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KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS Stateless Computing – Scaling at Zero Marginal Cost Above Capex Jeffrey Birnbaum Managing Director and Chief Technology Architect, Merrill Lynch. Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 9:00 am - 9:30 am A Matter of Life and Death: Linux in Healthcare Randall Spratt EVP and Chief Information Officer, McKesson. Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 9:30 am - 10:00 am Data Center 3.0: How the Network is Transforming the Data Center Rajiv Ramaswami Vice President and General Manager, Cisco Systems, Inc. Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Delivering Business Value with Next Generation Data Center Edward Screven Chief Corporate Architect, Oracle Corporation. Wednesday, August 6, 2008,9:00 am - 10:00 am Mark Sunday Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President, Oracle Corporation. Linux, Open Source, and IBM: The Next Decade Bob Sutor VP, Open Source and Standards, IBM. Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Data Center of the Future: How the Delivery of Technology Will Change Simon Crosby CTO, Citrix Systems Inc. Thursday, August 7, 2008, 9:00 am - 10:00 am The Magic Behind the Screens: Behind the scenes at the Lucasfilm Data Center Kevin Clark Director of IT Operations, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Thursday, August 7, 2008, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Conference Kick-off: Making Cars Drive Themselves Sebastian Thrun Director of the Artificial Intelligence Lab and Leader of the Stanford Racing Team, Stanford University Monday, August 4, 2008 - 4:30 pm

Golden Penguin Bowl Moderator: Jeremy Allison, Co-Creator, Samba Three geeks match will line up against three nerds and match intellectual wits in this battle for who can recall the most inane trivia regarding sci-fi, high-tech, Linux and all things geek. Always irreverent and massively entertaining, watch host Jeremy Allison make fools of the contestants, audience, (in)famous companies and, most importantly himself. The winners garner bragging rights and the coveted golden penguin.

LinuxWorld Conference Tracks Jump to a track: Applications | Desktop Linux | Quick and Dirty Development | Legal and Licensing | Security | Virtualization | Mobile Linux Platforms | Building Mobile Linux Applications | System Troubleshooting | ACCESS Developer Day | Embedded Linux | Wind River Developer Day Subscribe to LinuxWorld podcasts Applications Linux and open source applications are being used in increasingly innovative ways; stretching far beyond web and application servers. This track is focused on presenting attendees with the how-to behind the most innovative applications. The applications track will consider novel Linux and open source software applications not specifically covered by other tracks at the conference. Track Chair: William Hurley Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title Speaker 10:15 am - 11:15 am Building Rich Internet Applications with an Open Source Stack ppt James Ward 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Opening up Virtual Worlds and 3D Applications to the masses with OpenSim Sean Dague 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Case Study: Professional Open Source at Autodesk pps Jason Pratt and Renat Khasanshyn Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title   10:15 am - 11:15 am The 7 Stages of Scaling Web Applications: Strategies for Architects pdf John Engates top of page Desktop Linux Does the Linux Desktop make sense for your business? Is your business ready to reap the benefits and handle the freedoms associated with an open source desktop? What is your Linux Desktop deployment criteria? In the Desktop Linux track, we will look at the state of the Linux desktop as it relates to desktop clients, laptops/tablets, thin clients, and even mobile desktops. Exciting advancements have placed the Linux desktop as a viable alternative for almost any desktop use in both homogeneous and heterogeneous computing environments. Track Chair: John Cherry Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title Speaker 11:30 am - 12:30 pm OEM Desktop Panel Discussion - We’re shipping Linux on PCs: Now What? Steven (moderating)Vaughan-Nichols 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Desktop Linux Architects Speak Out pdf | odp John Walicki Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title   10:15 am - 11:15 am The Client Linux Desktop: A Dell Case Study pptx Daniel Judd and Cole Crawford 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Open Source on the Desktop: Why Not? pdf Don Hardaway and CraigVan Slyke top of page Quick and Dirty Development Nothing is as permanent as a temporary hack that works. System administrators and IT managers have long been called on to make the quick fixes needed to implement a change or work around a bug in someone else's software. Today, though, the proliferation of virtual hosts means that even your quick hacks need to be manageable, repeatable, and