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  Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 04:07:03 -0700 (PDT) 
  Subject: GNUbies September 8, 2004 - Sam Hiser 
  
  Sorry this is so terribly late.  I was waiting to hear from our speaker. 
  (Please note security procedures below) 
  
  We are pleased to announce that Sam Hiser will once again be speaking at 
  GNUbies tomorrow night, that is Wednesday September 8, 2004.  As you may 
   recall he has given presentations on OpenOfffice.org in the past.  And 
  this will undoubtedly be part of his talk this Wednesday night 
  - that is TOMORROW night. 
  
  The final title for the talk was never confirmed, but he will be talking 
  about both OpenOffice.org and the desktop. 
  
  He has said he would demonstrate Sun's GNU/Linux desktop -- 
  called the Java Desktop System -- in context of Sun's overall Java 
  branding strategy and introduce some of the new features in the new 
  OpenOffice2 (beta), including the new database module called OpenOffice 
  "Base". 
  
  And one of the titles he sugested was "Free Software for the Enterprise: 
  Sun's Java Desktop System in Context."  Please bear in mind thouh that 
  this was not finalized and that OpenOffice.org will be discussed as well. 
  
  *********************************************** 
  Sam Hiser, co-author of "Exploring Linux with the Java Desktop System" 
  (O'Reilly Media), is a GNU/Linux consultant based in New York City. He 
  was consultant to Sun Microsystems and Marketing Project Lead of the 
  OpenOffice.org development project through its 20-millionth download. 
  Hiser now contributes to JDShelp.org, a community site providing support 
  and resources to users of the Java Desktop System. He is a Contributing 
  Editor of LinuxWorld Magazine and writes on information technology for 
  The Economist and other publications. He holds an MBA from The Fuqua 
  School of Business at Duke University and lives with his wife and 
  daughter in Manhattan. 
  *********************************************** 
  
  Date: 
          Wednesday, Sept 8, 2004 
  
  Time:   6:30-7:00 General Q&A 
          7:00 Sam Hiser 
  
          Free Software for the Enterprise: 
          Sun's Java Desktop System in Context 
  
  Location: 
          The IBM Building 
          590 Madison Avenue 
          (57th Street and Madison Avenue) 
          (note security procedures for admittance to the building below) 
  
  
  After the meeting you can join us and speak further with our speaker at a 
  nearby Pub/Restaurant. It would be very helpful if you could also let us 
  know if you will be joining us there so that the space can be put aside 
  for us. 
  
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  For IBM security you need to bring a photo ID to present at the 
  front desk, and you need to email us in advance with your full name (as 
  it appears on the ID).  If you are receiving this directly from 
  GNUbies, you can simply reply replacing the content with your full name, 
  you can send email consisting of our full name to lo+ibm0409@eskimo.com, 
  or you can use the link on our website at http://www.gnubies.org 
  (reachable at http://www.eskimo.com/~lo/linux.) 
  
  We hope to see you at the meeting. 
  
  Lyn 
  Gnubies 
  
  Link to Sam Hiser's O'Reilly page: 
  http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/catalog/view/au/1828 
  
  Book link: 
  http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jds/ 
  
  
  
  
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 Corresponding Secretary LXNY 
 LXNY is New York's Free Computing Organization. 
 http://www.lxny.org 
  
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