Open Source in Mobile : the WIP Jam European tour
2 years ago I remember being at the WIPJam in CTIA listening to a discussion group debating open source in mobile… The conversation then sounded a bit like this:
Developer 1 "Android is cool , I can't wait to see the SDK!"
Developer 2 "Yeah but where's the money in Android apps there's no device no channel? Or in open source altogether?"
Developer 3 "Yeah but actually why do we care that it's open source or not are you really going to contribute anything?"
Developer 1/2/3 "Yes maybe we don't really care!"
Note: Participants' names have been erased because memory does get erased over time, but this conversation really happened (promised) my memory is not that bad!
What a difference 2 years have made… and 2009 is here with a mobile open source glut… More mobile phone open source code lines, more open OS based devices released this year (Android 15 Symbian ? Limo ?), more mobile open source project announcements, more device form factors (netbook anyone?), and more appstore to add the qualifier "profitable" to open source…
WIP Jams had to go where the action is or rather bring the WIP Jam action under these new open horizons. So in June it's 3 events that we will be organizing in Europe in preparation for a fourth event in September in Amsterdam held in parallel with the OSIM World conference.
The first event will be organised in Amsterdam on Monday the 22nd of June, and will be a pub gathering and discussion under the theme. For more details or to register please consult the event's page.
The second event will be organised in Berlin on the Thursday the 25th of June (TBC) during the LinuxTag conference. If you do not know the LinuxTag conference this is the largest Linux and open source conference in Europe with 10,000+ developers last year. We will be organising a Mini WIPJam at the conference with an unpanel representing the major mobile open source projects where all the hot topics of the mobile open source world will be discussed. Interested in joining please find out more and register here.
Finally the third event will be organised in Marseilles on Monday the 29th of June during "La nuit du mobile 2.0″ with a full Jam session organised in the sunny city and with a French accent this time. Expect to see the traditional mix of Unpanel and discussion groups around NFC, platforms openness and monetization. Find out more and register here.
As an add-on bonus on the tour, Caroline will be speaking at the 4th Mobile Media Summit part of the MedienForum.nrw at Rheinparkhalle" in Cologne on June 24th. The medienforum.nrw is one of the most important media conventions in Germany and Europe, and the session on mobile will be looking at the appstore phenomenon and its impact on the mobile medium.
It looks like in June, Europe will be the place to be!! Come and join us!
----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: N97 mit Vertrag URL: http://nokian97ohnevertrag.myblog.de/ EMAIL: mapleleaf@my-dejanews.com IP: 92.206.107.79 DATE: 06/20/2009 07:04:39 AM
Really blog. Keep on posting, I will subscribe. How do youthink of the new Nokia N97?