From Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts

Running An Internet Archive: My 0.02

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Presentation by Jim Hefferon (Open to All)

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2003

Time: 7.00 pm

Place: Saint Edmunds Hall, Room 106, at Saint Michael's

Directions: From I-89 Exit 15, bear right to go up the hill. SMC is on your left 1/4 mile later. Turn left onto campus. As you first pull into campus, on your right is a parking lot. Saint Edmunds is at the end of that lot. Follow the signs. Park anywhere; there are no tickets at night.

Who: Anyone with an interest in Linux or other Unix-like systems, or Free Software in general. We are glad to meet newcomers as well as experienced folks.

CTAN

Contact: Jim Hefferon, jhefferon(at)smcvt.edu

Jim runs the web site for the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network. This is much like the more familiar Comprehensive Perl Archive Network. It collects and makes available to people material related to one of the oldest still-active free software projects. It offer about 5G of material, at http://www.ctan.org/.

He'll talk about how the system is run, some issues that arise, and some of the benefits and disadvantages of the free model.

After that there will be an open question and answer session. Anything having to do with Linux, etc., is a welcome topic. Newbie questions are very welcome.