Get your freak on with Open Source software
FOSS.my 2008 is an interesting event organised by the awesome people of free, open source software evangelists, with only one purpose: TO TELL THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD (Malaysians in particularly) THAT OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE IS FREAKING AWESOME!
Got that right. Open source software is awesome & has changed my life when I started hacking 56k (winmodem) modem drivers for RedHat 4 just because I was working in a god forsaken island with no broadband. In fact, because of open source software, I received my first programming gig/contract with a federal government-linked-company in that god forsaken island. In fact, because of open source software, I was able to contribute back to Malaysian villagers on how to use a computer & allowed them to start threading on the path of the Jedi.
It was all totally awesome experiences!
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They have a long list of speakers & sessions that would open up your minds & get yourself hooked on open source software. Registration is free, but not free if you want to attend & listen to the sessions. It’s about RM50 per attendee. Plus, they have a cool t-shirt for RM30. One thing odd though, where did the “free & sharing of knowledge” culture go? Probably they realised that not everything in this world should/can be given/attained free. Betul tak rakyat?
It’s a very good event to attend & get yourself mingle around with open source software developers, evangelists & entrepreneurs alike. Free real social networking. Visit their Facebook event page.
Am I attending? Not sure. I like free stuff :D
How was Google DevFest? It was awesome! Now that’s what I call free knowledge! It’s an event to attend at any cost. They even got their own blog to highlight Asia Pacific developments & programs.
Will upload photos when I finished taking pictures with the disposable camera. Why do I like to use disposable cameras so much? Because lojack is cool.
Posted on October 30, 2008 @ 11:42 AM Filed under Colors Of Muhibbah, Poetic Code. You can leave a comment or trackback from your website.
October 30, 2008 @ 04:12PM
Interesting thoughts indeed. I once took a trip to Malaysia to attend their VoIP conference and exhibition. I really liked the attitude of their people. Unlike most Arab nations, these guys are actually more open to adopt newer technologies.
However, I believe management of open source systems is still an issue. It is also one of the major obstacles in its adoption worldwide. You need good resources to run these fascinating services. One interesting application I came across the other day was zivios. It’s kind of a response to what Red Hat offered a few months ago under the name of freeipa. See if these are around in Malaysia.