Archive for June 2nd, 2006

Posted on June 2, 2006 - by jono

Schpeeeaking

Today I am heading down to Microsoft’s campus in Reading for a few days of speaking. Today is an event about community building inside of Microsoft, and I was invited to come along to talk about Open Source. It seems quite an interesting event, and it is always nice and challenging to speak at places like this, instead of just singing to the choir.

Tonight I am staying over in Reading and heading out for a few beers tonight, and then tomorrow I will be speaking at DDD3, also at the Microsoft campus in Reading. DDD3 is again, very much of a Microsoft event, and I am presenting the only talk on Open Source. My only ambition is to educate people about the reality of Open Source so as to combat any prejudice against it. I am not there to spew the free software mantra and make them all converts, but to instead inform people how Open Source can be useful for existing Windows and Microsoft developers. If this helps them make use of the Open Source development process for some of their work, then it has been a success.