed and Ogg formatted multi-media content that will be placed on each system. And No Starch Press has made another extremely cool donation of a PDF copy of "Ubuntu for non-Geeks" for EVERY computer... What a great resource for newbies! Why the installfest is cool: 1)Digital Divide: Helps get computers to children/schools in need 2)F/OSS Outreach: Helps expose new users to Free & Open Source Software 3)Environment: Helps divert thousands of pounds of toxic electronic waste from the landfill 4)Community: Is a great cause to bring the community together around Lastly, don't forget to register for the LinuxWorld Expo. The passes are free if you register in advance, but $50 onsite. Register here: https://register.rcsreg.com/regos-1.0/lnsf2008/ga/index2.html Learn more about the installfest here: http://www.untangle.com/installfest Thanks so much for your help! -Andrew References & Notes: [1]PIII and newer systems will be refurbished with Ubuntu for schools. Older systems will be recycled properly by the ACCRC. Here is a writeup of the first event: http://lwn.net/Articles/273770/ and here are some pictures: http://www.untangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=355&Item id=139 -- Andrew Fife Untangle - The Open Source Network Gateway www.untangle.com/download 650.425.3327 desk 415.806.6028 cell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From quinn at fairpath.com Tue Aug 5 23:11:22 2008 From: quinn at fairpath.com (Quinn Weaver) Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 23:11:22 -0700 Subject: [sf-perl] Reminder: no August meeting; check out BASS Message-ID: <20080806061122.GA1968@mtn.fairpath.com> As per SFPUG tradition, because of Burning Man, there's no meeting in August. If you're up for a geek social event, check out BASS, which happens on the fourth Wednesday (August 27): http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/bass/ Thanks, -- Quinn Weaver Full-stack web consultant quinn at fairpath.com 510-520-5217 (mobile) From afife at untangle.com Mon Aug 11 10:50:25 2008 From: afife at untangle.com (Andrew Fife) Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:50:25 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [sf-perl] Chris Dibona @ BALUG (8/19) Message-ID: <01df01c8fbda$c15d5220$4417f660$@com> Hi Folks: Chris Dibona will be speaking at BALUG next Tuesday (8/19). Chris DiBona is the open source programs manager at Mountain View, Ca. based Google, where his team oversees license compliance, promotes developer outreach, supports the open source community through programs such as the Google Summer of Code and oversees OSS releases on Google Code. (full bio below) So, if you'd like to join us please RSVP: RSVP at balug.org **Why RSVP??** Well, don't worry we won't turn you away, but the RSVPs really help the Four Seas Restaurant plan the meal and they ensure that we're able to eat upstairs in the private banquet room. Meeting Details... 6:30pm August 19th, 2008 (Next Tuesday) Four Seas Restaurant 731 Grant Ave. San Francisco, CA 94108 Easy $5 PARKING: Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny Cost: The meetings are always free, but dinner is $13 Chris Dibona's full bio: Chris DiBona is the open source programs manager at Mountain View, Ca. based Google, where his team oversees license compliance, promotes developer outreach, supports the open source community through programs such as the Google Summer of Code and oversees OSS releases on Google Code. Mr. DiBona is an internationally known advocate of open source software and related methodologies. He occasionally appears on the This Week in Tech and Cranky Geeks podcasts. He is a visiting scholar at the MIT Sloan School of Management and has a masters in software engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Additionally, he serves on the advisory board of imeem, a San Francisco, Ca. based social networking firm. Before joining Google, Mr. DiBona was an editor and author for the website Slashdot.org . Additionally, he coedited the award-winning essay compilations "Open Sources" and "Open Sources 2.0" and writes for several publications. He was the host of Floss Weekly with Leo Laporte and made a number of appearances on TechTV's "The Screensavers" His personal blog can be found at http://dibona.com and he can be reached via email via chris at dibona.com -- Andrew Fife Untangle - The Open Source Network Gateway www.untangle.com/download 650.425.3327 desk 415.806.6028 cell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From afife at untangle.com Mon Aug 18 11:49:19 2008 From: afife at untangle.com (Andrew Fife) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:49:19 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [sf-perl] BALUG Tomorrow = Chris Dibona Message-ID: <01da01c90163$1f6c2160$5e446420$@com> Hi Folks: This is a quick reminder that Chris Dibona, the open source programs manager at Google, will be speaking at BALUG tomorrow. (full bio below) So, if you'd like to join us please RSVP: rsvp at balug.org **Why RSVP??