[plug] Linus Torvalds' role at conference - was Re: [plug] is this true!!!!

[Bret Busby]

On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Anthony J. Breeds-Taurima wrote:

> Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 14:25:05 +0800 (WST)
> From: Anthony J. Breeds-Taurima <tony at cantech.net.au>
> Reply-To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: Re: [plug] is this true!!!!
> Resent-Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 14:25:17 +0800 (WST)
> Resent-From: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> 
> On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Daniel Pearson wrote:
> 
> > I was speaking to a colleague the other day, and I heard the same thing to.
> > Would be good to get some confirmation on it.
> > 
> > Daniel
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jason Nicholls" <jason at mindsocket.com.au>
> > To: "Perth Linux Users Group" <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> > Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 1:12 PM
> > Subject: [plug] is this true!!!!
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > >     top stories
> > >     Linux pioneer to speak in Perth
> > >     OPEN source icon Linus Torvalds will be making an appearance
> > >     at Australia's Linux.conf.au conference in Perth later this
> > >     week.
> > >     http://email.ni.com.au/Click?q=35-d6LTIbIJYyHh1vgKNTpFSnRM
> > >
> > >
> > > LCA Organisers?
> 
> The article is wrong.  Linus _is_ comming to perth and he will be attending
> parts of LCA2003.  Linus is _NOT_ speaking.  If you look at the programme you
> will NOT see his name there.
> 
> Before you all ask,  The decision to keep things quite was made to avoid
> LCA2003 being filled with "Linus Groupies".  We only want people with a
> genuine interest in Linux/OSS to be here NOT a bunch on screaming autograph
> hunters.
> 
> That may sound harsh but that sort of thing happens everywhere (expect OKS)
> that Linus speaks.
> 
> 
> Yours Tony
> 

The misinformation (?) continues.

ZDNet Australia today reported "Torvalds.....will join an already 
high-profile speaker list."..."ZDNet Australia will be covering the 
conference".

The article, written by Brendon Chase, is dated today. The title of the 
article is "Torvalds appears at Aust conference".

-- 
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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