LinuxWorld indaba goes fee-free this year
Delegates were charged up to R2100 to attend the two-day event last year, even though developers of the Linux operating system endorse the policy of not charging for their work.
“We are learning from the open-source culture, and plan to open the keynote addresses to the public free of charge,” said Exhibitions for Africa director Aldean Prior. Scrapping the fees should help to ignite interest in Linux and open source, and enable everyone to be a part of LinuxWorld, she said.
Prior said last year’s inaugural LinuxWorld SA was a huge success, especially the talks by Mark Shuttleworth and open-source expert Jon “Maddog” Hall. “As is the case with the first iteration of anything, there is much to be learnt from the experience.”
This year there will be a keynote speech each morning and another after lunch, allowing time to browse an exhibition in between. There will also be a greater focus on training, with eight modules planned.
LinuxWorld takes place on May 16 and 17, to coincide with technology trade show Futurex.
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