[vox-announce] March 21 Linux Users' Group of Davis: UNIX File Systems; LinuxChix.org

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The Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD), will be holding a meeting on:

  Monday
  March 21, 2005
  6:30pm - 9:00pm


The meeting will be held at:

  Davis Public Library
  315 East 14th St.
  Davis, California 95616


The topic will be:

  A Review of UNIX File Systems / LinuxChix.org
  presented by: Valerie Henson, IBM

    A review of UNIX file systems, focussing on Linux file systems,
    the evolution of file system design, and various approaches to solving
    the problems of performance, consistency, and recovery.

    Valerie will also briefly discuss LinuxChix, a community for
    women who like Linux, and for supporting women in computing.
    The membership ranges from novices to experienced users, and includes
    professional and amateur programmers, system administrators and
    technical writers.


About the speaker:

  Valerie Henson works at IBM as a Linux kernel developer, and has
  served on program committees for FREENIX, the USENIX Technical
  Conference and the Ottawa Linux Symposium.  Most recently she worked on
  ZFS, a new file system for Solaris.  Valerie became interested in women
  in computing after wondering where all the other female Linux kernel
  developers were.


For details on this meeting, visit:

  http://www.lugod.org/meeting/


For maps, directions, public transportation schedules, etc., visit:

  http://www.lugod.org/meeting/library/


About LUGOD:

  LUGOD is a 501(c)7 non-profit organization dedicated to the
  Linux computer operating system and Open Source software,
  and which holds meetings twice a month in Davis, CA.
  Meetings are always free and open to the public.


Please visit our website for details:

  http://www.lugod.org/



-bill!
pr at lugod.org
http://www.lugod.org/


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