Utah Open Source Blog

The Utah Open Source Foundation is proud to present video of the December 2008 Provo Linux User Group meeting presentation given by Stuart Jansen on Security-Enhanced Linux, or SELinux. You can view the video at OpenSourceTV.tv.

Stuart Jansen

The traditional Unix security model is simple and beautiful. For decades it has been good enough for most people. However, it is starting to show its age. In the highest security settings, a more fine grained control system is needed. In the past, this meant using expensive, complicated, special purpose versions of Unix: trusted systems. (Trusted Solaris, Trusted AIX, Trusted HP-UX)

SELinux, created by the NSA, is the most mature and complete response to the need for Trusted Linux systems. Unfortunately, because of the difficulty creating and maintaining trusted systems, their success has been limited. This is no longer acceptable.

Today, even desktop systems and cell phones need high quality security. Imagine being able to sandbox your Web browser and e-mail client. The
traditional Unix model makes this difficult and only partially possible. SELinux, on the other hand, makes fine grained security available to everyone.

When it first appeared, SELinux was hard to learn and mysterious to troubleshoot. As a result, many people fear it. However, SELinux and the tools to manage it have come a long way. It’s time to lay fear aside. Stuart will teach what SELinux is, why it is great, basic troubleshooting and maintenance.

The Utah Open Source Foundation is proud to present video of the March 2009 Provo Linux User Group meeting presentation given by Stephen Weeks on creating dynamic language compilers with Parrot and its associated tools. You can view the video at OpenSourceTV.tv.

Stephen Weeks

Today @ 12:30pm will be the UTOS/UPHPU Geek Lunch at “The Soup Kitchen“.  If you are geek enough to join us, come on by as we’ll probably be there for a good hour and half.

Where: The Soup Kitchen, 1185 Richards St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 (map)
Why: Because geeks need to eat and discuss
Phone: (801) 531-7093

General geek discussions will commence around sandwiches, soup and soda.  Come and join in the fun.

Cheers,

Clint

PodCampSLC, which really should be called PodCampUtah, since everyone is invited, is still about learning how to podcast, why it’s important, what it can do for your business , your cause, or even your hobby. We will provide classes on equipment, software, delivery mechanisms, privacy and copyright issues, marketing and even some ways to make money. Video has become so popular, that we will be talking about using video in several different scenarios.

source: FPR

Every Blogger, Teacher, Doctor, Mom and Musician should attend PodCampSLC. It’s not all about podcasting. It’s about building brands and marketing, community and connecting. Using social networks like Facebook and MySpace. We have classes that will teach you how to shoot small video clips and use YouTube to gain exposure. Families are staying in touch through audio and video blogging. But most importantly, its connecting with a community of people who have the same goals in mind. We want to help people understand how to use these tools and platforms.

After dozens of PodCamps were held around the world, some changes were made to the rules. Included were allowing event organizers to charge attendees. Some of the events were so large and so costly that it was not financially practical to run a free event. Another change was allowing for some predefined classes. At some of the events, there were so many people who weren’t familiar with podcasting enough to teach that many felt it a waste of time.

Join us at Neumont University, South Jordan, Utah, on March 27th, from 8:30AM-5:00PM. http://podcampslc.org for registration.