## Northern Virginia Linux Users Group (NoVaLUG) ### 19 October 2024 Meeting WIFI: NovaLug / NovaLug2024 **VISITORS MUST SIGN IN!** --- # Meeting Logisitcs * **ALL VISITORS MUST SIGN IN** * Be sure to get your "chaser" ticket for to get free parking. * Many thanks to Ridgeline International --- # WiFi SSID: NovaLug Password: NovaLug2024 --- # Streaming * This meeting is being recorded and streamed on-line. * https://links.novalug.org/stream --- # Meeting Notes All links are provided in the meeting notes. It is a collaborative space and everybody can contribute additional notes and links. http://links.novalug.org/notes --- # NoVaLUG Links | | | | -- | -- | | Website | https://novalug.org/ | | Mailing List |https://links.novalug.org/list | | Masto/Fedi | https://links.novalug.org/masto | | Discord | https://links.novalug.org/discord | | LinkedIn | https://links.novalug.org/linkedin | --- # Ice Breaker! Trivia questions! --- Who invented Git? And why? --- What did Linus Torvalds say about 386BSD and GNU Herd? --- Which computer popularized the 8-bit byte? --- Sophie Wilson and Steve Furber were looking for a replacement for which CPU when they were inspired to create the ARM processor? --- What does the `nice` command do? --- # Jobs Raise your hand if you have a job opening and you want to quickly describe it. ------ Please put any job links in the notes. <https://links.novalug.org/notes> --- # Tech News All links are provided in the meeting notes. http://links.novalug.org/notes --- Something, something... ### Richard Stallman --- # Area Events All links are provided in the meeting notes. http://links.novalug.org/notes --- ## Maker Faire NoVa From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these "makers" to show hobbies, experiments, projects. * When: Sunday, 20 October 2024 * Where: City of Alexandria High School --- ## Call for Presentations * Do you have a Linux or FOSS related topic you can present? * Length: from 15 minutes to 1.5 hours. * Topics: beginner to advanced. * Scope: Open and Free Knowledge (i.e. not proprietary stuff) * Polish: any shine of your choice <br> <br> Then please consider volunteering to give a presentation. See Andy after the meeting. --- ## Upcoming Presentations | | | | -- | -- | | November | AI: Real World Software Development and DevOps | | December | InstallFest / Swap Meet / Geek T-Shirt Context | | January | AI @AWS | | February | **YOUR PRESENTATION HERE** | --- ## Main Presentation: Wildcard Certs and LE Wildcard Certificates can be used with multiple hosts under the same domain. Let's Encrypt paved the road for browsers to be less tolerant of wrongly provisioned certificates. This presentation will give practical examples of how to use wildcard certificates with Let's Encrypt. Presenter: John Place.