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more »OpenSource World Report The new three-in-one format falls short for open source projects
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Sep 30, 2009Moving from Portland to the hustle and bustle of the Silicon Valley, OSCON, the mother of all Open Source conferences, offered a wide variety of tutorials and presentations to 2,800 attendees.
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