The audience responses to FOSS Means Business were really positive. Perens’ delivery was as good as I expected, and the content of his talk was better than I expected. I think everyone liked him. To me, Stallman’s talk did not seem well adapted to the business audience, but all the comments I got afterward were Read more »
We’ve got 210 people on the (non-mandatory) Attendees registration page, and we’re expecting far more when we open on Thursday. "All-island" is one of the buzzwords, so it’s fitting that this looks to be the biggest free software event ever organised anywhere on the island. How will be follow up after this? How do you Read more »
Next Thursday, March 16th, in Belfast is the "FOSS Means Business" conference. The desire for a free software event came from industry associations in Northern Ireland. Their secondary focus is to encourage "all-island" commercial iniatives. That secondary focus is of great interest to the public sector in Northern Ireland. This event struck me as a Read more »
(FOSS Means Business) March 16th is only 27 days away. For this daytime event, many people who want to come will have to book time out of the office – and that can be difficult on short notice. So the work to publicise this has to be intense right now. I’ve made a page on Read more »