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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just returned from FOSDEM, held today at ULB Free
University, Brussels.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It was a great event, helping to encourage growth
of free software.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You could see many designers and developers
working to make Open Source better.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I must say I "recharged my batteries", raising my
spirit a little.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I joined SER presentation by Jan Janak, held at
14:00 at "Chavanne" room, building "U".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jan's appearance was recepted very warmly by
audience.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Presentation was professional and it fitted
well in schedule, still leaving a lot of time for questions from
the public.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I must say that new SER logo (the big "S") looked
very good on the big screen, during presentation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jan presented origins of SER project, overview of
architecture and functionality and also few typical SER installation scenarios.
For those knowing less about SER or willing to learn it was a best primer. He
also presented answers for frequent questions like "what SER is and what is
not" and what can be done to get additional functionalities.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is a photograph attached to this letter. It's
was taken with 3G phone but you can still see Jan on the right, with one of
his slides.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>:-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After SER there was Asterisk presentation and
workshop, held by Mark Spencer</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> and his
colleagues.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>He's a great developer too and in addition he
revealed his showman skills, adding many jokes for the audience to laugh
at. I</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> was particularly disarmed by funny
voice prompts with Asterisk's IVR voice of Alice, although one could
found some them a little abrupt </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>:-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Arek Bekiersz</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR><A
href="mailto:arek@perceval.net">mailto:arek@perceval.net</A></FONT></DIV>
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