Hello! The format of this has changed, after some problems that we
just couldn't fix. It's denser too. Hope that's OK. Email things for
this to announce(a)lists.alug.org.uk like before, please.
ALUG Main:
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1. Norwich evening meeting on Thu 11 March at 8pm in the City Gate.
http://lists.alug.org.uk/main/2004-March/018068.html
2. Please send opinions about a meeting in late March before the end
of today (Wed). http://lists.alug.org.uk/main/2004-March/018108.html
3. Mandrake 10 ISOs offered.
http://lists.alug.org.uk/main/2004-March/018082.html
Debian-UK:
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1. Debian-UK meet in Cambridge on Sat 13 March at noon, in the
Salisbury Arms.
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/pipermail/debian-uk/2004-March/002073.html
Lug.org.uk:
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1. UKUUG have called for papers for their developers meeting in Leeds
from
Thu 29 July to Sun 1 August.
http://www.ukuug.org/events/linux2004/cfp.shtml
2. Sheflug's GNU/Linux seminar is at SWFC on Tue 23 March.
http://www.sheflug.co.uk/seminar.html
3. Lecture about TCPA on GNU/Linux at Cambridge Uni on 16 March.
Details below.
4. The European Parliament passed IPRED. Be unhappy. Be very unhappy.
Details to follow, or ask MJR at a meeting.
Thanks for reading! Please keep emailing announce(a)lists.alug.org.uk
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MICROSOFT RESEARCH LECTURE
This is a PUBLIC lecture
TITLE: TCPA Enabled Open Source platforms
SPEAKER: Demetrios Lambrou
INSTITUTION: Royal Holloway University of London
HOST: Fabien Petitcolas
DATE: 16 March 2004
TIME: 16:00 - 17:00
MEETING ROOM: Lecture Theatre
ADDRESS: Microsoft Research Ltd, 7 J J Thomson Avenue (Off Madingley
Road), Cambridge
The general purpose computer is not an ideal platform to run security
sensitive operations. Implementing security services on specialized
security hardware is not a cost-effective solution. The Trusted
Computing Group have developed a new industry specification which adds
a Trusted Computing Base to the general purpose PC with a fraction of
the cost of secure hardware. When the TCB is interfaced with the
Operating System, security enhanced applications and new security
services can be supported by the PC. Such services provide for data
integrity, full confidentiality of personal data and protection from
unauthorized disclosure. This presentation describes the main concept
behind TCPA and how it can be incorporated to an Open Source platform
such as Linux. Developing a prototype TCPA agent, has lead to
identifying possible problems and how TCPA enabled platforms can be of
practical use in today`s information technology.
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The monthly Norwich 'second thursday' evening social meet will take
place next week, 11th March from 8 pm in the 'City Gate' pub,
Dereham Road.
Full address, photo, link to map etc here:
http://www.norwichpubs.info/norwichpubs/pubpages/citygate.htm
If you have not attended one of these meets before, they are
informal and unstructured and general chat covers many topics as
well as the obvious linux-related stuff. There may or may not be a
penguin on the table :-)
=== directions etc ===
The City Gate pub is just off the inner ring road at the junction of
Grapes Hill and Barn Road.
Dereham Road is the A1074 - take the Costessey junction on the A47
if coming from west of Norwich.
Otherwise, when going clockwise around the inner ring road, Dereham
road is the left turn at the traffic lights at the bottom of Grapes
Hill (but see parking info below).
There is a very large Cane Furniture shop on the corner and this is
probably the best landmark from either direction. The pub, which
has a large glass frontage (see link to picture above), is next to
the cane furniture shop.
There is ample parking nearby, including possible free parking on
the forecourt of a wine warehouse next to the pub or on side roads
off Dereham Road.
There is also Pay-and-Display parking ( £1.40 for the evening) on
the other side of the ring road off St Swithin's road. Coming down
Grapes Hill turn right at the lights (St Benedict's Street) and
then left into the entrance to the car park which is behind
Toys-R-Us.
Syd
