http://kerneltrap.org/taxonomy/term/14/0 en-local http://kerneltrap.org/FreeBSD/BSDCan_2008 <div class="taxonomy-images"><a href="/taxonomy/term/14" class="taxonomy-image-links"><img src="http://kerneltrap.org/files/category_pictures/K-Interviews.gif" alt="Interviews" title="Interviews" width="75" height="75" /></a></div><!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>KernelTrap is excited to be able to offer live coverage of this year's <a href="http://www.bsdcan.org/2008/">BSDCan 2008</a> in Ottawa, Canada on May <a href="http://www.bsdcan.org/2008/schedule/day_2008-05-16.en.html">16th</a> and <a href="http://www.bsdcan.org/2008/schedule/day_2008-05-17.en.html">17th</a>. The two day conference takes place at the University of Ottawa, and was organized for the fifth consecutive year by <a href="http://www.bsdcan.org/2008/schedule/speakers/1.en.html">Dan Langille</a> who has also made it possible for me to attend and cover the event on KernelTrap. I spoke with Dan to get some background information on the conference, and learn about some of the upcoming highlights.</p> <p>The event's webpage explains:</p> <blockquote><p>"BSDCan, a BSD conference held in Ottawa, Canada, has quickly established itself as the technical conference for people working on and with 4.4BSD based operating systems and related projects. The organizers have found a fantastic formula that appeals to a wide range of people from extreme novices to advanced developers."</p></blockquote> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://kerneltrap.org/FreeBSD/BSDCan_2008" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://kerneltrap.org/FreeBSD/BSDCan_2008#comments BSDCan Dan Langille DragonFlyBSD FreeBSD KernelTrap interview NetBSD OpenBSD FreeBSD feature interview Thu, 15 May 2008 02:02:26 +0000 Jeremy 16133 at http://kerneltrap.org http://kerneltrap.org/node/278 <div class="taxonomy-images"><a href="/taxonomy/term/14" class="taxonomy-image-links"><img src="http://kerneltrap.org/files/category_pictures/K-Interviews.gif" alt="Interviews" title="Interviews" width="75" height="75" /></a></div><!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>KernelTrap has spoken with guru Jordan Hubbard, one of the creators of FreeBSD and currently a manager of Apple's Darwin project. With just a high school education, Jordan has offered some impressive contributions to the world of computing.</p> <p>In this inter