Linux Australia is holding our first Open Source Forum in collaborationg with OSIA and Baker & McKenzies. The first one is around Software Patents. The idea is to get 4-6 speakers to address an issue from different perspectives, giving attendees the ability to form a well informed and balanced view on the issue. Each speaker only have 10-15 minutes to put across their point, and after the talks there is the opportunity for discussion. A mechanism for actually having the conversation about the issue if you will. Anyway, I’m pretty excited. We have a legal perspective, two industry perspectives, a developer perspective and a real perspective of how the patents system works in Australia. If anyone is itnerested, it is being held in Sydney city, RSVPs are required, and all details can be found at the Baker and McKenzie website.
Rock on Linux Australia! 🙂