SPUG2011-04-27T11:05:15+02:00http://spug.ch/SPUGspug@lists.saitis.netNext SPUG Meeting 19.5.2011 @swisstopo in Bern - 19.00 o'clock2011-04-27T00:00:00+02:00http://spug.ch/2011/04/27/next-spug-meeting-19.5.2011-swisstopo-in-bern-19.00-o-clock<p>After a short but recreative hibernation the SPUG meets again to discuss, explore and share the interesting world of puppet managed systems. We would like to invite you this time to the offices of Swisstopo (Switzerland’s national cartography agency) in Bern. We set the date right after the upcoming <a href='http://www.puppetlabs.com/community/puppet-camp/puppet-camp-ams-2011-info/'>PuppetCamp</a> in Amsterdam, as various people around the SPUG are attending the PuppetCamp and we thought that it would be interesting if the attendees could report back about what is going on in the wider puppet community.</p>
<p>So we meet on</p>
<pre><code>Thursday 19. May at 19.00 o'clock</code></pre>
<p>at the offices of Swisstopo, which are located at</p>
<p><a href='http://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/internet/swisstopo/en/home/swisstopo/contact/train.html'>Seftigenstrasse 264 in Wabern near Bern</a>.</p>
<p>Arriving there is quite simple: Take Tram #9 in direction of Wabern and drive till “Eichholz” or the final station “Wabern”. The offices of Swisstopo are located within these two stations. For detailed information have a look at their <a href='http://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/internet/swisstopo/en/home/swisstopo/contact/train.html'>guide</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Attention:</strong> May 19th is a week later than a date that have been previously leaked to a few people. So if you already knew about the upcoming meeting, please adjust your calendar.</p>
<p>We would like to ask interested people to send a simple e-mail to Hanspeter Christ ( <a href='mailto:hanspeter.christ.at.swisstopo.ch'>hanspeter.christ(at)swisstopo.ch</a> ) with the Subject “Teilnahme spug meeting @swisstopo” to register their attendance.</p>
<p>Drinks and Snacks are provided.</p>
<p>Furthermore we are looking for people that would be willing to present/discuss/share/ask/… something about their usage with puppet or related tools, so we could have a few presentations to announce. This can be in a very short manner, even only 30s presentation or a bit longer ones, like 5 or a bit more minutes. Please send your presentation idea to Marcel Härry ( <a href='mailto:mh+spug.at.scrit.ch'>mh(at)scrit.ch</a> ), so we can announce them prior to the meeting. But it will also be possible to spontaneously give a lightning talk at the meeting. A beamer and a Linux-based laptop will be available.</p>
<p>We can already announce a few short presentations:</p>
<ul>
<li>Hanspeter Christ of Swisstopo will talk about how a puppet managed infrastructure is seen from a IT Project Manager’s point of view and will share his experience in managing a team that completely automates the infrastructure with puppet.</li>
<li>Another one will be held by Marc Fournier (Camptocamp SA). He will show how to use the cucumber testing framework to refactor your manifests and change Puppet versions without becoming insane.</li>
<li>Marcel Härry (Puzzle ITC) will talk about the new introduced Ruby-DSL of Puppet and a use case where the Ruby-DSL provided more flexibility than the common external Puppet-DSL.</li>
<li>Yet to be confirmed, Mathieu Bornoz (Camptocamp SA) would like to show us how he hooked a CouchDB CMDB to Puppet to be able to create/edit/remove resources properties without having to edit manifests.</li>
</ul>
<p>If you have further questions do not hesitate to ask on the SPUG-List ( <a href='http://lists.saitis.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spug'>spug (at) lists.saitis.net</a> ). If you haven’t done so, please subscribe to this low-traffic list, where we will also announce further meetings.</p>