secure. In these sessions, the attendee will learn repeatable coding patterns to keep your scripts safe, and how to develop his searching and code-borrowing powers. Track Chair: Don Marti Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title Speaker 10:15 am - 11:15 am Hypertable: An Open Source, High Performance, Scalable Database ppt Doug Judd 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Getting more out of Memcached with Libmemecached Brian Aker 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Code Scavenging: How to Find and Reuse Tasty Bite-Sized Chunks of Code pdf Matt Graney Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title   10:15 am - 11:15 am Putting The "IT" In Git odp | pdf Jon Loeliger 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Trac: Project and Process Management for Developers pdf Steven Ellis 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Business Applications in an Enterprise Wiki pdf Peter Thoeny Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title   10:15 am - 11:15 am Social Media Web Sites on LAMP: How Drupal Changes the Game pdf Barry Jaspan 11:30 am - 12:30 pm PHP: Past, Present and Future Andi Gutmans top of page Legal and Licensing No Open Source Conference would be complete without taking an in-depth look at the legal climate around software. Open Source licensing continues to evolve with the GPL v3 and AGPL v3 both now final and OSI certified. Multiple GPL infringement suits have now been brought and settled. Anyone involved in Open Source software needs to understand the latest legal issues. Learn in this track: + How to assure compliance with open source software licenses + Recent updates/changes to open source licenses + Recent legal activity surrounding the GPL + Impact of license choice on software usage and adoption + Recent initiatives on open source and patents + Impact of increased patent troll activity on open source Track Chair: Larry Augustin Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title Speaker 10:15 am - 11:15 am Avoiding Open Source Lawsuits: Five Steps to Effective Open Source Governance in the Enterprise pdf Stormy Peters 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Evaluating TCO and ROI for Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) pdf Michael Wenig 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm A Guide to GPL Compliance for Software Engineers and Managers pdf Bradley Kuhn Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title   10:15 am - 11:15 am Open Source 2.0: Software, Licensing Models, and Building a Sustainable Business pdf Maria Woods 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Implementing Your Open Source Business Strategy through Your Legal Strategy ppt Mark Radcliffe 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Supporting the Linux Ecosystem: The Law, the Lore, and the Lure Karen Copenhaver Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title   10:15 am - 11:15 am GPLv3 More Permissive than GPLv2? ppt Stephen Gillespie 11:30 am - 12:30 pm FOSS Licensing Issues in Outsourcing and Joint Ventures Shaalu Mehra top of page Security We turned on our auto-patch/update systems, we installed a firewall, and we told users not to use post-its on monitors to store their passwords, yet we still have systems being compromised. Open Source and peer review only gets you so far, it's time to take the nest step. This track will look at what we as implementers of technology need to keep on top of to really improve our state of security. From the OS to the applications, it's the whole view. Track Chair: David Cafaro Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title Speaker 10:15 am - 11:15 am SELinux in the Enterprise, Enabling Business through SELinux in the Enterprise ppt Doc Shankar 11:30 am - 12:30 pm What IT Auditors Should Know About Storage Area Network (SAN) Security ppt Jose Carreon 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cold Boot Attacks on Hard Drive Encryption pdf Jacob Applebaum and Seth Schoen Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title   10:15 am - 11:15 am Computer Forensics with Linux Alone: the Open Source Advantage ppt Stevens Miller 11:30 am - 12:30 pm The System Administrator Security Challenge ppt Edward Hammersla 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Alpaca: The Painless Way to Configure Network Services pdf Robert Scott Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title   10:15 am - 11:15 am Network Introspection with Open Source Tools pdf Brad Lhotsky 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Linux Intrusion Detection Systems pdf David Allen top of page Virtualization Virtualization is moving into the mainstream in the data center, bringing with it a new set of challenges in securely deploying and managing a virtual infrastructure. We'll address these challenges head-on with sessions covering when and how to deploy, interoperability, management strategies, security and more. These sessions will help the attendee get the most out of today's virtualization solutions