[ Note this is DRAFT for announcement. Flyer isn't present at the URL shown ... yet. If I don't get an updated flyer, I may make some edits on the older version and then use that. I did include mention of the door prizes - but kept it very brief. Anyway, I hope to have the "final" version out this evening / tonight, or 2007-11-07 A.M. I also tried to better approximate RFC 1153 message digest format, as that may make reading in many mail clients a bit more convenient and user-friendly. ]
Contents: Bay Area Linux Users Group (BALUG)[1] 2007-11-20: James Burgett, Alameda County Computer Resource Center (ACCRC)[2]: "Free Software, The Environment, Social Welfare, and the Digital Divide" RSVP door prizes Other upcoming BALUG meetings references (about BALUG, time, location, etc.)
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For our 2007-11-20 BALUG meeting we are pleased to present:
James Burgett, Alameda County Computer Resource Center (ACCRC)[2]: "Free Software, The Environment, Social Welfare, and the Digital Divide" flyer[3] (PDF) to help promote the event
James will recount the path ACCRC has taken as it's grown in the last five years to reclaim and reuse computers, peripherals, and other electronic devices people donate. In general, ACCRC gives computers to individuals and worthy organizations without charge or strings. ACCRC uses Linux on the systems it gives away and has developed quite a bit of expertise in installing various Linux distros on various (old) hardware.
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Planning to come to BALUG meeting? Please e-mail us a note at: rsvp@balug.org indicating meeting date and if more than just yourself the number of folks you're RSVPing for, etc. See also: http://www.balug.org/#RSVP%5B4] Thank you for RSVPing if you're planning to attend.
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Door prizes[6]! Yes, we have at least the following for door prizes: _Pro Oracle Database 10g RAC on LINUX_ ISBN: 1-59059-524-6 _Practices of an Agile Developer_ ISBN: 0-9745140-8-X
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Other upcoming BALUG meetings
We also have quite a lineup of speakers/presentations for BALUG meetings. Not only do we have James Burgett, ACCRC[2] as noted above, but we also have the following lined up for the months ahead - be sure to check out our website http://www.balug.org/%5B1] for more details and the latest updates. If you're not already subscribed to the BALUG "announce" list[5], be sure to subscribe to be notified of these and future announcements.
2007-12 (no meeting in December this year) 2008-01-15 Eric S. Raymond 2008-02-19 Bruce Perens 2008-03-18 (TBD) 2008-04-15 Eric Allman
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references: 1. http://www.balug.org/ 2. http://www.accrc.org/ 3. http://www.balug.org/flyers/2007-11-12.pdf 4. http://www.balug.org/#RSVP 5. http://www.new.balug.org/#Lists door prizes (past and coming up): 6. http://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-admin-balug.org/2007-August/000401.ht... meeting time, location, and lots of other great BALUG information: Bay Area Linux Users Group (BALUG) http://www.balug.org/