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<h2 id="rebranding-as-open-source-summit">Rebranding as Open Source Summit</h2> <p>At the end of LinuxCon North America event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2016, it was announced that the event would be re-branded to be more representative of the organization/event's more general open source audience in 2017. As such, LinuxCon has been replaced with an event called Open Source Summit in 2017 in North America, Europe and Japan. </p> <h2 id="history">History</h2> LinuxCon 2009 Held on 21–23 September 2009 in <a href="/facts/Portland,_Oregon/wwBx1Hrv">Portland</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> LinuxCon North America 2010 Held on 10–12 August 2010 in <a href="/facts/Boston/exjfn6xf">Boston</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> LinuxCon Brazil 2010 Held on August 31 - September 1, 2010 in <a href="/facts/S%C3%A3o_Paulo/pPqRTTR0">São Paulo</a>. LinuxCon Japan 2010 Held on 27–29 September 2010 in <a href="/facts/Tokyo/GTvuw4ct">Tokyo</a>. This is the first edition under the name "LinuxCon Japan" but it is the renamed second edition of "Japan Linux Symposium". LinuxCon Japan 2011 Held on 1–3 June 2011 in <a href="/facts/Yokohama/q5RcVlLf">Yokohama</a>. LinuxCon North America 2011 Held on 17–19 August 2011 in <a href="/facts/Vancouver/rn2AKA1n">Vancouver</a>, British Columbia. LinuxCon Europe 2011 Held on 26–28 October 2011 in <a href="/facts/Prague/txpRNTUE">Prague</a>. This is the first edition of LinuxCon Europe. LinuxCon Brazil 2011 Held on 17–18 November 2011 in <a href="/facts/S%C3%A3o_Paulo/pPqRTTR0">São Paulo</a>. LinuxCon Japan 2012 Held on 6–8 June 2012 in <a href="/facts/Yokohama/q5RcVlLf">Yokohama</a>. LinuxCon North America 2012 Held on 29–31 August 2012 in <a href="/facts/San_Diego/YFUP7gB9">San Diego</a>. This was also the first edition of CloudOpen. LinuxCon Europe 2012 Held on 5–7 November 2012 in <a href="/facts/Barcelona/8PWLdRbW">Barcelona</a>. LinuxCon Japan 2013 Held on 29–31 May 2013 in <a href="/facts/Tokyo/GTvuw4ct">Tokyo</a>. LinuxCon North America 2013 Held on 16–18 September 2013 in <a href="/facts/New_Orleans/IgCn61KH">New Orleans</a>. LinuxCon Europe 2013 Held on 21–23 October 2013 in <a href="/facts/Edinburgh/PcsoaK9h">Edinburgh</a>. LinuxCon North America 2014 Held on 20–22 August 2014 in <a href="/facts/Chicago/yPMokrXH">Chicago</a>. LinuxCon Europe 2014 Held on 13–15 October 2014 in <a href="/facts/D%C3%BCsseldorf/twteRHCh">Düsseldorf</a>. LinuxCon North America 2015 Held on 17–19 August 2015 in <a href="/facts/Seattle/7lYIrCa6">Seattle</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> LinuxCon Europe 2015 Held on 5–7 October 2015 in <a href="/facts/Dublin/Fv8ezm8a">Dublin</a>. LinuxCon North America 2016 Held on 22–24 August 2016 in <a href="/facts/Toronto/cnXH7881">Toronto</a>, Ontario.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> LinuxCon Europe 2016 Held on 4–6 October 2016 in <a href="/facts/Berlin/pMTIRNXK">Berlin</a>. Open Source Summit North America 2017 Held on 11–14 September 2017 in <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles/pyXpYEX9">Los Angeles</a> Open Source Summit Europe 2017 Held 23–26 October 2017 in <a href="/facts/Prague/txpRNTUE">Prague</a> Open Source Summit Japan 2018 Held 20–22 June 2018 in Tokyo Open Source Summit North America 2018 Held 29–31 August 2018 in <a href="/facts/Vancouver/rn2AKA1n">Vancouver</a>, British Columbia. Open Source Summit Europe 2018 Held 22–24 October 2018 in <a href="/facts/Edinburgh/PcsoaK9h">Edinburgh</a> Open Source Summit Europe 2019 Held 28–30 October 2019 in <a href="/facts/Lyon/hKh6EX67">Lyon</a> Open Source Summit Europe 2022 Held 13–16 September 2022 in <a href="/facts/Dublin/Fv8ezm8a">Dublin</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> Open Source Summit North America 2023 Held on May 10–12, 2023 in <a href="/facts/Vancouver,_British_Columbia,_Canada/rn2AKA1n">Vancouver</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://events.linuxfoundation.org/">LinuxCon website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Linus Torvalds: 'Linux is bloated'". CNET.com. 2009-09-21. Retrieved 2011-01-02. Linus Torvalds, founder of the Linux kernel, made a startling comment at LinuxCon in Portland, Ore., on Monday: "Linux is bloated." While the open-source community has long pointed the finger at Microsoft's Windows as bloated, it appears that with success has come added heft, heft that makes Linux "huge and scary now," according to Torvalds. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10358024-16.html" target="_blank">http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10358024-16.