while preparing him for the next generation of technology. Track Chair: Mark Skarpness Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title Speaker 10:15 am - 11:15 am Applying Virtualization Across the Data Center: x86/x64 vs. UNIX and Mainframes ppt Tony Iams 11:30 am - 12:30 pm The Strength of Open Source Xen Ian Pratt 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Maximizing Performance of Virtualized Enterprise Applications on Linux ppt Scott Drummonds Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title   10:15 am - 11:15 am Containers, Virtualization, and Live Migration odp Tom Hanrahan 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Virtualization and Its Impact on Interoperability between Windows and Linux ppt Dennis Moreau 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Xen and the Art of Virtualization Security Policy Compliance pptx Nick Barcet Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title   10:15 am - 11:15 am Virtualization: Know Your Options with Ubuntu pdf Jonathan Bryce 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Case Study: Virtual Nightmare? Mastering the Management of Virtualization in Production ppt Javier Soltero top of page Mobile Linux Platforms Linux in mobile telephony is today a lot more than just a kernel, device drivers and libraries. The Platforms Track will explore the evolution and diversity of Mobile Linux, addressing both commercial and community-based approaches. Presentations will examine platform architectures and underlying enabling technologies (UI and multimedia frameworks, multicore support, etc.), and encompass efforts to unify and standardize the mobile Linux landscape. Track Chair: Bill Weinberg Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title Speaker 10:15 am - 11:15 am Building Applications on Mobile Linux: Rapid Development Platforms for Mobile 2.0 pdf Mark Charlebois 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Moblin.org: Addressing Mobile Internet Devices with Open Source Software pdf Derek Speed 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Secure Mobile Linux: Why Should We Care? ppt Hadi Nahari Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title   10:15 am - 11:15 am Mobile Linux and the Open Internet Generation Didier Diaz 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Innovating, Integrating, and Improving the Next Generation of Mobile and Multimedia Devices   3:00 pm - 4:00 pm LiMo Foundation Overview & Roadmap Morgan Gillis Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title   10:15 am - 11:15 am Linux and the SIM Card: Current and Next-Generation Applications ppt Jean-Marie Andre 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Linux for Mobile Handhelds: Commercialization Challenges and Opportunities ppt Tristan Joo top of page Building Mobile Linux Applications The quantity and quality of available applications for Linux-based mobile devices will determine not just the viability of each device but the success of the entire mobile Linux market. This track will examine how OEMs, operators, ISVs and individual developers create applications for Linux-based mobile devices today, and how they are likely to do so on the next generation of mobile Linux platforms. It will include presentations on both native Linux application paradigms as well as using Java, web, scripting and other development approaches. The track will also highlight hot topics like device openness, communities and operator/OEM developer programs, security and application signing, and end-to-end applications development. Track Chair: Bill Weinberg Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title Speaker 10:15 am - 11:15 am Seamlessly Migrating Desktop Applications to Mobile Linux Devices pdf Geraint North 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Building Smart Mobile Devices with Linux on ARM ppt Rod Crawford 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Developing for the Cross Platform, Cross Device, Cross Desktops odp Benoit Schillings Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title   10:15 am - 11:15 am Top 10 Tips For Developing Android-based Mobile Handsets pdf   11:30 am - 12:30 pm Mobile 2.0: How Open Source and Global Communities are Ushering in a New Generation of Mobile Apps, Services and Widgets pdf Fabrizio Capobianco 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Open Source, Open Standards, and Web 2.0: Accelerating Application Development Patanjali Somayaji Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title   11:30 am - 12:30 pm Creating an End-to-End Mobile Linux Development and Simulation Environment Using Eclipse/TmL pdf Christian Kurzke top of page System Troubleshooting If systems always worked as they were supposed to, there'd be no need for system administrators. This track will cover the skills and tools the attendee needs to solve problems in real time, and scale production systems as demand increases. The attendee will learn how to monitor his systems to anticipate problems before they happen, how to jump into action when necessary, and