LinuxWorld Moving to Boston

DMCBOSTON writes " LinuxWorld will be at the Hynes Auditorium in Boston, moving from NY in 2005." I'll be doing a Slashdot BOF at what I guess will now be the last New York LinuxWorld at the end of January 2004. I'll be sad to see this show move, as I always enjoy NY immensely, and seek any excuse to go there. Boston is a whole different story ;)

Comments

Re:Excellent news!

[ethanms]

here here... now I might actually go to one of these things...

NYC is full of scum... Boston is just full of filth...

way to go

[SuperBanana]

Boston is a whole different story

Ahhh, NYC snobbism. Way to go, I'll be sure to stop by and visit you now that you've insulted the city I love. You know what? NYC isn't nearly what it's cracked up to be. I've been. I hated it.

What does NYC have that Boston(and, for that matter, any other city) doesn't? This "NYC, the greatest city in the world" crap is just that- a bunch of crap.

Boston vs NYC:

• Parking is easier(believe it or not)
• Boston drivers may be insane, but they're reasonably polite. NYC drivers are suicidal- and downright mean.
• It's safer- crime's a fraction of NYC
• By the time Linuxworld gets here, the Big Dig will be totally done and traffic smooth- and you'll be able to get to Boston downtown from the airport in a matter of maybe 5-10 minutes, and out of the city in 15. Try that in NYC.
• Boston/eastern MA is the birthplace of the revolution. 30 minutes out from Boston is Concord, MA- the first major battle in the revolution.
• Boston actually has charm. NYC has nothing but rudeness, dirt, crime, overpopulation...
• Where else can you take a tour that's half on land, half on water, SAME vehicle? Hmm?
• Museum of Science. Museum of Fine Arts. New England Aquarium. Quincy Market. Fanuel Hall. Old Meetinghouse church.
• MIT. Harvard. Tufts. BC. BU. Northeastern. In fact, MA as a whole has more colleges than any other state- something like 220 total.
• Our subway costs HALF yours. The system may be dirty+unpredictable, but did I mention it costs half?
• Our mayor doesn't suck. In fact, he gets re-elected. Imagine that. He also doesn't support a police department that beats up minorities and officers that get routinely arrested for drunk driving.

Nice try, Boston

[Theatetus]

...but no matter how much technology you throw at the Big Dig it will still CONSUME YOUR CITY! Bwa ha ha ha ha ha!