linuxconf
Hardware vendors will follow the money to open source
The success of consumer IT products like the ASUS Eee PC will help provide the leverage needed to get hardware vendors on board with open source, according to Dirk Hohndel, Intel’s chief technologist for open source.
Jan 31 2008, 2:43PM
Hardware
In open source, money doesn't always talk
Getting a job in open source development can mean getting a pay-cheque for working on your favourite hobby. But the equation is more complicated than just adding money, according to OpenLogic Director of Community and Partner Programs, Stormy Peters.
Jan 31 2008, 2:43PM
Software
Information is our only security weapon: Bruce Schneier
Computer security expert Bruce Schneier took a swipe at a number of sacred cows of security including RFID tags, national ID cards and public CCTV security cameras in his keynote address to Linux.conf.au this morning.
Jan 31 2008, 7:24AM
Security
