Short form: Both Futurex (general IT) and LinuxWorld Johannesburg were smaller this year, and there were less people around. This, however, meant that we had an opporunity to talk to a much larger percentage of people, and the people who were visiting formed an even more interesting spectrum of interest and experience.
LinuxWorld Johannesburg 2006
15 May
Later today, I'm headed to Johannesburg to "network" at LinuxWorld Johannesburg. The keynotes of the conference are free (but you have to register), and so is entrance to the exhibition, so you can hear from maddog, Jeff Waugh, and Nat Friedman, and then hang out with Karl and I at the love-in.
LinuxWorld day 2
23 May
The second day opened with Jon maddog Hall, who with practised ease delivered the argument I was trying to outline at Open Enterprise - that TCO figures don't really cover the total cost of a solution, and they don't take into account the money that can be saved.
LinuxWorld day 1
18 May
Connectivity withdrawal was an issue on the first day of LinuxWorld, where I was trying to do some posting from the event. Doing batch uploads at the end of the day just aren't as exciting. So, here's a quick rundown of Day One, I'll have more when I have more than a few minutes before I need to go to sleep for three hours before heading back.
LinuxWorld and Brainshare
16 May
I'm off in a bit to Johannesburg to attend LinuxWorld and Brainshare South Africa. It looks like they're going to be the biggest events in the Open Source arena ever, so I'm very optimistic. I'll be covering them here, of course, and my favourite Open Source mag Tectonic will be doing special LinuxWorld coverage, and Rhodes Geeks at LinuxWorld have already covered their gruelling trip to Johannesburg.