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SLUG
Rutgers University
Student Linux User Group |
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Meeting Minutes
Fall 2024 #
September 9, 2024 Meeting
This was our first meeting of the semester in a new room. The eboard introduced themselves and we had a fantastic turnout. We hope that many of our attendees that night will return in the following weeks.
Meeting slidesSeptember 16, 2024
RU SLUG's game night saw a large turnout, quite similiar to that of the previous week's meeting. Attendees answered questions about Unix and Linux in a "Jeopardy" style game.
Jeopardy gameCS Club Fair
SLUG had a table at the CS Club Fair with other organizations on campus. In addition, Mannan gave a presentation detailing the philosophy and history of the free software movement.
Presentation slides
October 28, 2024
Guest speaker Om Raheja presented an ongoing research project under supervision of Prof. Yongfeng Zhang: AIOS, an operating system that embeds large language models into its very core.
Meeting slidesNovember 2, 2024
Vice president Arun Felix hosted a joint shell and Git workshop for newcomers to the Linux ecosystem and students interested in using such tools for classes.
November 11, 2024
We took this meeting to honor the life and achievements of Aaron Swartz, an important figure in the history of digital rights activism and privacy.
Meeting slidesFall 2023
September 26, 2023 Meeting
October 23, 2023 Meeting
October 30, 2023 Meeting
We discussed different topics that we could focus on for future meetings. These include common Linux software and components, older Unix hardware, similar operating systems such as FreeBSD, as well as historical topics such as Microsoft's leaked "Halloween documents."
For more information, please check the list of wanted topics.November 6, 2023 Meeting
We had several people volunteer to run future meetings on topics of their choice, including PGP encryption, shell scripting, Nix, free BIOSes, and BSD.
December 11, 2023 Meeting
Nick D. gave a presentation on BSD and Miles brought in his 1986 Macintosh SE. We discussed splitting meetings into multiple parts.
December 18, 2023 Meeting
This was our end-of-year party and the last meeting for the Fall 2023 semester. Mike introduced the Pascal programming language to our 6502 challenge -- individual members creating their own 6502 microprocessor emulator in a language of one's own choice.
Spring 2024
January 26, 2024 Meeting
This was a mostly administrative meeting concerning how meetings are to be held for the rest of the semester. As we had recently acquired funding under our provisional status, much of our discussion oriented towards allocating our funds towards potential meetings. As a result, we then focused on creating a plan to create a schedule, recruit new members, and find volunteers to host meetings.
February 8th, 2024 Meeting
Mannan presented GPG encrpytion and its practical uses, demoed local file encrpytion and email encryption, how to distribute public keys and archive private keys. There was discussion about the upcoming Installfest and a spirited conversation about recruitment priorities and the direction RUSLUG should take in the future.
February 29, 2024 Meeting
Mike gave an introductory presentation for the Emacs productivity environment. Afterward, we made preparations for the general interest meeting.
March 7, 2024 Meeting
This was our general interest meeting for the semester. The eboard reintroduced themselves with the history and goals of the club. It was an opportunity for club members to introduce themselves to each other. We wish our new members and old members alike a warm welcome.
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