“EarthWeb…announced today that The Bazaar, a Linux and
Open Source Software conference and exhibition that concludes today
in New York City, was attended by over 3,000 corporate developers,
web developers, system architects, IT managers and system
administrators. Keynote and panel presenters included Bob
Young, co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Red Hat…Chris DiBona of VA
Linux Systems…Michael Cowpland, President and CEO of Corel…Jeff
Bates who runs the Slash.org website for Andover.net…Richard
Stallman, President of the Free Software Foundation; and Ralph
Nader, consumer advocate.”
“In The Bazaar’s opening keynote presentation, Richard Stallman,
President of the Free Software Foundation, described the plight
that he and other IT professionals faced in the early eighties when
proprietary software stalled the progress to support diverse
architectures and multiple languages. Bob Young, co-founder, CEO
and Chairman of Red Hat, Inc., presented his keynote presentation
on how Red Hat revolutionized the software industry by redefining
its business model with value added services.”
“Robert Ferber, founder of OpenSales, presented success stories
from Open Source companies including Red Hat, VA Linux Systems,
LinuxCare, SendMail and Cygnus Solutions. Jon “Maddog” Hall,
executive director of Linux International, presented the history of
the Free Software and Open Source software initiatives. Ralph
Nader, consumer advocate, presented a keynote address titled “The
Age of the Wired,” which shared his thoughts on anti-trust cases,
Internet privacy and e-commerce. Michael Cowpland, President and
CEO of Corel Corporation, described his company’s plans to
spearhead the low cost PC market with Corel Linux.”