From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Jan 11 03:02:18 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id DAA10424 for hackers-outgoing; Sun, 11 Jan 1998 03:02:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from time.cdrom.com (root@time.cdrom.com [204.216.27.226]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id DAA10408 for ; Sun, 11 Jan 1998 03:02:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jkh@time.cdrom.com) Received: from time.cdrom.com (jkh@localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by time.cdrom.com (8.8.8/8.6.9) with ESMTP id DAA14847 for ; Sun, 11 Jan 1998 03:02:22 -0800 (PST) To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: FREENIX track at USENIX in New Orleans - still a few slots left! Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 03:02:22 -0800 Message-ID: <14843.884516542@time.cdrom.com> From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk We've still got room for a few more presentations in the FREENIX track at USENIX this year, more information for which is available at http://www.usenix.org/events/no98/index.html, and I just thought I'd make one last call for papers. If you'd like to submit a short abstract for a talk on FreeBSD or some other piece of free software you're working on, *please* send email to: freenix@zk3.dec.com in the next day or two. All you need submit right now is an abstract and the still paper is something you still have a fair amount of time to do, so don't be shy - it's not too late to submit something! This is what a sample "ideal abstract" would look like according to the FREENIX coordinator, Jon "Maddog" Hall: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Presentation: ifmail - Fidonet(r) functionality for a UNIX-based host Eugene Crosser Abstract: ifmail is a freeware package running on a variety of UNIX platforms and performing two basic functions: 1 - gateway Fidonet-format messages to/from Internet news and email, and 2 - implement Fidonet communication protoclols over dialup serial lines. This functionality makes possible to setup gateways for email (converted to Fidonet Netmail), netnews (converted to Fidonet Echomail), or simply run a Fidonet system (point, node or hub) on a UNIX machine. Detailes on http://www.average.org/ifmail/ Time: 10 - 30 minutes, or visual presentation on a stand. Relationship: I am the author of the software. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- As you can see, it's very short and simple. You have the topic (free software), you have the email address (freenix@zk3.dec.com) and you have the sample abstract above - what are you waiting for?? Help make this year's USENIX the biggest and best gathering of FreeBSD talent ever assembled in one place by SUBMITTING YOUR PAPER!! :-) Jordan P.S. And if you do it for no other reason, do it because New Orleans is a great city to spend a week with a bunch of geeks in. ;)