by Today an alliance of large media companies and national governments is
trying to make it impossible for another Slashdot to ever get on the Net.
The Free Software Movement is working to keep the Net free.
http://www.fsf.org
http://www.opendvd.org
Slashdot was born free and is today a roaring success. Whether Slashdot
the business will ever run in the black is a separate question. Come to
this meeting to find out how the parent company of Slashdot, Andover.net,
hopes to make money.
Official NYLUG meeting notice below.
Corresponding Secretary LXNY
LXNY is New York's Free Computing Organization.
http://www.lxny.org
*** New York Linux Users Group March Meeting ***
- NYLUG.org -
Andover.Net - The Leading Linux Destination
Wed. 3/15/00
6:30pm-7:30pm
IBM Building
590 Madison Avenue at 57th Street
Check in at lobby for badge and room number.
Andover.Net, the award-winning IT network and news service, acquired the
well-known web sites Slashdot and Freshmeat last summer, had a huge IPO in
the fall and was then acquired by VA Linux Systems for nearly $830 million
this past winter. Today, they serve 50 million page impressions to over
2.4 million users each month and also serve up other Linux sites including
ThinkGeek, FreeCode, and LinuxDaveCentral. All told, this accounts for
over 50% of the visits to Linux destinations on the Internet. It's really
been quite a year for them and NYLUG.org welcomes Andover.Net into the New
York Linux community to hear their story.
Join us as the local New York team from Andover.Net answers your questions
and discusses the history of their company, where they've been, what they
are doing now and what the future holds.
Please note: this is a non-technical meeting with an emphasis on the ad
sales model and branding. If you are interested in the business
undercurrents of the Linux industry, then this is a good meeting for you.
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After the Meeting... Stammtisch
Join us around 7:30pm or so at the Typhoon Brewery and Restaurant located
at 22 East 54th Street between Madison and 5th Aves.
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Swag Give-Away
Mucho leftovers from LinuxWorld Expo. Come and get 'em.
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Where & When is the NYLUG Meeting?
With the generous support of IBM, all regular NY-LUG meetings are held at
the main IBM building at 590 Madison Avenue at 57th Street in mid-town
Manhattan every third Wednesday of the month starting at 6:30pm. All
meetings are free and open to the public.
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Mailing Lists
* nylug-talk
Talk Mailing List for people to contribute and resolve each other's
technical problems.
* nylug-announce
Announce Mailing List for speaker and installfest announcements.
To post a message to the talk mailing list, address it to
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List Archives
Thanks to Eric Berg, we now have sortable archives from 1999 and in new
millennium. Check it out at: www.nylug.org
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Contacts
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What is Linux?
http://www.nylug.org/about_linux.html
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What is NYLUG.org?
NYLUG (www.nylug.org) is New York's Linux Users Group supporting all
things Linux and Open Source in the New York metro area. Please feel
free to contact me if you have any questions about the NYLUG.org.
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Special Thanks
Many thanks go out to Peter Norton and Barry Hughes, NYLUG's lead
engineers at LinuxWorld Expo, and all of the other NYLUGGERS who
volunteered. It was a huge success. Good job everybody!
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Stand-by Marchers to Protest DVD
NYLUG.org has been receiving sign-ups for people who can make themselves
available on short-notice to march peacefully in front of the courthouse
should the MPAA choose New York City as a jurisdiction for its next
hearing. If you want to become a stand-by marcher, please send me email at:
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Jim Gleason VA Linux Systems
phone: 212-858-7684 President, New York Linux Users Group
fax: 212-858-7685 http://www.nylug.org
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