From meghan at 10gen.com  Wed Jan 12 10:34:18 2011
From: meghan at 10gen.com (Meghan Gill)
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:34:18 -0500
Subject: APM: MongoDB Conference in Austin on Feb 15
Message-ID: <AANLkTimKMudhv-0hiPfkQ23t_=iPdPWHZAhVMzqfQRdW@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,

I hope that I'm not imposing by posting on this list but I thought
that some of you might be interested?in?this upcoming event about the
open source database?MongoDB. The?conference?will feature sessions on
schema design, indexing, administration, replication, sharding, and
more. The event is sponsored by 10gen, the company that develops and
supports the database.

Details are below, we look forward to seeing you there!

Mongo?Austin
Tuesday, February 15
Sheraton?Austin
$50 Early Bird until 1/25 / $100 general admission / $30 student
http://www.10gen.com/conferences/mongoaustin2011

Please note that I do have 1-2 speaking slots still available. Please
feel free to contact me off list or complete the talk proposal form at
http://www.10gen.com/talkproposal

Best,
Meghan

From szabgab at gmail.com  Tue Jan 18 02:47:55 2011
From: szabgab at gmail.com (Gabor Szabo)
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:47:55 +0200
Subject: APM: Texas Linux Fest: The 2011 Call for Papers is Open
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikAvjL=fm1hyv6+4=wVPF0W1fCXvsFnJg2mRXg7@mail.gmail.com>
References: <AANLkTikAvjL=fm1hyv6+4=wVPF0W1fCXvsFnJg2mRXg7@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <AANLkTimCDg1Hc8RNuEaCWbvCG4s1Zzrn8NoDutxu5i=p@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

according to my little research Austin.pm is in light sleep mode.
The latest thing the web site mentions is a meeting in
December 2008 - more than 2 years ago - but the mailing list
indicates some more activity.

What about trying to use the opportunity of the Texas Linux Fest
to try to increase the activity in the group?

See the CFP for the Texas Linux Fest below.

Just to compare, SCALE in Los Angeles will have 2 Perl related
talks - one of them by chromatic, sponsored by the
Perl Ecosystem Group - and they will also have an LA.pm / Perl booth.

It would be nice to have a few Perl related talk here too and
to have a Perl / Austin.pm booth - if it is possible.

regards
?Gabor Szabo ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? http://szabgab.com/
?Perl Ecosystem Group ? ? ? http://perl-ecosystem.org/


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Nathan Willis <nwillis at glyphography.com>
Date: Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 3:00 AM
Subject: The 2011 Call for Papers is Open
To: texaslinuxfest at googlegroups.com


Texas Linux Fest 2011 Call For Papers open!
*******************************************************

We are proud to officially open the call for papers for Texas Linux
Fest 2011, scheduled for April 2 at the Hilton Austin hotel in
downtown Austin, Texas.

Texas Linux Fest 2011 is the second annual Linux and open source
software event for Texas and the surrounding region.? We are
assembling a one day program for the business and home Linux user, and
for the experienced developer and newcomer alike.

-- Join in: submit your talk --

In that spirit, we invite you to share your work with the rest of the
community by submitting your talk for this year's schedule.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
----------------------------------

?- The Linux Kernel
?- Open Source Programming Languages
?- Databases
?- Desktop Linux Distributions
?- Embedded Linux
?- Linux in the Server Environment
?- Network Services and Cloud Computing
?- Free Software Licensing
?- Community Management
?- Open Source Multimedia
?- Green Computing
?- Open Source in Government
?- Linux For Beginners
?- Open Source For Small Businesses
?- Open Source Marketing and Evangelism
?- Open Source in Education

----------------------------------

Slots will be available for two lengths of presentations: 45 minutes
in length and shorter, 25 minute sessions.? Basic technical setup will
include an overhead projector and a Linux laptop with PDF and
OpenOffice.org presentation software.? Special setup needs will be
accommodated, simply notify us when sending your proposal.

