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<eventdefs> <eventdefs>
<!--spring 2007-->
<!--spring 2007-->
<eventitem date="2007-07-17" time="7:00 PM" room="AL 116" title="C++0x - An Overview"> <eventitem date="2007-07-17" time="7:00 PM" room="AL 116" title="C++0x - An Overview">
<short>Bjarne Stroustrup</short> <short>Bjarne Stroustrup</short>
<abstract><p> <abstract><p>
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</p></abstract> </p></abstract>
</eventitem> </eventitem>
<eventitem date="2007-07-06" time="4:30 PM" <eventitem date="2007-07-06" time="4:30 PM" room="AL 116" title="Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks">
room="AL 116" title="Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks">
<short>Richard Stallman</short> <short>Richard Stallman</short>
<abstract> <abstract><p>
<p>Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed to fit with Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed
the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing press. But the copyright to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing
system does not fit well with computer networks, and only draconian punishments can press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer
enforce it.</p> networks, and only draconian punishments can enforce it.
<p> </p><p>
The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for draconian punishments, The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for
and to increase their copyright powers, while suppressing public access to technology. But draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while
if we seriously hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright--to promote progress, suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously hope to
for the benefit of the public--then we must make changes in the other direction.</p> serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright--to promote progress, for
<p> the benefit of the public--then we must make changes in the other
direction.
</p><p>
Ths CSC would like to thank MEF and Mathsoc for funding this talk. Ths CSC would like to thank MEF and Mathsoc for funding this talk.
</p> </p><p>
<p> <a href="http://www.fsf.org/events/waterloo20070706">The Freedom Software Foundation's description</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fsf.org/events/waterloo20070706">The <a href="http://www.defectivebydesign.org">FSF's anti-DRM campaign</a><br />
Freedom Software Foundation's description</a><br /> <a href="http://www.badvista.org">Why you shouldn't use Microsoft Vista</a><br />
<a href="http://www.defectivebydesign.org">FSF's anti-DRM <a href="http://www.gnu.org">The GNU's Not Unix Project</a><br />
campaign</a><br /> </p></abstract>
<a href="http://www.badvista.org">Why you shouldn't use
Microsoft Vista</a><br />
<a href="http://www.gnu.org">The GNU's Not Unix
Project</a><br />
</p>
</abstract>
</eventitem> </eventitem>
<eventitem date="2007-06-27" time="4:30 PM" <eventitem date="2007-06-27" time="4:30 PM" room="MC 4042" title="Usability in the wild">
room="MC 4042" title="Usability in the wild">
<short>A talk by Michael Terry</short> <short>A talk by Michael Terry</short>
<abstract> <abstract><p>
<p>What is the typical monitor resolution of What is the typical monitor resolution of a GIMP user? How many monitors
a GIMP user? How many monitors do they do they have? What size images do they work on? How many layers are in
have? What size images do they work on? How their images? The answers to these questions are generally unknown: No
many layers are in their images? Th means currently exist for open source applications to collect usage
e answers to these questions are generally data. In this talk, I will present ingimp, a version of GIMP that has
unknown: No means currently exist for been instrumented to automatically collect usage data from real-world
open source applications to collect usage users. I will discuss ingimp's design, the type of data we collect, how
data. we make the data available on the web, and initial results that begin to
In this talk, I will present answer the motivating questions.
ingimp, a version of GIMP that </p><p>
has been in ingimp can be found at http://www.ingimp.org.
strumented to automatically collect usage </p></abstract>
data from real-world users. I will dis
cuss ingimp's design, the type of data we
collect, how we make the data availabl
e on the web, and initial results that
begin to answer the motivating questions.
ingimp can be found at
http://www.ingimp.org.
</p>
</abstract>
</eventitem> </eventitem>
<eventitem date="2007-06-22" time="4:30 PM" <eventitem date="2007-06-22" time="4:30 PM"
room="MC 4042" room="MC 4042"
title="Email encryption for the masses"> title="Email encryption for the masses">
<short>Ken Ho</short> <short>Ken Ho</short>
<abstract> <abstract><p>
<p>E-mail transactions and confirmations have become commonplace E-mail transactions and confirmations have become commonplace and the
and the
information therein can often be sensitive. We use email for purposes as information therein can often be sensitive. We use email for purposes as
mundane as inbound marketing, to as sensitive as account passwords and mundane as inbound marketing, to as sensitive as account passwords and
financial transactions. And nearly all our email is sent in clear text; financial transactions. And nearly all our email is sent in clear text;
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the NSA can break? Speaker (Kenneth Ho) will discuss email encryption, the NSA can break? Speaker (Kenneth Ho) will discuss email encryption,
and GNU Privacy Guard to ensure that your messages are sent, knowing and GNU Privacy Guard to ensure that your messages are sent, knowing
that only your intended recipient can receive it. that only your intended recipient can receive it.
