ORGANIZATION
OSCON
- OSCON (O'Reilly Open Source Convention) was a significant event in the open-source community that ran from 1999 to 2019. It grew out of The Perl Conference to become a venue for major announcements and a gathering place for the entire open-source world.
My Involvement
- I was a fixture at OSCON, having attended every conference since its beginning as The Perl Conference.
- My company, Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc., was famous for hosting the biggest parties at the event for many years, making them a central part of the social fabric of the conference.
- At one of these famous OSCON parties, I invited Linus Torvalds, who showed up and played pool, leading to a friendly invitation for me to play pool at Linus's home. See Pool and Go-Karts with Linus.
What links here
Alpaca book
Alpaca Book Release Party with a Live Alpaca
Bill Harp
Bill Harp and the Stonehenge Parties
Bill Harps Passing and Funeral Message
contents
Dancing Barefoot
Linus Torvalds
Pool and Go-Karts with Linus
Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc.
Stonehenge Wednesday Blowout Parties
Wil Wheaton
Wil Wheaton Dancing Barefoot Booksigning
These facts are as Randal recalls them, but much time has passed for most of this. If you find a factual error, please email realmerlyn@gmail.com.