[SFS] [SFS Upcoming Events] Python, OpenStack, GMAD; oh my!

[SFS Heather]

Upcoming Events 


Would you rather view the Upcoming Events in your browser? [ https://gitlab.com/sofreeus/sofreeus/blob/master/upcoming-events.md | Click here ] ! [ https://blue.sofree.us:8443/#highlights ] Highlights 


    * Help promote our classes by sharing the Meetup links on our FB ( [ https://www.facebook.com/softwarefreedomschool/?view_public_for=1409254222735496 | https://www.facebook.com/softwarefreedomschool/?view_public_for=1409254222735496 ] ), LinkedIn (ask to link with me linkedin.com/in/heatherwillson), or resharing on our twiiter account (SFS303) 
    * The Python Peer-led study group kicked off last week! And MAN OH MAN was it a hit! If you're interested, you can still join this Thursday. 
    * Apologies for those that showed up for the OpenStack class last Saturday. It is being held this Saturday, Sept. 19th at 9am on ZOOM. 
    * If there is a link in the Meetup posting for a sign in sheet PLEASE take a minute or two to fill it out. It really helps us! 
    * Fall's coming y'all! But thankfully we have lovely weather this week to help us ease into the season. 

[ https://blue.sofree.us:8443/#upcoming-classes ] UPCOMING CLASSES 
[ https://blue.sofree.us:8443/#online-python-peer-led-study-group-8-week-study-group ] ONLINE: Python Peer-led Study Group (8 week study group) 


It's time to start consuming the snake! Python is one of the most popular and versatile (not to mention powerful) programming languages around. At least that's what you've heard, right? Well, it's time to find out for sure, and we're all going to do it together. 

The Software Freedom School is hosting a Python Study Group. This will be a peer led event, meeting every Thursday night from 6:00-9:00pm, starting on September 10th, for 8 weeks. Due to current circumstances there will be no in-person option, so we will all be attending via web conferencing tools. 

Who's teaching this you ask? We all are. This is a peer led event, and that means we're all here to help each other. We will be working out of the "Python Crash Course" book by Eric Matthes. Be sure to pick up a copy from Amazon, or where ever you like to get your geek reading materials. 

The cost of attendance is PWYW (Pay What You Want) from $0-256. Just remember that there are infrastructure and hosting costs incurred by the Software Freedom School, so any contributions are much appreciated. Buying the book is your responsibility though. 

Hyperlink to book on Amazon: [ https://www.amazon.com/Python-Crash-Course-2nd-Edition/dp/1593279280/ | https://www.amazon.com/Python-Crash-Course-2nd-Edition/dp/1593279280/ ] 


Link to the online survey: [ https://tinyurl.com/SFSPython | https://tinyurl.com/SFSPython ] 


[ https://www.meetup.com/sofreeus/events/rjrlxrybcmbwb/ | Register on Meetup ] 

[ https://blue.sofree.us:8443/#online-2020-09-19-openstack-free-software-cloud-infrastructure-with-david-l-willson ] ONLINE: 2020-09-19 OpenStack: Free Software Cloud Infrastructure with David L. Willson 


OpenStack clouds are much freer and maybe fluffier. Let's use them, instead of un-free clouds. 

We will use two public OpenStack cloud providers (Fuga and City) and (hopefully) SFS' private DevStack cluster to provision infrastructure from the web GUI and the OpenStack CLI. 

We will manage Instances, Elastic IP, and Security Groups, from the GUI, CLI, and if time allows, from a HEAT OpenStack Template. 

Bring a machine with a web browser and a secure shell client. 

David has been using and assisting others with Free Software like Linux for more than 20 years, and operating the Software Freedom School ( [ http://www.sofree.us/ | http://www.sofree.us/ ] ) since 2013. 

This class is still in heavy development; your suggestions and feedback are wanted! If there’s a particular feature of OpenStack that you would like to see highlighted, please say so early, so we can try to plan it in. 

[ https://www.meetup.com/sofreeus/events/273214887/ | Register on Meetup ] 
[ https://blue.sofree.us:8443/#october-classes-postings-will-be-up-soon ] OCTOBER CLASSES (postings will be up soon) 
[ https://blue.sofree.us:8443/#online-2020-10-03-monitoring-alerting-and-dashboards-with-prometheus-grafana-and-friends ] ONLINE: 2020-10-03 Monitoring, Alerting, and Dashboards with Prometheus, Grafana, and friends 


Mike Shoup, Justin Lang, and David L. Willson will deliver a hands-on workshop in which you will experience the beauty and utility of metrics-based monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and friends. 

[ https://www.meetup.com/sofreeus/events/273211086/ | Register on Meetup ] 
[ https://blue.sofree.us:8443/#online-2020-10-17-intro-to-devops-with-gitlab-and-kubernetes ] ONLINE: 2020-10-17 Intro to DevOps with GitLab and Kubernetes 


Aaron and Anthony deliver the full-day Intro to DevOps class that everyone loves. 

[ https://www.meetup.com/sofreeus/events/273214581/ | Register on Meetup ] 



If you don't see what you want, send your wish to [ mailto:captains at sofree.us | captains at sofree.us ] ! We definitely take requests! [ https://blue.sofree.us:8443/#reminders ] Reminders 


    * We are lifelong learners. Please share learning opportunities, even if they're not produced by SFS. 
    * We are friends. You can post just about anything to the [ http://lists.sofree.us/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sfs | ML ] . If it's not free-libre, put "OT:" in the subject. 
    * We are professionals. Your "help wanted" and "job wanted" posts are welcome. 
    * Come hang out with us in [ http://mm.sofree.us/sfs-team/channels/town-square | Mattermost ] ! 
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