Peninsula Linux Users' Group, Thursday, Feb 24, 2005

[Bill Crooke]

   Peninsula Linux Users' Group, Thursday, Feb 24, 2005

     We have a meeting of the Peninsula Linux Users' Group (PenLUG) this
     week!  Here are the details about this meeting.  For more
     information or directions go to http://www.penlug.org/

     Our website is a TWiki; please feel free to create a user account
     and modify the website if you have something to contribute.

     Date:     Thursday, February 24, 2005
     Time:     7:00 - 9:00 PM
     Location: 100 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065
               Room 104

     Agenda:
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     7:00 - 8:30 PM: Presentation by Patrick McGovern: "Building a
                     Successful Open Source Community"
     8:30 - 9:00 PM: Members' Minutes
     8:45 - 9:00 PM: Adjourn to IHOP (Belmont) for social & food time

     Presentation by Patrick McGovern:
     "Building a Successful Open Source Community"
     ======================================================

     Patrick McGovern is the former Director of SourceForge.net, the
     world's largest Open Source software development website, with over
     1 million registered users and almost 100 thousand projects.

     Patrick will provide an overview of the SourceForge.net site and
     share some of his thoughts on what it takes to build a successful
     open source community.

     Members' Minutes
     ================

     Members will have an opportunity to take a few minutes to...

         * Describe their latest Linux discovery
         * Ask questions and get help from other members
         * Discuss Linux projects

     You can just stand up and talk, or give a short demo or
     presentation. If you need audio/visual support for your Members'
     Minute, please contact me in advance to arrange for your needs.

     We have a limited number of books courtesy of Prentice-Hall and
     O'Reilly to give away as an added inducement to participate in this
     portion of the meeting.  :-)

     RSVP
     ====

     Although it is NOT required, we like to have an idea of how many
     people to expect, so if possible please email rsvp at penlug.org if you
     are planning to attend.

     Bill Crooke
     PenLUG Speaker Coordinator