[kwlug-disc] Meeting for August

[Paul Nijjar]

On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 11:56:06AM -0400, Daniel Villarreal wrote:
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> Would the group members be interested in a presentation covering
> security-related topics (including privacy-enhancing technologies) ...
> Encryption in general at the next meeting, or has that already been
> decided ?

I think that this would be a topic of interest, but I am only speaking
for myself. I do not think anything has been decided yet. 

Many of the topics below look pretty interesting as well. Are you
proposing to present on any of these topics, or are they just ones you
would like to see? (I know there are a few I would like to see from
this list.) 

- Paul 


> 
> Other potential topics...
> 1. Scripting in the BASH shell.
> 2. Pros/Cons of using various open-source, free/libre operating systems
> 3. Managing/maintaining your family photo collection.
> 4. SELinux
> 5. Systemd (pros and cons, how about an honest discussion)
> 6. Licensing types (https://www.fsf.org/licensing)
> 7. Avoiding vendor lockin
> (ex. http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/79417.html)
> 8. Email vs. texting vs. twitter vs. FB vs. good old fashioned phone cal
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> 9. Open firmware / open hardware
> 10. Encrypted  backup to your home network
> 11. Web browser vulnerability and how GNU/Linux distributions compare
> to OpenBSD,OSX,etc.
> 12. I've never used Arduino, would it be useful for me? Could it
> replace my old computers?
> 13. Energy savings. Would it be less expensive to run a newer computer
> that hibernates vs. my old computer. Does it cost more per year to run
> my old computer than a modern computer?
> 
> A lot of this can be combined for a single presentation, or certain
> aspects of each can be compared/juxtaposed with other topics, in
> regards to related technologies/goals/etc. For example, scripting
> reduces chances of introducing human error (PEBKAC), thereby
> increasing security, etc. I view this in much the same way as
> composing a research paper, you choose a topic, make an outline,
> compose, edit, and edit some more.
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