Linux World 2008/Streets of San Francisco

August 8, 2008 by Andy Updegrove |

The latest edition of Linux World ground to a halt in San Francisco today. I made it into town just last night for a VIP party hosted by the Linux Foundation where I caught up with lots of the true believer friends (developers, journalists and corporate supporters), and for the Board meeting today. The LF board meeting today was productive, though (a highlight was a walk around the Linux Developers Network Site we brought live today, as well as the new Linux Application Checker that Steven J. Vaughn-Nichols immediately pronounced to be a “killer development tool.”

Some things never change, although some things never change in ways that are fresher than others. Linux World was Linux World, or so I heard from all that attended. I tried to scan the agenda, and on a reasonably fast hotel connection it took forever to load, what with all the dynamic content and fancy graphics.

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