Diary of a Senior Editor: LinuxWorld - Day One | Linux Today

Diary of a Senior Editor: LinuxWorld – Day One

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 9, 2005

“The first day of LinuxWorld is traditionally a slow one,
devoted to tutorial tracks and vendor-setup. I got in around noon,
but didn’t bother to rush over to the Moscone Center. Instead, I
got settled in at my hotel and wandered over to the area around six
for the Red Hat cocktail party/briefing being held over at the W
Hotel, a LinuxWorld fixture for parties.

“The audience seemed composed at least 50% of Red Hat PR folks
and invited speakers, with the occasional press person or analyst
sprinkled in for flavor…”

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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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