“The Bazaar had a different feel than some recent Linux events
such as November’s Linux Business Expo in Las Vegas, the site of
Comdex/Fall. The Bazaar had a more comfortable and non-commercial
feel to it. However, the show didn’t seem to attract nearly as many
guests to make the trouble worthwhile for some of its exhibitors.
Let’s hope this improves in the next Bazaar.
“We were placed in the community area, sponsored by Andover.Net.
Rather than being in some lonely corner, the community area was
front and centre, showcasing the work of groups such as the free
BSD’s (FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD), Debian, Stampede, and others. The
largest booths were home to EarthWeb, IBM, and Copyleft….”
“Some of the many bright spots of the event were the keynote
presentations. Richard Stallman of the Free Software
Foundation, Red Hat’s Bob Young, the (in)famous consumer watchdog
Ralph Nader, Michael Cowpland of Corel, and other well-known
figures took the stage throughout the 3-day event.”