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The Zen of Free - The Virtuous Cycle of Open Source
With Simon Phipps
When you hear someone say "Open Source is fine, but how do you make money? You can't live on philanthropy" you know that the haven't understood the model that supports every open source venture. This keynote will explore "the Zen of Free" and explain the Virtuous Cycle.
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Simon Phipps, Chief Open Source Officer, Sun Microsystems. His industry experience gives him unique insight into how open technologies like Unix, Java, XML and TCP/IP build together. Simon has worked as field engineer, programmer and systems analyst in some of the world's leading computer companies.