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.