----- Original Message ----- From: "smed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 8:58 AM
> ############################################################################ ##################3 > > > The next LUG/IP (Linux Users Group/In Princeton) meeting will be this > Wednesday night at 7:00 PM at the Lawrence Branch of the Mercer County > Library System (see below for directions). > > This months topic will be User Mode Linux presented by Mark Huang. Mark > says that: > > > User Mode Linux is the ultimate port of the Linux kernel---to itself! > A surprising number of useful, and not so useful, things can be > done with UML. Safely debug kernel code. Support an unlimited > number of virtual hosts. Simulate driver operation. Implement > impossible networking setups. Break the kernel just to see it > crash. All of this and more can be done within the safe confines > of a process. > > I will give a brief introduction of UML (i.e., present slides from > the webpage, http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net), discuss a > few of the things I've done with it in the past, and demonstrate > how I use it today (as a virtual router to my company's VPN > concentrator). If people are interested, I can bring a working > setup and demonstrate UML debugging with gdb. > > I, personally, think this sounds really intersting and I am looking > forward to seeing Mark's presentation. > > Don't forget to bring back any books you borrowed from the LUG/IP library > and your book review. > > BTW: I tentatively have someone lined up to do a presentation on Plan 9 > at our November meeting! I know it is not exactly Linux, but a number of > people have mentioned that they were interested in a presentation about > Plan 9 and I am excited about learning more about this open source > O/S. Opportunities to present in December and next year are still > available! > > Ed C. > > > Directions (from the Mercer County Library website - > http://www.mcl.org/dirlaw.html): > > >From North Jersey > > Take Route 1 South. After I-295 overpass there will be a traffic light at > Franklin Corner Road. Stay to the right onto Business Route 1. Make > right turn at next traffic light, onto Darrah Lane. Library is on the > right. > > >From Trenton > > Take Route 1 North to Whitehead Road Exit. Make left onto Whitehead Road > and follow until traffic light. Make Right onto Business Route 1 and > continue North for about one mile. Immediately after the third traffic > light, move into jug-handle to cross over Route 1 onto Darrah > Lane. Library is on Right. > > >From Eastern New Jersey > > Take I-195 West to I-295 North. Exit at Route at 1 South. Follow > directions from North Jersey. > > >From South Jersey > > Follow Route I-295 North. Exit at Route 1 South. Follow Directions from > North Jersey. > > > _______________________________________________ > Lugip-announce mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mv2.pupress.princeton.edu/mailman/listinfo/lugip-announce > > ----- End forwarded message ----- >
