wow.. laoya oi... naay video streaming ani na summit? ahehehe... x^__^ On 10/26/07, Shayryl Mae Ramos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > OSSummit Asia 2007: > New event, featuring the cutting edge work of both Apache and Eclipse, to > drive the pace of open source adoption in Asia > > Hong Kong to host Asia's largest open source community conference in > November this year. The event is expected to be hugely popular due to > rapidly growing support for open source software in Asia over recent years > Hong Kong - September 2007 - Two of the leading organizations in the > open source community, The Apache Software Foundation and the Eclipse > Foundation, have announced plans for Asia's largest open source community > conference - the first of its kind in Hong Kong and China. > > The inaugural OSSummit Asia will be held at the Le Meridian hotel in Hong > Kong's leading edge Cyberport IT development zone on November 26th - 30th > 2007. > > With open source software rapidly growing in popularity in the region, > this community summit, the first joint conference between Apache and Eclipse > and the first in Hong Kong and China, is expected to be a vibrant event, > encouraging a lively exchange of ideas between all those involved in OSS, > including developers, vendors and users. > > Winston Damarillo, Co-Executive Producer of the OS Summit said, "As Asia > moves to become the largest consumer of open source technologies, it is > increasingly important that the region is able to experience the open source > community process in action. We are excited to be able to demonstrate this > in the context of the collaboration between Eclipse and Apache. Local > communities and associations have been a tremendous help in supporting us > and providing the best possible venue to launch this initiative." > > According to recent research from Evans Data Corporation ( > www.evansdata.com), the number of developers using open source software in > Asia has jumped by 40% over the past three years. The popularity of the > Linux operating system has also boomed in recent years, providing the > region's developing countries with a free and robust alternative to leading > commercial operating systems. > > Justin Erenkrantz, President of The Apache Software Foundation, said, "The > Apache Software Foundation is delighted to be supporting open source > communities in emerging countries with the OS Summit Asia 2007 conference. > We hope that by showcasing the combined communities behind Eclipse and > Apache that we will be able to cultivate a stronger presence for open source > in the region." > > OSSummit Asia will offer unique educational opportunities, with hands-on > training, competitively selected general sessions, and a small number of > invited speakers that address new technologies, development methods, > business and marketing, and licensing issues in open source software. Topics > featured at the summit include: > > ASF-wide projects such as Apache HTTP server, Tomcat, Struts, Geronimo, > mod_perl and XML Web Services > > - Eclipse-wide projects such as BI and Reporting Tools (BIRT), Web > Tools Platform (WTP), Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF), Data Tools Platform > (DTP), Equinox and the Rich Client Platform (RCP) > - Programming languages such as Java, Perl, Python, Ruby and PHP > - Web development technologies and techniques including security, > performance tuning, e-commerce and Java EE > - New technologies and trends such as Web Services and Web 2.0 > - Open source projects and activities in Asia, local efforts and > case studies > > > Members of the Apache and Eclipse open source communities are invited to > submit session proposals no later than 13th July 2007. Delegate > registrations for the conference will open by the end of July. > > Mike Milinkovich, Director of the Eclipse Foundation said, "This event is > not just about technology: it's about the community, culture and > inevitability of open source - a movement that creates and maintains a > wealth of innovation and ideas. Across Asia interest in open source is > building up and the timing of this event is perfect to harness and build on > that interest." > > check at: http://www.ossummit.com/ > > _________________________________________________ > Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (http://cdo.linux.org.ph) > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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