This lively discussion will take on the controversial questions that everyone
is asking. What are the limits of Linux? How will Open Source change the
industry? What opportunities and risks are associated with the rise of Open
Source? Come join in the discussion, and pose the OS questions that are on
your own high-priority list.
Panelists: Miguel de Icaza (Chief Technology Officer, Novell Ximian Services,
founder of the GNOME Foundation),
Sam Greenblatt (Senior VP and chief architect, Linux Technology Group, CA),
Bob Zurek (VP of Advanced Technology, Ascential Software),
Margo Seltzer (Founder/CTO, Sleepycat Software)
Dave Thomson (IBM Distinguished Engineer responsible for IBM's Eclipse
Development team, and a director on the board of the Eclipse Foundation)
Moderator: Kevin Bedell (Editor-in-Chief, LinuxWorld Magazine) This lively
discussion will take on the controversial... (more)
Computing virtualization is a popular term these days, but the concept is far
from new. Back in the sixties, Star Trek's Captain Kirk had the ideal virtual
computer. Aboard ship, he called out his question or command and the computer
responded. He never had to tell it which drive to access, which application
to load, or what routing to take when he wanted to see something up on
screen. And he never worried about where or how the computer did its job.
Back when Gene Roddenberry created that show, such a computer probably seemed
far-fetched. But while no one can say when someone wil... (more)