[nylug-announce] TODAY! NY Linux Users Grp. 1/17 Mtg: Robert "r0ml" Lefkowitz on "Does Linux Make Software Frameworks Obsolete?"

[Ron Guerin]

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not already RSVP'd for this meeting.

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007
6:30pm-8:00pm
Google
76 9th Ave., b/w 15th and 16th St.
4th Floor, enter near 16th Street

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                       Robert "r0ml" Lefkowitz
                               - on -
            "Does Linux Make Software Frameworks Obsolete?"
     Google, 76 9th Ave., 4th Floor, enter near 16th Street. Between 15th and 16th Streets

  ** Please note important information about this meeting below **
  ******* This meeting is being held at Google, not at IBM *******

  In a world where software is sold as a black box, it makes sense
  that the stand-alone frameworks would evolve to allow developers
  to more easily assemble larger systems by building with those
  closed frameworks. This leads to software bloat as each
  application includes numerous general frameworks with large
  amounts of functionality un-needed by that particular
  application. More frameworks = more bloat.

  In a world where all the source code is available, is it not
  easier and better to start from a "reference implementation"
  of an application in a particular (or most closely related)
  domain, and modify to suit?

  In the Object-Oriented revolution of the late 80's / early 90's
  this debate was framed as "white-box reuse" vs. "black-box
  reuse". Now that Linux and Free Software are threatening world
  domination, how does that change the structure of arguments on
  both sides?

About r0ml
  r0ml is an software architect and systems designer with over
  thirty years of experience. For two decades, r0ml worked on
  Wall Street, developing market data, trading, risk management,
  and quantitative analysis systems. More recently, as chief
  technical architect at AT&T Wireless, he drove the improvement
  of their CRM, ERP, commission, and data warehousing systems.
  Over the last several years, r0ml has become increasingly
  interested in open source software strategy at large 
  enterprises, and is a frequent speaker on the topic.

Meeting Location
  Please note that this meeting will be held at Google, 76 9th Ave,
  4th floor, between 15th and 16th Streets, and not at IBM. This is
  the old Port Authority Building, and takes up the entire block.
  You want the entrance nearest 16th Ave.

Map
  http://tighturl.com/u4

Free Refreshments!
  Google is also graciously providing refreshments before the
  meeting begins. For those of us here in the east who aren't used
  to a "Google spread", you're in for quite a treat. "New Google
  Cafeteria Crushes Competitors" Cafeterias" (New York Magazine)

Books!!!
  Our friends at Prentice-Hall kindly provide us with review copies
  of various new titles.  One of these could be yours, all you have
  to do is agree to review the book within a reasonable period of
  time.

Swag (Give Away)
  During/after the meeting... unusually terrific swag may be given
  away.

Stammtisch
  After the meeting ... Join us after the meeting around 8:15pm-9pm
  for drinks and conversation at a location to be determined.

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