how to avoid those late-night pages that keep him from getting a good night's sleep. Track Chair: Joe Brockmeier Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title Speaker 10:15 am - 11:15 am Troubleshooting Linux Kernel Modules and Device Drivers pdf | ppt Michael Anderson 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Just Add Water: Tips to Managing, Monitoring and Scaling the Wild and Wooly IT Environment ppt Thomas Stocking 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Using Puppet for Managed Infrastructure pdf Luke Kanies Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title   10:15 am - 11:15 am Facilities & IT: Managing the Merge pdf Fridlin C.C. 11:30 am - 12:30 pm System Rescue with Knoppix pdf Kyle Rankin 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Monitoring and Troubleshooting Toolbox Ross Brunson Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title   10:15 am - 11:15 am Likewise Open: Making Linux a First-Class Citizen in Active Directory Domains Gerald Carter 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Easing the Burdens of Troubleshooting Through Continuous Data Protection (CDP) pptx Chad Stanfield top of page ACCESS Developer Day Learn from ACCESS how to build applications for the ACCESS Linux Platform using open source tools like the Eclipse IDE and Glade UI designer. These hands-on sessions prepare you to take advantage of platform features and mobile market opportunities. Linux is now mobile! Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title Speaker name 10:15 am - 11:15 am ALP Development Technologies and ALP Overview Tom Chavez 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Development Tools for Native Apps Bill Lee 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunchtime Lab: Testing Garnet OS/Java/ALP Apps Bill Lee 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Keynote: ACCESS Developer Business Opportunities Larry Berkin 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Building an ALP Native App Bill Lee 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Advanced ALP Programming with Hiker Bill Lee top of page Embedded Linux Embedded Linux powers more than just mobile applications. Linux pervades consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications infrastructure, and has made impressive inroads in industrial control, automotive, medical, aerospace and defense, and other domains. According to industry analysts, embedded Linux powers between one quarter and one third of all current 32 and 64 bit designs. The Embedded Linux Track at LinuxWorld explores how Linux enables applications across the gamut of intelligent devices, large and small, tethered and wireless, COTS and custom. Presentations and panels will address topics as diverse as development and life-cycles of Linux-based devices, user interfaces, embedded virtualization and other enabling technologies, and case studies from key applications areas. Track Chair: Bill Weinberg Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title Speaker name 10:15 am - 11:15 am Building Intelligent Devices with Embedded Linux: Commercial and Community Approaches Rick (moderator) Lehrbaum 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Open-Source Virtualization: The Right Match for Embedded Linux Gernot Heiser 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm A Standard for Automotive Grade Linux ppt Mark Hatle Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title   10:15 am - 11:15 am Modular Approach to Hardware and Software Enablement for Linux Mobile: SDIO & SPI in Mobile Platforms Dimitry Ivanov 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Developing a Mobile Embedded Linux Platform from Scratch pdf Ken Gilmer 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm GNU/Linux in Your Car: How to Build a Computer for Your Car odp | pdf James Mikusi Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title   10:15 am - 11:15 am Embedded Virtualization: Killer App Enabler or Atomic Fly Swatter Bill (moderator) Weinberg 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Real-Time Virtualization for the Connected World: From Back-End Datacenters to Front-End Devices pdf Michel Gien top of page Wind River Developer Day Learn how leading mobile stacks, industry consortia, and hardware platforms are using tools, IDEs, and SDKs with Wind River Linux to create compelling, differentiated mobile solutions. Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title Speaker name 10:15 am - 11:15 am Virtualization: The Bridge to Carrier Grade Linux and COTS adoption ppt Tomas Evensen 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Using the Wind River Build System ppt Jeff Polk 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm Lunch with Key Embedded Linux Developers Bill O'Such and Paul Gortmaker 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Leveraging Open Source in the New Mobile Device Market ppt Donn Seeley top of page Subscribe to our RSS feed or our e-mail newsletter.

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