“The theme of last week’s LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in San
Francisco was Linux for the Enterprise, a fact made visually
obvious the moment one stepped in to the exhibition hall at the
Moscone Center. Full of huge booths and over 150 vendors,
LinuxWorld attracted all the big names in computing. Buzz about
Linux in a meaningful business sense was everywhere.“In the weeks leading up to the show, more than two dozen public
relation firms approached me to schedule meetings. Previously,
three to six PR firms would contact me prior to the show, so the
change was noticeable this year. I made two days available during
which I would meet with vendors, and both days were booked
completely. In this report, I discuss what I learned while doing
some of these interviews…”