LHS Episode #021: OSCON 2009 Update 2
Here is the second and final installment of the special OSCON update for Linux in the HAM Shack. In this episode I examine the second half of my trip to San Jose, California, and the O'Reilly Open Source Convention. I talk about sessions I attended dealing with subjects as diverse as patents and legal issues, processor speed, cloud computing, users as Open Source advocates and, yes, evening programming in Klingon. I also take a trip through The Tech Museum of Innovation, an institution run entirely using Open Source. So sit back and enjoy this special report from OSCON and as always, thanks for being a loyal listener to the program. Don't forget to leave us voice feedback or questions. We'd love to put you on the air. And we know how ham radio operators often have the gift for gab. So let it out. Don't be shy. Linux in the HAM shack wants YOU.
OSCON 2009 Update #2 by Russ, K5TUX
Wednesday:
“Btrfs: A new Linux file system”, presented by Valerie Aurora of Red Hat.
Btrfs (B-Tree file system) is a possible replacement for Linux ext3 and ext4 filesystems.
Features:
seamless integration with multiple underlying devices, similar to LVM
built-in checksumming
on-the-fly snapshots
(An interesting interview with Valerie is at Linux Magazine. -Ed.)
“The Linux Defenders: Stop the Trolls, Protect Linux, Further Innovation”presented by Keith Bergelt of Open Invention Network.
A discussion of freedom, intellectual property, prior art, and software development. The Open Invention Network buys software patents to protect them and not exploit them as a revenue stream.
“Building a Private Cloud with Ubuntu Server”presented by Rick Clark and Søren Hansen of Canonical.
Virtualization using Eucalyptus.
Thursday:
“Why It Is Hard To Be Fast”presented by representatives from Intel.
A discussion of the reasons why the pace of improving computer speed has slowed over the past few years.
“The Role of Users in Open Source Projects” presented by Stormy Peters of the GNOMEFoundation.
A discussion of why users are important to an open source project and how they can be more involved.
Friday:
“The Art of Klingon Programming” presented by Paul Fenwick (Perl Training Australia)
A hysterical talk about programming Perl in the Klingon language. (Unfortunately, we cannot find a link to the slides. -Ed.)
Walking tour of The Tech Museum of Innovation.
A behind the scenes look at the development of the museum exhibits. All of the technology used for the exhibits was developed with open source tools.