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For Immediate Release

February 25, 2008
Contact: John Hammond or Deborah M. Martin
Office of Public Relations
210/733-2147 or 210/733-2149

SAC to Host Open Source Fest March 19-22

WHAT:
• The San Antonio College Computer Information Systems Department will join the San Antonio Linux Users Group and X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio to host the Spring 2008 Open Source Fest, a celebration of freely available computing technologies.
 
• Admission is free (first come, first served).  The event is presented as a community service.
 
• Classes and demonstrations will be available on a variety of topics, and the exact schedule is being developed.  Topics will include business, scientific and recreational uses of Linux, BSD, Unix, Apache, and similar software. 
 
WHEN:
Wednesday, March 19 ­ Friday, March 21, 6­8 p.m. and Saturday, March 22, 9 a.m. ­5 p.m.
 
SCHEDULE:
Wednesday, March 19, 6 ­ 8 p.m.

Linux Newbies Workshop, part 1 (room 213A); Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP workshop, part 1 (room 126), Perl Workshop, part 1 (room 025); TCP/IP Nuts and Bolts (room 025C).
 
Thursday, March 20, 6 ­ 8 p.m.
 Linux Newbies Workshop, part 2 (room 213A); Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP workshop, part 2 (room 126), Perl Workshop, part 2 (room 025); Building a Transparent Bridge-Silently Dropping the Bad Guys into the Bit Bucket (room 025C).
 
Friday, March 21, 6 ­ 8 p.m.
Linux Newbies Workshop, part 3 (room 213A); Linux, Alache, MySQL, PHP workshop, part 3 (room 126), Perl Workshop, part 2 (room 025); Snort Rules (room 025C).
 
Saturday, March 22
9 a.m. ­ Noon:  Puppy Linux (room 213A); Building Applications using Linux, Apache, MySql, PHP, PostreSQL, and GNUPlot (room 126); Building a firewall that works (room 025C).
 
1 ­ 5 p.m.:  State of the Linux Desktop (room 213A); Monitor Your Network with Open SourceTools (room 025C).
 
WHERE:
San Antonio College, 1300 San Pedro Ave., 78212 Nail Technical Center
 
CONTACT:
For more information, contact Steve Kolars at skolars@cis.sac.accd.edu, or 785-6161, or go to http://cis.sac.accd.edu/~skolars/satlug/2008.html
http://cis.sac.accd.edu/~skolars/satlug/2008.html .

 
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