PLUG Meeting for August 11th
Attend the meeting by going to: https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx
at 7pm MST
There are 2 topics this month. Firefox:
Multi-Account Containers and Virtual Data
Optimizer (VDO) - Data Reduction for Block Storage
der.hans: Firefox: Multi-Account Containers
Description:
Use Firefox Multi-Account Containers (FMAC) to isolate websites in
your browser.
Use Firefox Multi-Account Containers to use multiple web site
accounts in the br owser.
FMAC blocks containers from accessing cookies in other containers.
Attendees will learn about:
- Firefox add-ons
- Firefox containers
- browser privacy
- browser security
- walled garden containers
About der.hans:
der.hans works remotely in the US. In the FLOSS community he is
active with conferences and local groups.
He's chairman of PLUG, chair for SeaGL Finance committee, founder of
SeaGL Career Expo, RaiseMe career counselor, BoF organizer for the
Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) and founder of the Free
Software Stammtisch.
He speaks regularly at community-led FLOSS conferences such as
SeaGL, Tux-Tage, Penguicon, SCaLE, LCA, FOSSASIA, Tübix, CLT, Kieler
Linux Tage, LFNW, OLF, SELF and GeekBeacon Fest.
Hans is available to speak remotely for local groups.
Currently leads a support engineering team at Object Rocket. Public
statements are not representative of $dayjob.
Fediverse/Mastodon - https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate
Brian Peters: Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO) - Data Reduction
for Block Storage
Description:
Introduction to Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO), an advanced storage
technology for maximizing drive space. In this presentation we'll
discuss use cases for VDO, advantages & disadvantages, and demo
configuring & testing a drive using Virtual Data Optimizer.
About Brian:
Brian Peters, has been interested in technology since childhood. His
first PC was a 486 clone that was upgraded many times over. His
interest for Linux started with Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger), but has
since found home with Debian. Brian is RHCSA certified and enjoys
sharing his passion for FOSS with others.