** Well, don't worry we won't turn you away, but the RSVPs really help the Four Seas Restaurant plan the meal and they ensure that we're able to eat upstairs in the private banquet room. Meeting Details... 6:30pm August 19th, 2008 (Tomorrow!) Four Seas Restaurant 731 Grant Ave. San Francisco, CA 94108 Easy $5 PARKING: Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny Cost: The meetings are always free, but dinner is $13 Chris DiBona's full bio: Chris DiBona is the open source programs manager at Mountain View, CA based Google, where his team oversees license compliance, promotes developer outreach, supports the open source community through programs such as the Google Summer of Code and oversees OSS releases on Google Code. Mr. DiBona is an internationally known advocate of open source software and related methodologies. He occasionally appears on the This Week in Tech and Cranky Geeks podcasts. He is a visiting scholar at the MIT Sloan School of Management and has a masters in software engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Additionally, he serves on the advisory board of imeem, a San Francisco, CA based social networking firm. Before joining Google, Mr. DiBona was an editor and author for the website Slashdot.org. Additionally, he coedited the award-winning essay compilations "Open Sources" and "Open Sources 2.0" and writes for several publications. He was the host of Floss Weekly with Leo Laporte and made a number of appearances on TechTV's "The Screensavers". -- Andrew Fife Untangle - The Open Source Network Gateway www.untangle.com/download 650.425.3327 desk 415.806.6028 cell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From swartz at pobox.com Wed Aug 20 11:07:23 2008 From: swartz at pobox.com (Jonathan Swartz) Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:07:23 -0700 Subject: [sf-perl] Perl consultant seeking shared office space in SOMA/SF/Berkeley Message-ID: Hi all, I'm a Perl/mod_perl/etc. consultant, working solely on remote contracts (for now) and recently moved to the east bay. Working at home isn't a full-time option - I'm happiest and most productive in a comfortable shared office environment with other independents or small companies. So I'm wondering if any of you know of an office space available to share. Ideally: * <= $450 monthly rent * SOMA, downtown SF, or Berkeley area - bikable or BARTable from Berkeley/Albany, with some walkability for lunch etc. * friendly and responsible office mates * somewhat attractive space (not a white-walled box) * shared printer, fridge, microwave etc. a plus My office needs are modest - a permanent desk (or a place for one), a little shelf space, and the freedom to make occasional cell calls. I'll be in the office about 3 days a week during normal business hours. I'm conscientious and quiet and a good lunch companion. :) I'm aware of some of the organized coworking spaces (e.g. http://coworking.pbwiki.com/SanFranciscoCoworking) , if you can recommend for or against those, let me know. But I'd like to hear about all options, and besides, sharing with other Perl developers would be a plus! Thanks for any leads, and looking forward to meeting some of you at the next PM meeting, whenever that will be! Best Jon From masri at nolex.com Wed Aug 20 14:27:39 2008 From: masri at nolex.com (Adam Masri) Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:27:39 -0700 Subject: [sf-perl] Perl consultant seeking shared office space in SOMA/SF/Berkeley In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9774272E-2AE0-4342-8BED-82FFD247FF6B@nolex.com> You might like Citizen Space, it's a nice coworking setup. I think the coworking spaces periodically do tours, where they take you on a bus to a few different ones. I don't know if one of those is coming up. I suggest you go check a few different spaces out yourself, they all have different vibes. - Adam On Aug 20, 2008, at 11:07 AM, Jonathan Swartz wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm a Perl/mod_perl/etc. consultant, working solely on remote > contracts (for now) and recently moved to the east bay. Working at > home isn't a full-time option - I'm happiest and most productive in > a comfortable shared office environment with other independents or > small companies. > > So