First Ever Ubuntu Live Conference Brings Developers and Business Together

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Dawn Applegate
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First Ever Ubuntu Live Conference Brings Developers and Business Together

Sebastopol, CA, August 5, 2007 -- The inaugural Ubuntu Live, held July 22-24
at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon brought together over 750
developers, IT managers, exhibitors, and hackers. Ubuntu, a complete Linux
operating system, has been taking the open source developing world by storm.

Co-sponsored by Canonical, Ltd. and O'Reilly Media, Inc., this first year
gathering was the key forum for developers, experts, established companies,
and newcomers alike to exchange thoughts and knowledge about the world of
Ubuntu. Keynote presentations included industry leaders such as Mark
Shuttleworth, Stephen O'Grady, and Jeff Waugh. In the spirit of community,
the keynote presentations included interactive Q&A sessions that allowed
conference attendees direct contact with industry experts.  

Conference chair, Jane Silber of Canonical, Ltd. had this to say about the
event, "The 'vibe' in the technical and business sessions, as well as the
exhibition hall, was characteristic of the excitement and momentum which
surrounds Ubuntu itself.  The conference provided a fruitful and meaningful
forum for both technical and business oriented attendees alike."

Co-located with the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, Ubuntu Live encompassed
tutorial sessions, keynotes, breakout sessions, and an exhibit hall.  Some of
the session topics and speakers included:

-"Managing, Maintaining and Securing Ubuntu Machines," Torsten Spindler, 
  Canonical
-"The 3 Laws of IT and How Open-Source Can Benefit," Pauwl Lunow, Qhuba
-"Open Source Project-based Learning," Scott LeDuc, Capital High School
-"Thin Clients, PHAT Results," Jon 'maddog' Hall, Linux International
-"Ubuntu Semplice: An Italian Collaborative Book," Simone Brunozzi
-"Building the Next Generation Web," Craig R. McClanahan, Sun   
   Microsystems, Inc.
-"Opportunities for Open Source Appliances," Chris Dawson, Box Populi

Ubuntu Live is about spreading the knowledge of industry innovators, but it
also is about providing a perfect place to make connections. One of the
conference goals was to provide attendees an opportunity to network, share
ideas, and information.  Events at the conference included:

-A wonderful evening of grown-up fun in the form of drinks and play things
(think giant Velcro walls and mechanical surfboards) sponsored by Canonical,
Inc.
-Birds of a Feather sessions (BOFs) allowed any participant to lead an
informal 
 gathering on any Ubuntu-related topic

Sponsors and exhibitors were able to share information and demonstrate
products. The exhibit hall at Ubuntu Live including the following sponsors
and exhibitors: Canonical, Dell, Intel, NComputing, Openmoko, Savoir-Faire
Linux, Sun Microsystems, System 76, Freespire, IEEE, Intel, POSSE, Powell's
Technical Books, and ZaReason. Canonical made two announcements from Ubuntu
Live, the release of a web-based systems management tool and a beta of
Launchpad "Personal Package Archive" Service. 

Planning has already begun for next year's Ubuntu Live to be held July 20-22,
2008 in Portland, Oregon. The call for participation will open in January and
the preliminary program will be unveiled in April. Meanwhile, you can get the
latest news by subscribing to the conference newsletter:
http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/nl/home#conferences

Additional Resources:

For complete Ubuntu Live details, visit:
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/ubuntu/

For a complete list of speakers and session topics, visit:
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/60/presentations....

To review the presentations and video, visit:
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/60/presentations....

Read the Ubuntu Live blog for the news and photos (available for use with
attribution):
http://www.oreillynet.com/conferences/blog/ubuntu_live/

For information about exhibiting or sponsoring Ubuntu Live contact Sharon
Cordesse at (707) 827-7065 or scordesse@oreilly.com

If you would like to form a media partnership with O'Reilly for an upcoming
event, contact Avila Reese at (707) 827-7116 or mediapartners@oreilly.com

Upcoming O'Reilly conferences:
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About Canonical
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headquartered in Europe committed to the development, distribution and
support of open source software products and communities. World-class 24×7
commercial support for Ubuntu is available through Canonical's global support
team and partners. Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of
the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users around
the world. Ubuntu will always be free to download, free to use and free to
distribute to others. With these goals in mind, Ubuntu aims to be the most
widely used Linux system, and is the centre of a global open source software
ecosystem.

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