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    <p>FYI - if anyone from a LUG would like to be involved, please let
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    <p>Best, K.<br>
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            <td>[LACTTE] Linux Journal Community Advisory Board</td>
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            <td>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 11:36:53 -0600</td>
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            <td>Mark Irgang <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mark@linuxjournal.com"><mark@linuxjournal.com></a></td>
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            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:council@linux.org.au">council@linux.org.au</a></td>
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                      <div dir="ltr">Mark C. Irgang <br>
                        Associate Publisher<br>
                        Linux Journal -- The Original Magazine of the
                        Linux Community    <br>
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                        PO Box 170127<br>
                        Austin, TX 78717<br>
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