</p> </p><p>An optional code-signing party will be held immediately
<p>An optional code-signing party will be held immediately afterwards; if you already have a PGP or GPG key and wish to
afterwards; if participate, please submit the public key to
you already have a PGP or GPG key and wish to participate, please submit <a href="mailto:gpg-keys@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">
the public key to <a gpg-keys@csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a>.
href="mailto:gpg-keys@csclub.uwaterloo.ca">gpg-keys@csclub.uwaterloo.ca</a>. </p><p>
Laptop users are Laptop users are invited also to participate in key-pair sharing
invited on-site, though it is preferable to send keys ahead of time.
also to participate in key-pair sharing on-site, though it is preferable </p></abstract>
to send keys ahead of time.</p>
</abstract>
</eventitem> </eventitem>
<eventitem date="2007-06-18" time="4:30 PM" <eventitem date="2007-06-18" time="4:30 PM"
room="DC 4040" title="Fedspulse.ca, Web 3.0, Portals and the Metaverse"> room="DC 4040" title="Fedspulse.ca, Web 3.0, Portals and the Metaverse">
<short>Peter Macdonald</short> <short>Peter Macdonald</short>
<abstract> <abstract><p>
<p>The purpose of the talk is to address how students interact The purpose of the talk is to address how students interact with the
with the internet, and possibilities for how they could do so more efficiently.
internet, and possibilities for how they could do so more Information on events and happenings on UW campus is currently hosted
efficiently. Information on events and happenings on UW campus is on a desperate, series of internet applications. Interactions with
currently hosted on a desperate, series of internet WatSFIC is done over a Yahoo! mailing list, GLOW is organized through a
applications. Interactions with WatSFIC is done over a Yahoo! mailing Facebook group, campus information at large comes from
list, GLOW is organized through a Facebook group, campus information <a href="http://imprint.uwaterloo.ca">imprint.uwaterloo.ca</a>. There
at large comes from <a href="http://imprint.uwaterloo.ca">imprint.uwaterloo.ca</a>. There has been has been historical pressures from various bodies, including some
historical pressures from various bodies, including some thinkers in thinkers in feds and the administration, to centralize these issues. To
feds and the administration, to centralize these issues. To create a create a one stop shop for students on campus.
one stop shop for students on campus. </p><p>
</p> It is not through confining data in cages that we will finally link all
<p>It is not through confining data in cages that we will finally link
all
student activities together, instead it is by truly freeing it. When student activities together, instead it is by truly freeing it. When
data data can be anywhere, then it will be everywhere students need it. This
can be anywhere, then it will be everywhere students need it. This is is the underlying concept behind metadata, data that is freed from the
the confines of it's technical imprisonment. Metadata is the extension of
underlying concept behind metadata, data that is freed from the confines people, organizations, and activities onto the internet in a way that is
of above the traditional understanding of how people interact with their
it's technical imprisonment. Metadata is the extension of people, networks. The talk will explore how Metadata can exist freely on the
organizations, and activities onto the internet in a way that is above internet, how this affects concepts like Web 3.0, and how the university
the and the federation are poised to take advantage of this burgeoning new
traditional understanding of how people interact with their networks. technology through adoptions of portals which will allow students to
The interact with a metaverse of data.
talk will explore how Metadata can exist freely on the internet, how </p></abstract>
this
affects concepts like Web 3.0, and how the university and the federation
are
poised to take advantage of this burgeoning new technology through
adoptions
of portals which will allow students to interact with a metaverse of
data.
</p>
</abstract>
</eventitem> </eventitem>
<!-- Winter 2007 --> <!-- Winter 2007 -->
<eventitem date="2007-04-11" time="3:30 PM" <eventitem date="2007-04-11" time="3:30 PM" room="Hagey Hall" title="The Free Software Movement and the GNU/Linux Operating System">
room="Hagey Hall" title="The Free Software Movement and the GNU/Linux Operating System">
<short>A talk by Richard M. Stallman (RMS) <b>[CANCELLED]</b></short> <short>A talk by Richard M. Stallman (RMS) <b>[CANCELLED]</b></short>
<abstract> <abstract><p>
<p>
<!-- Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating
system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide.