To submit your talk for consideration, visit
http://www.texaslinuxfest.org/callforpapers/ .? For questions or help
with the talk submission process, please contact the team at
info at texaslinuxfest.org

-- Important Dates --

?- January 17: Call For Papers opens
?- February 14, 11:59 p.m.: Deadline for proposals
?- February 25: Last date for notification of submission acceptance

From jameschoate at austin.rr.com  Tue Jan 18 08:19:36 2011
From: jameschoate at austin.rr.com (jameschoate at austin.rr.com)
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:19:36 +0000
Subject: APM: Texas Linux Fest: The 2011 Call for Papers is Open (and
 some personal bitching about pm.org mail policy)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimCDg1Hc8RNuEaCWbvCG4s1Zzrn8NoDutxu5i=p@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20110118161937.XNY3A.195092.root@hrndva-web17-z02>

Let me start out by saying this is my third attempt at sending this to the list, filtering on the --body-- of an email should be verboten. My personal view is a sharp point boot needs to be inserted in the pm.org mail admins rectum for filtering on  my sig because it has a -hack er space . org- address in it.

Now, my original response...

---- Gabor Szabo <szabgab at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Hi,
> 
> according to my little research Austin.pm is in light sleep mode.
> The latest thing the web site mentions is a meeting in
> December 2008 - more than 2 years ago - but the mailing list
> indicates some more activity.
> 
> What about trying to use the opportunity of the Texas Linux Fest
> to try to increase the activity in the group?

If you're volunteering to act as primary point of contact I'd be interested in 
doing something. Not sure what :) 
 
As a curious historical aside, I was doing some research for the mailing lists 
I'm setting up for Confusion Research Center and ran across the following from 
shortly after Wayne, Sten, and I setting up APM when it was hosted on my domain. 
It's over 10 years old, we should have a anniversary celebration. 
 
 -- Cut Here -- 
 
Date: Feb 20, 1999 7:13 PM 
Author: Jim Choate 
Subject: Current SSZ mailing lists 
 
 
 
 
Welcome to the Austin Perl Mongers (apm at ssz.com) 
 
This mailing list is for the discussion and propogation of Perl as a 
programming language. The Austin Perl Mongers have monthly meetings which 
are announced on the mailing list. 
 
If you have questions about APM please contact wwalker at pobox.com. 
 
If you have problems with apm.ssz.com contact lists at ssz.com. 
 
Welcome! 
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Welcome to the Cliology mailing list (cliology at ssz.com). 
 
Cliology is the study of history and civilizations with the goal of 
understanding them from an analytical and predictive perspective. The idea 
is that societies and human history have patterns that are mediated and 
resultant from human psychology, situational boundary conditions, and 
physical laws of nature. 
 
This field is very lightly studied because of the broad range of fields of 
study it requires. It is only now becoming possible to collect the necessary 
historical data, current data, and computational power to approach even the 
most simple problems. 
 
Should you have any problems or questions please contact lists at ssz.com. 
 
Welcome! 
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Welcome to Conflict Simulation of Austin (consim at ssz.com) 
 
This mailing list is for the discussion of wargames, rpg's, and other games 
related to conflict simulations. It is open to all. We ask that all comments 
of a personal or flame-bait nature be avoided. 
 
If you have any questions or problems please contact lists at ssz.com. 
 
Enjoy yourself! 
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Welcome to the Cypherpunks Distributed Remailer (cypherpunks at ssz.com) 
 
The Cypherpunks mailing list discusses cryptography, economics, civil 
liberties and related topics. The discussion can range over a very large 
area and many off-topic posts are submitted. The mailing list itself 
consists of 7 hub repeaters, any of which a potential user can subscribe 
to. The mailing list has an international user base and has been in 
existance approximately 7 years. 
 
If you have any problems please contact lists at ssz.com. 
 
Welcome! 
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Welcom to the Science - Technology mailing list (sci-tech at ssz.com). 
 
This mailing list is for the dissimenation and discussion of science and 
technology. It consists of original dialog as well as on-topic forwards 
from other sources. Discussion of UFO's, Zero-Point Energy, etc. will be 
met with the standard conservative views of traditional science. We may 
have an open mind, but it's not so open we're going to let it slosh out 
on the floor. Participation in this mailing list is open to all but it is 
important to recognize that many topics and devices are very dangerous to 
deal with and we seldom discuss the specific safety precautions necessary 
to insure no harm to participants. The range of topics is very wide and as 
a result it is probably not appropriate for children without direct and 
immediate parental supervision. 
 
This is a hard science and technology focused list. The social, political, 
cultural, and economic impact of technology should NOT be discussed here. If 
you wish to delve into those topics please consider subscribing to the 
Cliology mailing list (cliology at ssz.com). 
 
