PLUG Meeting February 9th
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We have two presentations for February, from Yael Grauer and der.hans.
Yael will discuss hacker-show Mr. Robot and what it gets right about tech.
Hans will cover etckeeper, a tool for tracking configuration changes.
For more info, Meeting time and location see:
http://phxlinux.org/index.php/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting.html
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*Yael Grauer: What Mr. Robot Gets Right*
*Description*: Not only does Mr. Robot set the bar for dystopian hacker
suspense thrillers, it’s also a great hacking show that’s true to the
culture and portrays technology authentically.
In this presentation, Yael will discuss what Mr. Robot gets right... and
the mostly free, mostly open source programs used by the characters on
the show.
*Biography*: Yael is a freelance tech reporter covering online privacy
and security, mass surveillance, and digital freedom. She has written
for WIRED, Ars Technica, Slate, Motherboard, the Intercept, Forbes Tech,
and more. She also co-hosts Monday Morning Dumpster Dive, a podcast on
Friday news dumps that also airs on KJZZ.
For fun, Yael enjoys hiking, gardening, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and
spending time with her husband and their puppy.
*der.hans: etckeeper - revision control for /etc/*
*Description*: Ever debug a service problem for hours just to discover
it was a new typo in a configuration file? Ever have someone (maybe you)
bork a conf file and not realize it for days? Put /etc/ into version
control, then track what changes and when.
etckeeper tracks changes in /etc/ with version control. It ties into
package management systems for automagic checkins after updates. It
also records important metadata such as permissions and ownership that
version control systems (VCS) usually do not track.
Use the VCS you know and let etckeeper help you with some of the
oddities found in /etc/.
An imporatant feature is detecting inadvertant changes or tracking what
someone (maybe even you) did late at night or early in the morning. By
tracking changes, you can document them, replicate them elsewhere or
even back them out.
*Biography*: der.hans is a Free Software, technology and entrepreneurial
veteran. He is a repeat author for the Linux Journal with his article
about online privacy and security using a password manager as the cover
article for the January 2017 issue.
He is chairman of the Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG), BoF organizer for
the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) and founder of the Free
Software Stammtisch.
He presents regularly at large community-led conferences (SCaLE, SeaGL,
LFNW) and many local groups.
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The meeting will start at 7pm at The Desert Breeze Substation. People
start arriving as early as 6pm, so if you would like to help setup
and/or chat for a while, arrive a little early.
*Meeting Location*:
Desert Breeze Substation
251 North Desert Breeze Blvd
Chandler, AZ 85226
The Desert Breeze Substation is on Chandler Blvd and Desert Breeze Blvd,
which is half way between McClintock and Rural. It is very close
to both the south 202 and 101 freeways. Public transportation is
available into the late hours.
<https://www.google.com/maps/place/251+Desert+Breeze+Blvd+W,+Chandler,+AZ+85226/@33.3076899,-111.9220921,17z/data=%214m5%213m4%211s0x872b06cdd50c43c7:0x7d3e9c66bdb7f8a2%218m2%213d33.3070191%214d-111.9193025?hl=en>
We will go for food to BJs at the Chandler Fashion Center Mall after the
meeting so we can chat with each other comfortably. Please feel free to
join us. Please come even if you aren't hungry, the food is not mandatory.
See the meeting information on our web site
<
http://phxlinux.org/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting.html> for more
information.
See you there,
Brian Cluff
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