Early bird registration for The Open Source Developers' Conference 2008 is now open. OSDC 2008 is a conference run by open source developers, for developers and business people. It covers numerous programming languages across a rangeof operating systems, and related topics such as business processes, licensing, and strategy. Talks vary from introductory pieces through to the deeply technical. This year we have an exciting selection of presenters and keynote speakers including:

• Larry Wall, the creator of Perl
• Chris DiBona, Open Source Programs Manager for Google
• Andrew Tridgell, Founder, Samba Team
• Anthony Baxter, Python Evangelist
• Pia Waugh, Consultant, Waugh Partners

Check out the draft program: http://www.osdc.com.au/2008/papers/ Please visit http://www.osdc.com.au/2008/registration/ to register. Early bird registration closes on the 27th October, 2008. For more information about this event, please visit: http://www.osdc.com.au/.