Experimental Science Instrumentation (tesla at ssz.com), Amateur & Experimental 
Rocketry (goddard at ssz.com), Advanced Computer Experimentation (ace at ssz.com), 
and the Data Haven (dh-l at ssz.com) mailing lists have been replaced by this 
mailing list. Discussion and support of actual experiments and projects is 
strongly supported. Subscribers to these lists were NOT automaticaly 
subscribed to  this mailing list because of the change in topics. 
 
We do NOT provide answers for homework assignments, though we will help in 
providing discussion and references. 
 
Personal comments and flame-bait submissions are strongly frowned upon. 
 
If you have problems please contact lists at ssz.com. 
 
Welcome! 
 
 
 
-- 
 
  The Armadillo Group                                         James Choate 
  SOHO & Internet Consulting and Technical Support            512-451-7087 
  Linux - Unix - Microsoft - Plan 9 - BeOS - Amiga            ravage at ssz.com 
  Cypherpunks - Cliology - ConSim - Rocketry - Robotics       www.ssz.com 
 
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--
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Venimus, Vidimus, Dolavimus

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From szabgab at gmail.com  Wed Jan 19 10:54:41 2011
From: szabgab at gmail.com (Gabor Szabo)
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:54:41 +0200
Subject: APM: Texas Linux Fest: The 2011 Call for Papers is Open (and
 some personal bitching about pm.org mail policy)
In-Reply-To: <20110118161937.XNY3A.195092.root@hrndva-web17-z02>
References: <AANLkTimCDg1Hc8RNuEaCWbvCG4s1Zzrn8NoDutxu5i=p@mail.gmail.com>
	<20110118161937.XNY3A.195092.root@hrndva-web17-z02>
Message-ID: <AANLkTikT-2YMuLyJPknK=8NQarmdjT5AKenTL+gvzr+K@mail.gmail.com>

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 6:19 PM,  <jameschoate at austin.rr.com> wrote:
> Let me start out by saying this is my third attempt at sending this to the list, filtering on the --body-- of an email should be verboten. My personal view is a sharp point boot needs to be inserted in the pm.org mail admins rectum for filtering on ?my sig because it has a -hack er space . org- address in it.

I don't know. Usually the are nice people and respond quickly if
someone opens a ticket with a rejection issue.


> Now, my original response...
>
> ---- Gabor Szabo <szabgab at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> What about trying to use the opportunity of the Texas Linux Fest
>> to try to increase the activity in the group?
>
> If you're volunteering to act as primary point of contact I'd be interested in
> doing something. Not sure what :)

I am a bit far away to be the primary contact but in any case I asked
the organizers
of the event if they have community stands. If they say yes we will
need some more organization.

Regarding the talks I think that's an individual thing and you need to
apply yourself.
You can take a look at last years schedule to get ideas
http://www.texaslinuxfest.org/schedule/

It might be interesting to discuss what kinds of talks will be good to submit.

regards
   Gabor

From szabgab at gmail.com  Wed Jan 19 11:32:15 2011
From: szabgab at gmail.com (Gabor Szabo)
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:32:15 +0200
Subject: APM: Texas Linux Fest: The 2011 Call for Papers is Open (and
 some personal bitching about pm.org mail policy)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikT-2YMuLyJPknK=8NQarmdjT5AKenTL+gvzr+K@mail.gmail.com>
References: <AANLkTimCDg1Hc8RNuEaCWbvCG4s1Zzrn8NoDutxu5i=p@mail.gmail.com>
	<20110118161937.XNY3A.195092.root@hrndva-web17-z02>
	<AANLkTikT-2YMuLyJPknK=8NQarmdjT5AKenTL+gvzr+K@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <AANLkTikN8U3UnK5bZquxZn5anLnC1OGkKA+cMirX=Bqf@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 8:54 PM, Gabor Szabo <szabgab at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I am a bit far away to be the primary contact but in any case I asked
> the organizers
> of the event if they have community stands. If they say yes we will
> need some more organization.

OK, so just as I sent this message I already got a response from the
organizers and it seems our request was accepted.

So I've setup a page on the TPF wiki to coordinate the presence:

https://www.socialtext.net/perl5/index.cgi?events_2011_texas_linux_fest


BTW the organizers are actually looking for someone to help out
coordinating all the booth spaces:
http://groups.google.com/group/texaslinuxfest/browse_thread/thread/dffcff39c680ee28

If any of you have the tuits to do that we could get some good points there
(or a good location for the booth :)

regards
   Gabor