Nice press coverage of GUADEC

[Nils Ulltveit-Moe <nu-moe online no>]

Hi

The Norwegian business paper "Dagens Næringsliv" had a double page
coverage of Nat Friedman called "Rich on free IT" about Novells
aquisiton of Ximian. 

The article has a big picture of Nat, mentions GUADEC with 350
participants, and the history of Ximian until it was acquired by
Novell, and the owners became millionaires. However, the price of beer
in Norway makes Nat still feel poor.. The article also mentions that
even if Microsoft has a 95% market share, there are still huge market
possibilities available in countries like China, India, Latin-America
and Africa. Nat's goal is full information freedom and equal
possibilities  for all countries in the information society, and that
the user shall get back control. He means that Microsoft and Windows
locks users in to their world. - By Open Source the thousand flowers
will florish and prices will go down. It also mentioned GUADEC, and
had a sub article called "Idealistic movement becomes more commercial".

I will send a link to the article when it appears on the online paper 
(www.dn.no).

GUADEC got well covered in the local press, especially in
Fædrelandsvennen:

400 expected to data gathering:
http://www.fedrelandsvennen.no/eceRedirect?articleId=211496&pubId=5

Linux conference in Kristiansand:
http://www.fedrelandsvennen.no/eceRedirect?articleId=211526&pubId=5

Connects Rock and data:
http://www.fedrelandsvennen.no/eceRedirect?articleId=215396&pubId=5

The online computer magasine Digi had a couple of articles:

Linux on the threshold for a new conquering:
http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=106374

Summit for Open Source in Kristiansand:
http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=106254

Itavisen.no - another online IT magasine:

"Live" from Kristiansand"
http://www.itavisen.no/art/1303871.html

"GNOME" invation on Sørlandet
http://www.itavisen.no/art/1303721.html

There has been decent coverage in the Norwegian linux magasine
Linuxmagasinet:
www.linuxmagasinet.no

And there was the Slashdotting due to the Ogg Theora streaming..

More articles may come..

Mvh.
Nils