“Despite a last-minute room change that still left dozens unable
to squeeze into the standing-room-only space, Linux creator Linus
Torvalds’ show managed to go on.”
“Torvalds gave a keynote speech at the Linux Global Summit at
Spring Comdex half an hour after Microsoft Corp. CEO Bill Gates
opened the show in a much larger auditorium. While Gates, like
Torvalds, addressed an overflow crowd, the two presentations
couldn’t have been more different in style and substance.”
“Torvalds, who kept the sweltering crowd attentive by
entertaining audience questions and concerns throughout his
hour-long presentation, seemed like more like the Gates of years
ago than did Gates himself.”