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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / JUNE 02, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 22
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Systems/Enterprise:
SCO/LINUX DEBATE TAKES CENTER STAGE AT USENIX CONFERENCE
The 2003 USENIX Annual Technical Conference, www.usenix.org/usenix03,
to be held June 9-14, provides the first public forum for the debate on
infringement claims by SCO against Linux.
Chris DiBona, former Slashdot editor, Damage Studios founder and Open Source
spokesperson, discusses the intellectual property issues at the heart of the
SCO vs. IBM case and its implications for Linux kernel developers and
distributors. DiBona was recently nominated by Linus Torvalds to represent the
Open Source community on a panel of experts chosen by SCO to review the Linux
kernel for code copied or derived from UnixWare. The session, "Intellectual
Property in an Age of Commerce," co-sponsored by No Starch Press is scheduled
for Thursday, June 12 at 4 p.m.
"The discussion will delve into the effects the SCO lawsuit will have on Linux
and other Open Source technologies," DiBona said. "We expect substantive
debate that will enlighten those that attend. Ultimately, I am confident that
Linux kernel developers are facile enough to deal with this kind of confusion
with aplomb, and the end result will be an ever stronger Linux kernel."
The SCO/Linux discussion is among the many highlights of the six day,
multiple-track USENIX Annual Technical Conference which attracts the most
respected computing experts to share their research on topics including Open
Source software, security, wireless computing and nanotechnology. Neal
Stephenson, award-winning science fiction author of novels including Snow
Crash, The Diamond Age and Cryptonomicon will deliver the conference keynote.
Invited Talks and refereed technical papers serve as the foundation for the
conference and reflect the continued growth of the Open Source software
community with diverse topics including the latest features in the Linux 2.5
and FreeBSD 5.0 kernels, anti-spam techniques, and OSS experiences such as
town-wide wireless deployment and a sub-orbital amateur rocket and support
system by the Portland State Aerospace Society.
Along with forward looking research, the conference addresses the immediate
needs of computing professionals including tools to ease administrative
burdens, solutions that provide flexible access to large collections of
information, self-tuning system services and practical security
infrastructures.
The conference also features Gurus and BoF sessions for informal information
exchange, plus a special author signing from publisher Addison-Wesley/Prentice
Hall PTR featuring Kay and Steven Robbins, Bill Cheswick, Jim Mauro, Marshall
Kirk McKusick, Radia Perlman, Avi Rubin and Peter Salus.
2003 USENIX Annual Technical Conference
June 9-14
Marriott Rivercenter
San Antonio, TX
www.usenix.org/usenix03
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