<p>Hmm. Fanbouy. A floating, tethered wind machine. Wind machine part is likely accurate.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Oct 7, 2010 5:31 PM, "Jim Kinney" <<a href="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com">jim.kinney@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> fanbouy?<br>> <br>> I float tethered?<br>
> <br>> sed 's/fanbouy/fanboy/g'<br>> <br>> On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Aaron Ruscetta <<a href="mailto:arxaaron@gmail.com">arxaaron@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> <br>>> Our Featured Presentation at the ALE Central meeting<br>
>> for Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 at 7:30pm will be<br>>><br>>> "Practical Server Security Management with SELinux"<br>>><br>>> as presented by rabid Linux fanbuoy and security guru,<br>
>> James Kinney</strong><br>>><br>>> Synopsis:<br>>> -- Running a Linux server with SELinux in enforcing targeted<br>>> mode is quite daunting for many, if not most sysadmins.<br>>> SELinux really needs to be a part of the toolkit used to<br>
>> address security issues, but a toolkit that admins will use<br>>> and not just turn off by default. Over the course of a 1+<br>>> hour seminar, we will demonstrate various tools, both gui<br>>> and command line, and consider the analysis process for<br>
>> resolving SELinux "Access Denied" problems on servers<br>>> running in "Enforcing Targeted" mode. If time permits, a<br>>> brief look at the concepts of higher security methods like<br>
>> MCS and MLS will also be covered.<br>>><br>>> (Full Frontal) Bio:<br>>> -- James (Jim) Kinney became an over-zealous GNU Linux<br>>> fanbuoy the first time he saw a discarded Next Cube running<br>
>> Slackware in 1992. Several thousand installs later his<br>>> enthusiasm has escalated to "rabidly over-zealous Linux<br>>> fanbuoy advocating for the total world domination process<br>>> to speed up!" He is actively involved in helping this process<br>
>> by promoting that "fdisk solves all windows problems<br>>> universally" and that "apple is one byte shy of a whole fruit".<br>>> -- In the 18 years since his introduction to Linux goodness,<br>
>> James has turned an obsession into a living. First at Emory<br>>> University where he converted a Mac lab to Linux (and<br>>> ultimately used the same lab machines for a proto-type<br>>> Beowulf cluster in nice +5 mode so the students wouldn't<br>
>> notice) and helped co-found LUGE (Linux Users Group of<br>>> Emory). Next followed a 10+ year stint as a Linux<br>>> consultant (note to self: windows consultants make money<br>>> because things break all the time; Linux consultants only<br>
>> make money setting things up so they never hear from<br>>> the client again until the next time they want a new<br>>> machine) with a few notable projects like making Linux<br>>> systems run thin clients in schools despite the technical<br>
>> obstacles and political chaffing, a stint at "We're not evil,<br>>> We just archive EVERYTHING FOREVER" Google, an<br>>> appearance at a travel booking company, and a ride with<br>>> "we wanna be just like Comcast" Cox Communications,<br>
>> which all led Jim to realize that he really likes craft and<br>>> Belgian beer and Linux security systems (and Linux<br>>> fanbuoy activities like trash-talking other OS wannabes<br>>> from Redmond and Cupertino).<br>
>> -- Currently at GTRI, Jim works with some really bright<br>>> people who are actively involved in extending SELinux<br>>> policy to protect all aspects of critical path communications.<br>>><br>
>> ============================<br>>> We will be meeting in our usual Gambrel Hall room<br>>> 1C venue. Meeting time frame is 7:30pm to ~9:30pm<br>>> Directions to Emory Law School can be found at:<br>
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>><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> -- <br>> James P. Kinney III<br>> I would rather stumble along in freedom than walk effortlessly in chains.<br></div>