"For the first two days of O'Reilly's Open Source Convention (OSCON), if you walked around the convention center between breaks you might have thought it was a colossal snooze-fest. Those accustomed to the circus-like atmosphere of some conventions might have thought they'd arrived a week early. With the exception of a few geeks lolling around on inflated chairs in the halls, there was no one to be seen.
"Flip open a laptop, peer up with the wireless network, and fire up a Bonjour-compatible chat client, and the story changed: There were plenty of people all over the place; they were just tucked into the numerous tutorials, hands-on sessions, and discussions..."
