Linus Torvalds' Keynote Address Draws Crowd of 6,200 At LinuxWorld Conference & Expo.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 1999-- -- $25,000 IDG/Linus Torvalds Community Award Presented to the Free Software Foundation -- For the second time in six months, Linus Torvalds' keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. drew a cast of thousands at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, owned and managed by IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) World Expo, a business unit of International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading IT media and information services See Information Systems. company. More than 6,000 Linux devotees cheered as Mr. Torvalds took the stage and thanked his early supporters for providing the means to continue his development efforts while a student at the University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki is not to be confused with the Helsinki University of Technology. The University of Helsinki (Finnish: Helsingin yliopisto, Swedish: Helsingfors universitet . The interactive keynote addressed issues surrounding the release of the Linux kernel 2.4 and future functionality of Linux - today's hottest operating system. Mr. Torvalds continued his address by opening the floor and fielding a wide range of questions from the enthusiastic crowd of Linux devotees. The keynote address concluded with the official presentation of the $25,000 IDG/Linus Torvalds Community Award to the Free Software Foundation (FSF FSF - Free Software Foundation ) for its continued support of the Linux community. To recognize the recipients of this show's award, Linus Torvalds was joined on stage by IDG's Chairman and Founder, Patrick McGovern. The award was accepted by the Free Software Foundation's Richard Stallman and Tim Ney. In response to receiving this prestigious award, Tim Ney said, "We are honored to be the recipient of the IDG/Linus Torvalds Community Award. The award not only recognizes the work that the Free Software Foundation and its community of programmers have accomplished over the last 15 years, but also acknowledges the worldwide expansion of free software." In addition to last evening's address from Linus Torvalds, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo hosted keynote and feature presentations from Intel's Chairman Andy Grove and Sean Maloney, senior vice president of Intel and Jon "Maddog" Hall, executive director of Linux International. On Wednesday, August 11, 1999, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo will offer attendees the opportunity to hear from Larry Augustin, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of VA Linux Systems and Michael Prince, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. of Burlington Coat Factory Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a national department store retailer focusing on clothing and shoes, with over 360 stores in 42 states (as of 2006). In early 2007, the first location to be opened in Canada will be at the Vaughan Mills mall in Toronto. . For More Information For more information about the show, visit the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Web site at www.linuxworldexpo.com. About IDG World Expo IDG World Expo, a business unit of IDG, is the World's leading IT media, research and exposition company. IDG publishes more than 290 computer magazines and newspapers and 700 book titles, and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net, which comprises more than 240 targeted Web sites in 55 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related expositions worldwide, and provides IT market analysis through 49 offices in 41 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit IDG's Web site at www.idg.com. |
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