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Greg Kroah-Hartman (2009-09-11). "LinuxCon 2009 tutorial". Retrieved 2011-01-02. <a href="/wiki/Greg_Kroah-Hartman" target="_blank">/wiki/Greg_Kroah-Hartman</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"MeeGo a no-show at NokiaWorld, but CTO says it's "critically important"". Ars Technica. September 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-02. At the LinuxCon event in San Francisco last month, the company reiterated its commitment to MeeGo and confirmed that it will be delivering its first MeeGo device this year. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/09/meego-a-no-show-at-nokiaworld-but-cto-says-its-critically-important.ars" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/09/meego-a-no-show-at-nokiaworld-but-cto-says-its-critically-important.ars</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"LinuxCon: Linux's Future in the Spotlight". itmanagement.earthweb.com. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2011-01-02. Wim Coekaerts, senior vice president for Linux and virtualization engineering at Oracle, will be giving an update on where Oracle is now taking Linux in the post Sun acquisition era. <a href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3897621/LinuxCon-Linuxs-Future-in-the-Spotlight.htm" target="_blank">http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3897621/LinuxCon-Linuxs-Future-in-the-Spotlight.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Oracle sues Android hours after posing as open source advocate at LinuxCon". ZDNet. 2010-08-13. Archived from the original on August 16, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-02. Oracle had a huge presence at the Linux conference this week. Wim Coekarts, senior vice president of Linux Engineering at Oracle, delivered one of the first major keynotes at the show. Did he know? <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100816035725/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/oracle-sues-android-hours-after-posing-as-open-source-advocate-at-linuxcon/7146" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100816035725/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/oracle-sues-android-hours-after-posing-as-open-source-advocate-at-linuxcon/7146</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J. "Lyft and Uber travel the same open-source road". ZDNet. Retrieved 2017-09-25. <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/lyft-and-uber-travel-the-same-open-source-road/" target="_blank">https://www.zdnet.com/article/lyft-and-uber-travel-the-same-open-source-road/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Linus Torvalds: 'Linux is bloated'". CNET.com. 2009-09-21. Retrieved 2011-01-02. Linus Torvalds, founder of the Linux kernel, made a startling comment at LinuxCon in Portland, Ore., on Monday: "Linux is bloated." While the open-source community has long pointed the finger at Microsoft's Windows as bloated, it appears that with success has come added heft, heft that makes Linux "huge and scary now," according to Torvalds. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10358024-16.html" target="_blank">http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10358024-16.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"LinuxCon 2009 less than six weeks away". InfoWorld. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2011-01-02. <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source/linuxcon-2009-less-six-weeks-away-733" target="_blank">http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source/linuxcon-2009-less-six-weeks-away-733</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Linus calls Linux 'bloated and huge'". The Register. 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2011-01-02. Linux creator Linus Torvalds says the open source kernel has become "bloated and huge," with no midriff-slimming diet plan in sight. <a href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/22/linus_torvalds_linux_bloated_huge/" target="_blank">https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/22/linus_torvalds_linux_bloated_huge/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"The Linux Desktop - The View from LinuxCon". Linux Journal. 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2011-01-02. <a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-desktop-view-linuxcon" target="_blank">http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-desktop-view-linuxcon</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"LinuxCon Roundtable in Torvalds Quotes". TuxRadar. 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2011-01-02. <a href="http://www.tuxradar.com/content/linuxcon-rountable-torvalds-quotes" target="_blank">http://www.tuxradar.com/content/linuxcon-rountable-torvalds-quotes</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"IBM Linux chief: Chasing desktop Windows a 'dead-end'". channelregister.co. 2009-09-21. Retrieved 2011-01-02. <a href="http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/09/21/linuxcon_2009_sutor_keynote/" target="_blank">http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/09/21/linuxcon_2009_sutor_keynote/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Linux, Open Source & Ubuntu: Highlights from Linuxcon 2010". EWeek. 