Hello all,

We decided to do something different this time, and bring together experienced Linux users or system administrators in the UAE for an informal meetup in Dubai. The "agenda" would just be to :



- have a general chat about the state of Linux and open source in the UAE, and what we can do to improve it

- get people who're interested to talk informally about any interesting projects that they were or are up to

- have a chance to rant about what annoys you, or rave about what you enjoy about Linux

- and generally just enjoy the company of other experienced Linux users



We will be having a short talk/demo about some under appreciated features of Linux and general tips, such as taking LVM snapshots and rolling back, SSH tunneling, advice on server security, the splendor of scripting, etc.



This particular meetup is only meant for experienced and thus somewhat advanced Linux users and sysadmins; we will resume our usual training sessions for those new to Linux after this one.



Interested? Please RSVP the meetup in the link:



If you know anyone in the UAE outside our meetup group who you know are Linux enthusiasts; forward this email to them, and have them join our meetup group at http://www.meetup.com/OES-Emirates/ so that they can RSVP as well.