From lgj at usenix.org Fri May 1 17:03:21 2009 From: lgj at usenix.org (Lionel Garth Jones) Date: Fri May 1 17:03:32 2009 Subject: USENIX WebApps '10 Call for Papers Now Available Message-ID: On behalf of the Program Committee, I would like to invite you to submit your work to the USENIX Conference on Web Application Development (WebApps '10). WebApps '10 is a new technical conference designed to bring together experts in all aspects of developing and deploying Web applications. Suggested topics related to Web application development include but are not limited to: * Computing substrates and deployment technologies ("cloud computing") * Frameworks for developing Web applications * Client-side toolkits, libraries, and plug-ins * Storage systems * Security issues for Web applications * Management techniques for large-scale Web applications * Languages for Web applications * Scalability issues and techniques * Techniques for creating highly interactive Web applications * Software as a service * Applications that illustrate interesting new features or implementation techniques * Performance measurements of Web applications * Real-time data delivery over the Web * Web services Paper submissions are due by January 11, 2010. The Call for Papers, with submission guidelines, can be found at http://www.usenix.org/webapps10/cfpa/ The USENIX Conference on Web Application Development (WebApps '10) will take place June 20?25, 2010, in Boston, MA. The technical sessions will take place on June 23?25. I look forward to receiving your submissions! Sincerely, John Ousterhout, Stanford University WebApps '10 Program Chair webapps10chair@usenix.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Call for Papers: USENIX Conference on Web Application Development (WebApps '10) June 20?25, 2010 Boston, MA http://www.usenix.org/webapps10/cfpa Paper submissions deadline: January 11, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From paul at iconoplex.co.uk Mon May 4 11:46:29 2009 From: paul at iconoplex.co.uk (Paul Robinson) Date: Mon May 4 11:46:36 2009 Subject: Manchester BSD UG, Tuesday 5th May Message-ID: The clocks are forward, the evenings light Spring is here, behold the sight! The geeks will be out for a pint and a chat At Briton's Protection, how about that? Our usual haunt, it's easy to find Beer garden perhaps, unless you mind. We'll convene as ever around about seven, and some old soaks will be out past eleven Now I have something to say, a brief little mention About my commitments And lack of attention This host is tiring of telling you in rhyme, "It's that time of month - now get in line" It may be time to pass the baton on, whoever is in charge, don't make it John! I'm just saying, letting you know It might be time to change the show I'm a busy lad, finding it hard to remember, getting confused, losing my temper I'll keep it going as long as I can, But it might be time for another man. Truth be told I may be leaving Mancunia for quite some time, isn't that peculiar? Before I depart I don't want things to end Just refined a little, less round the bend It's a long old while since we talked BSD so maybe we admit it's just a piss-up after tea I'll be guided by you all, however you feel Hopefully this won't be some massive deal Accept my apologies, witness my sorrow All I'm thinking about, is beyond tomorrow... -- Paul Robinson From paul at iconoplex.co.uk Tue May 5 16:26:15 2009 From: paul at iconoplex.co.uk (Paul Robinson) Date: Tue May 5 16:26:30 2009 Subject: Tonight: Manchester BSD UG - ## CHANGE OF VENUE ## Message-ID: <8A57ABBD-6900-4982-9787-B6E8E6A949FF@iconoplex.co.uk> Hi all, Due to an expected low turnout and various other factors including marauding footie fans moving around the city pub to pub to watch Stretford Rovers play some team down South (can you tell I'm a City fan?), we're moving venue to: The Retro Bar Sackville Street Manchester M1 3NJ Sorry for late notice, see you there. Paul From lgj at usenix.org Thu May 14 19:38:51 2009 From: lgj at usenix.org (Lionel Garth Jones) Date: Thu May 14 19:38:57 2009 Subject: USENIX 2009 Annual Technical Conference - Top 5 Reasons to Attend Message-ID: USENIX '09 offers a cost-effective, one-stop shop for the latest in IT training, breakthroughs, and systems research. Check out the top 5 reasons to join us in San Diego, CA, June 14-19, 2009: 1. Training that keeps you ahead of the game: The 6-day training program at USENIX '09 provides in-depth and immediately useful training on the latest techniques, effective tools, and best strategies to help you stay competitive. Take a full series or individual classes covering: -- Solaris: Debugging, administration, and DTrace taught by James Mauro, Peter Baer Galvin, and Marc Staveley -- Virtualization: Xen Hypervisor, VMware ESX 3i, and security taught by Phil Cox, Wenjin Hu, Zach Shepherd, and Dan Anderson -- Plus classes on cloud computing by Milind Bhandarkar, system administration by David N. Blank-Edelman, and more To view the entire training program, see http://www.usenix.org/usenix09/training 2. 