[FADCA] Fw: [JaxLUG] Invitation from MLUG and LEAP

Fri, 28 Feb 2003 19:04:00 -0500

Some might be interested in this.
Russ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony Awtrey" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 12:02 PM
Subject: [JaxLUG] Invitation from MLUG and LEAP


> Hello JaxLUG!
> 
> On behalf of the Melbourne Linux Users Group, Inc. and the Linux 
> Enthusiasts and Professionals I would like to invite everyone to see a 
> presentation on Extreme Linux by Jon "maddog" Hall and SGI in Orlando on 
> March 7th. I know its a bit of a drive, but I think you will find it 
> worthwhile! I've included the press release below, but information on 
> the event is available here:
> 
> http://www.mlinux.org/cal/032003/7.htm
> 
> If you want to help promote this event, would you please print out this 
> PDF and post it around work / school, etc?
> 
> http://www.mlinux.org/files/extreme_linux.pdf
> 
> I look forward to getting to know my neighbors to the north. Hope to see 
> you at the presentation!
> 
> P.S. If anyone is interested in helping organize other joint-LUG events 
> here in Central Florida, you can to join this list:
> 
> http://www.matrixlist.com/mailman/listinfo/multilug
> 
> Anthony L. Awtrey
> Chairman
> Melbourne Linux Users Group, Inc.
> http://www.mlinux.org/
> 
> 
>                   MELBOURNE LINUX USERS GROUP, INC.
> 
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                        Contact:  Anthony Awtrey
> February 26, 2003                                      (407) 999-9870
> 
>                 Extreme Linux Comes To Central Florida
> 
>       Presentation by Linux International's Executive Director
>                    Jon "Maddog" Hall and SGI
> 
> ORLANDO, February 26, 2003 - The Melbourne Linux Users Group, Inc.
> (MLUG) and the Orlando-based Linux Enthusiasts and Professionals of
> Central Florida (LEAP) proudly announces that they have organized a
> presentation on Extreme Linux by Jon "Maddog" Hall, Executive Director
> of Linux International, and computer vendor SGI.  The conference will
> feature presentations by both Mr. Hall and representatives from SGI
> on using the Linux operating system with the most powerful computers
> available today. The event is being held Friday, March 7th 2003 at the
> Hilton Garden Inn in Orlando, FL from 7:00pm until 10:00pm.
> 
> 
> Mr. Hall, who has worked for companies like Digital Equipment
> Corporation, Compaq and HP, has been an advocate of Linux since 1994. As
> Executive Director of Linux International (http://www.li.org/), he has
> worked with computer vendors and companies to understand how Linux and
> Open Source software benefit the market. "I'm looking forward to the
> event," said Hall.  "Linux continues to grow in its capabilities and
> more companies are recognizing the power of Open Source software."
> 
> Andrew Fenselau, Product Manager, and Carlos Rojas, Senior Systems
> Engineer, will represent SGI (http://www.sgi.com).  They will be
> providing a presentation and detailed information about the Linux
> OS-powered family of servers and superclusters called the SGI(r)
> Altix(tm) 3000, with up to 64 processors in a single image. "Altix 3000
> is the most powerful, single image computer running Linux today," said
> Fenselau. "We are seeing a tremendous amount of interest in this product
> and have already gotten sales commitments for dozens of systems."
> 
> Linux and Free / Open Source software has gained prominence as a
> competitor to vendor products from Microsoft and other commercial
> companies. The Linux operating system runs on over 35 different hardware
> architectures ranging from IBM zSeries mainframes down to hand-held
> devices like the HP iPAQ and Sharp Zarus. The name Extreme Linux is
> taken to mean high performance clusters of computers, powerful
> supercomputers and high availability application clusters.
> 
> Silicon Graphics, SGI, and the SGI logo are registered trademarks and
> Altix is a trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc., in the United States
> and/or other countries worldwide. Linux is a registered trademark of
> Linus Torvalds. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property
> of their respective owners.
> 
> To learn more about the Melbourne Linux Users Group, please visit their
> website at www.mlinux.org. To learn more about the Orlando-based Linux
> Enthusiasts and Professionals of Central Florida, please visit their
> website at www.leap-cf.org.
> 
>                          CONTACT INFORMATION:
>              Anthony L. Awtrey (EMAIL:  [email protected])
>         Melbourne Linux Users Group, Inc. (http://www.mlinux.org/)
>                  680 Benton Drive / Melbourne, FL 32901
>                            (321) 960-6385
>                                 END
> 
> 
> 
> 
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