The quick answer is that people known to Microsoft are invited, other people who stumble across the website or hear of the event from word of mouth ask for an invite.
I got an invite to the Edinburgh event by virtue of having attended an IBM vs Microsoft open-source debate a few months ago.
Tomorrow I am going to a Novell event touting their SuSE offerings.
I think we are seeing trial events in Europe (certainly in Britain) that are rehearsals for US events later in the year.
I was at the Edinburgh event last week and spoke to many Microsofties and to their corporate customers.
The customers were quite cynical about Microsoft's motives but many of them said, in effect, they wouldn't have attended such an event if it hadn't been organised by Microsoft.
Microsoft are panicing, time is on our side.
Ed
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I got an invite to the Edinburgh event by virtue of having attended an IBM vs Microsoft open-source debate a few months ago.
Tomorrow I am going to a Novell event touting their SuSE offerings.
I think we are seeing trial events in Europe (certainly in Britain) that are rehearsals for US events later in the year.
I was at the Edinburgh event last week and spoke to many Microsofties and to their corporate customers. The customers were quite cynical about Microsoft's motives but many of them said, in effect, they wouldn't have attended such an event if it hadn't been organised by Microsoft. Microsoft are panicing, time is on our side. Ed