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Don't forget: -- Register by June 1 and save up to $300! http://www.usenix.org/usenix09/registration -- Additional discounts available: From government and non-profit employees to groups of 5 or more, USENIX has new ways for you to save: http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix09/discounts.html -- Chat with other attendees on the USENIX '09 Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=29453586085&ref=ts ---------------------------------------------- 2009 USENIX Annual Technical Conference June 14-19, 2009, San Diego, CA http://www.usenix.org/usenix09/progb Early Bird Registration Deadline: June 1, 2009 From fernando.apesteguia at gmail.com Mon May 18 10:17:11 2009 From: fernando.apesteguia at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Fernando_Apestegu=EDa?=) Date: Mon May 18 10:17:18 2009 Subject: ATI and xorg.conf Message-ID: <1bd550a00905180249j43f52750q73aa6e45afe17c31@mail.gmail.com> Hi, I have an ATI Radeon HD 2400. I fresh installed FreeBSD 7.2 for AMD64. I added the Xorg support and Gnome desktop. With the autoconfig Xserver feature, the whole system freezes. With the xorg.conf file generated by the -configure option, the system freezes too. I've tried several different drivers (ati, radeonhd...) but I can only bring X up with the vesa driver. Which driver is the best one (features vs stability) taking into account that I don't want to run any fancy desktop features? How can I configure it? Thanks in advance. From glen.j.barber at gmail.com Tue May 19 05:57:58 2009 From: glen.j.barber at gmail.com (Glen Barber) Date: Tue May 19 05:58:04 2009 Subject: ATI and xorg.conf In-Reply-To: <1bd550a00905180249j43f52750q73aa6e45afe17c31@mail.gmail.com> References: <1bd550a00905180249j43f52750q73aa6e45afe17c31@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4ad871310905182236g641645bby9e5f7f5d9277486c@mail.gmail.com> 2009/5/18 Fernando Apestegu?a : > Hi, > > I have an ATI Radeon HD 2400. I fresh installed FreeBSD 7.2 for AMD64. > I added the Xorg support and Gnome desktop. > With the autoconfig Xserver feature, the whole system freezes. With > the xorg.conf file generated by the -configure option, the system > freezes too. > > I've tried several different drivers (ati, radeonhd...) but I can only > bring X up with the vesa driver. > Which driver is the best one (features vs stability) taking into > account that I don't want to run any fancy desktop features? > How can I configure it? > You would get more response asking on questions@ Regards -- Glen Barber From fernando.apesteguia at gmail.com Tue May 19 07:18:38 2009 From: fernando.apesteguia at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Fernando_Apestegu=EDa?=) Date: Tue May 19 07:18:44 2009 Subject: ATI and xorg.conf In-Reply-To: <4ad871310905182236g641645bby9e5f7f5d9277486c@mail.gmail.com> References: <1bd550a00905180249j43f52750q73aa6e45afe17c31@mail.gmail.com> <4ad871310905182236g641645bby9e5f7f5d9277486c@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <1bd550a00905190018s4893866ds3404c8671f954022@mail.gmail.com> 2009/5/19 Glen Barber : > 2009/5/18 Fernando Apestegu?a : >> Hi, >> >> I have an ATI Radeon HD 2400. I fresh installed FreeBSD 7.2 for AMD64. >> I added the Xorg support and Gnome desktop. >> With the autoconfig Xserver feature, the whole system freezes. With >> the xorg.conf file generated by the -configure option, the system >> freezes too. >> >> I've tried several different drivers (ati, radeonhd...) but I can only >> bring X up with the vesa driver. >> Which driver is the best one (features vs stability) taking into >> account that I don't want to run any fancy desktop features? >> How can I configure it? >> > > You would get more response asking on questions@ Yep, I already posted there. Sorry for the noise PD: I could get it working with radeonhd. Cheers > > Regards > > -- > Glen Barber > From lgj at usenix.org Thu May 28 17:14:34 2009 From: lgj at usenix.org (Lionel Garth Jones) Date: Thu May 28 17:14:45 2009 Subject: HotCloud '09 Registration Now Open Message-ID: <4B977B9E-6769-4B6D-B291-E2322D62A204@usenix.org> We'd like to invite you to the Workshop on Hot Topics in Cloud Computing (HotCloud '09), taking place in San Diego, CA, June 15, 2009. HotCloud '09 will discuss challenges in the Cloud Computing paradigm, including the design, implementation, and deployment of virtualized clouds. Join academics and practitioners in sharing experiences, leveraging each other's perspectives, and identifying new and emerging "hot" trends in this area. 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