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Red Hat Drops Linux Expo 2000

Posted by emmett on from the no-soup-for-you dept.

EricWright writes "Although this hasn't (apparently) hit major news outlets yet, the Raleigh News & Observer is running a story in the business section today that Red Hat has dropped plans to hold the Linux Expo 2000. Although I haven't seen anything at Red Hat's website, they have confirmed the cancellation, saying 'The Expo won't happen this year. This doesn't mean that the project is abandoned; it just means that it won't happen this year. We are very much interested in keeping it alive.'"

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  1. Linux Expo.. by Thomas+Charron · · Score: 3

    It should be noted, some people may get the Linux World Expo and the Linux Expo mixed up.. The Linux World Expo in CA and NY, twice a year, is still on, and they are not the same thing..

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  2. Re:Linux Expo 2000 Exists!! by EricWright · · Score: 3

    First, the Raleigh-area Linux Expo has NOT been dropped by the TriLUG. In fact, there is a movement among some of the members to hold an Expo anyway. The goal is apparently to have a gathering more like the original Expos, basically a large LUG meeting with people from all over the area.

    Secondly, the Linux Expos you have mentioned are being sponsored by Sky Events, a group that basically misappropriated the term Linux Expo. From the ZDNet article, which I missed when I submitted this story, these meetings are more like trade shows (their web site is www.linux-expo.com, not to be confused with RHs www.linuxexpo.org ... or is it?) Evidently, these shows are heavily populated by marketroids and PHBs, rather than the ubergeeks that true Expos (like the one in Raleigh) attract.

    Eric

  3. Linux Expo Explanation by mdonaghy · · Score: 3

    Donnie Barnes, a founding member of the LUG @ NCSU which hosted the first two Expos has posted an explanation on the Linux Expo website.

    Also, the Linux Expo has joined forces with Atlanta Linux Showcase.

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  4. Anyone want to start a poll... by waldeaux · · Score: 3
    Given how many M$ press releases we've seen as of late trying (pathetically IMHO) to show how feeble Linux is compared to Win9X/NT/Y2K, I'm wondering if by the end of the weekend we'll see something from Redmond talking about how the conference has been cancelled because of lack of interest, or because there are too few Linux users...

    ... no wait: it'll be "... because interest in Linux reached a peak in 1999, and is dropping out of site, esp. since the release of WinY2K..."

  5. Response from TriLUG member by The+Big+Bopper · · Score: 3

    We've been running with this idea the last couple of days. There is a lot of interest in setting up a Linux-oriented geek festival in the RDU area. I'm personally working on securing the location, and we're basically pushing for a large outdoor area with lots of open grassy areas to set up tents, volleyball, bands, etc. It's all very much up in the air right now.

    Most of the discussion is currently taking place on the TriLUG mailing list. Other LUGs in North and South Carolina are being invited as I write this to help organize the event. We have our kickoff meeting next week where other LUGs will be invited to attend.

    If Slashdot wants to continue running stories on the major developments I'd be glad to submit them if they'll get picked up and run.

    Disclaimer - I'm not an officer of TriLUG or anything. Just one of the many tarheels that wants to preserve the tradition of annual geek congregation in the Old North State. Also one of the volunteers helping to organize this event.

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  6. Let's Fscking do something about it! by Phizzy · · Score: 4

    From the article : His column tipped off the local Linux users group, TriLUG. Its members started e-mailing each other, making plans to conduct their own Expo.

    I'm in the RDU area, I attended the Linux Expo two and three years ago, but not last year, and thought that it was getting a little too corporate in '98, but was still definitely worth attending. I wish I had gone last year, to see what it was like. I can see it getting to be more like all the other computer expos and less like LinuxExpo should be.

    SO.. Redhat's not going to organise it this year.. Fsck 'em! I think it's in the true linux spirit to route around damage and create our own expo. I'm willing to help in any capacity I can. There are enough Linux/Unix businesses and people in RTP to get something going, and I'm sure quite a bit of the rest of you Slashdot people would attend an expo built to be what WE want it to be, not what the corpses want it to be. Email me if you're in RTP.. or even if you're not. Let's get something together!

    //Phizzy

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  7. Atlanta Show Still On by bsorensen · · Score: 5
    The loss of the Linux Exp is unfortunate - LE and ALS have always had a friendly competition going alongside of a mutual defnese against the IDG mentality of Linux Shows.
    The 4th Annual Linux Showcase and Conference is once again going to be held in Atlanta and we hope that those of you planning to attend the Linux Expo can make it to Atlanta instead. We're working closely with USENIX to make sure that the technical conferences are of high quality and we're also working to keep the sense of community we have strived for in the past.

    4th Annual Linux Showcase and Conference: www.linuxshowcase.org

    Call for Papers: www.linuxshowcase.org/cfp

    Blake Sorensen
    4th Annual Linux Showcase and Conference
    October 10-14, 2000
    Atlanta, GA /p?