When: November 16, 2016 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A) Topic: Reproducible Builds for a Better Future Moderator: Valerie R. Young Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 315
Summary: Debian's Reproducible Builds project Abstract: Many free software projects (Tor, Debian, Fedora and more) have dedicated a great deal of time and effort toward the reproducible builds goal: anyone can download the source code and generate identical binaries. This technical goal has a massive impact on delivering free software's promised freedoms. Our vision: Anyone can verify that the binary program they are running came from the source code they separately downloaded. Anyone can reliably modify their software without fear it will not build on their system. This talk will begin with the story of the Tor browser bundle becoming entirely reproducible. You will learn how the technical success of Tor inspired the Debian project's ongoing efforts, resulting in an 85% reproducible operating system so far, and other parallel efforts. After laying down this technical and historical background, the talk will focus on concrete ways that achieving reproducible builds will change our relationship with software in the future. The intended audience is anyone who cares about free software, no matter your technical experience. https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds/About http://blu.org/meetings/2016/11/valery-young-cached-blogpost.txt For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site http://www.blu.org Please note that there is usually plenty of free parking in the E-51 parking lot at 2 Amherst St, or directly on Amherst St. After the meeting we will adjourn to the official after meeting meeting location at The Cambridge Brewing Company http://www.cambridgebrewingcompany.com/ -- Jerry Feldman <g...@blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id:3BC1EB90 PGP Key fingerprint: 49E2 C52A FC5A A31F 8D66 C0AF 7CEA 30FC 3BC1 EB90 _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/