I'm wondering if any of you know of an office space available to > share. > > Ideally: > * <= $450 monthly rent > * SOMA, downtown SF, or Berkeley area - bikable or BARTable from > Berkeley/Albany, with some walkability for lunch etc. > * friendly and responsible office mates > * somewhat attractive space (not a white-walled box) > * shared printer, fridge, microwave etc. a plus > > My office needs are modest - a permanent desk (or a place for one), > a little shelf space, and the freedom to make occasional cell calls. > I'll be in the office about 3 days a week during normal business > hours. I'm conscientious and quiet and a good lunch companion. :) > > I'm aware of some of the organized coworking spaces (e.g. http://coworking.pbwiki.com/SanFranciscoCoworking > ), if you can recommend for or against those, let me know. But I'd > like to hear about all options, and besides, sharing with other Perl > developers would be a plus! > > Thanks for any leads, and looking forward to meeting some of you at > the next PM meeting, whenever that will be! > > Best > Jon > > _______________________________________________ > SanFrancisco-pm mailing list > SanFrancisco-pm at pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/sanfrancisco-pm From josh at agliodbs.com Wed Aug 20 14:54:16 2008 From: josh at agliodbs.com (Josh Berkus) Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:54:16 -0700 Subject: [sf-perl] Perl consultant seeking shared office space in SOMA/SF/Berkeley In-Reply-To: <9774272E-2AE0-4342-8BED-82FFD247FF6B@nolex.com> References: <9774272E-2AE0-4342-8BED-82FFD247FF6B@nolex.com> Message-ID: <200808201454.17485.josh@agliodbs.com> > You might like Citizen Space, it's a nice coworking setup. I think the > coworking spaces periodically do tours, where they take you on a bus > to a few different ones. I don't know if one of those is coming up. I > suggest you go check a few different spaces out yourself, they all > have different vibes. Yeah, there's also the Rennesaisance Center, which is a hotelling entreprenuer space with a good reputation. I was renting out part of my office, but (a) I'm not near BART and (b) I'm using it for storage right now and am not sure I have the extra space. -- --Josh Josh Berkus PostgreSQL San Francisco From quinn at fairpath.com Sat Aug 23 16:03:30 2008 From: quinn at fairpath.com (Quinn Weaver) Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:03:30 -0700 Subject: [sf-perl] September 23: Jonathan Swartz on cacheing, at Six Apart Message-ID: Mason author Jonathan Swartz will present CHI, his multi-backend cacheing module that impoves on Cache::Cache. Very cool. Cacheing is a subject near and dear to the hearts of web app developers. Six Apart will be hosting and providing Little Star pizza and beer/drinks. It looks like this will become a regular thing for us. Thanks, Six Apart! When: Tuesday, September 23 at 7:00 pm. Where: Six Apart, 548 4th St., San Francisco Don't be deceived by Google--Six Apart is on 4th *Street*, not 4th Avenue: http://tinyurl.com/6h3rh8 __ Quinn Weaver Full-stack web consultant http://fairpath.com/ 510-520-5217 (mobile) From rdm at cfcl.com Sun Aug 24 15:43:28 2008 From: rdm at cfcl.com (Rich Morin) Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:43:28 -0700 Subject: [sf-perl] BASS Meeting (SF), Wed. August 27 Message-ID: The Beer and Scripting SIG rides again! If you'd like to eat good Italian food, chat with other local scripters, and possibly take a look at laptop-demoed scripting hacks, this is the place to do it! For your convenience, here are the critical details: Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 (4th. Wed.) Time: 8:00 pm Place: Pasquales Pizzeria 701 Irving St. (At 8th. Ave.) San Francisco, California, USA 415/661-2140 See the BASS web page for more information: http://cfcl.com/rdm/bass/ We now have two (2) mailing lists, which you are welcome to join: * http://groups.google.com/group/bass-announce This will be used mostly for BASS announcements, though I may send an occasional notice about other events that look nifty. Expect 1-2 messages per month. * http://groups.google.com/group/bass-discuss This should have relatively little traffic, but no guarantees. The basic idea is that it gives BASS attendees (etc) a place to discuss scripting (and topics of interest to scripters). Like BASS, but more than one evening a month... -r -- http://www.cfcl.com/rdm Rich Morin http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/resume rdm at cfcl.com http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/weblog +1 650-873-7841 Technical editing and writing, programming, and web development