Flourish 2007: Your career is ready for Free and Free Libre Open Source Software!
Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines Flourish as "to grow luxuriantly, to thrive, to achieve success, to reach a height of development or influence." It is our belief that Free Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) has reached this state of flourishing, and can no longer be ignored by any serious IT player. Where do we go from here? What can we expect from FLOSS and its community?
In this inquisitive spirit, The University of Illinois at Chicago’s CS Department, the Linux User’s Group at UIC, and the Association for Computing Machinery at UIC hosted its first ever Flourish! Conference on April 6-7, 2007. Flourish was a two-day conference reflecting on the impact of FLOSS on our future.
Invited attendees included all academia, industry members, and the community at large. Together we explored FLOSS and how it influences our daily lives, both present and future.
Featured Speakers Included:
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Flourish Explored:
Academia:- How FLOSS is used in the academic and research communities.
- How FLOSS generates new academic opportunities.
- How expertise using FLOSS tools increases student marketability after graduation.
- If the time has finally come for companies set up shop around FLOSS.
- If FLOSS suited for the professional environment.
- Business models for non-commercial licenses.
- The key to a successful FLOSS project.
- Classic Myths in FLOSS and Free Software development.
- How Free and FLOSS models can be applied beyond software.
- Women and FLOSS: Contributions, opportunities, and the community.
