Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 01:16:03 +0100 (CET)
From: Peter Toft 
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: LinuxForum 2000 conference in Copenhagen March 4th



  * LinuxForum 2000 is a Linux and BSD conference held in
    Copenhagen, Denmark at March 4th 2000.
    The conference is arranged by Skane Sjaelland Linux User
    Group - SSLUG (http://www.sslug.dk) and the Danish UNIX
    User Group - DKUUG (http://www.dkuug.dk). The conference
    web site is located at

                     http://LinuxForum.dk

  * The theme of the conference is practical usage of Linux
    and BSD systems. Besides a number of talks, the
    conference will feature BOF's, and an exhibition area
    with companies showing Linux and BSD products.
    The conference language will mainly be Danish.

    There will also be have display-rooms, where it is
    possible to see Linux games, Linux office and backoffice
    solutions, and FreeBSD servers and desktops.

  * The oral conference program consists of three invited
    speakers and a number of local speakers. The
    invited speakers are:

    * Matt Welsh, who led the LDP for years. Matt Welsh has
      also written the best-selling Linux book "Running Linux".
      During the conference there will be a book-signing
      session with Matt Welsh and Kalle Dalheimer.
    * Kalle Dalheimer, who is one of the key-leaders of the
      KDE project will give two talks - one about KDE and
      another one about programming in Linux. Kalle
      Dalheimer is co-author on the book "Running Linux".
    * Gene Spafford - professor and expert in network security
      will challenge the audience in the talk "Why Open Source
      Software Only Seems More Secure". Professor Spafford will
      in his talk describe factors that lead to more secure
      software.


  Exhibition
  ----------
  During the conference the following companies will
  demonstrate Linux and BSD solutions.

  * Inprise
  * Corel
  * SuperUsers
  * Oracle
  * Cendio Systems
  * Lotus
  * Lasat Networks
  * Liga
  * Augrin Software
  * Tele Danmark Internet

  Several of these companies will also give talks in the
  exhibitors presentation room.


  Sponsors
  ---------
  The conference is sponsored by
  * O'Reilly
  * Lotus
  * SuSE
  * BEA systems
  * Wrox
  * GLOBE