[comp.os.linux.announce] LOCAL: Corel VNC/Open Source Public Announcement at OCLUG meeting

[Brian Behlendorf <br...@hyperreal.org>]

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>Subject: [comp.os.linux.announce] LOCAL: Corel VNC/Open Source Public
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>Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 10:22:00 -0700
>From: John Gilmore <gn...@toad.com>
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>FYI.
>
>Here is an intriguing hint of an upcoming announcement from Corel,
>regarding "open source" software.  Do we have anyone near Ottawa on
>May 7?
>
>From: Dave Neil <cr...@storm.ca>
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>Subject: LOCAL: Corel VNC/Open Source Public Announcement at OCLUG meeting
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>Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 08:31:19 GMT
>Organization: Ottawa Carleton Linux Users Group  OCLUG
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>Hi Everyone,
>
>Our next regular OCLUG meeting is being pushed ahead one day to
>Thursday May 7th from 7-9pm. Location is still being worked out.
>I am pleased to report the reason for this schedule rearrangement
>is the "public announcement that will deal with Corel's position on Open
Source
>Software and the importance of this new paradigm to Corel Computer Corp."
>
>In attendance will be:
>Dr. Michael Cowpland: President and CEO, Corel Corporation. Chairman of
>Corel Computer Corp.
>Mr. Eid Eid, President of Corel Computer Corp.
>There will be possibly some officials from Netscape on hand also.
>
>Here is your chance to show support for the Open Source movement,
>Linux and to the future of truly having choice when it comes to a
>computing environment. I urge all members of OCLUG to come out to this
>and bring a friend along too. This night will be of historic
>importance along the lines of the Netscape announcement in
>February. The implications of showing your support by attending will
>have a big influence possibly on more of this happening within Corel
>and other companies. They need to know you care, let's show them we
>do!
>
>Thanks Dave Neil Your OCLUG Spokes-person
>
>
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Re: [comp.os.linux.announce] LOCAL: Corel VNC/Open Source Public Announcement at OCLUG meeting

[Rasmus Lerdorf <ra...@lerdorf.on.ca>]

>Here is an intriguing hint of an upcoming announcement from Corel,
>regarding "open source" software.  Do we have anyone near Ottawa on
>May 7?

I am giving a talk on Open Source on May 7th in Copenhagen.  It would be
very nice to include this Corel announcement in my presentation.
Unfortunately Denmark is 6 hours ahead.  Anybody have any inside info on
this one?

-Rasmus