[LOPSA-US-AZ] LOPSA @ AZSAGE tonight

Michael R. Crusoe michael at qrivy.net
Wed Jan 18 14:26:54 PST 2006


Howdy all,

I will be giving a 5 minute overview of LOPSA before Smoot's 
presentation at tonight's AZSAGE meeting and will raffling off a LOPSA 
t-shirt as well.

Anyone want to get a bite to eat afterward?

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: AZSAGE January 18th Event
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 08:18:22 -0700
From: AZSage <azsage at netbywire.com>
To: michael at qrivy.net

   Do you or know of someone that would like to present an educational UNIX
   topic for AZSAGE in 2006 - let us know...

   Please feel free to pass along this event notification if you would 
like

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   HAPPY NEW YEAR!! AZSAGE is celebrating our 10th year this 2006!!!


   We are very excited to announce that our AZSAGE Web Site is in the
   process of being rehosted - More details to come.
   Thanks Smoot Carl-Mitchell of http://www.tic.com !!


            **** **** **** AZSAGE 01/18/2006  **** **** ****

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   TOPIC: Myths and Perceptions about Open Source software and Experience
          with the GNU/Linux desktop


   PRESENTER: Smoot Carl-Mitchell, Systems/Network Architect


   DATE: Wednesday, January 18, 2006


   TIME: Doors open at 6:30 PM and presentation starts at 7:00 PM


   HOST: Mesa Community College - MCC Students are encurage to attend.
         Business & Industry Institute - Atrium
         145 N Centennial Way, 4th Floor, Mesa, AZ 85201

   CONTACTS: steering at azsage.org (Terry Krueger 480-592-2322)

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SPECIAL OFFER:  Techniques in keeping up with technical daily news
                 Offered by Warren Avery

    Warren Avery has been a IT sales professional for over 30
    years. As President of Promethean Data Solutions, Inc. and
    Publisher of the IT Weekly Newsletter, he now reads articles
    for a living, lots and lots of articles (350+ each week).
    These articles address everyday issues involving storage,
    servers, networks, IT procurement and cost justification,
    regulatory compliance and futures. You will also find
    practical insights on moving, sharing, storing, protecting,
    accessing, justifying, measuring and securing of a company's
    most valuable assets - DATA and INFORMATION. This is a GREAT
    reference and a quick way to stay on top of technical articles.
    Warren's clients pay $192 per year for individuals and $500 for
    corporate accounts for a subscription. Warren is offering a
    complimentary subscription to AZSAGE Members present at the
    January AZSAGE event.  http://www.prometheandatasolutions.com/

    To receive your free Weekly News Letter Membership please bring
    your business card or meet Warren in person Wednesday night.



DRAWINGS: O'Reilly & Associates <http://www.oreilly.com/>

    *** O'Reily Books will be given away at the January event ***
    Don't forget about O'Reilly's 20% User Group discount!
    1-800-998-9938 x339 code DSUG

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TOPIC SUMMARY:

    Myths, misperceptions and FUD abound about Open Source software. I
    will briefly explain what Open Source is and explain how it differs
    from Closed Source software. I will also discuss my own experience
    with the Open Source GNU/Linux desktop system over the past 7 years
    and speculate on its future.


ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

    Smoot Carl-Mitchell, Systems/Network Architect, has over 25 years of
    experience with computer and network system design and programming.
    His primary fields ofexperience are with the TCP/IP protocol suite,
    Unix/Linux system architecture and administration. He is also an expert
    in network and computer system security. He has co-authored 3 technical
    books on networking with Unix and TCP/IP and authored numerous papers
    on technical issues related to TCP/IP networking and Unix system design
    and administration.

For additional information on Smoot go to http://www.tic.com.


Finding you way to MCC Business & Industry Institute:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=145+N+Centennial+Way&city=Mesa&state=AZ&zipcode=85201-6750 




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