On the Scene at Linux World Expo

lisah writes "Though the exhibit floor at Linux World Expo in San Francisco has only just opened, conference attendees are already on the ground in full force. NewsForge's Robin 'Roblimo' Miller caught up with O'Reilly's Media editor Andy Oram, Novell's marketing honcho Justin Steinman, and Steven J. Vaughan Nichols of Ziff Davis Internet, among others, to get their take on what they hope to gain from this year's Expo. He also gives readers a peek at the new Linux-powered Nokia 770 Internet Tablet." Newsforge and Slashdot are both owned by OSTG.

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Conferences still work

[andrewman327]

It is nice to see that LinuxWorld seems to be thriving. Although I am sure that we will get daily /. stories about the conference, the reletively slow first day still shows promise. Nokia's presence is a big boost, and their latest product looks like it is positioned to sell. Linux is big in the embedded devices market and is capeable on the desktop, so it seems natural to me that it should have a strong presence in the less-than-laptop market. This trend will grow much larger after Palm's software division releases its new version of the Palm OS

Re:Proof that Linux is a market powerhouse

[andrewman327]

I disagree with you logic, but Linux definitely has a large consumer base. The debate over desktop Linux has overshadowed the adoption of Linux in servers and embedded devices. For the latter two applications, there is no doubt that it is mainstream. Linux on the desktop has grown by leaps and bounds over the past 5 years and it is gaining in popularity every day.