Bup creator to give presentation Apr 9

[Tony Godshall]

Just correcting the subject line...

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 15:59, Tony Godshall <togo at of.net> wrote:
> Hi again
>
> I've scheduled Avery's presentation[1] for Saturday April 9 at 2:30pm in my
> livingroom, a stone's throw from Grace Cathedral in SF.  Those who RSVP
> will get the precise address and directions.  It's a mile from Embarcadero
> staiton (BART/SF Muni rail), and one can take the very frequent 1-California
> electric bus to the top of the hill.  There's also a cable car option
> if you want
> the $5 tourist experience (the California line is out of service but
> the Powell.
> It's 1.9 miles from Caltrain, and one can take the very frequent KT trolley to
> Embarcadero Station, and as above.
>
> If you can come at that time, please RSVP tony at godshall.org with
> subject "bup SF"
>
> Please feel free to pass the details above to anyone you think might
> be interested.
>
> Best Regards
>
> Tony
>
>
> [1] Original message:
>
>
>> Hi everyone
>>
>> Bup "it backs things up" does efficient sub-file deduplication and
>> compression suitable for disk-to-disk or disk-to-remote-host backups.
>>
>> It's based git and python and the rolling-checksum concept that makes
>> rsync transfers so efficient.
>>
>> Bup has no user-friendly graphical UI yet- this will be more about the
>> technology and the commandline interface.
>>
>> Avery wrote his Ph.D. thesis on this idea- it's sure to be
>> interesting, especially if you are familiar with git and hashes and
>> data compression algorithms.
>>
>> Avery will be in town in about a week and has agreed to give a
>> presentation, and I'm working on the details.  No location has been
>> set yet- I thought I'd get the general word out sooner rather than
>> later to make sure word gets to the right people.  Please respond
>> privately if you hope to attend so I can figure out whether I can host
>> it at my place in SF or if I'll need to look for a bigger venue...
>> I'll send the specific location and schedule soon as it's firm.
>>
>> Best Regards.
>>
>> Tony
>>
>>
>>
>> PS1: If you websearch for "bup", you'll be disappointed.  Searching
>> for "bup It Backs Things Up" gives much better results.
>>
>> PS2: Feel free to forward
>>
>