From:	 Alix Guillard <alix@guillard.fr>
To:	 lwn@lwn.net
Subject: LSM communication
Date:	 Fri, 6 Jul 2001 04:36:13 -0700

june 04, 2001.

Presentation of the LSM took place in the great auditorium of ENSEIRB. Pierre
Jarillon explain the aim of the Meeting. He told the in the early time when
he was developping software for the space shuttle Ariane, he had to take
often the train to install its new software in different areas where his
company had subdidiaries. He enjoyed a lot chatting with his colegues while
the tapes were running. Then he get connected with the network and could
install remotly his software, he relised that since then, he could not have
the same relatlionship he use to have with his remote colegues. 

Free Software developpers work together on the same project from many
different location in the world and have very few opportunity to meet in real
life. This is why he had the idea of creating this "Libre Software Meeting"
in order to allow libre workers to see each other, to share ideas and
knowledge through conferences; meet eachothers, exchange fingerprints and
enjoy their stay in Bordeaux.

more about it:
http://lsm.abul.org/