[ale] IBM sponsored Linux event at the Ga Aquarium - ALE invited

[Jim Kinney]

Actually, I did a cut and paste from an email I got from the IBMer who
called me asking if I could let ALE know about the aquarium event.
On Jun 25, 2015 4:17 PM, "Jeff Hubbs" <jhubbslist at att.net> wrote:

>  I liked the ads with Avery Brooks too.
>
> I think the email template probably meant "to <helpless_mark>" instead of
> "for <helpless_mark>."
>
> On 6/25/15 4:06 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>
> 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 myself).
>
>  On Thu, 2015-06-25 at 19:55 +0000, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
>
>  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.
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org
> <ale-bounces at ale.org>] *On Behalf Of *Jim Kinney
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 25, 2015 3:48 PM
> *To:* Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
> *Subject:* Re: [ale] IBM sponsored Linux event at the Ga Aquarium - ALE
> invited
>
>
>
> 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.
>
> On Jun 25, 2015 3:36 PM, "Jim Lynch" <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>
> wrote:
>
> Maybe I'm exceptional thick today, but IBM is speaking for us?  And to
> whom does the "their" refer?  ALE or IBM?
>
> Jim.
>
> On 06/25/2015 03:05 PM, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
>
> Well, if not "invited," automatically text-substituted and emailed
> (emphasis mine):
>
> On 6/25/15 2:21 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>
>
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