"Every year (bar one) since 1999, around 800 people have got together on an annual basis to discuss an operating system that was for a long time deemed to be on the fringes. These days that description does not apply, but the gathering is still as informal as that inaugural session during the tech boom.
"This, even though the type of people who are involved has changed somewhat. No longer is it only the true geeks and nerds who gravitate to Australia's national Linux conference; as the years have gone by more and more people in the middle have migrated thither and lent their expertise to make the copnference what it is today..."
