ADVISORY/VA Linux Systems and SourceForge Experts to Speak at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo.Business/Technology Editors LinuxWorld Conference & Expo ADVISORY...for Aug. 14-17 --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHO: Leading Linux experts, including VA Linux CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Dr. Larry M. Augustin, discuss a wide range of topics including the future of Linux, SourceForge, IA-64, and Web server farms and clusters. Meet Linux experts such as Jeremy Allison Jeremy Allison is a computer programmer famous for his contributions to the free software community, notably to Samba, a re-implementation of SMB/CIFS networking protocol, released under the GNU General Public License. , Ted Ts'o and San Mehat in the VA Linux booth. WHAT: At the booth, VA Linux will feature the ultra-dense 9008 storage enclosure system, VACM VACM View-based Access Control Model (SNMP) VACM Vector Averaging Current Meter VACM Virus Alerts for the Common Man VACM Vacuum Assisted Compression Molding 2.0-the VA ClusterManager, and other software and hardware demonstrations. WHERE: LinuxWorld Conference & Expo San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. Convention Center 150 West San Carlos San Carlos (săn kär`lōs), residential city (1990 pop. 26,167), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1925. The chief manufactures are plastic products, hardware, and machine parts. Street, San Jose VA Linux booth - #1514 WHEN: Monday, August 14 - Thursday, August 17, 2000 Feature Presentations Tuesday, August 15, 2:30 - 3:30pm Feature Presentation: "Linux Geek Bowl" VA Linux CEO Dr. Larry M. Augustin will participate in the first annual LinuxWorld Expo Geek Bowl, hosted by Nick Petreley, contributing editor A contributing editor is a magazine job title that varies in responsibilities. Most often, a contributing editor is a freelancer who has proven ability and readership draw. for LinuxWorld and InfoWorld magazines. Two teams of the most notable Open Source personalities, including Dr. Augustin, will compete to test their knowledge of Linux, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and other technical trivia. Tuesday, August 15, 5:30 - 6:30pm Feature Presentation: Executive Round Table Dr. Augustin will also participate in an Executive Round Table, hosted by Patricia Sabga, co-anchor of CNNfn's The N.E.W. Show, to discuss today's key issues in the Linux industry. Tutorials Monday, August 14, 9:00am - 12:00pm Tutorial HB; "Porting Windows NT Server Software to Linux" Speaker: Jeremy Allison, Samba samba Ballroom dance of Brazilian origin, popularized in the U.S. and Europe in the 1940s. Danced to music in ⁴⁄₄ time with a syncopated rhythm, the dance is characterized by simple forward and backward steps and tilting, rocking body movements. Team, VA Linux Professional Services Monday, August 14, 9:00am - 12:00pm Tutorial HD; "Linux System Administration in a Large Network Environment, Part I" Speaker: Michael Turner, Systems Manager, VA Linux Systems Conference Sessions Session 11: Tuesday, August 15, 12:45pm - 2:00pm "Trends and Ideas in Managing Large Cluster Systems" Speaker: John Goebel, Software Engineer, VA Linux Systems Session 26: Tuesday, August 15, 4:00pm - 5:15pm "The Linux IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. " Panelists: Chris DiBona, Linux Evangelist, VA Linux Systems Session 35: Wednesday, August 16, 9:00am - 10:15am "Building Web Farms with Linux" Speaker: Simon Horman, Developer, VA Linux Systems Session 42: Wednesday, August 16, 1:00pm - 2:15pm "IA-64 Linux: Status and Future Direction" Panelist: Walt Drummond, Director of Software Engineering, VA Linux Systems Session 51: Wednesday, August 16, 4:15pm - 5:30pm "Installing Clusters and Server Farms" Speaker: Roland Dreier, Engineer, VA Linux Professional Services Session 52: Wednesday, August 16, 4:15pm - 5:30pm "X - Pushing The Envelope To Get A Better User Interface" Speaker: Carsten "Rasterman" Haitzler, Software Engineer, VA Linux Systems Birds of a Feather Birds Of a Feather - (BOF) (From the saying "Birds of a feather flock together") An informal discussion group, scheduled on a conference program or formed ad hoc, to consider a specific issue or subject. Session: Wednesday, August 16, 5:45pm - 7:00pm "SourceForge: Breaking Down the Barriers to Open Source Development" Leader: Tim Perdue Perdue may refer to:
Session 75: Thursday, August 17, 10:30am - 11:45am "Meme - Hacking for Fun and Profit" Speaker: Eric S. Raymond (person) Eric S. Raymond - One of the authors of the Hacker's Jargon File. Eric was involved in the JOLT project and GNU Emacs as well as maintaining several FAQ lists. He is a keen advocate of open source. http://ccil.org/~esr. E-mail: <esr@snark.thyrsus.com> , Board of Directors, VA Linux Systems Session 72: Thursday, August 17, 10:30am - 11:45am "Design and Implementation Issues in the Linux Mylex PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). RAID Driver" Speaker: Leonard N. Zubkoff, Chief Technical Officer, VA Linux Systems Session 76: Thursday, August 17, 10:30am - 11:45am "Funding Your Open Source Dream" Moderator: Scott McNeil, Open Source Marketing Manager, VA Linux Systems Panelist: Douglas Leone, Sequoia Capital, Board of Directors, VA Linux Systems About VA Linux Systems VA Linux Systems is the expert provider of Linux and Open Source solutions for the Web. Founded in 1993, VA Linux provides a single point of contact for optimized Linux servers; Open Source software; and world-class professional services and support. VA Linux helps ASPs, e-businesses and Internet hosting providers build out their Internet infrastructure to meet the challenges of rapid growth. As part of its commitment to expanding the Open Source community, VA Linux Systems owns and operates a network of the leading Linux destinations on the Internet, including SourceForge, the world's largest Open Source development center, as well as Freshmeat.net, Slashdot.org and Linux.com. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., VA Linux is located on the Web at www.valinux.com. Note to Editors: VA Linux Systems and SourceForge are trademarks of VA Linux Systems, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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