University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
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The University of Waterloo Computer Science Club (CSC) is an academic club at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The CSC exists "to promote knowledge of and interest in computer science as well as allowing those interested in computer science."[1]
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[edit] Talks
The CSC has become noted for organizing lectures and talks by Computer Science experts in both academia and the industry. Many of these talks have been digitized and posted on the technology news site Slashdot:
- Off-the-Record Messaging: Useful Security and Privacy for IM, a talk by Off-the-Record Messaging co-creator Ian Goldberg.[2]
- C++0x - An Overview, a talk by C++ creator Bjarne Stroustrup.[3]
- Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks, a talk by GNU and FSF founder Richard Stallman.[4]
- ReactOS - An Open Source OS Platform for Learning, a talk by ReactOS developer and TinyKRNL creator Alex Ionescu.[5]
- 1989 Bill Gates Talk on Microsoft, a talk by Microsoft founder Bill Gates.[6]
- Software development gets on the Cluetrain, a talk by Simon Law, former head of Quality Assurance at Ubuntu.[7]
[edit] Mirroring
The Computer Science Club serves as Canada's only official Ubuntu mirror.[8] It also mirrors a collection of FOSS software making it available at faster speeds within the Waterloo community and Canada as a whole.
[edit] References
- ^ About the CSC, The Computer Science Club official website
- ^ Protecting IM From Big Brother, Slashdot (2007-11-23)
- ^ The Future of C++ As Seen By Its Creator, Slashdot (2007-08-13)
- ^ Richard Stallman Talks On Copyright Vs. the People, Slashdot (2007-07-20)
- ^ ReactOS Revealed, Slashdot (2007-03-20)
- ^ Bill Gates Talk From 1989 Surfaces, Slashdot (2007-03-24)
- ^ The Business Model of Ubuntu, Slashdot (2006-07-31)
- ^ Mirrors of Ubuntu. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
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