WIRED: LinuxWorld Expo Gets Serious (LinuxWorld Preview)

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 29, 2002

[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood
for this link. ]

“Long a bastion of geeks with seemingly wild dreams,
this year’s LinuxWorld Expo will be focused on purely practical
matters instead.

The expo will provide more realistic advice and entry-level
instruction on using Linux than ever before, according to Charlie
Greco, president and CEO of IDG World Expo, the company that
presents the show.

This new no-nonsense approach also extends to the products that
will be on display on the exhibition floor. A few fun gadgets will
make an appearance, but security and network management software
will be a major focus at the expo, which takes place Tuesday
through Friday at the Jacob Javits Convention Center.

Prior LinuxWorld expos have had the chummy feeling of a
religious-revival show, where everyone is preaching to the already
converted. But this year, the converted have decided to gently
proselytize.”

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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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