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Wait, what?

Tech party is a time to get our hands dirty with a new piece of technology. There is only one limitation.

• It has to be cool ¹

This week's plan

• Hello world! UEFI application
• Simple UEFI client server network application
• Measure N/W throughput. Is it better than when OS is running?
• Measure power consumption of C-S application with, and without OS.

Why is it cool?

• Pre-boot environment, no OS (may) means better performance for (some) code
• Feature rich - supports networking
• Many projects we are working on are concerned with getting OS out of the way, UEFI may give some ideas

Logistics

• Bring your own laptop, UEFI networking doesn't work in lab machines. UEFI VM image also isn't very reliable.
• Bring a pendrive.

Please vote for a Preferred time, for this weeks party

Tech Party FAQs

A 4-point Agenda

• Decide upon a technology, and hack
• Blog about it after the event
• The blog is intended to be a getting starting guide for the technology
• Upload code to github

When?

Preferably on weekends, when people have some free time, and they are in a mood to have fun.

Agenda?

Decide the technology a week in advance. Propose topics, take poll, volunteer.

What it is and what it is not

This should not be a 1:many interaction, in which one teaches, and others listen. Preferably a group effort, where all contribute equally.

But you mentioned volunteer?

Yes, there should be a volunteer who sends out invitation, manages logitics, and uploads a short descrition of the event, once it ends. This discription should preferably be in the form of a getting started guide for the technology.