This issue focuses on Cutting Edge Linux with an article on wearable computers by Dr. Steve Mann. The ultimate hope is to get vendors of Open Source software included in contract bids for Federal Government work. Addressing the needs of both the Linux business and development communities, LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, headed by Charles Greco, President of IDG World Expo, features a high-level, technical conference program led by industry luminaries offering advice and solutions on the industry's fastest growing operating systems technology. The target audience includes Linux developers, Fortune 1000 business leaders, enterprise managers, CIOs, service providers, system administrators, software solution providers, computer consultants, and solutions integrators. Dr. Michael Cowpland, President and CEO, Corel Corporation, Mark Jarvis, Senior Vice President of World Wide Marketing, Oracle and Linus Torvalds, Creator of Linux, the open source operating system, will be the featured keynote speakers on Tuesday, March 2.
Keynotes are open to all registered attendees.
The highlights of the constitution include the creation of the Technical Committee, the Project Leader postion, the Project Secretary position, Leader Delegate positions and a voting proceedure. The constitution was proposed in September 1998, and after a discussion period the vote took place in December 1998. It was virtually unanimously in favor with 86 valid votes. The discussion about the constitution began in early 1998 and was carried out on the Debian mailing lists. The constitution describes the organisational structure for formal decisionmaking within the Debian Project.