“Here are impressions of the show floor, interviews with
attendees — both notable and anonymous — and some insight into
USENIX history.“
“The general track was about traditional Unix platforms,
vendors, and concerns. The FREENIX track (originally the Linux
track) was about open source versions (or clones) of Unix. The
invited talks track was made up of outside speakers invited to
participate by USENIX, just as you’d expect.”
“In addition to the various tracks, there were also BOF (birds
of a feather) sessions and WIP (works in progress) sessions. Linus
Torvald’s evening session on the 22nd took on the air of a
minikeynote.”
“The USENIX conference has a rich history; it’s been held
annually for the past 25 years. I believe that the birth of the
Linux catch phrase “world domination” is often attributed to a talk
given at USENIX. Another year, a fellow named James Gosling did a
WIP session on something called Oak, which you may be familiar with
today under its current name, Java.”