Mike Olsen from Sleepycat Software will speak about Berkeley DB at our December 13, 2000, meeting. Berkeley DB is a DB file storage which includes additional features such as transaction locking and multi-user access. Check Sleepycat for a fully detailed description.

I asked Mike the technical level of his talk, to which he responded that he would speak on business aspects of running a business using open source software, including legal and licensing issues. Mike will delve into how Berkeley DB works and explain why it wins on technical grounds.

If you have a question in advance, we can forward it to him to address during the talk.

The Sacramento Linux Users Group Sacramento (sacLUG) discusses Linux, a UNIX-type operating system. Among the heavyweights, Linux has been adopted by Wells Fargo Bank, NASA, Cisco, PG&E, and the United States Post Office for production applications. The source to GNU/Linux is open, so it allows for complete customization. Come to the meeting to learn more, or share your current knowledge.

When: 2^nd Wed, 7:00
Where: Calweb Internet Services, 1111 Howe Avenue, Suite 355, Sacramento, CA 95825