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Event Details
Time: August 14, 2013 from 6pm to 8pm
Location: The Bike Preserve
Street: 805 W University
City/Town: Gainesville
Website or Map: http://FL
Phone: 321-252-9322
Event Type: meeting
Organized By: Michael Levin
Latest Activity: Aug 12, 2013
Event Description
Thus month, we'll look at the plethora of open source topics covered at OSCON. You can preview at http://www.oscon.com. All the keynotes were recorded. There's a schedule with topics and summaries. There are also slides from some if the presentations.
This will be a potluck meeting or we can go across the street and have tasty, locally produced food from Saigon Legend. They grow their own herbs and get produce from the farmer's market. FYI, there's a coupon for a buy one get one free meal in this month's Best Deal's magazine. It's available in newsstands next to The Alligator.
Please RSVP and invite a friend, if you like.
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Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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