Sponsors

Diamond Sponsors

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  • Google
  • Sun Microsystems

Gold Sponsors

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  • Yahoo! Inc.
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  • Novell, Inc.
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  • White Oak Technologies, Inc.
  • XAware

Premier Media Partner

  • ZDNet

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Matthew Garrett

Red Hat

Matthew Garrett has been involved in Ubuntu since 2004 and is a member of the Ubuntu technical board and kernel team. He specialises in mobile Linux and power management technology and has travelled the world widely in order to give presentations on reducing power consumption. He is fully aware of the irony involved in this.

Sessions

11:35am Wednesday, 07/23/2008
What Makes a Modern Linux Desktop, and Why Do You Care?
Linux
 Location: D136
Matthew Garrett (Red Hat) Moderated by: Matthew Garrett
The Linux desktop has moved far beyond the point where it consisted of a kernel, an X server, and the xclock command. A bewildering array of layers exist to move information around, abstract unnecessary complexities, and perform various practical functions. This presentation seeks to remove some of the mystery of the modern desktop. Read more.
OSCON 2008