Free Software Days, 2nd Edition
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1998, Strasbourg's LUG is happy to announce the “Journées du Libre, seconde édition”, on 26th and 27th March 1999, in Illkirch, near Strasbourg (France). >This main purpose of this event is to present Free Software in general and Linux in particular to a large audience. The official language used for the lectures, demonstrations and exchanges will be French (or, as a default, English). >Version française
The Public
During the first edition, we observed that it would be useful to divide the audience to two broad categories of users of Free Software: profesionals and the general public. The Free Software Days will therefore present (over two days) a set of lectures, presentations and demonstrations intended for each of these audiences. A form with a list of questions will be submitted to each visitor and will allow to establish a report for our sponsors and to evaluate the public's satisfaction level.
The Stands
Linux and the Free Software are growing in importance and many companies have announced that they will port their star products to Linux or that they will make equipment available that runs Free Software. Those companies have been requested to be there as sponsors for the Free Software Days. The following companies have confirmed that they will be present : Cobalt Networks, Applix France, Getek, Alcôve, SuSE, RedHat France (les Logiciels du Soleil), O'Reilly Publishing Company, Arkane Media, Oracle, RBS, France Telecom, ABC, Transtec, JWay, Prodial/Hexalis, Sun France, Medasys Digital Systems. The sponsors can refer to the page that is intended for them to determine the **conditions for their participation and to reserve a stand**.
The Lectures
The themes of the lectures are linked to the two audiences of
Free Software Days: >Profesional Lectures : Friday, March 26th, 1999 >|
9h30 | Welcome , “The Free Software and the Free Software Days”
by
Cyril Chaboisseau | >| 10h00 | “Masquerading, Forwarding, Firewall,
Proxy, VPN”
par Joel Kociolek | >| 11h00 | “Free Computing and
Corporate Solutions Development”
by Jean-Paul Smets | >| 12h00 | Pause
Videos Screening | >| 14h00 | “Workstations under Debian GNU/Linux”
by
Christophe Lebars | >| 15h00 | “LaTeX in a Profesional Environment”
by Benjamin Bayart | >| 16h00 | “Oracle for Linux : For Whom and for
What?”
by Oracle France | >| 17h00 | End of the Day
Videos Screening
| >Lectures Addressed to the General Public: Saturday, March 27th, 1999 > |
9h30 | Welcome , “Free Software and the Free Software Days”
by Cyril
Chaboisseau | >| 10h00 | “Free Software - Why ? and what for ? Free
software in daily life.”
by Stéfane Fermigier | >| 11h00 | “KDE -
Applications, Technology and Latest Developments”
by Matthias Ettrich
(in english) | >| 12h00 | Pause
Video Screening | >| 14h00 | Linux 2.2
Functionality
by Remy Card | >| 15h00 | “Introduction to GNU
Emacs”
by Nat Makarevitch | >| 16h00 | “School Open to the
Internet”
by Laurent Chemla | >| 17h00 | Press conference
closing
the Free Software Days | | Demos and Posters | >The setting up of a private
local network should allow to show certain aspects and advantages of the Free
Software : > * Integration with Windows, MacOS and Unix (HP, IBM, Sun) > *
Linux as a client station > * Databases, Web interfaces > * Web secured
server, shopping gallery > * Using Linux to provide services > * Remote
administration > * Prototype of a computing resources room > * Office
productivity under Linux > * Games under Linux > * Linux on a PowerMacintosh
* Multimedia under Linux > * Mini Cluster > * Gimp Station > * FreeBSD >
* Mailing lists handling with sympa > * CODA - Nomadic and network-distributed computing > | The Place | >Free Software Days II will take place in a part of the central building of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Physique de Strasbourg, located at the API pole in Illkirch. See the maps to know how to get to the Illkirch campus. >This venue allows the organization of this kind of event: large show room, huge reception hall, 3 amphiteaters totalling 700 places (1×350+2*150), computer and video cabling, and energy distribution on the floor. Certain lectures taking place on Friday will be broadcast on the MBONE. | The Organization |
Strasbourg's LUG and the
Arkane Media company will take care of the logistical aspects of the organization of those days. |
