LWN: Report from Day One of Comdex Canada | Linux Today

LWN: Report from Day One of Comdex Canada

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 17, 1999

“Packed in the back corner of the large North Hall of the
Toronto Convention Center, the Linux Pavilion proved once again
that Linux will draw a crowd. During much of the first day, the
aisles were filled, almost all of the presentations in the Linux
Theatre were standing-room only, and the questions were coming fast
and furious.

“There’s a lot of people here to kick the tires and check it
out,” said Evan Leibovitch, one of the members of the Canadian
Linux Users’ Exchange (CLUE), the group that organized the Linux
Pavilion. “From the level of questions, it’s not Linuxworld, but
it’s not bad, eh?”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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