LISA (organization)

USENIX special interest group for system administrators

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LISA-SIG is the USENIX special interest group for system administrators. LISA-SIG 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-SIG was being retired.[1][2]

## Major activities

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USENIX/SAGE tote bag

* 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

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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

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* League of Professional System Administrators
* SAGE-AU (Australia)
* System Administrators Guild of Ireland

## References

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1. ^ Henderson, Casey (2016-03-02). "Refocusing the LISA Community". USENIX.
2. ^ "LISA SIG FAQ". USENIX. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
3. ^ "LISA Awards". Retrieved 2013-07-09.

## External links

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* Official website
* SAGE@GUUG (Germany)
* cSAGE Certification
* USENIX
* LOPSA - League of Professional Systems Administrators

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