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===Welcome to LBOS===

This group is for people interested in Linux, BSD, Unix and Open Source software and hardware. 

The group is open to all and we will discuss, demonstrate, teach, learn, build systems and software.

Please familiarise yourself with [[LBOS_Code_of_Conduct|LBOS Code of Conduct]]

== Dates and location==

We meet monthly on a Monday at 19:30 hrs. 

Location is RML HQ: The Little House, Ham Close, Ham, TW10 7NY. 

Please [[How_to_Find_Us|look here]] for further directions.

==Topics of interest==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_%28Unix_shell%29 BASH]
* [http://www.freenas.org/ FreeNAS]
* [http://open-zfs.org/ ZFS]
* Containers, Jails and logical partitions on open source operating systems  (e.g. [https://linuxcontainers.org/ LXC, LXD,] [http://www.docker.com/ Docker])
* Mail servers and their ecosystems (sendmail, qmail, postfix and the various plugins like SpamAssassin)
* Email encryption e.g [https://prettyeasyprivacy.com/ prettyeasyprivacy]
* [https://openwrt.org/ OpenWRT] optimisation and mesh networks 
* [https://openvpn.net/ OpenVPN]
* [https://nextcloud.com/ Nextcloud], [https://owncloud.org/ Owncloud] and others
* Automation with [https://www.chef.io/chef/ Chef] , [https://puppet.com/ Puppet] and [https://www.ansible.com/ Ansible]
* VoIP e.g. [http://www.asterisk.org Asterisk], [https://freeswitch.org/ FreeSwitch]

==Future projects==

* Portable git repository for the [http://www.coderdojoham.org/ local CoderDojo]
* Raspberry Pi Cluster
* Open source 2-factor authentication
* [http://folding.stanford.edu/ Folding at Home]
* Setting up [https://nextcloud.com/ Nextcloud] for RML and wider community
* [https://www.parabola.nu/ Parabola GNU/Linux]

==RML infrastructure ==

* [http://wiki.richmondmakerlabs.uk/index.php/Network RML Network]
* Servers at RML: [http://wiki.richmondmakerlabs.uk/index.php/Server_RML Server RML], [http://wiki.richmondmakerlabs.uk/index.php/Server_Novo Server Novo], [http://wiki.richmondmakerlabs.uk/index.php/Workstation_Neo Server NEO]

==Calendar==

===#8 - Running a SME Virtual Private Server company===
Given by [https://bitfolk.com/ bitfolk]

===#7 - Devops: Infrastructure as Software===

Given by [https://twitter.com/mattcopp Matt Copperwaite]
* Devops: infrastructure as code, configuration management and automated installation tools with Ansible and Puppet"
* Slides can be found at [[ Media:ConfigurationManagementTools.pdf | ConfigurationManagementTools.pdf ]]

===#6 - Information theory & application===
* Short presentation on information theory & applications
* Discussing about in incorporating [https://www.discourse.org/ Discourse] into RML

===#5 - LBOS Christmas special===
*Christmas special attended by 15+ members, with food provided by the local restaurants and members.

===#4 - Dynamic DNS===

Given by Ian Bowden 
* Explanation of static and dynamic IP with respect to DNS
* Using Dynamic DNS for running a web site without a fixed IP
* Slides can be found at [[ Media:Dynamic_DNS.pdf | Dynamic_DNS.pdf ]]

===#3 - Using a Raspberry Pi to water the house plants===

Given by [https://twitter.com/mattcopp Matt Copperwaite] 
* Using a raspberry Pi to remotely control and automatically water house plants on holidays and hot days
* With [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_%28Unix_shell%29 Bash] controlling the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General-purpose_input/output GPIO] pins, the raspberry pi was able to control a water pump to irrigate the vegetables
* Slides can be found at [[ Media:AutomaticPlantFeeder.pdf | AutomaticPlantFeeder.pdf ]]

===#2 - [[Current_Projects#Ham_Library_Project| Bus countdown project]] using a Raspberry Pi===

Given by [[User:Amunizp|Andrés Piniella]]
* The use of public API's (such as london transport): 
* The use of Git Repository (Removing API key)
* SSH
* Setting up a static IP
* Editing PHP and HTML
* Useful JSON structures such as dictionaries
* Raspberry Pi vs BeagleBone Black

===#1 - OpenVpn & password management ===

Given by Jeremy Emil
* Introduction to VPN and setting up OpenVPN on an Ubuntu 14.04 server. Please see my [[ Media:OpenVpn.pdf | OpenVpn Bash Script ]] for Ubuntu 14.04. 
* General discussion about password management and open source password management. For example https://github.com/drduh/pwd.sh or http://keepass.info/
* Topical discussions

== Contact: ==
* [https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.net/rml IRC #rml] at chat.freenode.net
* [http://rml.richmondmakerlabs.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/maker Mailing List] for RML

==External links ==

* [http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/ Jupiter Broadcasting] is a podcasting network for Linux, BSD, networking, open-source software and hardware
* [http://www.bsdnow.tv/ BSD Now] is a weekly podcast created by three guys who love BSD, covering the latest news, tutorials and interviews
* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/ Arch Wiki] - A great resource for Linux information
* [https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ FreeBSD Handbook] - FreeBSD information resource