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9:00am Friday, 07/24/2009
Applying Open Source Principles to Federal Government
Location: Exhibit Hall 3
Gunnar Hellekson (Red Hat)
Average rating: ***..
(3.77, 22 ratings)
The current Administration talks the talk in terms of its adoption of new technology solutions, access to information, and the call for transparency and increased citizen participation. But can it walk the walk? This keynote will address how open source advocates can help the Federal Government unlock the innovative potential of the open source development model. Read more.
9:15am Friday, 07/24/2009
Fundamentalist Functional Programming
Location: Exhibit Hall 3
Erik Meijer (Microsoft)
Average rating: ***..
(3.05, 20 ratings)
This talk argues that fundamentalist functional programming-that is, radically eliminating all side effects from programming languages, including strict evaluation-is what it takes to conquer the concurrency and parallelism dragon. Read more.
9:30am Friday, 07/24/2009
The Rewilding: A Metaphor
Location: Exhibit Hall 3
Karl Schroeder
Average rating: **...
(2.55, 20 ratings)
Open source software. Ecosystem services, distributed "smart" electrical grids, and sustainable economics. Collective intelligence, the Science Commons, and Wikipedia. What do all these have in common? They seem to represent a new ethos of "letting go" of centralized control--in project management, industrial and economic infrastructure, and culture. Read more.
9:45am Friday, 07/24/2009
Where Next for Openness?
Location: Exhibit Hall 3
Mark Surman (Mozilla Foundation)
Average rating: ***..
(3.67, 18 ratings)
Openness and participation are now a pervasive part of digital life. Firefox. Wikipedia. Apache. Linux. Millions of Creative Commons pictures on Flickr. We have moved mountains. The question is: what's next? Read more.
10:00am Friday, 07/24/2009
Q & A
Location: Exhibit Hall 3
Average rating: **...
(2.86, 7 ratings)
An open microphone question and answer session with the morning's keynote speakers. Read more.
10:45am Friday, 07/24/2009
Forking Encouraged: Folk Programming, Open Source, and Social Software Development
Emerging Topics, People, Programming
 Location: Ballroom A3/A6
Kirrily Robert (Metaweb), Yoz Grahame (Linden Lab), Jason Douglas (Metaweb)
Average rating: ****.
(4.67, 3 ratings)
The term "Folk Computing" was coined 20+ years ago to describe how people learn to program by copying and experimentation. Learn how open source licenses, hosted development environments, and other folk programming concepts lower barriers to entry and help people get up to speed as coders. We'll also be showing off some modern folk programming platforms, from Yahoo Pipes to the OLPC and beyond. Read more.
10:45am Friday, 07/24/2009
The HTML 5 Experiments
Emerging Topics, Web Applications
 Location: Exhibit Hall 3
Bruce Lawson (Opera Software ASA)
Average rating: ****.
(4.42, 12 ratings)
A pragmatic look at HTML 5 by experimenting with converting a real site to HTML 5 - how does it work? Where it useful and where is it annoying? How is support in current browsers? Read more.
11:35am Friday, 07/24/2009
Practical Computerized Home Automation
Emerging Topics
 Location: Ballroom A3/A6
Bruce Momjian (EnterpriseDB), Matthew Momjian (Student)
Average rating: ***..
(3.33, 3 ratings)
You can control devices in your home from your computer with no new wiring. This session covers controlling lights, bells, and motors using open source software. Wireless remotes can also control devices. Sensors can provide information about motion, sunset, temperature. Capturing caller id and auto-dialing is also covered. Read more.
11:35am Friday, 07/24/2009
Security Without Disruption: Ksplice Kernel Updates
Administration, Linux, Security
 Location: Ballroom A7
Jeff Arnold (Ksplice, Inc.)
Average rating: *****
(5.00, 1 rating)
Today, every mainstream operating system in the world requires regular reboots in order to be up to date and secure. Since reboots cause downtime and disruption, people are forced into the uncomfortable dilemma of choosing between security and convenience. New open source technology out of MIT, called Ksplice, enables running systems to stay secure without the disruption of rebooting. Read more.
12:30pm Friday, 07/24/2009
Moblin, Chrome, Android, Ubuntu, etc: What's the Deal with Linux on the Desktop?
Location: Exhibit Hall 3
Jim Zemlin (The Linux Foundation)
Average rating: ****.
(4.12, 16 ratings)
Join Jim Zemlin as he takes a look back at the big moves that drove Linux to dominate the server and super computing markets and how we are seeing similar trends start now in the desktop. Read more.
1:30pm Friday, 07/24/2009
Closing Reception
Event
 Location: Concourse Two
Join us at the "build your own Hamburger bar". Enjoy burgers, veggie crudites, soda pop, and water. Take this opportunity to network one last time at this closing event. Say thank you and exchange contact information until next year. Read more.
  • Intel
  • Microsoft
  • Google
  • SourceForge.net
  • Sun Microsystems
  • Facebook
  • Gear6
  • Kaltura
  • Liferay
  • MindTouch
  • MySpace.com
  • Novell, Inc.
  • Open Invention Network
  • Rackspace Cloud
  • Schooner Information Technology
  • Silicon Mechanics
  • Symbian Foundation
  • Twilio
  • WSO2
  • Yabarana Corporation

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