The second edition of the annual Free and Open Source
Software Conference (FrOSCon) will take place on August
25-26 2007 at the University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg in
Sankt Augustin, Germany near the cities of Bonn and
Cologne.
FrOSCon is a
two day conference that revolves around a rich schedule of talks,
highlighting current topics in Free
Software and Open
Source. Moreover, developers will be offered space to
organize their own meetings or subconferences.
If you are interested in sponsoring this great event, do not
hesitate to …
Jan
26
2007
Nov
10
2006
So, in going around the room at mysqlcamp this morning, only one person mentioned having using another database (SQL Server & Sybase). Another mentioned Access…..but that’s not a “real” database.
But many people mentioned connections to Oracle — be it “used to work for Oracle” or “used to use Oracle”. I think this speaks to how similar Oracle and MySQL are. Now, there are PLENTY of differences. But compared to Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server, Ingres, Postgres and IBM DB2, it sounds like MySQL and Oracle are closer to each other than MySQL and any other database.
Nov
10
2006
So, in going around the room at mysqlcamp this morning, only one person mentioned having using another database (SQL Server & Sybase). Another mentioned Access…..but that’s not a “real” database.
But many people mentioned connections to Oracle — be it “used to work for Oracle” or “used to use Oracle”. I think this speaks to how similar Oracle and MySQL are. Now, there are PLENTY of differences. But compared to Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server, Ingres, Postgres and IBM DB2, it sounds like MySQL and Oracle are closer to each other than MySQL and any other database.
Oct
25
2006
Even if you have listed your name on the Participants page of mysqlcamp.org, you need to register.
Granted, the registration page says that all that’s needed to
register is to send
Jay Pipes (jay@mysql.com) the
following information:
Your Name
Your Company Name
City and State of Residence
And that’s it. So do it today! The conference is free and open to anyone who registers.
Apr
28
2006
I tried to upload my slides from the conference, but run into problems with a firewall somewhere, so they've had to wait for me to return home.
So, here we are: Using MySQL with PDO (PDF).
This was my first MySQL users conference, and it seemed to go well. Truth be told, I'm not a database fanatic (which is ironic considering my involvement with PDO), so I didn't find a lot of the material to my taste. I did learn a few things from Jim Winsteads embedded mysql talk (something I bet he'll be surprised to hear :) and also Hartmut Holzgraefe's mysqli talk. I also got to chat to Monty about the issues I mentioned and meet some new faces, including my Evil sysadmin, some old and some older faces (Hi …
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Apr
19
2006
The PHP Vikinger is a community-driven PHP event that will be held in Skien, Norway on June 24th an 25th. Like the
famous Foo Camp and Bar Camp, PHP Vikinger is driven by its
attendees. The people who come choose and present the sessions at
the event.
Attendance is by a mix of invitation and registration. 50
…
Apr
19
2006
The PHP
Vikinger is a community-driven PHP event that will be held in Skien,
Norway on June 24th an 25th. Like the famous Foo
Camp and Bar Camp, PHP Vikinger is driven by its attendees.
The people who come choose and present the sessions at the
event.
Attendance is by a mix of invitation and registration. 50
invitations have been sent to various PEAR and
PHP contributors and 50 spots are open for people who register.
Additionally, the invitees have been asked to nominate another 50
people who should be invited to the event.
The event is …
Mar
03
2006
If you want to submit a talk for FrOSCon in June, you will have to hurry: The
deadline for the call for papers is approaching.
Talks can be submitted until March, 15th 2006. The
organizers ask for talks about free software and open source.
Expert knowledge on programming languages, free software on the
desktop, security, administration and networks is in demand.
Talks about the philosophy of free software and experience with
free software in business settings is another focus of the
conference.
Besides the conference program, the organizers have a special
offer for open source projects: Projects can apply for a
developer room at FrOSCon. This room is managed by the project
and can for …
Mar
03
2006
If you want to submit a talk for FrOSCon in June, you
will have to hurry: The deadline for the call for papers is
approaching.
Talks can be submitted until March, 15th 2006. The
organizers ask for talks about free software and open source.
Expert knowledge on programming languages, free software on the
desktop, security, administration and networks is in demand.
Talks about the philosophy of free software and experience with
free software in business settings is another focus of the
conference.
Besides the conference program, the organizers have a special
offer for open source projects: Projects can apply for a
developer room at FrOSCon. This room is managed by the project
and can for example be used for developer meetings. Members of
the project can meet in this room, exchange ideas, …
Jan
16
2006
The first Free and Open Source Conference ("FrOSCon")
takes place on June, 24th and 25th 2006 in Sankt Augustin, near
Bonn, Germany.
Organized by a commited team, it aims to become a significant
event for free software in the Rhineland. The conference is
hosted by the faculty of Computer Science of the University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
in collaboration with the student body and the …