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2011-01-02. <a href="http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Highlights-from-Linuxcon-2010-342357/" target="_blank">http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Highlights-from-Linuxcon-2010-342357/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Linux Foundation Releases LinuxCon 2010 Schedule". Linux Journal. 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2011-01-02. <a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-foundation-releases-linuxcon-2010-schedule" target="_blank">http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-foundation-releases-linuxcon-2010-schedule</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"Top challenges for Linux kernel team outlined at LinuxCon" (Press release). ZDNet. 2010-08-10. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved 2011-01-02. <a href="https://archive.today/20130210084139/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/top-challenges-for-linux-kernel-team-outlined-at-linuxcon/7069" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20130210084139/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/top-challenges-for-linux-kernel-team-outlined-at-linuxcon/7069</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"LinuxCon: Exploits Show Why Linux Is Vulnerable". esecurityplanet.com. 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2011-01-02. <a href="http://www.esecurityplanet.com/news/article.php/3897711/LinuxCon-Exploits-Show-Why-Linux-Is-Vulnerable.htm" target="_blank">http://www.esecurityplanet.com/news/article.php/3897711/LinuxCon-Exploits-Show-Why-Linux-Is-Vulnerable.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"LinuxCon: Linux's Future in the Spotlight". itmanagement.earthweb.com. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2011-01-02. <a href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3897621/LinuxCon-Linuxs-Future-in-the-Spotlight.htm" target="_blank">http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3897621/LinuxCon-Linuxs-Future-in-the-Spotlight.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>Kerner, Sean M. (21 August 2015). "LinuxCon Highlights: From Linus Torvalds to Microsoft". eWeek. United States: QuinStreet. Retrieved 2015-08-23. <a href="http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/slideshows/linuxcon-highlights-from-linus-torvalds-to-microsoft.html" target="_blank">http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/slideshows/linuxcon-highlights-from-linus-torvalds-to-microsoft.html</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>"LinuxCon: Tracing Linux's Roots, Mapping Its Future". Retrieved 2016-08-27. <a href="http://mobile.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/slideshows/linuxcon-tracing-linuxs-roots-mapping-its-future.html" target="_blank">http://mobile.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/slideshows/linuxcon-tracing-linuxs-roots-mapping-its-future.html</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>"Call For Proposals (CFP)". Linux Foundation Events. Retrieved 2022-05-19. <a href="https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-europe/program/cfp/" target="_blank">https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-europe/program/cfp/</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:21"><p>"Open Source Summit North America 2023". Sched.com. Retrieved 2023-06-14. <a href="https://ossna2023.sched.com/event/1K5Hw" target="_blank">https://ossna2023.sched.com/event/1K5Hw</a> <a href="#fnref:21" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:22"><p>"Open Source Summit North America 2023". Sched.com. Retrieved 2023-06-14. <a href="https://ossna2023.sched.com/" target="_blank">https://ossna2023.sched.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:22" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:23"><p>"Gautam Siwach - Open Source Summit North America 2023". Sched.com. Retrieved 2023-06-14. <a href="https://ossna2023.sched.com/speaker/gautam.siwach" target="_blank">https://ossna2023.sched.com/speaker/gautam.siwach</a> <a href="#fnref:23" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:24"><p>"IBM Contributions at Open Source Summit North America 2023". IBM Developer. Retrieved 2023-06-14. <a href="https://developer.ibm.com/blogs/ibm-contributions-open-source-summit-na-2023" target="_blank">https://developer.ibm.com/blogs/ibm-contributions-open-source-summit-na-2023</a> <a href="#fnref:24" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>