Gentoo talks at MIT next week

[rajiv at alum.mit.edu (Rajiv Aaron Manglani)]

hello all. i will be leading two classes on gentoo linux next week at  
MIT. full information below.

scroll all the way down for info on another presentation of mine.

i hope to see you there!

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Introduction to Gentoo Linux

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: Linux or UNIX experience

Presented by Rajiv Manglani, Gentoo Linux Developer.

Sponsored by MIT SIPB.

Tuesday, January 17, 2006, 8-10:00pm, MIT Building 2, room 105

Gentoo Linux is a versatile and fast distribution for x86, PowerPC,  
Sparc, Alpha, AMD64, IA64, and MIPS systems that is geared towards  
Linux power users. Unlike other distros, Gentoo Linux has an advanced  
package management system called Portage. Portage is a true ports  
system in the tradition of BSD ports, but is Python-based and sports  
a number of advanced features including dependencies, fine-grained  
package management, "fake" (OpenBSD-style) installs, path sandboxing,  
safe unmerging, system profiles, virtual packages, config file  
management, and more. A completed Gentoo Linux installation is  
customized and optimized for your specific needs.

We will have an overview presentation and a demo of a running Gentoo  
system.

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Advanced Gentoo Linux

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: Some Gentoo experience

Presented by Rajiv Manglani, Gentoo Linux Developer.

Sponsored by MIT SIPB.

Thursday, January 19, 2006, 8-10:00pm, MIT Building 2, room 105.

This session will cover advanced usage of Gentoo Linux, a versatile  
and fast distribution for x86, PowerPC, Sparc, Alpha, AMD64, IA64,  
and MIPS systems that is geared towards Linux power users.

Details of Portage, the Gentoo package management system, will be  
presented. We will discuss creation of ebuild scripts, usage of  
various system tools such as equery and gentoolkit. We will also have  
a detailed look into the init scripts system, and the various  
settings in make.conf. Current Gentoo users are encouraged to attend  
with their questions and anecdotes.

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If you plan on attending either session, please RSVP to <sipb-iap- 
gentoo at mit.edu>.

For more information, contact: Rajiv Manglani, +1 (617) 566-5153,  
<rajiv at alum.mit.edu>. See also <http://stuff.mit.edu/iap/gentoo/>.

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also, a bonus class for those who scrolled down this far:

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Good Experience Live 2005 Conference Sessions

Presented by Rajiv Manglani, Sponsored by MIT SIPB.
There is no charge to attend this event.

Monday, January 30, 2006, 7-8:30pm, MIT Building 1, room 150.

Gel ("Good Experience Live") is a conference and community exploring  
good experience in all its forms -- in business, art, society,  
technology, and life. Join us as we watch sessions from the 2005  
conference DVD: Barry Schwartz, author of "The Paradox of Choice";  
Bob Mankoff, The New Yorker cartoon editor; Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia  
founder; Charlie Todd, urban prankster; Theo Jansen, strandbeest; and  
The Flying Karamazov Brothers!

If you plan on attending please RSVP to <sipb-iap-gel at mit.edu>.

For more information, contact: Rajiv Manglani, +1 (617) 566-5153,  
<rajiv at alum.mit.edu>. See also <http://stuff.mit.edu/iap/gel/>.

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