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  • Linux.conf.au day one: Less hype more code

    A sold out Linux.conf.au 2003 started with the cheering of Linux users, hacks and hobbyists when Linus Torvalds was introduced suited up as none other than Tux, the famous Linux icon.

  • Torvalds lands in Adelaide

    Linux creator Linus Torvalds has landed in Australia unexpectedly to attend linux.conf.au 2004, held in Adelaide this week.

  • 13 year-old gets presenters' slot at linux.conf.au

    13-year-old Elizabeth Garbee may not know as much about Linux as her father Bdale Garbee, Linux CTO for Hewlett Packard and former Debian Project Leader, but that won't stop her from presenting at linux.conf.au 2005.

  • PHP creator: Rasmus Lerdof

    Builder Australia recently caught up with PHP innovator Rasmus Lerdorf, to talk about the success of PHP, the open source movement and what we can expect to see in PHP 5.

  • Linus Torvalds at linux.conf.au

    Full coverage: In a wide-ranging video interview with Linus Torvalds, the Linux creator criticises the kernel development community for sometimes scaring away new talent and reveals how surprised he was at the resilience of the 2.6 Linux kernel.

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