Hi all, the 3rd International Linux Audio Conference(*) or "LAC2005" for short is nearing (21-24 April), and if you have not registered for it yet, now would be a good time to do so. It's free, we are not selling your email addresses (honestly!), and it gives you a real bonus: After a short negotiation with ZKM, we agreed that registered participants have free admission to the ZKM Media Museum and the currently running exhibition "Making Things Public". The Media Museum is quite interesting, especially since you can see a real computer monster in live and stunning action there: Recently, they have acquired a fully working Zuse Z22 from a local college. This lady is really worth being seen. Well, I digress. We hope to see many of you next week at the ZKM in Karlsruhe! The LAC2005 Organization Team: Götz Dipper (ZKM) Frank Neumann (*) http://lac.zkm.de