ZD Announces Open Source Conference 36
James Renken
writes "Ziff-Davis
has announced the "Open
Source Forum", a two-day "IT executive conference
focused on Linux and other emerging open source software
and the implications of this new software on 'mainstream'
business applications development and the enterprise s
oftware industry." The event will be in Palmer Auditorium
in Austin, Texas, on June 30th and July 1st."
And it's been the 90's for nine years! (Score:1)
I guess something doesn't exist in this world until the media and business community "discover" it. It's kind of like Columbus "discovering" America, isn't it? Once you know it's there, you can claim it for Spain (without even knowing what "it" is), plant your flag (or
texas... (Score:1)
i have been waiting for something fun to come to texas (i'm in houston) for a while. i'm glad to see this happening.
I suggest you all send in a similar e-mail (Score:1)
Subject: zdopensource.com
Your Web site, http://www.zdopensource.com, advertises the event as "the only event this year that can help you to assess the real potential for Linux and other open source software as a solution for your businesses.", yet the ZDNet Web team do not seem to think that open source software is good enough for Web content creation.
When viewing the page with Netscape Communicator 4.08 on a Linux machine, I see the following text:
"Focused on the ?mainstreaming? of open source software..."
These question marks are the result of using authoring tools under Microsoft Windows, where so-called "smart quotes" are given special locations in the character set. More standards-compliant character sets do not have these proprietary extensions, and so substitute the missing symbols with question marks.
A discussion on the phenomenon can be read at http://slashdot.org/articles/99/02/06/0220242.sht
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It costs $595 (Score:1)
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Timur Tabi
Remove "nospam_" from email address
ZDNet FUD (was Re: RMS Should Have A New Target) (Score:1)
RMS Should Have A New Target (Score:1)
Wonder who all will go? (Score:1)
Hopefully these natives won't be drowned out (Score:1)
Well, the one difference is that we're spreading our culture over to them, and hopefully they won't destroy this one.
Shrug.
you're wrong (Score:1)
Why is My BogoMeter Bleeping? (Score:1)
The phrase "IT executives" is a Big Red Flag to me. Having dealt with my share of IT Executives, I'm guessing this is a lovefest on how to "allow" Linux systems to operate with a minimum of problems on your precious NT-run network without breaking anything.
Conference agenda items are sure to include:
Schwab
Doesn't look too bad (Score:1)
Remember that PHB's want to hear from other PHB's. The more enlightened one's (for instance, the CIO of Burlington Coat Factory) have implemented Linux; hopefully, their experience has been a good one. The sheep (the other PHB's) will then follow their lead and go bleating back to their bosses. Sort of like Animal Farm: Four legs good (linux), two legs bad (NT).
Finally, our favorite ZD writer is not listed in the schedule.
you're wrong, woops (Score:1)
Why is My BogoMeter Bleeping? (Score:1)
BWAHAHAHAHAHA! pant pant HAHAHAHAHAHA
That's the funniest post I've read in weeks...
Thanks ewhac!
Let's have a geek conference in Austin, same day, (Score:1)
I just wish that they'd drop that price tag
Austin (Score:1)
You have SXSW. Which is quite possibly the coolest conf.
Ah, yes. Its the 90's. (Score:1)
Austin (Score:1)
Jim
Attendee limitations (Score:1)
Taget Audience and cost (Score:1)
Bah (Score:1)
Attendee limitations (Score:1)
I can understand that, sorta, seeing as how this is for enterprise IT management... But infants in backpacks? Huh?
big deal (Score:1)
ZDNet FUD (was Re: RMS Should Have A New Target) (Score:1)
ZDnet I've found is not the most reliable source of information in the world, but they're not all Microsoft shills, either. (Dvorak was talking about how cool Linux was in '96 and '97!) Yes, they are most definitely targeting the Wintel-based market because that's how they can fatten the number of subscribers. It's good to see that they occasionally show signs of objectivity and rationality.
Must really annoy the UT Business School... (Score:1)