The USENIX Invited Talks Podcast brings you industry leaders covering the latest in security, system administration, systems research, and more need-to-know technology topics. USENIX, The Advanced Computing Systems Association, has been the premier forum for presenting groundbreaking technology information for over 30 years. Check out excerpts from the luminary-led invited talks programs of past USENIX Conferences.
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Rob Lanphier and Mark Lentczner, Linden Lab Rob Lanphier, Linden Lab's Open Source Busybody, and Mark Lentczner, who directs a software engineering studio at Linden Lab, will talk about the release of the Second Life viewer source code: what that means, what it might mean, and what it doesn't mean. He'll provide a brief overview of the technology a…
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Crossing the Digital Divide: The Latest Efforts from One Laptop per Child
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Mary Lou Jepsen, One Laptop per Child This effort emerged as a way to capture the endless momentum of Moore's Law and create a laptop for those far on the other side of the digital divide—the poor children of the world and their families. In fact, the vast majority of the world lives without so many of the things we consider essential, not least of…
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Open Source Software and Its Role in Space Exploration
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DJ Byrne, Software Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Open source developers and NASA have a lot in common. Both are dedicated to expanding the pool of information floating freely through society. Both are focused on the cutting edge, creating new tools and capabilities. Open source software explores our solar system and observes the universe. For…
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Cory Doctorow, science fiction writer, co-editor of Boing Boing, and former Director of European Affairs for the EFF The entertainment industry has tried to ban every new technology from the record player to the VCR, but when it comes to the Internet and the general-purpose PC—the battleground of the war on copying—Hollywood has far grimmer plans. …
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