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Announcements

Resources

Linux Gazette #69. The monthly Linux Gazette is out for August, 2001. This issue includes part 2 of a series on combining Perl and PostgreSQL, an article on installing Tomcat, and a how-to for writing a kernel driver for the PC speaker.

LinuxUser issue 12. A new issue of LinuxUser has been published in multiple PDF formatted files. This set of files includes interviews of Bob Young of Red Hat and Eric Allman of Sendmail, a look at clustering and data centers and a look at StarOffice.

Small systems for Linux-based projects/products. LinuxDevices.com has launched a resource list that provides information on small systems that can serve as platforms for prototyping Linux-based applications, or as pre-built systems for creating custom Linux-based systems and devices.

Richard Stallman speaks out on software patents. On 24th July 2001 geek guru and the President of the Free Software Foundation, Richard M. Stallman, talked to a packed audience at Model Engineering College, Kochi, India on the Danger of Software Patents. Audio tracks are available in Ogg Vorbis format.

Linux Buyer's Guide #12. The Duke of URL has posted the Linux Buyer's Guide #12, with a look at the progress on Linux drivers for gaming.

Tip Of The Week: bash Variable Substitution. This week LinuxLookup examines variable substitution in bash. "bash variable substitution works as a little code shortcut when assigning a value to a variable in a script. It also makes little sense syntactically, and you probably wouldn't know what it was doing at first glance. But it's a standard bash idiom that saves a few keystrokes, so it's a good thing to learn."

Events

Trends in Embedded System Design Highlighted at September Conference in Boston. CMP Media announced that the educational program at the Embedded Systems Conference Boston (September 4 - 7, 2001) will highlight tools to simplify programming complexity and implement Open Source technologies in embedded applications.

2002 USENIX Annual Technical Conference CFP. USENIX has posted their call for papers for their 2002 conference to be held in Monterey, California.

Events: August 2 - September 27, 2001.

Date	Event	Location
August 2 - 4, 2001	Yet Another Perl Conference Europe 2001(YAPC)	(Hogeschool Holland)Amsterdam, Netherlands
August 4 - 5, 2001	LinuxCertified Linux System Administration BootCamp	Cupertino, California
August 13 - 18, 2001	IPsec Interoperability Workshop (Bakeoff)	Espoo, Finland
August 14 - 16, 2001	Embedded Internet Conference 2001	Santa Clara, CA
August 14 - 16, 2001	LinuxWorld China	Beijing, China
August 19 - 22, 2001	Forum 2001	University of California at Santa Cruz, Calif.
August 20 - 24, 2001	HP World 2001	(McCormick Place)Chicago, IL, USA.
August 20 - 21, 2001	JabberCon 2001	Keystone, Colorado
August 23 - 25, 2001	LinuxWorld Hong Kong	Hong Kong
August 25 - September 1, 2001	The Linuxbierwanderung (Linux Beer Hike) 2001	Bouillon, Belgium
August 26 - 30, 2001	LinuxWorld Conference & Expo	San Francisco
September 1 - 2, 2001	LinuxCertified.com Linux System Administration Bootcamp	Cupertino, California
September 2, 2001	Erlang Workshop - Firenze	Italy
September 4 - 7, 2001	Embedded Systems Conference	(Hynes Convention Center)Boston, MA
September 6 - 7, 2001	Open Source Health Care Alliance(OSHCA)	(The Posthouse Hotel Kensington)London, UK
September 12 - 13, 2001	Linux Expo	Birmingham, UK
September 17 - 20, 2001	O'Reilly Peer-to-Peer Conference - Washington, DC.
September 17 - 18, 2001	Red Hat TechWorld	(Brussels Expo)Brussels, Belgium
September 17, 2001	XML Information Days	Amsterdam
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 24, 2001	XML Information Days	Paris
September 25, 2001	XML Information Days	Copenhagen
September 26, 2001	XML Information Days	Oslo
September 26 - 28, 2001	Australian Unix User Group's Annual Conference(AUUG 2001)	Sydney, Australia
September 27, 2001	XML Information Days	Stockholm

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

New German weblog system. The BUUG (Berlin Unix User Group) announced a new German weblog system which is engaged in the discussion of free and open source software on Unix- and similar operating systems. The site will present news, articles, tips and tricks, as well as interviews with famous and less famous persons.

User Group News

The Linux Users' Group of Davis (California). LUGOD meets on August 7, 2001 to discuss Automated Retrieval System (Robotic Cranes) presented by Michael Egan, Sonoma State University.

