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Week 6
by Ken Kawamoto 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

Hi all, Here's this week's event: Algebraic reasoning in UI design Bernard Sufrin Wednesday 16 Nov 20:30, Denis Sciama Lecture Theatre, Denys Wilkinson Building (on Banbury Rd & Keble Rd) ------------------------------------------------ A riff on the design of text editors, incorporating some elements of simple algebraic reasoning. Bernard will explain the role even simple abstract forms can play in getting our head straight about design questions. Have a great week! Ken

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CompSoc Week 5
by Ken Kawamoto 06 Nov '05

06 Nov '05

Hi all, There are two events this week: Tackling the Next Generation of Consoles Andrew Oliver (Blitz Games) Wednesday 9 Nov 20:30, Denis Sciama Lecture Theatre, Denys Wilkinson Building (on Banbury Rd & Keble Rd) ------------------------------------------------ Soon we are about to hit the new wave of next generation consoles; the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Nintendo Revolution. What's in these super powerful new consoles? What will this mean to the video games buying market and what will it mean to the industry and developers? [Andrew Oliver, the co-founder and co-owner of Blitz Games(Fuzion Frenzy, The Mummy Returns, WarGames, etc)] The other event is from the British Computer Society: Open Source: turn on the LAMP Alan Lenton (ibgames) Thursday 10 Nov 19:30, Computing Lab ------------------------------------------------ In the last ten years Open Source software has come from being an 'interesting' plaything for hobbyists and geeks into the mainstream of business computing. The success of Open Source has been built on the rock solid components of the Linux operating system, the Apache web server, the MySQL database, and a scripting language whose name starts with 'P' - Perl, PHP or Python, depending on your religion. These components are commonly known by the acronym LAMP. This talk will look at the LAMP components, as well as Linux distributions and some of the strengths and weaknesses of Open Source software, and strategies for deploying it in business. The talk will also attempt to strip away some of the myths surrounding Open Source software - myths pushed both by fanatical supporters, and by equally fanatical opponents. Have a good week! Ken. +---------------+ Ken Kawamoto St Edmund Hall, Oxford President, Oxford University Computer Society http://www.compsoc.net/ president(a)ox.compsoc.net

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Week 4
by Ken Kawamoto 01 Nov '05

01 Nov '05

Hi all, We have just one event this week: Further Linux for beginners Adaikalavan Ramasmy Wednesday 2 Nov 20:30, Denis Sciama Lecture Theatre, Denys Wilkinson Building (on Banbury Rd & Keble Rd) ------------------------------------------------ Adaikalavan Ramasmy will give a tutorial for those Linux beginners who want to know "a little more". Starting with the benefits of using Linux, he will go through the basic and the slightly more advanced aspects of Linux. This should be of particular interest to new engineers and scientists who have limited experience in using Linux. Knoppix CDs will be distributed prior to the talk for those who want to try out. Have a good week! Ken

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CompSoc week 3
by Ken Kawamoto 23 Oct '05

23 Oct '05

Hi all, Just one event this week: OUCS tour Thursday 27 Oct 18:00, OUCS reception ------------------------------------------------ See where the university meets the internet and where all your Herald e-mail is stored in the popular tour. Please bring your bod card for access to the OUCS building. ================= A job ad: -------------------- Ensoft are working with Cisco Systems on their next generation networking products. Ensoft develop a wide variety of software - hardware drivers, network operating systems, routing and network protocols and support for voice and security applications. Ensoft provide the opportunity to develop complex software and give the opportunity to become a technical leader in your field. Ensoft has grown to a company of 30 developers entirely through its annual graduate recruitment. They are looking for four graduates for software development roles offering a starting salary of £30,000 and further benefits including bonus, profit share, stock options and pension. Go to Ensoft's recruitment presentation at the Randolph on Tuesday 8th November at 6.30pm. You will find out about what it is really like to work at Ensoft and there will, of course, be food and drink. You can also arrange an interview for Thrursday 17th November in Oxford. Find out more at www.ensoft.co.uk -------------------- That's it for now. Wish you all a great week! Ken. +---------------+ Ken Kawamoto St Edmund Hall, Oxford President, Oxford University Computer Society http://www.compsoc.net/ president(a)ox.compsoc.net

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Friday's talk- Change of venue...
by Ken Kawamoto 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

Hi members, Yes, it's happened again. The location of Friday's FreeBSD talk has been changed from Lincon college as previously announced to the Denis Sciama Lecture Theatre in the Denys Wilkinson Building. This is on the corner of Banbury Rd + Keble Rd, opposite St Giles Church. I'm sorry that the location of our talks keep changing, but there's nothing we could have done. I (or someone else) will be manning the door (which is swipecard-protected) between 8:10 and 8:30, so please get there on time. Tomorrow's talk will be the last free event for non-members. Cheers, Ken. +---------------+ Ken Kawamoto St Edmund Hall, Oxford President, Oxford University Computer Society http://www.compsoc.net/<http://www.mac.com//redirect/http://www.compsoc.net/> president(a)ox.compsoc.net <javascript: webmailto('president(a)ox.compsoc.net');>

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Wednesday's talk- change of venue
by Ken Kawamoto 18 Oct '05