-->
Richard Stallman has cancelled his trip to Canada. Richard Stallman has cancelled his trip to Canada.
</p> </p></abstract>
</abstract>
</eventitem> </eventitem>
<eventitem date="2007-04-08" time="4:30pm" room="MC 4041" title="Loop Optimizations">
<eventitem date="2007-04-08" time="4:30pm"
room="MC 4041" title="Loop Optimizations">
<short>A talk by Simina Branzei</short> <short>A talk by Simina Branzei</short>
<abstract> <abstract><p>
<p>
Abstract coming soon! Abstract coming soon!
</p> </p></abstract>
</abstract>
</eventitem> </eventitem>
<eventitem date="2007-04-01" time="4:30 PM" room="MC 3036" title="Surprise <eventitem date="2007-04-01" time="4:30 PM" room="MC 3036" title="Surprise
@ -251,21 +211,21 @@ The ReactOS operating system has been in development for over eight years and ai
with a fully functional and Windows-compatible distribution under the GPL license. ReactOS comes with with a fully functional and Windows-compatible distribution under the GPL license. ReactOS comes with
its own Windows 2003-based kernel and system utilities and applications, resulting in an environment its own Windows 2003-based kernel and system utilities and applications, resulting in an environment
identical to Windows, both visually and internally. identical to Windows, both visually and internally.
<br/><br/> </p><p>
More than just an alternative to Windows, ReactOS is a powerful platform for academia, allowing More than just an alternative to Windows, ReactOS is a powerful platform for academia, allowing
students to learn a variety of skills useful to software testing, development and management, as well as students to learn a variety of skills useful to software testing, development and management, as well as
providing a rich and clean implementation of Windows NT, with a kernel compatible to published providing a rich and clean implementation of Windows NT, with a kernel compatible to published
internals book on the subject. internals book on the subject.
<br/><br/> </p><p>
This talk will introduce the ReactOS project, as well as the various software engineering challenges This talk will introduce the ReactOS project, as well as the various software engineering challenges
behind it. The building platform and development philosophies and utilities will be shown, and behind it. The building platform and development philosophies and utilities will be shown, and
attendees will grasp the vast amount of effort and organization that needs to go into building an attendees will grasp the vast amount of effort and organization that needs to go into building an
operating system or any other similarly large project. The speaker will gladly answer questions related to operating system or any other similarly large project. The speaker will gladly answer questions related to
his background, experience and interests and information on joining the project, as well as any other his background, experience and interests and information on joining the project, as well as any other
related information. related information.
<br/><br/> </p><p>
<strong>Speaker Bio</strong> <strong>Speaker Bio</strong>
<br/><br/> </p><p>
Alex Ionescu is currently studying in Software Engineering at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec Alex Ionescu is currently studying in Software Engineering at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec
and is a Microsoft Technical Student Ambassador. He is the lead kernel developer of the ReactOS Project and is a Microsoft Technical Student Ambassador. He is the lead kernel developer of the ReactOS Project
and project leader of TinyKRNL. He regularly speaks at Linux and Open Source conferences around the and project leader of TinyKRNL. He regularly speaks at Linux and Open Source conferences around the
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programming languages, platforms and deployed technologies but are often times programming languages, platforms and deployed technologies but are often times
viewed as being so obvious that they are ignored by the typical developer. The viewed as being so obvious that they are ignored by the typical developer. The
topics covered in this lecture will include: topics covered in this lecture will include:
<br/><br/> </p><p>
- Writing bug-free to extremely low bug count software in real-time<br/> - Writing bug-free to extremely low bug count software in real-time<br/>
- The concept of single-source, universal platform software<br/> - The concept of single-source, universal platform software<br/>
- Programming language interoperability<br/> - Programming language interoperability<br/>
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This informal presentation will look behind the scenes to show the This informal presentation will look behind the scenes to show the
strategies and technologies used and to show the problem magnitude. We strategies and technologies used and to show the problem magnitude. We
will review the IST Security web site with an emphasis on these pages will review the IST Security web site with an emphasis on these pages
<br/><br/> </p><p>
<a href="http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/vulnerable/">http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/vulnerable/</a><br/> <a href="http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/vulnerable/">http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/vulnerable/</a><br/>
<a href="http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/security-wg/reports/20061101.html">http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/security-wg/reports/20061101.html</a><br/> <a href="http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/security-wg/reports/20061101.html">http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/security-wg/reports/20061101.html</a><br/>
<a href="http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/position/20050524/">http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/position/20050524/</a><br/> <a href="http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/position/20050524/">http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/position/20050524/</a><br/>