Europe's Largest Linux Event Draws Nigh

steman writes "On the 10th of July 2003 LinuxTag begins, the largest Linux event in Europe. It will be held in Karlsruhe, Germany. Four days will be packed with up to 20,000 visitors, over 120 exhibitors (including more than 30 Free Software orientated projects such as FFII, BSD, KDE and Debian), coding marathon and many conferences (including specialist business and government conferences). Best of all, in the spirit of the Free Software Movement, it will be largely free (entrance, and many conferences are free)."

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Draws Nye?

[jmt9581]

Europe's Largest Linux Event Draws Nigh

As in Bill Nye, the science guy? If so, I'm SO there. :P

What? No SCO??

[Billly Gates]

I wonder why LinuxTag did not invite SCO? I can't imagine why.

Re:What? No SCO??

[Hoch]

The planners were going to email them, but feared that they might be using SCO owned code in the process.

cooperation with BSD

[Anonymous Coward]

It's good to see friendly cooperation with BSD in open source events like this.

Re:Help, please!

[acidrain69]

repeat after me: orientate is not a word.

Several eager asian men sigh, drop their heads, turn around, and drudge their way home.

Re:Help, please!

[MisterBad]

Hmm. Maybe your dict works differently than mine. Mine gives several definitions for orientate.

That said, "Free Software-oriented projects" is probably the best spelling.

clod

[trentfoley]

No matter how free the admission, I can't afford the transportation. You insensitive clod.

Plus, I don't want to leave the U.S.A. Who knows if I can make it back in.

P.S. 55DF4942184C9AE0 activation. You have your instructions.

Re:Help, please!

[Narcissus]

Orientate is not a word? Tell that to dictionary.reference.com then. While you're at it, tell The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary and WordNet ® 1.6, all of which are quoted as saying that you're incorrect...

Elizabethan English

[ecloud]

Shouldn't that be "draweth nigh"?

coding marathon

[jesler]

The Coding Marathon will be conducted in the Olympic spirit

Corrupt officials and steroid junkies welcome!

Good event

[heironymouscoward]

And a good occasion for gathering signatures against software patents in Europe.

[ed. note: no it isn't]

[TheMidget]

On July 9 - 12, the Réunion Mondiales du Logiciel Libre , the largest free software event worldwide will take place in Metz, France.

Press release here

Re:[ed. note: no it isn't]

[wine]

Though it is. The headline says Linux Tag is the largest Linux event in Europe

The Libre Software Meeting is about Free Software in general. Quite a different scope.

First Knoppix DVD to be released at Linuxtag

[Anonymous Coward]

LinuxTag '03 will have a special DVD for visitors, with the first DVD edition of Knoppix with 4GB of live linux.

Tip for Eating Out in Karlsruhe

[alephnull42]

For those visitors working on a tight budget, this pub in Karlsruhe has several different dishes (for vegetarians and carnivores) every day for 5 Euros, ask for the "Studi-Essen".

http://www.die-kippe.de/

I am not affiliated with these guys, I used to live in the town, still visit occasionally and am often stuck for somewhere to eat which is != pizza/chinese/kebab/burger.

Re:Free and free

[Gopal]

To developer its free as in freedom. To the customer its "costs no money". And I also think that the americans made it free as in freedom. And that europeans could not care less witch "free" it is. As long as it dosnt cost money ;)

Re:Help, please!

[BlightThePower]

Whilst you are leafing through these tomes of knowledge, it might be a good idea for you to look up the following: "obvious" and "troll". "Orientate is not a word" is such an old troll that its got a beard and bus pass.

Whoa -- Hold up, everyone

[Anonamused Cow-herd]

Our great Leader, Mister Stallman, has informed me to come to each of your houses and forcefully remind you:

it should be GNU/Linuxtag

Expect me for "tea."