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Please join us over the web if you can't make it in person, tonight.
On Tue, 22 Apr 2008, Alan DuBoff wrote:
> For this month's meeting we have a change of venue, just across the road from
> the Santa Clara Auditorium, we will be meeting in SCA07, known as the
> Mansion. This is a very special venue, and I will remind our community that
> we will be using one of California historical buildings, no different than
> the auditorium, but this is where the Governor stayed when he visited the
> Agnew campus. Sun did a wonderful job at restoring this building, and we
> would like to ensure that we are able to continue using it in the future. As
> such, please help us "tread lightly" inside.
>
> The rooms are smaller in the Mansion, but there are more than one, so we can
> spread out if needed. The intent is that it will be easier to manage the
> lighting for the video and hold the meeting in a different, more intimate
> setting. The alarm can't be disarmed, so you will need to knock on the door
> and one of us will open it for you. The Mansion is located almost directly
> across from the Santa Clara Auditorium, in the smaller building located to
> the left of the large structure directly across the street. Use the same
> parking along Palm, and in the parking lots. The Mansion also has an ice
> machine in the kitchen, where we can host the beverages and snacks for the
> meeting.
>
> The first presentation will be given by Jonathan Chew and Sasha Kolbasov,
> explaining Project Nitro. Project Nitro was a performance project to speed up
> the builds, to better parellelize the build process to use the system more
> efficiently. Build times have dropped down on x86 and sparc both, and I'll
> let Jonathan and Sasha give real world numbers. I'm seeing about 15-20
> percent improvement on x86 and more on sparc myself.
>
> Jonathan and Sasha will explain to you how they went about this project,
> which is most applicable to many processes on OpenSolaris where similar
> improvements could also be achieved.
>
> We will be broadcasting over the web through ustream, and you can get the
> embedded window on the SVOSUG project page of OpenSolaris.org. Please join us
> over the web if you can't make it in person.
>
> When: Thursday, April 24, 2008
> Where: Sun's Santa Clara Campus Auditorium (SCA07, the Mansion)
> What: Project Nitro, better performance with better parellelization
> Time: 7:30pm-10:00pm
>
> Google Maps:
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4070+George+Sellon+Circle,+Santa+Clara,+CA+95054&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=1&iwloc=addr
>
> Web: http://opensolaris.org/os/project/svosug/
>
> Hope to see you there, and if not, hope you see us!
>
>
> --
>
> Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group
>
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Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group
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