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September 19th was the Atlanta Linux Fest, which had about 700+ people show up – don’t quote me though, there were a lot of different head-counts being tweeted that day. That number sounds great, but it’s nothing in comparison to the once great Atlanta Linux Showcase that was started by my LUG, Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts. With that selfless promotion out of the way, it looks like ALF has a great start to making the city of Atlanta a hot spot for FOSS conventions in the future.  It was a tiring day, but I think Nick and Josh from the Ubuntu Podcast will continue to run this event for years to come.  I’m not certain if there were other folks or organizations that started this, but Nick and Josh were certainly considered the poster children for it.

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Last night I went to my third LUG meeting at Emory University School of Law facility.  For those that don’t follow my social foot prints, I’m a part of a very well established Linux User Group called Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts. These guys have been in the game for a long time and vividly remember the days when x server wasn’t even a twinkle in their distro’s eye.  Well last night one of the members, James Taylor, presented the Microsoft Exchange contender, Novell GroupWise.

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Before I share the “computer” version of this joke; above is the classic Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s on First” routine on YouTube. One of my LUG guys shared this on our mailing list and I thought it was hilarious.  I then shared it with some co-workers and I sarcastically asked one of them if they new this famous skit from Abbott and Costello.  She honestly told me “no” and didn’t know who Abbott and Costello was.  For a moment; I was in shock.  Unfortunately; this is a confirmation that I am getting old.  Is 30 the new 50?

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