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<H2>GEEK SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED, PLANS FINALIZED FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL
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LINUX EXPO CONFERENCE</H2>
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COMING MAY 28-30
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Durham, NC--April 22, 1998--The Linux Expo planning committee announced
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this week that it will award its Geek Scholarship to eleven
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individuals. Chosen for their leadership dedication, and
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accomplishments using Linux, these individuals win the sponsorship of
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several different companies who will foot the bill for their attendance
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at Linux Expo. Gulf State Engineering, Sun Microsystems, Red Hat
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Software, Inc., Perforce Software, Intelligent Visual Computing, and
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Kekau, Paul Saunders, sponsors of the Geek Scholarships, proudly
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congratulate the winners.
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Other winners include anyone who gets to experience the three
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business-centered and technology-packed days, May 28-30, at Duke
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University in Durham, NC. Linux Expo schedules and topics for
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Business and Technical Tracks, Birds-of-a-Feather sessions, Q&A Forums
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are now posted on the Linux Expo website. Please check out
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxexpo.org/">http://www.linuxexpo.org/</A> to
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ensure that you'll get to experience all the events that you can.
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Some names to look out for: Alan Cox on porting Linux to the
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Macintosh, Darryl Strauss on the use of Digital Domain's Linux
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rendering farm in "Titanic," Jon 'maddog' Hall on Linux around the
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world, Bruce Perens on Free Software Licensing, and many, many more.
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The Expo keynote, by Linus Torvalds, the original developer of the
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Linux kernel, is scheduled for Friday, May 29, at 5:00 PM EST.
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In addition to the hardware, software, component and applications
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vendors, the Linux Expo will also have a Quake Fest, Games Forum,
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Editor Wars, and an Email Garden. Tutorial sessions with top Linux
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developers provide a great opportunity to get to know the ins and outs
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of the revolutionary Linux OS.
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For more information about the Linux Expo or to register for the events
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of the Expo, please see <A HREF="http://www.linuxexpo.org/">
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http://www.linuxexpo.org/</A>.
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