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Stuff That Matters

Stuff That Matters
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Darryl K. Taft
Darryl K. Taft
Jul 20, 2012
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Stuff That Matters

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O’Reilly Media founder Tim O’Reilly says open-source developers should work on stuff that matters.


Halls of Open Source

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The main hall, including the registration area for OSCON 2012.


Ward Cunningham

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Ward Cunningham, creator of the wiki, imparts some of his knowledge to OSCON attendees, giving back to the community.


Welcome to OSCON

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Welcome to OSCON banner hanging over a main entrance to the conference.


Put Open Source to Work

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One of several job boards at OSCON full of prospective opportunities for developers steeped in open-source expertise.


OSS Pong

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Bluehost enables developers to unwind in a “friendly” ping-pong tournament.


Greenlight for Girls

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The Greenlight for Girls project seeks to get girls mostly aged 10 to 15 interested in science and technology, including computer science and open-source software development.


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Microsoft Photo Pro

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In the Microsoft booth, professional photographer Julian Cash, who also is an open-source programmer and longtime OSCON attendee, took professional-quality photos of anybody who came by. Here he photographs a Puppet Labs developer with a fierce pink Mohawk.


Dells Project Sputnik

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Dell’s Project Sputnik is aimed at delivering a developer laptop running Ubuntu.


Dell Developer Laptop

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An early version of the Dell developer laptop running Ubuntu was on display at the show.


Microsoft Plays Well With Others

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Gianugo Rabellino, senior director of open-source communities at Microsoft Open Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft, poses in front of a sign at the Microsoft booth that touts how well Microsoft can play with others.


Mr. Phipps

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They call him Mr. Phipps. Simon Phipps (right), president of the Open Source Initiative beams in the OSI booth over his organization’s move to accept individual members.


Inflatable Linux

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An inflatable Linux penguin rests in the OuterCurve Foundation booth at OSCON.


OpenStack

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Companies supporting the open-source OpenStack cloud platform banded together to show support for the technology.


Use Your Pixel Sense

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In the Microsoft booth, a user tries out the 82-inch multi-touch display from Perceptive Pixel, which Microsoft recently agreed to acquire.


Mark Shuttleworth

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Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, which provides the Ubuntu Linux distribution, talks about DevOps and enhancing the Ubuntu desktop.


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The Hostess

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Sarah Novotny, co-host of the OSCON 2012 show, sets ground rules for the event.


John Mone

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John Mone, executive vice president of technology and program management at EIG, talks about the value of open source.


Small-Business Startup Costs

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A comparison of small-business startup costs in 2000 versus 2012.


Open Source Drives Small Business

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John Mone’s graphic on how open-source drives small business.


Tim OReilly

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Tim O’Reilly, founder of O’Reilly Media, talks about developers creating value by working on creative projects and giving back.


The Host

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Edd Dumbill, a host of the OSCON event, sets the stage for speakers of the day.


David Eaves

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Open-source management expert talks about the science of open-source community management.


Danny Hillis

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Danny Hillis of Applied Minds talks about the Learning Map.


Brian Aker

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HP’s Brian Aker talks about scaling the OpenStack technology.

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