Simon Phipps: Open Source Revolution

Our first speaker is industry guru Simon Phipps, who will discuss:

• Open source's history and present day significance
• Will API Copyrights & Standards patents kill open source?
• Is Microsoft serious about open source this time?
• Is open source relevant in the cloud?

Q&A to follow!

About Simon:

• Director, Open Source Initiative (OSI)
• Blogger (http://webmink.com/) and writer for InfoWorld UK (http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source-software/blogs)
• Led the open source movement for Java, Solaris UNIX and SPARC

Come early for great food, drinks, music and prizes!
FREE and open to the public