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HOW TO SUBMIT

Further details can be found below at Guide to submissions for Hack Linux Track, Guide to submissions for Use Linux Track, or Guide to submissions for Extreme Linux Track.

Specific questions about submissions may be sent to the program chair via email to:
Hack Linux Track: hacklinuxchair@usenix.org
Use Linux Track: uselinuxchair@usenix.org
Extreme Linux Workshop: extremelinuxchairs@usenix.org

Guide to submission of current work for Hack Linux and Use Linux Tracks

A good submission will clearly demonstrate that the authors:

• are attacking a significant problem,
• are actively working on a solution, and
• have made enough progress to have useful information to report.

Authors will be notified by June 30, 2000. All accepted submissions will be expected to produce a written report for the proceedings by the August 24, 2000 deadline. These reports need not be polished papers, but they should describe work that has been completed as of the time of their submission. The purpose of your paper is to let readers and attendees know what you are doing. Your talk at the conference may describe not only what is in your paper but also the work completed between the time that the paper is submitted and the conference is held. Members of the program committee will help shepherd authors through the writing process prior to final acceptance for publication in the proceedings.

Submitted abstracts may be formatted in any way that you find convenient. However, accepted papers will need to be submitted in the format prescribed by USENIX. If you would like to avoid future formatting changes, you may consult a predefined template which formats according to the USENIX guidelines: StarWriter 5.0, Troff, LaTeX and style file, Framemaker.

Each accepted paper must be presented at the conference by at least one author. Authors of an accepted paper must provide a final paper for publication in the conference proceedings and electronic files for the CD-ROM and Web site. Final papers are limited to 12 pages, including diagrams, figures and appendices.

For the Hack Linux Track, please see also the detailed author guidelines, including sample extended abstracts and final papers.

To discuss potential submissions and for inquiries regarding the content of the conference program, contact any member of the program committee or the program chair.

Guide to submission of extended abstracts for Extreme Linux Track

Authors will be notified of receipt of submission via e-mail. If you do not receive notification, contact: extremelinuxchairs@usenix.org.

Extended abstracts, up to 10 pages in length, are preferred, but full papers can also be submitted. Papers should be 8 to 12 single-spaced 8.5 x 11 inch pages (about 4000-6000 words), not counting figures and references. Papers longer than 14 pages will not be reviewed.

It is imperative that you follow the instructions for submitting a quality paper. A good paper will clearly demonstrate that the authors:

• are attacking a significant problem,
• are familiar with the literature,
• have devised an original or clever solution,
• if appropriate, have implemented the solution and characterized its performance using reasonable experimental techniques, and
• have drawn appropriate conclusions from their work.

Note: the ALS Extreme Linux Track, like most conferences and journals, requires that papers not be submitted simultaneously to more than one conference or publication, and that submitted papers not be previously or subsequently published elsewhere. Papers submitted to this conference that are under review elsewhere will not be reviewed. Papers accompanied by non-disclosure agreement forms can not be accepted, and will not be reviewed. All submissions are held in the highest confidentiality prior to publication in the Proceedings, both as a matter of policy and in accord with the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976.

If you would like to use a predefined template when formatting your submission, please look at these samples: StarWriter 5.0, Troff, LaTeX and style file, Framemaker.

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