[Flux-announce] FLUX meeting reminder - Tomorrow evening

[talk@flux.org]

TOPIC:	Ubuntu/Debian Package Management!

PRESENTER:	Phil Smith, Software Developer and Linux Guru!

DATE:	Thursday April 19, 2007 - Tomorrow evening!

TIME:	6:30pm Refreshments & Networking, Presentation begins 7:00

LOCATION:	Nova Southeastern University, in our regular room
(directions at http://flux.org)


ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:

Phil will cover Debian/Ubuntu package management, daily system
management, local repositories, and building clean system installs
from the daily tree, and also building a minimal bootable system from
the repository!

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Originally intending to be an auto designer, "Dr. Phil" obtained a
PhD. in Mechanical Engineering, in the process becoming a 'C'
programmer doing numerical simulations. Worked with IBM and Fujitsu
for the next 15 years, focused on writing drivers for cash registers.
Recently assisted S. FL law firms and others migrating from Windows to
Linux host/Windows guest VMWare virtualized servers. Deployed Samba,
CUPS printing, and other Linux-based solutions in large law firms with
essentially zero downtime.

Current interests: Linux advocacy and education,
XUL/AJAX/PHP/LAMP/socket programming, Linux/Windows interoperability,
developing cross platform Asterisk PBX and financial trading systems,
Linux multimedia convergence, PXE imaging.

See you tomorrow evening at Nova Southeastern University!