I think this is a good idea.
I will suggest that you encourage the advanced kernel programmers to present on specific subsystems.
You may find there is a hotbed of embedded programmers here in Ottawa with knowledge of applying Linux kernel to network and mobile applications where it really makes sense to get into the nuts and bolts of the kernel. This might pair well with Linux Symposium coming up!
I am not the one you want at this meeting and I will likely not make it to OLS this year, as I do not have anything to contribute. There is a lot of value in such events however. Members of "secret societies" and Travolds may not always appear at such conferences, but you may find their "look-alike" or at least Waldo.
I will say that my lurking suggests the Code Factory is a good idea and I encourage all you social geeks.
Keep in mind.. Not all people drink beer and not everyone likes c0ffee. :). I advocate local groups stick to neutral professional meeting places and hold a charter as OCLUG does. This ensures the on-topicness.
Thanks,
Allan Fields
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 06:03:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday [ at ] crashcourse [ dot ] ca>
Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] any interest in a local kernel programming
specialinterest group?
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is there any interest in a small group focused on linux kernel
programming that would want to meet on a regular or occasional basis
in downtown ottawa and hash out selected areas of interest in kernel
programming?
while i make part of my living teaching kernel programming and basic
device drivers, there are many times when i'm looking at a new feature
(or an old feature i'd never seen before) and thought, "how the
&#$%@*^$% does *that* work?" and i can tediously puzzle through it,
or i can get together with like-minded individuals somewhere within
walking distance of where i live and rely on the fact that *someone*
will know how it works and can explain it.
Thanks,
Allan Fields
Ottawa, On