***Thursday October 27 ***2:00 - 2:50pm PLEASE NOTE THE SPECIAL TIME AND PLACE !! ***Rogers 230
Randal Schwartz Stonehenge Consulting Services Portland, OR Open source: A look back, a look ahead A twenty year history of the free/open software movement, from my perspective of how to contribute (in many ways!) and how to make money as well. Bio: Randal L. Schwartz is a renowned expert on the Perl programming language (the lifeblood of the Internet), having contributed to a dozen top-selling books on the subject, and over 200 magazine articles. Schwartz runs a Perl training and consulting company (Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc of Portland, Oregon), and is a highly sought-after speaker for his masterful stage combination of technical skill, comedic timing, and crowd rapport. Schwartz is also infamous amongst the System Administration community for his arguable 1995 criminal conviction while performing activities for the Intel Corporation, and publicly advocates for appropriate computer crime laws. His presentation about the landmark case (titled "Just Another Convicted Perl Hacker") has inspired action for computer professionals and lobbyists at computer conferences all over the world. And he's a pretty good Karaoke singer, winning contests regularly. _______________________________________________ Colloquium mailing list [email protected] https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/colloquium
