If you’re wondering where everybody has gone this week, it’s probably Portland, Oregon, where O’Reilly is holding its 10th Open Source Convention (OSCON).

This will be my third year attending OSCON, my first as an exhibitor rather than as a reporter. I’m going to be doing one talk (on openSUSE, natch), moderating a panel on “The Evolution of Community,” and hanging out at the openSUSE booth quite a lot.

OSCON is one of the bigger gatherings of open source folks, and it’s always a lot of fun. Plus, Portland is a fun city to visit, not least of which because it’s home to Powell’s book store, the largest independent new and used book store in the world. If you’re in the Portland area for OSCON (or any other reason) I heartily recommend dropping by Powell’s if you have a couple of hours to kill, some money to burn, and extra room in your carry-ons. (That last one is vitally important…)

If you’re at OSCON, you also won’t want to miss Nat Friedman’s talk “The Future of Linux is Software Appliances,” Joseph Hill’s talk on writing Rich Internet Applications with Moonlight, and Brent McConnell’s presentation on Kablink, “The New Architecture of Collaboration.”

See you at OSCON!

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