Can Linux users participate?
On Mon, 2009-02-16 at 13:41 -0500, Karen Schneider wrote: > Feel free to forward! > > Free webinar, Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 10 a.m. Eastern time: > Understanding Open Source > > This is a good webinar both for newcomers to open source and for > long-time advocates looking for the right "elevator talk" to help > others understand OSS. > > Presented by Equinox Community Librarian Karen Schneider and Evergreen > developer Jason Etheridge, this webinar will answer the most > commonly-asked questions about open source software, such as… > > * What does "free" mean? What does "open source" mean? > * How is open source software licensed? > * Why are libraries using open source software? > * What kind of open source software is available for libraries? > * Do we have to maintain it ourselves? (Quick spoiler: no.) > * What are the characteristics of good open source software? > * What are some easy ways to learn more about open source software? > * What are some of the common terms and expressions used with open source? > > You will have opportunities to pose your own questions and offer your > own experiences. > > Reserve your seat at the Wednesday, March 18, 10 a.m. ET open source > webinar: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/743850250 > > The session will be recorded and placed on the Evergreen wiki and blog > for later access. (Evergreen is freely-available, open source library > software, originally developed by Georgia Public Library Service and > now used in hundreds of libraries worldwide.) > > You have several options for participating in this webinar. > > 1. Use a computer headset with a microphone to both listen and speak, > > 2. Phone in to a toll-based conference line, or > > 3. Listen in on computer speakers and text your thoughts in a chat window. > > The session will open up 15 minutes early for people who want to > polish their webinar skills or test their equipment. > > After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing > information about joining the Webinar. > > System Requirements: > > PC-based attendees > Required: Windows(R) 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista > Macintosh(R)-based attendees > Required: Mac OS(R) X 10.4 (Tiger(R)) or newer > > Webinar tips: when you log in, your microphone will be muted by > default. Up to 25 people can be unmuted at any one time. If you aren't > speaking, and are taking notes, you might want to mute your mike… if > you are noisy, the host may mute you anyway. :-) The webinar software > may tell you "space is limited." Not true — we can host up to 1000 > attendees. Still, sign up early as possible so we have a head count. > > Hope to see you there! > > -- > -- > | Karen G. Schneider > | Community Librarian > | Equinox Software Inc. "The Evergreen Experts" > | Toll-free: 1.877.Open.ILS (1.877.673.6457) x712 > | [email protected] > | Web: http://www.esilibrary.com > | Be a part of the Evergreen International Conference, May 20-22, 2009! > | http://solinet.net/evergreen
