LinuxWorld

I just got back from LinuxWorld in Boston, and I have to say that it wasn’t nearly as geeky as I expected it to be. Judging from pictures I’ve seen from previous LinuxWorlds, I expected it to be like a circus, but I think I saw more business guys in suits than overweight guys with beards. I guess it’s a testament to how mainstream Linux has become over the last few years.

Observations:

• Too many companies staff their booths with hot girls in attempt to get people to notice their products (eg: VMWare). These were the booths I tried to ignore, just to teach them a lesson!
• Slashdot was there, but they didn’t have a booth (that I could see); just a bunch of couches and a projector which they were using to play video games on. What was the point? I have no idea.
• I think the Gentoo booth was staffed with some of the most stereotypical geeks I’ve ever seen in my life. Whenever I’m feeling uncool, I’ll just think back to what I saw at the Gentoo booth. ;-) Sorry Gentoo guys! I still love your distro!