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LinuxWorldExpo announces speakers, presenters
IDG World Expo Announces keynote speakers,
PresentErs and Advisory board members for
Linuxworld conference & Expo AUGUST
-- Conference Sessions Geared to Exploring the Hottest Issues, Strategies,
Applications and Solutions for the Linux Operating System --
Framingham, Mass. - June 22, 1999 - IDG World Expo today announced its complete line-up of keynote speakers for LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, to be held August 9-12, 1999 at the San Jose Convention Center. A group of industry luminaries will offer advice, share real-world solutions and address why Linux is rapidly finding its way into mission-critical applications in large corporate IT systems.
"We are delighted to bring together industry notables with the experience and knowledge that add true depth to this show," said Charlie Greco, President and CEO of IDG World Expo. "Leveraging the expertise and industry insight of our advisory board, we've assembled a prestigious group of world-class speakers to address the issues that are most crucial and hard-hitting to the Linux community. This has been invaluable and a key component to making this show a great success."
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KEYNOTES
The keynote presentations, which are open to all registered attendees of LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, will include the following presentations:
- Linus Torvalds, Creator of Linux
Past, Present and Future of Linux/ Q&A with Linus Torvalds
Tuesday, August 10, 6:30 - 7:30 PM
- Sean Maloney, Senior Vice President, Intel
Linux and Intel: Power for the Net
Tuesday, August 10, 9:30 - 10:30 AM
- Michael Prince, CIO, Burlington Coat Factory
Linux: The Latest Fashion Hit at Burlington Coat Factory
Wednesday, August 11, 10:45 - 11:30 AM
FEATURE PRESENTATIONS
The feature presentations, which are also open to all registered attendees of LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, will focus on the following topics:
- Working Together: The Linux and Business Communities
Moderated by Jon "Maddog" Hall, Executive Director, Linux International
Tuesday, August 10, 4:30 - 5:30 PM
- Open Source Software Development Methodologies
Moderated by Larry Augustin, President and CEO, VA Linux Systems
Wednesday, August 11, 2:30 - 3:30 PM
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IN-DEPTH CONFERENCE PROGRAM
In addition to keynote speeches and feature presentations, the conference is offering more than 35 sessions and 18 tutorials focusing on getting started with Linux, business issues, Linux kernel internals, desktop environments, software development, system administration and case studies. Look for presentations from industry notables such as: Miguel de Icaza, GNOME Project; Eric Raymond, an observer-participant anthropologist; Richard Stallman, GNU; Nicholas Petreley, LinuxWorld Magazine; Brian Behlendorf, Apache Project; and Dirk Hohndel, SuSE.
About the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Advisory Board
The LinuxWorld Conference & Expo advisory board is currently comprised of industry luminaries including:
- Larry Augustin, President and CEO of VA Linux Systems and LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Conference Chairperson;
- Gary Beach, Publisher of CIO Magazine;
- Robert Berger, President of Internet Bandwidth Development;
- Alan Fedder, President of UniForum Association;
- Jon "Maddog" Hall, Executive Director of Linux International;
- Ransom Love, President and CEO of Caldera Systems;
- Patrick McGovern, Director of Internet Evangelism, VA Linux Systems;
- Scott McNeil, President and CEO of Zenguin, Inc.; and
- Nicholas Petreley, Editorial Director of LinuxWorld Magazine.
For More Information
For more keynote and presentation information or to register for the show, visit the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Web site at www.linuxworldexpo.com, or call 800-657-1474. For exhibiting opportunities, please contact Jim Donovan at 508-424-4824 or jim_donovan@idg.com.
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About IDG World Expo
IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG, the world's leading IT media, research and exposition company. IDG publishes more than 290 computer magazines and newspapers and 700 book titles, and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through http://www.idg.net, which comprises more than 240 target Web sites in 55 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related expositions worldwide, and provides IT market analysis through 49 offices in 41 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit IDG's Web site at www.idg.com.
Ghod I wish I could go. This looks like who's who in linux/Open Source/cool stuff.
Is there any hope in hell that this will be about technology, not hype or bandwagon jumping?
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"Burlington Coat Factory"
Huh? I am curious to see what they will discuss. "Here is our new Linux coat. It is fully threaded, can do SMC (Symmetrical Multiple Coat), and supports multiple users."
Sorry, I just see them as talking more about coats than OSs. That would be like Mazda going to an animal rights rally.
-Clump
Knock it off with your pets being coats. Some countries eat dogs and cats and its perfectly normal. Would you be offended if I told you about the buck that I killed this year with my SKS rifle? A gun that could have been used to kill people? Some people have different values than you do. Most of the people I work with have land and go hunting to bring back healthy food on the table for the family. Granted, I know of no one who eats canines or felines, but in some cultures that is normal.
Let me tell you about the FINE leather coat and gloves I have. I have worn them for 15 years and they still seem new. Oh, I also have a leather wrapped steering wheel in my Ford truck. Does that make me a redneck?
I don't care about their use of dog fur -- but the company has its share of other ethical problems in regard to labor -- spurious firings of store employees with high seniority so that they can hire new employees at much lower wages, for example.
Nothing wrong with dog fur... hides is hides. If you're going to object to the idea of fur coats in general, I could respect that, though I wouldn't agree. But there isn't any real difference between dogs and all the other critters that few people seem to object to getting made into coats.
Cat fur coats, on the other hand... well, killing kittens is just plain wrong, and no one should do it, ever. That's because cats aren't animals, they're short furry people with tails.
Nice try. Ever taken a logic course? Morality is dictating by community standards. In North America, and most first world countries, morality and community standards dictate that dogs and cats are on a seperate plane from other animals. They have more respect, and are treated better here.
You also fail to make a point in your vain attempt to anger what you though was an 'animal rights' person, but rather a 'common sense' person. I couldn't care less what your car has on it. But if it had dog fur on the seats, I'd think you were pretty disgusting.
As for being a redneck, if knee-jerk reactions are part of being a redneck, maybe you are.
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This should be exciting. We get to be told about computers from the 'modern' company that is the Burlington Coat Factory. The same 'modern' company that sells dog and cat fur coats. I doubt the spin doctor they send to the conference will have anything to say about that.
To them, Linux is cutting corners, I'd imagine, not some technological innovation. Cutting corners seems to be their raison d'etre.
Does anyone get bothered at all that all these conferences seem to be turning into Comdex and become giant marketing conventions?
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I waiting for a big time retailer, like Shopko, to announce their use of Linux. They just sucked up Pamida, that inventory system is broken. What an opportunity.
By the way, I'm waiting for Burlington to sell coats made out of genuine rat fur.
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- Burlington Coat Factory was caught by an undercover investigation that shocked the United States.
- CNNfn: Burlington recalls coats
pretty gross, eh? at least they used linux to keep their inventory of dog fur---
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