[Etherboot-developers] LinuxWorld Expo rolls on

[Marty C. <ma...@et...>]

The second day of LinuxWorld Expo was even better than the first.  We did
several ROM burning demos, including burning a ROM for an rtl8139 card
containing code for a wireless card, which allowed us to demo wireless
booting using a ROM.

The internet deities were merciful and we had uninterrupted access to our
servers for demoing rom-o-matic.net.  We even downloaded some ROM images
and burned them live.

I took a walk around the show floor, and enjoyed visiting some of the
smaller vendors at the show.  Microsoft even has a modest booth, showing
off Services for Unix. Interesting group of folks. They didn't seem to
have much of an idea of how bizarre they were at a Linux show. Which come
to think about it is probably how they chose folks to attend :)

There are at least a dozen wireless networks on the show floor, and
people are just walking around with laptops and PDAs surfing away.

The show is smaller, but in some ways it's a nice size.  People are
starting to recognize us and ask about the new equipment and features. It
give a sense of community.  I'm interested in checking out a few places,
and will be staying in the area for a bit to actually see some of the city.

Tomorrow is the last day of the show, and we look forward to more demos,
more conversation, and enjoying the pleasure of hanging with people who
actually understand the words that are coming out of our mouths :)

Don't forget to check out the webcam at http://www.thinguin.org/

Marty

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