<p>Cu there!</p>Next SPUG meeting on Wednesday 17th November2010-11-14T00:00:00+01:00http://spug.ch/2010/11/14/next-spug-meeting-on-wednesday-17<p>The next meet-up will be wednesday 17th in Bern, at the Postfinance building (<a href='http://maps.google.ch/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Bollwerk%2FRoute+1%2FRoute+12&daddr=Engehaldenstrasse+37,+3012+Bern&geocode=FZZjzAIdfohxAA%3BFTaEzAId9YZxACkrTukMlDmORzFL-eiFz8zJyQ&hl=de&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=18&dirflg=w&sll=46.94909,7.441456&sspn=0.0026'>direction from the train station</a>).</p>
<p><em>Important:</em> in order to get access into our host’s building, you must send your name to <a href='mailto:christoph.wiederkeh.at.postfinance.ch'>Christoph</a> (preferably asap) if you expect to come.</p>
<p>There is no formal agenda, so please bring a couple of slides if you want to present something. It’s also fine to just come and talk about any topic you want to.</p>
<p>Looking forward to meet you on wednesday !</p>Puppet meet-up at FrOSCamp2010-09-14T00:00:00+02:00http://spug.ch/2010/09/14/puppet-meet-up-at-froscamp<h3 id='puppet_meetup_at_froscamp_zrich_1718_september_2010'>Puppet meet-up at FrOSCamp, Zürich, 17-18 september 2010</h3>
<p><em>Update 20 sept: <a href='/assets/2010-09-18/workshop-froscamp.pdf'>workshop slides available</a>.</em></p>
<p>Next friday & saturday, the <a href='http://wiki.froscamp.org/Welcome'>FrOSCamp</a> conference will take place in Zürich/Switzerland, alongside Fedora’s annual <a href='https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Zurich_2010'>FUDCon</a>.</p>
<p>The Swiss Puppet User Group will be giving a <a href='http://wiki.froscamp.org/2010:Talks_and_Workshops#Puppet'>workshop for beginners</a> on saturday afternoon, as well as holding a <a href='http://wiki.froscamp.org/2010:Hackfests#Swiss_Puppet_User_Group'>hackfest</a> where we plan to work together on puppet modules, types/providers, etc.</p>
<p>Definitely many reasons to be around Zürich next week-end :-)</p>
<p>Looking forward to meet other puppet-eers on this occasion !</p>Spug meeting on Thursday 22nd April2010-04-21T00:00:00+02:00http://spug.ch/2010/04/21/spug-meeting-on-thursday-22<p>For the next SPUG Meeting we will meet us in Lausanne on Thursday 22nd April at 19’00 o’clock. Location is 10min walk from the train station. It is located at:</p>
<p><a href='http://osm.org/go/0CSOwB5sG--'>Rue Beau-Séjour 24, Lausanne</a></p>
<p>The easiest way on foot is:</p>
<ul>
<li>get off the train, climb the stairs, cross the road</li>
<li>climb the steep road left of the McDonalds</li>
<li>when you meet a weird fountain in the middle of the road, turn right on rue du Midi</li>
<li>after 100m this road becomes rue Beau-Séjour. Number 24 is almost at the end.</li>
</ul>
<p>A few people have announced some lightning talks, but there is no formal agenda. Feel free to bring a couple of slides if you have something you would like to talk about. Even without slides, discussion topics are welcome !</p>
<p>Snacks and drinks will be organized, and a beamer will be available.</p>Slides 1st SPUG Meeting and GULL2010-04-21T00:00:00+02:00http://spug.ch/2010/04/21/slides-1st-spug-meeting-and-gull<p>The <a href='/2010/02/10/1st-spug-meeting---1.-spug-treffen.html'>first SPUG-meeting</a> happened a while ago and we had various interesting talks. Following we would like to share these presentations with the rest of the world. Furthermore we also attached a presentation given at the <a href='http://www.linux-gull.ch/'>western Switzerland Linux User Group (GULL)</a>, we announced <a href='/2010/02/24/talk-at-gull.html'>earlier</a>.</p>
