Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 17:58:49 +1100
From: Jeff Waugh <jdub@aphid.net>
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: linux.conf.au submissions closing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


OLYMPIC CITY WANTS LINUX CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS

Submissions for Sydney's linux.conf.au developers conference close at the
end of September.

Sydney, Australia -- Fri Sep 22 2000 -- The city that's currently
home to the world's best athletes will in January 2001 bring
together some of the world's finest Linux developers. You too can
take part in the action by responding to the Call for Participation
at <URL: http://linux.conf.au/cfp/>.

Events include paper presentations, tutorials, workshops and panel
sessions, in disciplines such as kernel hacking, real-time systems,
networking and multimedia systems. Confirmed attendees include champion
kernel hackers Alan Cox and David Miller, with local challengers
including netfilter developer Paul "Rusty" Russell, Samba team leader
Andrew Tridgell and a hometown visit from local pinup star The Rasterman
(Carsten Haitzler).

Tridgell is pleased with the format, saying that "with a similar style
to the Ottawa Linux Symposium, attendees can look forward to good
in-depth technical presentations and a great atmosphere that encourages
the late night hacking sessions that make conferences fun."


ABOUT LINUX.CONF.AU
linux.conf.au <URL: http://linux.conf.au/> is a technical conference taking
place in Sydney, Australia in January 2001, concentrating on issues related
to the development of Linux and Free Software.

The conference is a collaborative effort by Linux Australia, the Sydney
Linux Users Group and affiliated organisations. It is supported by the
School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales,
and is a successor to the Conference for Australian Linux Users (CALU) held
in Melbourne in July, 1999.


ABOUT LINUX AUSTRALIA
The Linux Organisation of Australia was founded to cater specifically to the
needs of the Australian Linux community. Australia has unique problems that
confront those attempting to organise and coordinate user groups and other
support mechanisms because of its high urbanisation and large geographic
distances between populated areas. Linux Australia hopes to assist in
bringing the disparate pockets of Linux support into a single forum by
encouraging and facilitating communication between these groups.


ABOUT THE SYDNEY LINUX USERS GROUP
The Sydney Linux Users Group <URL: http://www.slug.org.au/> holds free
meetings, technical fests, and provides a forum for discussion about the use
of GNU/Linux systems in Sydney.


ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) was the first site in Australia to
make use of the Unix operating system. John Lions, of the School of Computer
Science and Engineering, wrote "Source Code and Commentary on Unix level 6"
in 1976 for use in teaching his operating systems class, and it quickly
spread amongst Unix hackers worldwide.