Just got back from the Atlanta Linux Showcase, and I have to say it was a blast. Nearly 4,000 people and about 70 vendors showed up, which is about double last year’s attendance… Not bad for a volunteer-coordinated event. My hat is off to the Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts, the group of people who make ALS happen every year.
Keeping it Real: The Atlanta Linux Showcase volunteers put on a top quality community show this year.
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Just got back from the Atlanta Linux Showcase, and I have to say it was a blast. Nearly 4,000 people and about 70 vendors showed up, which is about double last year’s attendance… Not bad for a volunteer-coordinated event. My hat is off to the Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts, the group of people who make ALS happen every year.
As a band of volunteers staging a highly visible and successful show, ALS exemplifies the primary challenge we face as a community. They have offers coming at them from all directions — offers to make ALS into a much more “commercial” production. But that wouldn’t be true to their roots or their principles. ALE wants ALS to remain a “community” show, not a commercial endeavor. So they are exerting great effort to make sure that no matter how popular they become, they stay focused on the community. It’s that kind of spirit and that kind of heart that made Linux successful in…
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