++LinuxCon Conference Schedule Announced – Linus Torvalds to Speak++ Business, developer and operations tracks present the latest developments in Linux; speakers include Linus Torvalds, Mark Shuttleworth, Greg K-H, Matt Asay and many more industry experts and luminaries. The much anticipated schedule is now available for LinuxCon, the industry’s newest annual technical conference: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon/speakers LinuxCon, which will provide the best available collaboration and education space covering all matters Linux, takes place September 21 – 23, 2009 in Portland, Oregon at the Marriott Downtown Waterfront. It is co-located with Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC) and will feature more than 75 sessions. For more information: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon Confirmed session highlights include: Keynote Panel *A Roundtable Discussion on the Linux Kernel: Moderated by kernel developer and maintainer James Bottomley and featuring Linux creator Linus Torvalds, the panel will address the technology, the process and the future of Linux. Business Track *Matt Asay, vice president of business development for Alfresco and recognized CNET blogger, will detail the true cost of Linux and open source in “Beyond the Hype: The True Cost of Linux and Open Source.” *The 451 Group industry analyst Jay Lyman will discuss how community Linux translates into the enterprise with his session titled, “What does Community Linux Mean to the Enterprise Now?” Developer Track *Jon Corbet, Linux kernel contributor and co-founder of LWN.net, will give his perspective on the state of the Linux kernel in “The Kernel Report” session. *Marcel Holtmann, who works for the Open Source Technology Center at Intel, will present “New Connection Manager for Embedded Linux Systems.” Other Developer sessions will address GPL exceptions and their legal implications; KVM and virtualization usage models; tracing; kernel regressions, and embedded systems, among other topics. Operations Track *Associate Director at Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Vinod Kutty will share his own experiences with deploying Linux in “Implementing Enterprise Linux on x86 Servers: Benefits, Challenges and the Things You Don’t Know That May Hurt You.” *Javier Soltero, CTO of management products at SpringSource, will discuss how to manage data in a virtual environment with his session titled “Virtually Impossible? Successfully Managing the Virtual Data Center.” The Operations track will also feature topics such as securing and managing virtual images; server management with Puppet; server profiling and auditing; building packages for multiple distributions; and a variety of other sessions of interest to systems administrators and architects. Tutorials will provide attendees with the opportunity for hands-on interaction with the Linux community’s highly respected kernel developers. Confirmed tutorials include, among others: *Greg Kroah-Hartman. Linux kernel developer and leader of the Linux Driver Project, will host a session how to “Write a Real, Working Linux Driver.” *Paul Moore, creator of NetLabel and developer at HP, will go into detail on “The How of NetLabel.” LinuxCon brings together the end user and developer communities and provides a forum where they can meet and educate themselves on the latest technical advances of the Linux platform. To register to attend LinuxCon, please visit: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/component/registrationpro/?func=details&did=1 The early bird registration discount of US$299 is available until June 1, 2009. Students may attend for US$199. Discounts - Those eligible for one of these discounts should contact us at events@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for a discount code. 15% Discount for companies sending three or more people 30% Discount for Linux Foundation Individual Members and Linux Plumbers Conference Attendees Questions? Contact us at events@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lf-announce _______________________________________________ Lf-announce mailing list Lf-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lf-announce
