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

[Tim Bowden]

> 
> 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".
> 

News organizations don't generally need to be overly pedantic with their 
language.  The main point is 'Linus is here'.  Have a look at the 
conference schedule and see which session has no name against it.  It 
appears he might be doing a Q & A session.  If he decides to talk (as if 
he wouldn't), who is going to say 'Sorry Linus, you can't talk because 
we didn't advertise you'.

If the conference didn't have enough or relevant technical input to make 
it worthwhile to sign up before, it almost certainly still doesn't. 
Anybody who wants to come now just because Linus is here is probably one 
of the groupies...