Boston Linux & UNIX was originally founded in 1994 as part of The Boston Computer Society. We meet on the third Wednesday of each month at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Building E51.

Meetings and Events


Our group has been meeting since April 1994. We formed our group as part of The Boston Computer Society (BCS); when the overall BCS organization dissolved itself, we chose to continue on as an independent user group.

Most of our meetings are held on the M.I.T. campus. Here is M.I.T.'s list of User Groups on Campus, including the dates and locations each group has scheduled.

Index of speakers at BLU events



Meeting Schedule


2024 / 2023 / 2022 / 2021 / 2020 / 2019 / 2018 / 2017 / 2016 / 2015 / 2014 / 2013 / 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008 / 2007 / 2006 / 2005 / 2004 / 2003 / 2002 / 2001 / 2000 / 1999 / 1998 / 1997 / 1996 / 1995 / 1994

Schedule for 2023

Wed, Dec 20, 2023 (tech) First Look at the Raspberry Pi 5
Wed, Nov 15, 2023 (tech) A TypeScript Tour of the Internet
Wed, Oct 18, 2023 (tech)Short Takes: CXL in High Performance Computing; SCC Redux; and the UCIe Standard for Chip Design
Wed, Sep 20, 2023 (tech)2023 Cryptology News Update and Historical Vignette
Wed, Aug 16, 2023 (tech)AlmaLinux OS
Wed, Jul 19, 2023 (tech)What Programmers Should Know About Memory
Wed, Jun 21, 2023 (tech)Implementing VisiCalc
Wed, May 17, 2023 (tech)Rocky Linux Redux
Wed, Apr 19, 2023 (tech)Connectivity Begins at Home
Wed, Mar 15, 2023 (tech)Tinkering With Cryptography
Wed, Feb 15, 2023 (tech)TEMPEST and Signal Intelligence (non-classified)
Wed, Jan 18, 2023 (tech)IoTFestival

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We also thank MIT for the use of their facilities.

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