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LISA is the USENIX special interest group for system administrators. LISA was known officially as the System Administrators Guild until November 2003; from 2003 to 2010, it was known as SAGE.
In March 2016 it was announced that LISA was being retired.[1][2]
Major activities
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- Co-sponsors the annual system administration conference, also known as LISA.
- Hosts several technical and professional mailing lists.
- Provides a job listing service.
- Compiles an annual salary survey of system administrators' salaries keyed to many variables.
- Publishes a series of short topics booklets in the field of system administration.
- Establishes and promotes a code of ethics for system administrators.
- Supports local user groups.
- Offers an IRC channel.
- Presents an annual award for outstanding contributions to the field of system administration.[3]
Proposed spinoff
[edit]In June 2004, SAGE was dissolved as a Special Technical Group to prepare for a spin-off from its parent organization, USENIX. On October 27, 2005, the USENIX Board, by a 4–4 vote, failed to approve a motion to progress the separation of SAGE from USENIX, declaring instead that SAGE is better as a suborganization. This contributed to the formation of LOPSA by individuals involved in the aborted spinoff.
See also
[edit]- League of Professional System Administrators
- SAGE-AU (Australia)
- System Administrators Guild of Ireland
References
[edit]- ^ Henderson, Casey (2016-03-02). "Refocusing the LISA Community". USENIX.
- ^ "LISA SIG FAQ". USENIX. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "LISA Awards". Retrieved 2013-07-09.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- SAGE@GUUG (Germany)
- cSAGE Certification
- USENIX
- LOPSA - League of Professional Systems Administrators