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Date: Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 5:00 PM<br>Subject: UG News: Get Your Free Books + More from O'Reilly<br><br><br>
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<p>We're in Los Angeles today attending the Eleventh Annual <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1znaqbhcaiic0e9bgc29bjlbk9ll3v2884c0nk7u8" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Southern California Linux Expo</a> (SCALE11x). This conference is not just about Linux, since many communities get together and have <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zq9mfq5j6h9am2eelb27p5ve58v68ep84g6l0i00" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">special events</a> onsite as well. You'll find Puppet Camp LA, Los Angeles PostgreSQL Day, DevOps Day LA, MySQL community Day, UbuCon, and the Weakest Geek.</p>
<p>If you're planning a special event with your group, make sure you let us know. We can send some books, help promote it, or even attend (no promises though).</p>
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<p>Marsee Henon and Jon Johns</p>
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