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ChiCon: The First Chicago Free Software Conference

So, I was contacted by Kevin Harriss (specialKevin) today about a Free Software conference in Chicago that they’re hoping to pull off around November. Gosh, that sounds like a good time! I’ve heard of a lot of “open source” conferences where businesses all get together and disingenuously show off how much they love “open source software” (which to them translates to inexpensive software with zero liability), but this could be different.

I know you Free Software lovers out there might really enjoy a conference focused on desktop users and enthusiasts, and I’ve been told that this is what this conference is going to be all about. I’ll keep you up to date as more details come forth, but until then I’ll link you to Kevin Harriss’ post.

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