I got to actually speak to Brian Aker for maybe a total of 5 minutes after his micro-presentation about Drizzle, which took place at the Sun booth at OSCON 2008. I was a bit nervous to ask what questions I had out loud, because the things I had wondered about were things I really didn’t…
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OSCON Update: Coverage gets harder as conference moves faster
As expected, the conference really started to deliver starting Wednesday with the opening of the Exhibit Hall, announcements of all kinds from all companies, and parties at every turn. Wednesday also marks the first day of sessions that are only 45 minutes long instead of the 3-hour sessions on Monday and Tuesday. I’ve attended too…
OSCON Day 2: Launching a Startup in 3 Hours
Launching a Startup in 3 Hours was a great talk given by Andrew Hyde (of techstars.org) and Gavin Doughtie (of Google). Both of the speakers are heavily involved in the recent trend of doing “Startup Weekends”, and techstars.org is an organization that hosts startup weekends all around the US (and I think internationally as well…
OSCON Evening 1 Begins, and More Portland Tips
The evening plans didn’t wait for talks to be done. The IRC channel (#oscon on irc.freenode.net) was alive with talk of prospects for dinner and drinks after the conference. I myself was torn between a group going out for Lebanese and another going to Henry’s, but opted to go with my buddies from home to…
OSCON Day 1 Comes to a Close
I think I have pictures of most of the basic parts of the conference at my OSCON Flickr set, and I thoroughly enjoyed day 1 of the conference. Of course, while *day* 1 is over, *night* 1 has yet to even begin. There are lots of BoF sessions, and maybe even more smaller meetups going…
OSCON Day 1: The BoF Board, for your perusal
I’ve posted a picture of the BoF board for day 1. Click on it to see bigger sizes. The full size image (maybe smaller) is perfectly suitable for reading at your leisure. I’ll update this if/when I see significant changes to it:
Day 1 progresses… “Python in 3 Hours”
The morning session I attended was “Python in 3 hours”, which provided excellent coverage of Python for folks who may never have seen it before. Steve Holden, being more qualified than most to present this material, did a stellar job of not only presenting the material, but also addressing questions coming from the attendees. Steve’s…
Day 1 of OSCON Begins, and More Tips for Conference-goers
I got an early start. Too early. But I’m from the west coast, so my body thinks I slept in. I wandered around a bit, took a few pics which you can see at my Flickr OSCON set, and I discovered a couple of things that might be of interest: The starbucks in the conference…
A Few Tips for OSCON Attendees
If you’re attending the 10th Annual Open Source Convention, I’ve compiled just a few tips for you on this, “day 0” of the event: Don’t check bags. Everything is slower if you check bags, and if you’re packing more than three shirts, you’re crazy, because if history is any indicator, you’re going to be bombarded…