<h3 id='slides_1st_spug_meeting'>Slides 1st SPUG Meeting</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href='/assets/2010-02-18/01-intro_outro.pdf'>Intro</a></li>
<li><a href='/assets/2010-02-18/02-spug-puppet-overview.pdf'>An introduction to puppet</a></li>
<li><a href='/assets/2010-02-18/03-os-x.txt'>Mac OS X managed by puppet</a></li>
<li><a href='/assets/2010-02-18/04-icinga-puppet.png'>Icinga managed by puppet</a></li>
<li><a href='/assets/2010-02-18/05-apatmo.pdf'>An Approach to Proper Module Organization</a></li>
<li><a href='/assets/2010-02-18/06-puppet-ipsec.pdf'>Transport Layer Encryption using the Puppet PKI and IPsec</a></li>
<li><a href='/assets/2010-02-18/07-trocla.pdf'>Dealing with Passwords and Private Keys in Manifests</a></li>
<li><a href='/assets/2010-02-18/08-iptables.pdf'>Setting up iptables Rules using Puppet</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id='slide_at_gull'>Slide at GULL</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href='/assets/2010-03-02/01-cours-puppet.pdf'>Cours Puppet</a> / <a href='http://www.linux-gull.ch/GestionActiviteDocumentPuppet20100302.html'>Page (ext)</a></li>
</ul>Puppet booth at openexpo2010-03-22T00:00:00+01:00http://spug.ch/2010/03/22/puppet-booth-at-openexpo<h3 id='puppet_booth_at_openexpo_bern'>Puppet booth at Openexpo, Bern</h3>
<p>This short notice to inform folks from Switzerland & vicinity that we will be holding a small puppet booth at OpenExpo, which takes place in Bern next wednesday an thursday (March 24. and 25.)</p>
<p>If you happen to be around, come and find us at <a href='http://www.openexpo.ch/openexpo-2010-bern/open-source-projekte/'>the open-source village</a>.</p>
<p>You might also be interested by one or another ot the <a href='http://www.openexpo.ch/openexpo-2010-bern/konferenzprogramm/kmu-tag/#r17'>promising conferences</a> that will be held.</p>
<p>Hope to meet you there !</p>Puppet presentation at GULL next tuesday2010-02-24T00:00:00+01:00http://spug.ch/2010/02/24/talk-at-gull<h3 id='puppet_presentation_at_gull'>Puppet presentation at GULL</h3>
<p>The <a href='http://www.linux-gull.ch/'>western Switzerland Linux User Group (GULL)</a> is organizing a presentation of puppet and automated system administration practices. This talk will take place on tuesday 2. March at 19.30 in <a href='http://map.search.ch/morges/av.de-vertou-2'>Beausobre, Morges</a> and will be in french. More details can be found on the <a href='http://www.linux-gull.ch/GestionActiviteDocumentPuppet20100302.html'>GULL’s website</a>.</p>1st SPUG meeting - 1. SPUG Treffen2010-02-10T00:00:00+01:00http://spug.ch/2010/02/10/1st-spug-meeting---1.-spug-treffen<h3 id='thursday_february_the_18th_2010_7_pm__eigerplatz_4_berne'>Thursday, February the 18th, 2010, 7 PM - Eigerplatz 4, Berne</h3>
<h5 id='deutsche_version_weiter_unten'>Deutsche Version weiter unten.</h5>
<p>The Swiss Puppet User Group, short SPUG, has been coined to give puppet-users and developers in Switzerland a platform to meet and discuss. To finally kick off this idea, we will meet on Thursday the 18th of February a first time. We’d like to clear the way to meet regularly in the future at different member’s locations. The first meeting will take place in the premises of <a href='http://www.puzzle.ch'>Puzzle ITC</a> at the Eigerplatz 4 in Berne. You find a map <a href='http://www.puzzle.ch/kontakt/'>here</a>.</p>
<p>In a informal atmosphere with snacks and drinks, we’d like to listen to some lightning talks around puppet. We will gather around 7 PM at the Eigerplatz 4 in the fifth level. The event is open to everybody interested - simply show up and have fun!</p>
<p>The following lightning talks have so far been announced:</p>
<ul>
<li>An Approach to Proper Module Organization</li>
<li>Transport Layer Encryption using the Puppet PKI and IPsec</li>
