Angus Kidman gets amongst the action at Linux.conf.au
on Jan 27 2011 10:47AM
Linux.conf.au 2011 moved to QUT's Kelvin Grove campus from its original Brisbane location as a consequence of the Queensland floods.
The first few arrivals...
Conference attendees queue up for registration.
LCA organisers had just ten days to change venues and alter year-long plans.
Conference organiser Dr Shaun Nykvist.
The guy in the penguin costume hands out Palm Pre smart phones as prizes. That's an especially good prize considering that the phone still hasn't gone on sale in Australia.
Attendees waiting for Geoff Huston's keynote on the first day of the official conference, following two days of mini-conferences organised by volunteer enthusiasts.
APNIC's Geoff Huston discusses the IPv4 address shortage.
Linux creator Linux Torvalds chats with conference organiser Dr Shaun Nykvist.
With the conference overlapping with Australia Day, what better option than a sausage sizzle?
Wi-fi covers the entire venue -- even the areas where sausages are being handed out.
The buckets hats are part of the conference schwag for each attendee.
Vint Cerf, "father of the internet", delivers his keynote.
Red Hat's Paul Gampe discusses the international preference for the enterprise Linux vendor's local support operations.
Sendmail founder Eric Allman discusses the future of email.
Brendan Scott gives a rundown on open source legal issues.
Linux.conf.au 2011 moved to QUT's Kelvin Grove campus from its original Brisbane location as a consequence of the Queensland floods.