August events in St. Louis Missouri. The St. Louis Area Computer Club is hosting a Linux PC Configuration Workshop on August 2, 2001.
The Missouri Open Source LUG meets August 7, 2001.
The St. Louis Unix Users Group discusses open source software on August 8, 2001.
The St. Louis LUG talks about Jabber on August 16, 2001.
The Hazelwood MO LUG meets August 21, 2001.

Sacramento area Linux Installfest. Three Sacramento (California) area LUGs [Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD), the Sacramento Linux Users Group (SacLUG), and the Roseville Area Linux Users Group (RoseLUG)] will be holding a free Linux Installfest workshop on September 16, 2001.

LUG Events: August 2 - August 16, 2001.

Date	Event	Location
August 2, 2001	Linux User Support Team, Taegu(LUST-T)	Taegu, Korea
August 2, 2001	Edinburgh LUG(EDLUG)	Edinburgh, Scotland
August 2, 2001	St. Louis Area Computer Club Linux workshop	St. Louis, MO
August 2, 2001 August 16, 2001	Gallup Linux Users Group(GalLUG)	(Coyote Bookstore)Gallup, New Mexico
August 2, 2001	UNIX/Linux Special Interest Group of the Dayton Microcomputer Association	(DMA office at 119 Valley St)Dayton, OH, USA.
August 2, 2001	SSLUG: Hyggemöte på Malmö Högskola	Denmark
August 4, 2001	Twin Cities Linux Users Group(TCLUG)	Minneapolis, MN
August 4, 2001	Sheffield LUG(ShefLUG)	(Sheffield Hallam University)Sheffield, UK.
August 4, 2001	LEAP-CF Installfest	Orlando, FL.
August 6, 2001	Haifa Linux Club	(Technion CS dept. bldg.)Haifa, Israel
August 7, 2001	Linux User Group of Davis(LUGOD)	(Z-World)Davis, CA
August 7, 2001	Omaha Linux User Group(OLUG)	Omaha, Nebraska
August 7, 2001	Missouri Open Source LUG(MOSLUG)	Kirkwood, Missouri
August 7, 2001 August 14, 2001	Kalamazoo Linux Users Group(KLUG)	(Western Michigan University)Kalamazoo, Michigan
August 8, 2001	Toledo Area Linux User's Group(TALUG)	Toledo, OH
August 8, 2001	Columbia Area LUG(CALUG)	(Capita Technologies Training Center)Columbia, Maryland
August 8, 2001	Silicon Corridor LUG(SCLUG)	(Back of Beyond pub in Kings Road)Reading, UK
August 8, 2001	St. Louis Unix Users Group - Open Source Software(SLUUG)	(Sunnen Products)St. Louis, Missouri
August 8, 2001	Linux Users Group of Sacramento(sacLUG)	(Calweb)Sacramento, California
August 9, 2001	Boulder Linux Users Group(BLUG)	(Nist Radio Building)Boulder, CO
August 9, 2001	Phoenix Linux Users Group(PLUG)	(Sequoia Charter School)Mesa, AZ.
August 9, 2001	Kernel-Panic Linux User Group(KPLUG)	San Diego, CA
August 11, 2001	Consortium of All Bay Area Linux(CABAL)	Menlo Park, CA
August 11, 2001	Route 66 LUG	La Verne, CA
August 11, 2001	GalLUG Installfest	(Connecting Point Computers)Gallup, New Mexico
August 11, 2001	KPLUG Installfest	(National City Adult Center)San Diego, CA
August 14, 2001	Victoria LUG(VLUG)	(University of Victoria)Victoria, British Columbia
August 14, 2001	Long Island LUG(LILUG)	(SUNY Farmingdale)Farmingdale, NY
August 14, 2001	SSLUG: Hyggemøde hos DKUUG/Symbion	Denmark
August 15, 2001	Central Iowa Linux Users Group(CIALUG)	West Des Moines, IA
August 15, 2001	Linux User Group in Groningen	The Netherlands
August 15, 2001	Washington D.C. Linux User Group(DCLUG)	(National Institute of Health)Bethesda, Maryland
August 16, 2001	St. Louis LUG(SLLUG)	(St. Louis County Library, Indian Trails Branch)St. Louis, MO.
August 16, 2001	South Mississippi LUG(SMLUG)	(Barnes & Noble)Gulfport, Mississippi
August 16, 2001	Linux Enthusiasts And Professionals of Central Florida(LEAP-CF)	(DeVry Institute)Orlando, FL.
August 16, 2001	New Orleans Linux Users' Group(NOLUG)	(University of New Orleans (UNO) Mathematics Building)New Orleans, Louisiana
August 16, 2001	SSLUG: Hyggemøde på Niels Bohr Institutet	Denmark

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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