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Announcements

Resources

What is open source software? (CNN). CNN tries to explain open source software to the common man. "The concept of open source software is sometimes hard to understand for IT executives who are familiar with traditional ways of buying software. Concerns about support and accountability are valid when thinking about using open source software. But supporters assert that open source is more reliable because problems can be found and fixed quicker."

Linux Gazette #67 (June 2001). The monthly Linux Gazette has been published for the month of June. Topics in this issue include spam protection with Mailfilter, an introduction to awk and using ssh-agent.

Humor

The tribulations of being a wandering penguin. Dr. Fun tells us that it can be tough to be a penguin on the move....

Events

Linux-Kongress 2001 Announcement and Call-For-Papers. The announcement and call-for-papers for the Linux-Kongress 2001 has been released. The event will be held November 28-30, 2001 at the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. Linux-Kongress "has evolved into the most important meeting for Linux experts and developers in Europe. This year is special because we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Linux and are organizing the conference for the first time outside Germany".

Linux@work Paris & Brussels. Linux@work Paris and Brussels, scheduled June 13th and 14th, will be holding two keynote panels on the topic "Is Open Source Software threatening intellectual property?"

Australian Open Source Symposium. The Australian Open Source Symposium will be held next week, on Saturday, June 16th, in Canberra, Australia. "The purpose of this event is to bring together the Australian Open Source community on an annual basis".

Events: June 7th - August 2nd, 2001.

Date	Event	Location
May 31, 2001	II Forum Internacional do Software Livre	Brazil
May 31, 2001	The Unix Users Group the Netherlands Spring Conference	(De Reehorst)Ede, the Netherlands
May 31, 2001	MontaVista seminar	(Irvine Hilton)Irvine, Calif.
June 5, 2001	MontaVista seminar	Chicago.
June 6 - 7, 2001	Linux Expo	Milan, Italy
June 7 - 8, 2001	Second European Tcl/Tk User Meeting	Germany
June 7, 2001	MontaVista seminar	Toronto.
June 11 - 14, 2001	Hot Springs Educational Technology Institute conference	(Hot Springs High School)Hot Springs, Arkansas
June 13, 2001	Linux@work	Paris
June 14, 2001	Linux@work	Brussels
June 15, 2001	Linux@work	Amsterdam
June 20 - 21, 2001	Linuxdays 2001	St. Pölten, Austria
June 25 - 30, 2001	USENIX Annual Technical Conference	Boston, Massachusetts
June 25 - 27, 2001	NCSA Linux users' and system administrators' conference	(University of Illinois)Urbana, IL
June 29 - July 1, 2001	Linux 2001 Developers'' Conference	Manchester, UK
July 3 - 5, 2001	Enterprise Linux Institute Conference	Olympia, London
July 4 - 9, 2001	Libre Software Meeting	Bordeaux, France
July 4 - 5, 2001	Linux Expo Exhibition	Olympia, London
July 5 - 8, 2001	LinuxTag 2001 - Stuttgart,	Germany
July 9 - 12, 2001	Embedded Systems Conference	(Navy Pier Festival Hall)Chicago, Ill.
July 9 - 13, 2001	SAGE - AU 2001	(Grosvenor Vista Hotel)South Australia
July 19 - 25, 2001	Networking Event 2000(ne2000)	Nuenen, the Netherlands, South
July 23 - 27, 2001	O'Reilly Open Source Software Convention - San Diego, California
July 23 - 27, 2001	1st annual PHP Conference - San Diego, CA
July 25 - 28, 2001	The Ottawa Linux Symposium

User Group News

LUG Events: June 7th - June 21st, 2001.

Date	Event	Location
May 31, 2001	Bergen Linux User Group(BLUG)	Bergen, Norway
May 31, 2001	The Unix Users Group the Netherlands Spring Conference	(De Reehorst)Ede, the Netherlands
May 31, 2001	AaLUG: Generalforsamling i AaLUG	Denmark
June 2, 2001	Twin Cities LUG(TCLUG)	Minneapolis, MN
June 2, 2001	Sheffield LUG(ShefLUG)	University of Sheffield, UK
June 4, 2001	Baton Rouge LUG(BRLUG)	Baton Rouge, LA.
June 5, 2001	Linux User Group of Davis(LUGOD)	(Z-World)Davis, CA
June 5, 2001	NorthWest Chicagoland LUG(NWCLUG)	(Harper College)Palatine, Illinois
June 5, 2001	Missouri Open Source LUG(MOSLUG)	Kirkwood, Missouri
June 6, 2001	Silicon Valley LUG(SVLUG)	San Jose, CA
June 6, 2001	Southeastern Indiana LUG(SEILUG)	(Madison/Jefferson County Public Library)Madison, IN
June 6, 2001	Kansas City LUG Demoday(KCLUG)	(Kansas City Public Library)KC, Missouri
June 7, 2001	Edinburgh LUG(EDLUG)	Edinburgh, Scotland
June 7, 2001	Gallup Linux Users Group(GalLUG)	(Coyote Bookstore)Gallup, New Mexico
June 9, 2001	Consortium of All Bay Area Linux(CABAL)	Menlo Park, CA
June 9, 2001	Route 66 LUG	La Verne, CA
June 9, 2001	GalLUG Installfest	(Connecting Point Computers)Gallup, New Mexico
June 11 - 14, 2001	Hot Springs Educational Technology Institute conference	(Hot Springs High School)Hot Springs, Arkansas
June 12, 2001	Victoria LUG(VLUG)	(University of Victoria)Victoria, British Columbia
June 12, 2001	Long Island LUG(LILUG)	(SUNY Farmingdale)Farmingdale, NY
June 13, 2001	Toledo Area LUG(TALUG)	Toledo, OH
June 13, 2001	Columbia Area LUG(CALUG)	(Capita Technologies Training Center)Columbia, Maryland
June 13, 2001	Silicon Corridor LUG(SCLUG)	(Back of Beyond pub in Kings Road)Reading, UK
June 14, 2001	Boulder Linux Users Group(BLUG)	(Nist Radio Building)Boulder, CO
June 14, 2001	Phoenix Linux Users Group(PLUG)	(Sequoia Charter School)Mesa, AZ.

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