Hi all,
Its that time of year. Time for a major figure in Open Source to come to visit us. Time for us to all gather in a large room and listen to the musings of an Uber Geek, a major Open Source advocate and an all-around nerdy guy. This nerdy guy has some strong opinions on Open Source, and its sure to be an event.
Bruce Perens is the author of the Open Source Definition and has been speaking out for Open Source since the movement began. He's an excellent speaker, I've heard several of his podcasts and am very much looking forward to him coming to Provo to speak to all of us geeks in person.
Bruce has been on a crusade for Open Source and has started a new site: techp.org, along with perens.com, which show the things he's promoting and why he wants them to succeed. I've spent a good amount of time on his sites recently and am very impressed with his thoughts and ideas. Being the president of Utah Open Source and desiring to promote Open Source from within Utah, I am excited to see a force of good in Bruce. He's talking about how Open Source should be, how it can be used in businesses and homes alike and how people can benefit overall from the Open Source movement.
I am personally so excited to see the growth of Open Source in Utah. We have such a vibrant community here and I think we can be so much more. Bruce has the vision to lead a national or international explosion of Open Source in Business and Community. I think we all can benefit from hearing what he thinks about Utah and Open Source, about the economic benefits and limitations of Open Source in both the business and user group communities. And because of this, I think Bruce's presentation is very well timed.
So I invite you all to come as my guest, free of charge to the Open Source Technology Center at Novell on September 6, 2007 at 7pm. I invite you to enjoy a nice dinner, and I invite you to learn more about Open Source and its benefits to our community as well as to the world.
The only requirement for this keynote is that you register, its first come first serve and we only have 100 seats to give away. This is a thank you to the community for participating in Open Source this year. We'll be doing this every year as part of the Utah Open Source Conference.
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How to Register for the Free Keynote
You can register for just the keynote at the Utah Open Source Conference website.
https://register.utosc.org
Choose "The Bruce Perens Keynote (free)" and follow the prompts from there. You may also make a tax deductible donation to Utah Open Source when you register to help with the costs of putting on such an event.
Your admission will be confirmed and you'll only need to bring your receipt (along with your ID) to the keynote.