<li>Dealing with Passwords and Private Keys in Manifests</li>
<li>Managing Mac Workstations with Puppet</li>
<li>local.ch and memonic.com Managed by Puppet</li>
<li>Setting up iptables Rules using Puppet</li>
</ul>
<p>If you’re interested in giving a short, 5 to 10 minutes, presentation about where and how you use puppet or you’d like anything special to show, your invited to give a spontaneous talk. Laptop and beamer are present.</p>
<p>If you need further Information, simply join the <a href='http://lists.saitis.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spug'>mailinglist</a> and ask! See you on February the 18th!</p>
<p>The SPUG-Puppeteers</p>
<h3 id='donnerstag_18_februar_2010_19_uhr__eigerplatz_4_bern'>Donnerstag, 18. Februar, 2010, 19 Uhr - Eigerplatz 4, Bern</h3>
<p>Die Swiss Puppet User Group, kurz SPUG, wurde mit dem Ziel ins Leben gerufen, Puppet-AnwenderInnen und EntwicklerInnen aus der Schweiz eine Plattform zur Diskussion und zum Ideenaustausch zu bieten. Um dieses Vorhaben in die Tat umzusetzen, werden wir uns am Donnerstag, den 18. Februar ein erstes Mal treffen. Damit soll der Grundstein gelegt werden um sich zukünftig regelmässig bei verschiedenen MitstreiterInnen zu treffen. Das erste Treffen werden wir in den Räumlichkeiten von <a href='http://www.puzzle.ch'>Puzzle ITC</a> am Eigerplatz 4 in Bern abhalten. Einen Situationsplan für die Anreise findet sich <a href='http://www.puzzle.ch/kontakt/'>hier</a>.</p>
<p>In lockerer Atmosphähre zu Snacks und Drinks wird man einige kurze Vorträge rund um das Thema Puppet zu hören bekommen. Dabei soll auch der Austausch zwischen den TeilnehmerInnen nicht zu kurz kommen. Das Treffen beginnt um 19:00 Uhr am Eigerplatz 4 im fünften Stock. Der Anlass ist für alle Interessierte offen - taucht einfach auf und tauscht euch aus!</p>
<p>Folgende Kurzvorträge wurden bereits angekündigt:</p>
<ul>
<li>An Approach to Proper Module Organization</li>
<li>Transport Layer Encryption using the Puppet PKI and IPsec</li>
<li>Dealing with Passwords and Private Keys in Manifests</li>
<li>Managing Mac Workstations with Puppet</li>
<li>local.ch and memonic.com Managed by Puppet</li>
<li>Setting up iptables Rules using Puppet</li>
</ul>
<p>Falls du auch gerne 5 - 10 Minuten etwas darüber erzählen möchtest, wo du Puppet unter welchen Umständen wie einsetzt oder du etwas spezielles zeigen möchtest, so steht es dir frei am Abend die Gelegenheit einfach zu nutzen und ganz spontan einen Vortrag zu halten. Laptop und Beamer sind vorhanden.</p>
<p>Für alle weitere Informationen, schreibe dich einfach auf der <a href='http://lists.saitis.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spug'>Mailingliste</a> ein, wo du auch Fragen stellen kannst. Wir sehen uns am 18. Februar!</p>
<p>Die SPUG-Puppeteers</p>Let's meet2010-01-14T00:00:00+01:00http://spug.ch/2010/01/14/let-s-meet<p>So let’s meet and kick off <a href='http://spug.ch'>spug.ch</a>. All interested puppeteers are invited!</p>
<p>Doodle says let’s meet on February 18th 2010 at 19:00. We will meet us at Eigerplatz 4 in Bern, which are the offices of <a href='http://www.puzzle.ch'>Puzzle ITC</a> (<a href='http://www.puzzle.ch/kontakt/'>Location</a>).</p>
<p>For future SPUG meetings we will meet at other locations of people participating in SPUG. If you’re interested in particiapte in SPUG, join the <a href='/about.html'>mailinglist</a> and say helo.</p>
<p>So show up, give some insights in how you use Puppet in your company, project or on your machine. Meet other puppeteers, have fun and hopefully learn new cool things.</p>
<p>Detailed infos, announced talks etc. are coming soon on this page!</p>
<p>This site is compiled by <a href='http://github.com/mojombo/jekyll/'>Jekyll</a> and its code lives <a href='http://git.spug.ch/?p=spug.ch.git'>here</a>.</p>