[PLUG] Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: February PLUG Meeting

savages@private

The talk will be on embedded Linux and CBD (Compressed Block Device).

What is an embedded system?
Why use Linux for embedded system?
Embedded Design Concepts.
Linux filesystem overview.
How buffers and block device work.
Compressed Block Device   CBD
     1/3  the size
     Grub boot support
     uses cache
     secure
     on demand decompression
     build time compression
     GPL kernel block device driver

Shaun Savage

David Mandel wrote:
> 
>                          MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
> 
>                     The Portland Linux/Unix Group
>                               will meet
>                       7 PM Thursday Feb 6, 2003
>                                   at
>                       Portland State University
>                                 in the
>                         Smith Memorial Center
>                              Room 294/296
>                        On the block bounded by
>    SW Montgomery, SW Broadway (7th), SW Harrison, and SW Park (9th)
> 
> 
>       **********************************************************
> 
>                              PRESENTATION
> 
>                   A Compressed File System for Linux
> 
>                                   by
>                              Shaun Savage
>                         <savages@private>
> 
>       **********************************************************
> 
>           Agenda:
> 
>               7:00 - 7:30  Business
>                    We will discuss the status of our ongoing projects
>                    including the monthly hands on clinics, PLUG for
>                    Education, etc.
> 
>               7:30 - 8:30  Presentation
> 
>                    See above
> 
>               9:00 - ...  Beer
>                                   The Lucky Labrador Brewing Company
>                                   915 SE Hawthorne
> 
> 
> 
>                                           David Mandel
>                                           Chief Activist
>                                           Portland Linux/Unix Group
>                                           1440 NE 59th
>                                           Portland, Oregon 97213
>                                           (541) 730-5285 cell
>                                           dmandel@private
> 
> 
>           P.S.  The Mid Willamette Valley Linux Users Group is having
>                 meetings once again.
>                 See http://www.mwvlug.org/ for details.
> 
>           P.S.  The Eugene Linux Users Group meets regularly.
>                 See http://www.euglug.org for details.
> 
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