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Southern California Linux Expo

Posted by timothy on from the hard-boiled-linux dept.

Satya writes "Big Linux expo coming up in Southern California. Big names, big companies, lots of people. SCALE press release says: 'We are bringing businesses, academic institutions and the Linux community together in a way that no other conference does! The first annual Southern California Linux Expo, presented by the USC, UCLA , and Simi-Conejo Linux User Groups will be held November 2nd at USC. This event will provide new insight in the growing technological Linux community and where it is headed. This operating system created by a grass roots effort has grown robust enough to be embraced by companies such as Sun and IBM. The Southern California Linux Expo will contain a blend of business leaders and technical experts that are required to truly understand where Linux is at and where it will be in 5 years.'" Time and place information below.

"Quick Event Info:
Date: November 2nd, 2002
Time: 9am-5pm
Location: Davidson Conference Center on the University of Southern California campus

Please visit our web site for additional conference information."

There's also a poster to ogle.

5 of 19 comments (clear)

  1. Big Linux by Henry+V+.009 · · Score: 2

    Big names, big companies

    Oh, has Microsoft bought a both again?

  2. Linux in SoCal? by tps12 · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    Do people in Southern California even use Linux? I'd think they'd be too busy surfing, shooting their homies, and getting plastic surgery to want to both with command lines and window managers.

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    1. Re:Linux in SoCal? by daviddennis · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I'm a Southern California Linux user, but thanks to the SoCal love of superficial beauty, I've been moving my personal stuff to MacOS X.

      So there :-).

      I'd still be curious to go, though - this is the first time any sort of Linux event has been in my neck of the woods.

      D

    2. Re:Linux in SoCal? by batteryman · · Score: 2, Informative

      That's only in the movies. We do wardriving out in the valley.
      The Linux Expo that the Simi-Conejo groups ran was small but it happened. Some people from Samba were there. Simi Valley is located 35-miles northwest of Los Angeles. This expo will be close to downtown LA.

  3. One in London too! by Richard_at_work · · Score: 3, Informative

    Theres the UK expo this week as well.
    Website here to sign up. It goes on for two days, Wednesday 9th October to Thursday 10th October with a lot of big name companies displaying, its in the Olympia conference centers if anyones itnerested!

    Its also sharing the date with the UK Websolutions 2002 convention, which is another goiod excuse to get out of work!