SwaNH Info eXchange report

[Ted Roche]

I made a presentation last Thursday at the Software Association of  
New Hampshire's annual conference "Info eXchange"

http://www.swanh.org and
http://swanh.parkerhill.com/infoxchange/

The GNHLUG logo was prominently displayed at my SwaNH presentation on  
"The Future of FOSS Tools" - the slides are in html at:

http://www.tedroche.com/Present/2005/FossFutureWeb/FossFuture.html

This was the eleventh annual conference. It's an interesting mix:  
while most attendees are interested in "Enterprise IT," there were  
independent developers, headhunters, entrepreneurs, bankers, VCs, and  
job seekers. There were a number of crisp business suits. There were  
no ponytails. There was a clear distinction between business and  
technology. There were two tracks that matched that division, and  
about 35 people attended each of the tracks.

When I asked during my presentation who was using Linux/UNIX, about  
half the hands (in the technology track) went up. As for FOSS, many  
more are using Open tools and resources as part of their IT  
solutions. Overall, I think my presentation was well-received.

I have the impression that this is a group we should stay in close  
touch with.