July 20th, 2007
What is on your OSCON agenda?
The Open Source Convention (OSCON), one of the two big summer events on the open source calendar (the other is LinuxWorld in San Francisco) happens next week in Portland, Oregon.
The two events are quite distinct:
- OSCON is a theater. LinuxWorld is a show floor.
- OSCON is intimate conversation. LinuxWorld is hard negotiation.
- OSCON is beer. LinuxWorld is wine.
- OSCON is polo shirts. LinuxWorld is business suits.
- OSCON is a code wizard. LinuxWorld is a star salesmen.
It’s a yin-yang thing, and both sides are important. OSCON is about what open source should be. LinuxWorld is about what open source can make. OSCON is love, LinuxWorld is money.
So what should be on the OSCON agenda? Here are some suggestions:
- Defining open source and enforcing the definition.
- Organizing and implementing a desktop strategy.
- Creating a political agenda for open source.
- Honoring contributors.
- Setting strategies for integrating major projects.
What would be on your OSCON agenda?
Dana Blankenhorn has been a business journalist for 30 years, a tech freelancer since 1983. You can follow Dana on Twitter. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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