[colug-432] Unix Bloat; UEFI

[jep200404 at columbus.rr.com]

A couple of enlightening presentation from the recent conference 
down under: 

Bloat: How and Why UNIX Grew Up (and Out)
by Rusty Russell and Matt Evans

   http://linux.conf.au/schedule/147/view_talk?day=friday

[U]EFI and Linux: the future is here, and it's awful
by Matthew Garrett (of that prominent North American 
enterprise level Linux distributor)

   http://linux.conf.au/schedule/63/view_talk?day=tuesday