layout: post title: Open Source in Vancouver Panel created: 1170899039 categories:

• PHP
• Vancouver
• Vancouver PHP Users Group
• Vancouver PHP Conference 2007
• open source
• FOSS

The Vancouver PHP Conference 2007 is coming up next week. I think registration is full or close to it. We've got Steven and James giving a couple of talks on Drupal and Identity / OpenID.

There is also a (free, as in beer) panel on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) on Monday night. It's open to the public and sponsored by a group called Information and Communications Technology / Open Source Co-op. Never heard of 'em, but they run Drupal, so they can't be all bad :P

Some of the topics up for discussion include:

• Choosing a license
• GPL3
• Common Misperceptions about the GPL
• Growth in GPL
• Winning Over New Converts to FOSS
• Reasons Why Businesses Choose FOSS
• Current state of FOSS in North America
• Encouraging the growth of FOSS in Vancouver/N. America

Well, there's a selection of things I'm passionate about :P Should be interesting to see how the discussion goes, but I suspect it will be preaching to the converted in many cases.