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Linux-Announce Digest #915
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Tue Oct 5 16:13:07 2004
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Linux-Announce Digest #915, Volume #4 Tue, 5 Oct 2004 16:13:04 EDT
Contents:
[SLUG] Suncoast LUG Meetings (paulf)
No Starch Press releases "Steal This File Sharing Book" ("Kathryn Barrett")
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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 20:39:08 CST
Subject: [SLUG] Suncoast LUG Meetings
From: paulf@quillandmouse.com (paulf)
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* Suncoast Linux Users Group (SLUG) *
* Meeting Schedule *
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BRANDON **************************************************
7 October 20:00-22:00 Brandon
(first Thursday of each month)
Brandon Barnes & Noble
Brandon Town Center
Brandon, FL
See http://www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html#Brandon for directions.
TAMPA ****************************************************
12 October 19:00-21:00 Tampa
(second TUESDAY of each month)
Hillsborough Community College
Dale Mabry Campus
Student Services Bldg, Room 108
4001 Tampa Bay Blvd
Tampa, FL
See http://www.hccfl.edu/pollock/Docs/DM-Map.htm for directions.
SARASOTA/BRADENTON ***************************************
20 October 18:00-21:00 Sarasota
(third Wednesday of each month)
Honeywell
8323 Lindbergh Court
Sarasota, FL
See http://www.bish.net/directions/
DUNEDIN **************************************************
23 October 10:00-12:00 Dunedin
(usually fourth Saturday of each month)
Dunedin Public Library
Community Room A or B (see notice on site)
Dunedin, FL
See http://www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html#dunedin for directions.
ST PETERSBURG ********************************************
25 October 19:00-21:00 St Petersburg
(usually last Monday of each month)
St Petersburg Public Library, Main Branch
Auditorium
3745 Ninth Ave North
St Petersburg, FL 33713
727-893-7724
See http://www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html#stpete for directions.
NEW PORT RICHEY ******************************************
6 November 13:00-15:00 New Port Richey
(first Saturday of each month)
New Port Richey Public Library
(second level meeting rooms)
5939 Main St.
New Port Richey, FL
See http://www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html#npr for directions.
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ACTIVITIES:
Meetings include:
1) Presentation: As indicated.
2) Question & Answer Session.
3) Raffle and free stuff!
Bring your boxes, questions, problems, and plenty of good cheer!
(And don't forget to start your installs early!)
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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 10:44:11 CST
From: "Kathryn Barrett" <nostarchpr@oreilly.com>
Subject: No Starch Press releases "Steal This File Sharing Book"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, to request a review copy, or to schedule an
interview, contact Patricia Witkin (patricia@nostarch.com or
415.863.9900)
STEAL THIS FILE SHARING BOOK REVEALS THE SECRETS BEHIND ONE OF THE
INTERNET'S MOST POPULAR ACTIVITIES
Follow-up to "Steal This Computer Book" Offers Comprehensive Look Inside
Online File Swapping Networks
October 5, 2004, San Francisco--Author Wallace Wang is at it again with a
new title dedicated to the controversial world of online file sharing.
"Steal This File Sharing Book: What They Won't Tell You About File
Sharing" goes beyond the misconceptions and melodrama to examine how
popular services such as Kazaa, Morpheus and UseNet work, and uncovers the
dangers that can befall fans of file-swapping, such as viruses, spyware
and even lawsuits. Wang's book looks at both well-known and obscure
methods of file sharing, and demonstrates that they're about much more
than downloading pirated music. Wang's previous work, "Steal This Computer
Book: What They Won't Tell You About The Internet," now in its third
edition, received enthusiastic reviews for its non-technical look at the
world of hackers and is one of No Starch Press's most successful titles to date.
File sharing networks have grown in sophistication since the early
free-for-all days of Napster. In addition to covering how people use file
sharing networks to swap everything from music and video files to books
and pornography, "Steal This File Sharing Book" (No Starch Press, October
'04) reveals how people use them to share secrets and censored information
banned by their governments. It also investigates the ongoing battle
between the software, video and music pirates and the industries that are
trying to stop them.
Writing in the same easily digestible tone that made "Steal This Computer
Book" accessible to tech-savvy geeks and casual users alike, Wang's new
book speaks to the broad file sharing audience in plain language. "I
wanted to explain how these networks function and provide a historical
context for each file sharing method, so readers will understand their
origins and how they evolved into one of the Internet's most popular
activities," said Wang. He also presents a balanced view of the copyright
issues raised by file sharing. "The media has covered the scandalous side
of file sharing," he said. "I thought it was important to address the
legalities from both sides of the debate."
Among the book's other highlights are chapters on:
* Methods of using IRC and newsgroups to share files
* "Miscellaneous thievery," such as illicit trading of embroidery patterns
* How corporations are fighting back with lawsuits, "educational
campaigns," and bogus files designed to poison a file sharing network
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Best-selling computer book author Wallace Wang is a
former contributor to Boardwatch Magazine, where he wrote a monthly column
called "Notes From the Underground." He is also a successful stand-up
comic who has appeared on A&E's "Evening at the Improv"and appears
regularly at the Riviera Comedy Club in Las Vegas. Wang is also the author
of the "Steal This Computer Book" and "The Book of Nero 6 Ultra Edition."
Steal This File Sharing Book: What They Won't Tell You About File Sharing
by Wallace Wang
October 2004, 296 pp., $19.95, ISBN 1-59327-050-X
Available at fine bookstores everywhere, from www.oreilly.com/nostarch, or
directly from No Starch Press (www.nostarch.com, orders@nostarch.com,
800.420.7240).
No Starch Press titles are distributed throughout the U.S. by O'Reilly Media, Inc.
ABOUT NO STARCH PRESS: Since 1994, No Starch Press has published unique
books on technology, with a focus on Open Source, security, hacking, web
development, programming, gaming and alternative operating systems. Our
titles have personality, our authors are passionate, and our books tackle
topics that people care about. More information is available at
www.nostarch.com.
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