LinuxUser Expo rewards open source excellence

Loads of laureates at this year's London shindig

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Posted in Software, 23rd March 2004 13:12 GMT

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London's Olympia will this year play host to the LinuxUser & Developer Expo 2004 - the UK's definitive Linux forum taking place on 20 and 21 April. The Expo is, of course, organised by LinuxUser & Developer magazine.

Highlight of the event will be a gala awards bash - The LinuxUser & Developer Awards (20 April) - to recognise the Linux industry's very best in product and service solutions - as well as corporate and personal contributions to the cause. The awards are this year supported by OpenForum Europe.

An elite panel of eight judges will preside over the proceedings, and select winners in 12 categories:

Best Open Source Project
Best Server Application
Best Linux Developer Tool
Best Data Storage Solution
Best Desktop Application
Best Business Solution Provider
Best ISP/Internet Host
Best Embedded Linux
Best User of CGI with Linux
Best Desktop Environment
Best Linux System Builder
Best Linux Marketing Campaign

There are also five awards up for grabs in the following LinuxUser & Developer reader-nominated categories:

Best Linux Distribution
Best Linux Hardware
Best Linux Software
Corporate Contribution to Linux
Individual Contribution to Linux

If you'd like to put forward a worthy candidate for any of the above, you can do so here. The deadline for submissions is Friday 26 March.

And finally, the open source gurus charged with this unenviable task of choosing the laureates are:

Keir Thomas - Editor, LinuxUser & Developer
Richard Hillesley - Consultant Editor, LinuxUser & Developer
Graham Taylor - Director, OpenForum Europe
Mike Banahan - CTO, OpenForum Europe
Jono Bacon, Author and Linux expert
Alastair Kergon - UKUUG (UK Unix User Group)
Peter Hayes - Manager, UK, OSDL
Daniel James - Linux journalist
Frank Pohlman - Linux journalist

Marvellous. It's certainly an open source love-in on a grand scale and guaranteed fun for all the family. For full details on what else is happening at LinuxUser & Developer Expo 2004, click here. ®

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