“LinuxWorld Conference and Expo has the distinction of being the
first major Linux event held after the first wave of Linux IPO’s.
There’s more confidence in the air at this event, as more people
accept the inevitability of open source, and the market success of
Linux. Linux is established, but we have managed to keep our
community throughout the process. Five years ago, a geek would
tell you, “run Linux, not Windows.” Nowadays, a geek would tell
you, “run Debian, not Red Hat.“
“The day began with the keynote by Dr. Larry Augustin, VA Linux
Systems’ CEO. The spirit of the keynote was that Open Source is
inevitable because it is more economically efficient. Open Source
software also belongs to the user, not a single company, so it’s an
empowering technology.”