Re: Nice press coverage of GUADEC

[Leslie Proctor <proctors pacbell net>]

This is completely awesome everyone!  Many, many
thanks and kudos (and deep regrets that I couldn't be
there!

Leslie

--- Nils Ulltveit-Moe <nu-moe online no> wrote:
> 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.
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