LinuxWorld 2008: Enthusiam Up, Attendance Down

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Aug 8, 2008 10:13 PM EDT
eWEEK; By Chris Preimesberger
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Shakiness of macroeconomy plus general problems with travel arrangements caused many usual attendees to sit out this year's LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco. More than 7,500 people signed up, but about half that actually showed up, some estimates said. But there was no lack of enthusiasm for new product releases — especially in the data center, mobile and cloud computing sectors. Those who stayed home missed a lot of good new products and plenty of good networking opportunities.

[This article has much nicer pictures than what I took, which I will try to rectify next year. :-) - Scott]

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