The foundation fixes these computers up and finds homes for them with schools, hospitals, charities, and public-assistance agencies. Better yet, visit the NCF Web site and see how you can get involved in teaching recipients how to use the computers they've received. Sessions and exhibits are located in the Las Vegas Hilton, which sits next-door to the convention center housing Comdex's main exhibit floor. Linux Business Expo is where most of this year's Comdex excitement is located. Among the larger booths are the displays of Corel, Caldera, and Red Hat.
Smaller booths tend to hold start-ups with aggressive business plans and big dreams.
It's like the invention of the PC all over again. But it's not the PC all over again. Because the entire show floor has an undeniable open source feel. No one said that's how the business of Linux had to work. It's just how it's evolving, day by day.