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Tuesday, May 24 will represent the first after-work meeting of what I'm unofficially calling the downtown Ottawa Linux kernel geek-up. The plan is to meet on a moderately regular basis after work on selected weekdays in downtown Ottawa, and hash out the gory details of some pre-selected feature of the Linux kernel. (NOTE: It's not a general Linux geek-up -- it's specifically for Linux kernel discussion, just to be clear.)

For the time being, this will take place at The Code Factory, where I'm a recent member. I'm scheduling the first kernel geek-up for 5 pm (or slightly thereafter as people show up), Tuesday, May 24, and since The Code Factory officially closes at 5 pm, you'll have to buzz up to get in if you arrive after that, but you're certainly welcome to get there earlier and just hang out.

The theme of each geek-up will be that we'll select a specific Linux kernel topic ahead of time, study up on it as best we can, then discuss it at the geek-up. For maximum benefit, you'd really want to bring your own system with a fully-updated git pull of the Linux kernel source tree.

To start things off, since I'm currently digging through the kernel code for kobjects and the sysfs filesystem, that can be the first topic, so start perusing and come with either questions or answers.

You don't need to RSVP but it might be nice for me to have an idea of who's interested in showing up, so drop me a note at rpjday@crashcourse.ca if you have questions or just want to tell me that you'll be there. If enough people plan on showing, I can arrange for a pizza or three.

ADDENDUM: Because of some short-notice issues, this first meeting will be limited to 60 minutes at The Code Factory itself, so we have to be out of there by 6 pm, but we can always wander across the street to The Spin Bar at the Marriott at that point for drinks and free wireless and continuing discussion. Future meetings should be longer. Sorry for the inconvenience for this first session.