18 Oct '05

Hi all, There has been a change of venue for Wednesday's talk, "Mac OSX - Like UNIX, only more so". Originally announced to be at Lincoln, it will now be in the Denis Sciama Lecture Theatre, inside the Denys Wilkinson Building. This is on the corner of Banbury Rd + Keble Rd, opposite St Giles Church. I (or someone else) will be manning the door (which is swipecard- protected) between 8:10 and 8:30, so please get there on time. Remember that the events this week are free for non-members as well. See you all there! Ken. +---------------+ Ken Kawamoto St Edmund Hall, Oxford President, Oxford University Computer Society http://www.compsoc.net/ president(a)ox.compsoc.net

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CompSoc week 2
by Ken Kawamoto 16 Oct '05

16 Oct '05

Hi all, Here are the events for Week 2. Remember that events are free for non-members until Week 3 (inclusive). Mac OSX - Like UNIX, only more so Graham J Lee Wednesday 19 Oct 20:30, Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College ------------------------------------------------ Mac OSX is Apple's Unix based next generation operating system. Graham J Lee will be giving an overview of OSX, as well as diving briefly into the OSX APIs which are stunningly sexy. He will also go through some of the more important open source projects built up around OSX. FreeBSD Release Engineering Murray Stokely Friday 21 Oct 20:30, Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College ------------------------------------------------ Murray Stokely, a FreeBSD core team member and release enginner, will describe the open source FreeBSD Project. He will talk about the history, how it differs from Linux, and some of the exciting new developments. He will focus particularly on the development organization, and how source code changes are managed and how releases are built. Note that the termcard is now on the website: http://www.ox.compsoc.net/events/termcards/current/ The speaker of Friday's talk, Murray Stokely, has asked me to pass on his words that he would be interested in talking with anyone who is just graduating and looking for work, as Google is hiring aggressively. ===Some other stuff A link I've been asked to circulate (from Blitz games): http://www.play4charity.co.uk/ -- A guy from GameFactory, Inc. has contacted me asking if any of our members would be interested in beta testing their (free) game, Albatross18: Realms of Pangya, and has provided us with test accounts which have been upgraded with extra points. Please e-mail me if you're interested at all. Have a look at: http://www.Albatross18.com Have a great week! Ken +---------------+ Ken Kawamoto St Edmund Hall, Oxford President, Oxford University Computer Society http://www.compsoc.net/ president(a)ox.compsoc.net

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Reminder- Freshers' drinks
by Ken Kawamoto 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

Hi all, Just a reminder of today's event: Freshers' drinks Friday 14 Oct 19:30, Lamb & Flag (St Giles Rd.) ------------------------------------------------ Freshers' Drinks is a chance to meet existing Compsoc members and find out what the society's all about. We'll be there all evening (as usual!) and will hopefully be easy to spot, so drop by at any time. Remember that there will be free mags for the first 25 lifetime members, and DVDs for the first 100 members. See you all there! Ken. +---------------+ Ken Kawamoto St Edmund Hall, Oxford President, Oxford University Computer Society http://www.compsoc.net/ president(a)ox.compsoc.net

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Welcome to CompSoc
by Ken Kawamoto 12 Oct '05

12 Oct '05

Dear freshers, Congratulations; if you're receiving this e-mail, we were able to make out your handwriting. It was great seeing you all at the freshers' fair. Now on to the membership details: The first 25 people who take out a life membership of the society at Freshers' Drinks can have: A copy of the latest issue (no. 54) of Linux User and Developer magazine (donated by the publisher). This comes with a DVD that includes OpenSolaris and has a cover price of 5.99 - which is more than the membership fee in the first week! Plus 1 DVD chosen from: - Fedora Core 4 (donated by Red Hat); - Suse Linux Professional 9.2 (donated by Linux Magazine - cover DVD from May 2005 issue); - Knoppix 4 (donated by Linux Magazine - cover DVD from Nov 2005 issue). In addition, the first 100 people to join this term can have: An archive DVD containing the first 49 issues of Linux Magazine (donated by the publisher). The fee structure is as follows: Week 1 Thereafter Annual 3.00 6.00 Lifetime 5.00 10.00 There will be a charge of 3 pounds for non-members at our events. The termcard should be ready today or tomorrow. In the mean time, let me advertise our first event of the term; Fresher's drinks Friday 14 Oct 19:30, Lamb & Flag (St Giles Rd.) ------------------------------------------------ Freshers' Drinks is a chance to meet existing Compsoc members and find out what the society's all about. We'll be there all evening (as usual!) and will hopefully be easy to spot, so drop by at any time. Wish to see you all there. Cheers, Ken. +---------------+ Ken Kawamoto St Edmund Hall, Oxford President, Oxford University Computer Society http://www.compsoc.net/ president(a)ox.compsoc.net

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[csoc] Welcome back
by Ken Kawamoto 07 Oct '05

07 Oct '05

Hi all, Welcome back to a new year! Hope you all had a great summer. The fresher's mailing list will soon be cleared to make way for this year's freshers. If you want to continue receiving compsoc announcements, please take a moment to sign up to the compsoc-announce mailing list: http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo/compsoc-announce The first event of this term will be the fresher's drinks on 14 Oct (Fri) at the Lamb&Flag, at 7.30pm. The termcard will appear on the website shortly... Cheers, Ken +---------------+ Ken Kawamoto St Edmund Hall, Oxford President, Oxford University Computer Society http://www.compsoc.net/ president(a)ox.compsoc.net

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