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Announcements

Resources

Linux audio user mailing list. The Linux Audio User mailing list has been started for those who want to discuss the ups and downs of serious audio applications on Linux systems.

How to ask smart questions. Eric Raymond and Rick Moen have written How to ask smart questions, a resource for newbies trying to obtain help from the Linux community. "In the world of hackers, the kind of answers you get to your technical questions depends as much on the way you ask the questions as on the difficulty of developing the answer. This guide will teach you how to ask questions in a way that is likely to get you a satisfactory answer."

LinuxLookup Tip of the Week. The LinuxLookup tip of the week for September 10, 2001 covers the sort utility. Check it out for an overview of this essential Unix utility.

Events

Stallman and Moglen to speak in Washington, D.C.. Richard Stallman and Eben Moglen will give a speech on October 10, 2001 at George Washington University in Washington D.C. on: "Free Software: the Free Market/Free Speech Solution to the Microsoft Antitrust Problem."

Linux@work dates for 2002. LogOn Technology Transfer has announced the dates of ten Linux@work events to be held across Europe from May through June of 2002.

Events: September 13 - November 8, 2001.

Date	Event	Location
September 17, 2001	XML Information Days	Amsterdam
September 17 - 21, 2001	O'Reilly P2P & Web Services Conference	Washington D.C.
September 18 - 21, 2001	O'Reilly Peer-to-Peer Conference	Washington, DC.
September 18, 2001	XML Information Days	Brussels
September 19, 2001	XML Information Days	Munich
September 20, 2001	XML Information Days	Zurich
September 21, 2001	XML Information Days	Milan
September 23 - 28, 2001	Australian Unix User Group's Annual Conference(AUUG 2001)	Sydney, Australia
September 24, 2001	XML Information Days	Paris
September 25, 2001	XML Information Days	Copenhagen
September 26, 2001	XML Information Days	Oslo
September 27, 2001	XML Information Days	Stockholm
September 28, 2001	XML Information Days	Helsinki
September 30 - October 4, 2001	XML One	San Jose, California
October 1, 2001	XML Information Days	Budapest
October 2 - 5, 2001	Federal Open Source Conference	(Ronald Reagan Building)Washington DC
October 8 - 12, 2001	IBM pSeries and UNIX Technical University	(Hotel Munchen)Munich, Germany
October 10, 2001	Richard Stallman and Eben Moglen to speak on: "Free Software: the Free Market/Free Speech Solution to the Microsoft Antitrust Problem."	(George Washington University)Washington, D.C.
October 11 - 13, 2001	Wizards of OS 2	(House of World Cultures)Berlin, Germany
October 22 - 25, 2001	XMLEdge International Developer Conference & Expo
October 22 - 26, 2001	The Open Group Quarterly Conference	Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 30 - November 1, 2001	LinuxWorld Germany	Frankfurt, Germany
October 30 - 31, 2001	tech-u-wear 2001	(Madison Square Garden)New York City
November 6 - 10, 2001	Annual Linux Showcase and Conference	Oakland, CA
November 6 - 8, 2001	LinuxWorld Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
November 8, 2001	NLUUG Annual Autumn conference	De Reehorst, Ede, Netherlands

Additional events can be found in the LWN Event Calendar. Event submissions should be sent to lwn@lwn.net in a plain text format.

Web sites

User Group News

St. Louis Linux Group News. The following meetings have been announced by several Missouri Linux user groups:

• Missouri Open Source LUG, October 2, 2001
• St. Louis Area Computer Club, Linux Configuration Workshop, October 4, 2001
• St. Louis Unix Users Group meeting, Wireless Networking, October 10, 2001
• Linux InstallFest, October 12, 2001
• St. Louis User's Group Meeting, October 18, 2001
• Hazelwood MO LUG meeting, October 23, 2001

Linux Group of Davis Installfest. The Linux Group of Davis, California is running a Linux installfest on Sunday, September 16, 2001 in Sacramento, CA.

Linux Group of Davis meeting on Netfilter. The Linux Group of Davis, CA meeting next week will feature a presentation on Netfilter by Jan Wynholds. Also, Gabriel Rosa will give a talk on screen.

