[ale] IBM sponsored Linux event at the Ga Aquarium - ALE invited

[Jeff Hubbs]

I liked the ads with Avery Brooks too.

I think the email template probably meant "to <helpless_mark>" instead 
of "for <helpless_mark>."

On 6/25/15 4:06 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
> I have fond memories of the ad they produced with the little boy. 
> They've embraced Linux from early on and have employed many Linux 
> people, and ALErs in particular over the years (including myself).
>
> On Thu, 2015-06-25 at 19:55 +0000, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
>>
>> I’m all for IBM presenting at ALE.   There’s a fair amount of hits on 
>> IBM sites for things Linux and it seemed they were encouraging its 
>> use for years even though they had AIX as their UNIX variant.
>>
>> *From:*ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] *On Behalf Of 
>> *Jim Kinney
>> *Sent:* Thursday, June 25, 2015 3:48 PM
>> *To:* Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
>> *Subject:* Re: [ale] IBM sponsored Linux event at the Ga Aquarium - 
>> ALE invited
>>
>> IBM is willing to give an ALE talk or three at our regular meetings. 
>> They can talk about their, IBM, use of Linux in their, IBM, business.
>>
>> On Jun 25, 2015 3:36 PM, "Jim Lynch" <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com 
>> <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Maybe I'm exceptional thick today, but IBM is speaking for us?  And 
>> to whom does the "their" refer?  ALE or IBM?
>>
>> Jim.
>>
>> On 06/25/2015 03:05 PM, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
>>
>> Well, if not "invited," automatically text-substituted and emailed 
>> (emphasis mine):
>>
>> On 6/25/15 2:21 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>>
>> NOTE: IBM is interested is speaking *for ALE about the use of Linux 
>> in all of their business* and how they leverage their Linux expertise 
>> to support their customer base. Not as tech-heavy but a good use-case 
>> talk with maybe some networking.
>>
>>
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