MacWorldNews: Apple, Others Featured at Quiet Open Source Convention

“Unlike the glittering spectacle of Javaone and Apple’s
Worldwide Developers Conference, the O’Reilly Open Source
Convention hums so quietly in the catacombs of a Portland, Oregon,
waterfront hotel that even the hotel’s guests aren’t aware of
it.

“Attendees drive long distances, bunk many to a room, and put
their lives on hold to get here. It’s remarkable considering that,
on paper, many in attendance can’t afford to be here. But they show
up anyway.

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