Re: [tlug] Linux Format magazine

["Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon" <ronfaxon@example.com>]

Josh Glover wrote:

>http://www.tlug.jp/docs/linux-format_2006-01.txt
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I've gone at the first and second paragraphs again.  Hope the following 
text might be of some use!

Best regards,

Lyle


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The Tokyo Linux Users Group emerged from the creative energies of a 
number of Japan's Internet pioneers. In recognition of the significance 
of Linux, TLUG's earliest incarnation, the "Linux Conference", was 
created on June 16, 1994 on TWICS, the only public access ISP in Japan 
at that time. Those pioneering early days were exciting and friendly, 
with everyone helping each other learn about Linux. In September, the 
first official "TLUG" meeting was held.

Over the intervening years, TLUG meetings were generally held every few 
months, Tim O'Reilly and Eric S. Raymond (whose seminal "The Cathedral 
and the Bazaar" was later translated by a TLUG member) joined, 
ridiculous amounts of beer were consumed, a Japanese beer-hall was 
almost set on fire, and most importantly, we helped each other solve 
many interesting problems related to Linux and Open Source software!

TLUG has established itself as one of the foremost Internet resources 
for issues related to using the Japanese language on Linux / Unix, and 
is proud to count a number of field-leading figures among its members, 
including: the founder of the EDICT project, the XEmacs Release Manager, 
the founder of the Digital Dictionary of Buddhism, a prominent Perl 
hacker, a salty NetBSD / XFree86 hacker, a GNOME hacker, the editor of 
the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter, a Gentoo developer, and a legion of 
knowledgeable people who have a lot of fun playing with Linux.

TLUG holds meetings every month now, alternating between technical 
meetings and drinking parties. Membership (like love) doesn't cost a 
thing, and everyone is welcome, even if you are not in Tokyo or even 
Japan--some of our most active mailing list members live overseas--so 
stop by tlug.jp anytime!

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