Free Operating Systems enters the enterprise with surprising speed. Servers,
embedded systems and soon desktops will be running these Internet-based operating
systems. The net is the computer and applications will no longer be tied to
a particular operating system. Security and stability is important, as servers
will be used by users worldwide 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Industry is also building products on top of the new platform. Advanced mission
critical routers, car radios, surveillance systems and home gateways are areas
where embedded system developers user open source operating systems as the
platform. Basing embedded products on open source often means faster development,
more support and more stability.
The free systems, mainly Linux and BSD-derivatives, like FreeBSD, OpenBSD
and NetBSD, are already an important part of the network. Will they approach
the desktop? Several projects build application frameworks that delivers services
the desktop user is used to, like cut and paste, object linking and embedding,
printing, window management and seamless integration. The conference covers
the KDE application framework from a technical standpoint, as an introduction
to the system and network manager.
The conference The Open Source Revolution is an technical introduction
to the major free operating systems. The speakers are major contributors to
various open source projects, developing advanced operating system software
for both professional and private use.
CONFERENCE
AGENDA
|
| 9.00-9.10 |
Introduction, chairman |
| Introduction
to Open Source Operating Systems |
| 9.10-10.20 |
 The
Penguin World - and Introduction to Linux
Linux is the most well-known Open Source operating system for PCs and
other computing platforms. Coming from an academic background, Linux today
is a commercial success installed and used in mission critical systems,
embedded systems and desktops all over the world, both in enterprises and
in homes for personal use.
Speaker: Alan Cox |
|
10.20-10.40
|
Coffee break |
|
10.40-11.40 |
 FreeBSD
- a Mature Open Source UNIX Operating System
FreeBSD is the server OS powering many of the largest and busiest Internet
sites. Being a direct ancestor of Berkeley UNIX, its roots can be traced
all the way back to the very first UNIX on Ken and Dennis' computer. Long
before "Open Source" was even named, BSD and FreeBSD were distributed as
such. This presentation briefly tells the history of FreeBSD, where you
can find it, why you should, and were you can expect FreeBSD to be in the
future.
Speaker: Poul-Henning Kamp |
|
11.40-12.30 |
Building operating systems for the Internet - security is part of
the foundation, not an add-on
OpenBSD, coming from the BSD UNIX family of operating systems, have
security in focus. Out of the box, the OpenBSD system is installed with
strong encryption and tight security policies. SSH, IPsec and other security
protocols and applications is very often first on the OpenBSD platform.
Speaker: Theo de Raadt, OpenBSD
|
| 12.30-13.30 |
Lunch |
| Using
Linux |
|
13.30-14.20 |
 The
application foundation for Internet Computing - the KDE project
KDE, the K Desktop Environment, is one of the leading desktop environments
on Linux. A highly user-friendly graphical desktop environment is necessary
for Linux to conquer the desktop. KDE is a very large Open Source project,
with many modules and applications in a common framework. The latest addition
to the KDE family is Koffice, a suite of office applications.
Speaker: Matthias Kalle Dalheimer, The KDE Projects |
|
14.20-14.50 |
Penguin time in Sweden
The Swedish speaking clock, "miss time", is now Linux-based.
This seminar will cover the design of the service and the plans for basing
the national time infrastructure on Linux servers.
Speakers: Anders Karlsson, Cendio and Kenneth Jaldehag, Swedish
national testing and research institute
|
| 14.50-15.10 |
Pause |
| 15.10-16.00 |
A Penguin for every bed
Linux today is installed mostly on PC servers and desktops. With an
increasing number of devices becoming both mobile and connected, the traditional
strengths of linux, connectivity and multi user capability, draw the attention
of both mobile device developers and embedded system developers toward
the Linux operating system.
Speaker: Patrik Flierl, SUSE Gmbh
|
|
16.00-16.50 |
 Linux
in embedded systems - case stories
A description of some solutions and products using Linux as the platform
for embedded systems. Cases from real projects in the industry.
Speaker: Göran Hasse, Raditex AB
|
| 16.50-17.00 |
Summary, chairman |
Software
Developers
