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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I liked the ads with Avery Brooks too.
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I think the email template probably meant "to
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On 6/25/15 4:06 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:<br>
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<div>I have fond memories of the ad they produced with the little
boy. They've embraced Linux from early on and have employed many
Linux people, and ALErs in particular over the years (including
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<div>On Thu, 2015-06-25 at 19:55 +0000, Lightner, Jeff wrote:</div>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I’m
all for IBM presenting at ALE. There’s a fair amount of
hits on IBM sites for things Linux and it seemed they were
encouraging its use for years even though they had AIX as
their UNIX variant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org">ale-bounces@ale.org</a> [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org">mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim Kinney<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 25, 2015 3:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ale] IBM sponsored Linux event at the
Ga Aquarium - ALE invited<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>IBM is willing to give an ALE talk or three at our regular
meetings. They can talk about their, IBM, use of Linux in
their, IBM, business.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Jun 25, 2015 3:36 PM, "Jim Lynch"
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:ale_nospam@fayettedigital.com">ale_nospam@fayettedigital.com</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Maybe I'm exceptional thick today, but
IBM is speaking for us? And to whom does the "their"
refer? ALE or IBM?<br>
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Jim.<br>
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On 06/25/2015 03:05 PM, Jeff Hubbs wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Well, if not "invited," automatically
text-substituted and emailed (emphasis mine):<br>
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On 6/25/15 2:21 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">NOTE: IBM is interested is speaking
*for ALE about the use of Linux in all of their business*
and how they leverage their Linux expertise to support
their customer base. Not as tech-heavy but a good use-case
talk with maybe some networking.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you
gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his
own tail. It won't fatten the dog.
- Speech 11/23/1900 Mark Twain
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