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ZDNet Australia: Conference Encourages Linux in the Bathroom

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 10, 2007

“Australia’s biggest Linux conference will kick off next week
and the organiser has promised that attendees will get a lesson in
how to control and monitor everyday objects–including a toilet
flush–using the open source operating system.

“Linux.conf.au, which will be held at the University of New
South Wales in Sydney between 15-20 January, will feature
presentations and tutorials from various open source software
experts including Dr Andrew Stuart Tanenbaum and Jonathan Oxer,
president of the conferences’ organising body Linux
Australia…”


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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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