LUG Events: September 13 - 27, 2001.

Date	Event	Location
September 13, 2001	Phoenix Linux Users Group(PLUG)	(Sequoia Charter School)Mesa, AZ.
September 13, 2001	Kernel-Panic Linux User Group(KPLUG)	San Diego, CA
September 13, 2001	LinuxLab.dk: Linux Install Party	Denmark
September 14, 2001	LinuxLab.dk: Extreme programming i praksis	Denmark
September 15, 2001	SVLUG Installfest	Silicon Valley, CA
September 15, 2001	North Texas Linux Users Group(NTLUG)	(Nokia Centre)Irving, Texas
September 15, 2001	KPLUG Installfest	(National City Adult Center)San Diego, CA
September 15, 2001	TALUG Installfest	Toledo, Ohio
September 15, 2001	SSLUG: Linux Demo Day 2001 - Linux fylder 10 år	Denmark
September 16, 2001	Beachside LUG	Conway, South Carolina
September 16, 2001	Mesilla Valley Linux User Group(MVLUG)	(Village Inn on El Paseo Rd.)Las Cruces, New Mexico
September 16, 2001	Linux Installfest	Sacramento, CA
September 17, 2001	Linux User Group of Davis(LUGOD)	(Z-World)Davis, CA
September 18, 2001	Bay Area Linux User Group(BALUG)	(Four Seas Restaurant, Chinatown)San Francisco, CA
September 18, 2001	Phoenix Linux Users Group(PLUG)	(Glendale Community College)Glendale, AZ
September 18, 2001	Kansas City LUG Demoday(KCLUG)	(Kansas City Public Library)KC, Missouri
September 18, 2001	Linux Stammtisch	(Bandersnatch Brew Pub)Tempe, AZ
September 18, 2001 September 25, 2001	Kalamazoo Linux Users Group(KLUG)	(Western Michigan University)Kalamazoo, Michigan
September 19, 2001	Central Iowa Linux Users Group(CIALUG)	West Des Moines, IA
September 19, 2001	Linux User Group in Groningen	The Netherlands
September 19, 2001	Washington D.C. Linux User Group(DCLUG)	(National Institute of Health)Bethesda, Maryland
September 19, 2001	New York Linux User's Group(NYLUG)	(IBM Building)New York, NY
September 20, 2001	St. Louis LUG(SLLUG)	(St. Louis County Library, Indian Trails Branch)St. Louis, MO.
September 20, 2001	Omaha Linux User Group(OLUG)	Omaha, Nebraska
September 20, 2001	South Mississippi LUG(SMLUG)	(Barnes & Noble)Gulfport, Mississippi
September 20, 2001	Gallup Linux Users Group(GalLUG)	(Coyote Bookstore)Gallup, New Mexico
September 20, 2001	Linux Enthusiasts And Professionals of Central Florida(LEAP-CF)	(DeVry Institute)Orlando, FL.
September 20, 2001	New Orleans Linux Users' Group(NOLUG)	(University of New Orleans (UNO) Mathematics Building)New Orleans, Louisiana
September 21, 2001	Rock River Linux User Group(RRLUG)	(Rockford College)Rockford, Illinois
September 22, 2001	Consortium of All Bay Area Linux(CABAL)	Menlo Park, CA
September 23 - 28, 2001	Australian Unix User Group's Annual Conference(AUUG 2001)	Sydney, Australia
September 24, 2001	Roseville Area Linux Users Group(roselug)	(Nerd Books)Roseville, California
September 25, 2001	Hazelwood Linux User Group(HLUG)	(Prairie Commons Branch Library)Hazelwood, Missouri
September 25, 2001	Western Cape Linux Users Group(CLUG)	University of Cape Town, South Africa
September 26, 2001	Linux User Group in Assen	Netherlands
September 26, 2001	Nashville Linux User's Group(NLUG)	Nashville, Tennessee
September 27, 2001	GalLUG Installfest	(Connecting Point Computers)Gallup, New Mexico
September 27, 2001	K-LUG	Rochester, Minnesota

Additional events can be found in the LWN Event Calendar. Event submissions should be sent to lwn-lug@lwn.net in a plain text format.

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