Just got back from attending WisCon. This was my second year attending the con, and I'm planning to return next year. If you're also going to be there, look me up!
For next year, I'm thinking about putting together a panel to discuss open source software projects, and equality. It's unfortunate in industry (even in higher ed, where I work) that the I.T. field is mostly men. That is slowly changing over time, and it's better now than 5 years ago. Compare this to working in the open source software world - where your technical proficiency stands by itself.
I think a panel could generate very interesting and insightful discussion. If you're planning to attend WisCon 2010, and would be interested in participating in this panel, email me soon!
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About Me
- Jim Hall
- I'm Jim Hall, the founder and Project Coordinator for the FreeDOS Project. I started FreeDOS in 1994, when I was an undergraduate physics student at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Other developers got in touch with me, and we began work creating our own version of DOS that would be compatible with MS-DOS. I shared the extended DOS utilities that I had written for myself, as did others. We also found public domain or open source programs that replaced other DOS commands. A few months later, we released our first FreeDOS “Alpha” distribution. And from there, FreeDOS grew into what you see today!
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