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Ideas for possible keynote speakers, listed in the order they were suggested, affiliations given where known.
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Ideas for possible keynote speakers, listed in the order they were suggested, affiliations given where known.  Some people who have been suggested but are unlikely have been moved to [[Non-keynotes]] to shorten this list.
  
* Linus Torvalds (Big Kahuna)
 
 
* [http://www.portlandonline.com/mayor/index.cfm Sam Adams] (mayor of Portland, Oregon)
 
* [http://www.portlandonline.com/mayor/index.cfm Sam Adams] (mayor of Portland, Oregon)
 
* [http://www.knopper.net/knopper/ Klaus Knopper]/[http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/knoppix-founder-klaus-knopper-speaks/ English interview] (Knoppix)
 
* [http://www.knopper.net/knopper/ Klaus Knopper]/[http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/knoppix-founder-klaus-knopper-speaks/ English interview] (Knoppix)
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* [http://www.spreadfirefox.com/MozillaBios#MitchellBaker Mitchell Baker] (Mozilla)
 
* [http://www.spreadfirefox.com/MozillaBios#MitchellBaker Mitchell Baker] (Mozilla)
* Elizabeth Garbee [http://vimeo.com/2761855 VIDEO]
 
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Ts%27o Ted Ts'o] (Google, kernel dev)
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Ts%27o Ted Ts'o] (Google, kernel dev)
 
* [http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/amanda/ Amanda McPherson] (Linux Foundation)
 
* [http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/amanda/ Amanda McPherson] (Linux Foundation)
 
* [http://voices.canonical.com/user/80/ Matt Asay] (Canonical)
 
* [http://voices.canonical.com/user/80/ Matt Asay] (Canonical)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Kirk_McKusick Kirk McKusick] - from BSD [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds77e3aO9nA VIDEO]
 
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Allman Eric Allman] - sendmail [http://e3.g4tv.com/videos/2019/Eric-Allman-and-Sendmail/ VIDEO]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Allman Eric Allman] - sendmail [http://e3.g4tv.com/videos/2019/Eric-Allman-and-Sendmail/ VIDEO]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stonebraker Michael Stonebraker] - Ingres, Postgres, other database things [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5533787888402394375# VIDEO]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stonebraker Michael Stonebraker] - Ingres, Postgres, other database things [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5533787888402394375# VIDEO]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Spencer_(computer_engineer) Mark Spencer] - Asterisk (good technical and good keynoter) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAukagN8xyY VIDEO]
 
 
* Michael Shiloh - [http://teachmetomake.wordpress.com/ Good technical]  [http://www.teachmetomake.com/ hands on for Arduino] [http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Who_is_Who Open Moko] [http://vimeo.com/8814779 VIDEO]
 
* Michael Shiloh - [http://teachmetomake.wordpress.com/ Good technical]  [http://www.teachmetomake.com/ hands on for Arduino] [http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Who_is_Who Open Moko] [http://vimeo.com/8814779 VIDEO]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_O'Reilly Tim O'Reilly] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAau6W--iMo VIDEO]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_O'Reilly Tim O'Reilly] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAau6W--iMo VIDEO]
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* [http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/blog/interview-ron-minnich-coreboot.html Ron Minnich] - Supercomputers, coreboot (good technical, could probably do a good keynote if asked) - Note: do not invite Ron and Donald Becker to the same conference [http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1710297 VIDEO ]
 
* [http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/blog/interview-ron-minnich-coreboot.html Ron Minnich] - Supercomputers, coreboot (good technical, could probably do a good keynote if asked) - Note: do not invite Ron and Donald Becker to the same conference [http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1710297 VIDEO ]
 
* [http://www.elgallego.info/?p=257 Tim Ney]
 
* [http://www.elgallego.info/?p=257 Tim Ney]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Negroponte Nicholas Negroponte] - One Laptop Per Child OLPC/Media lab [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q81TmwXe3ZM TED] [http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/363111/october-25-2010/nicholas-negroponte The Colbert Report] No Reply
 
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Murdock Ian] [http://ianmurdock.com/about/ Murdock] - founder of Debian
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Murdock Ian] [http://ianmurdock.com/about/ Murdock] - founder of Debian
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Hall_(programmer) Jon "maddog" Hall]  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb26slhtT1Q VIDEO]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Hall_(programmer) Jon "maddog" Hall]  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb26slhtT1Q VIDEO]
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* [http://the.earth.li/~juliet/ Juliet Kemp], sysadmin and writer for most Linux mags
 
* [http://the.earth.li/~juliet/ Juliet Kemp], sysadmin and writer for most Linux mags
 
* [http://deesadornments.com/dee-annleblanc.com/ Dee Ann LeBlanc], writer [http://sciencestage.com/v/18947/o-reilly-webcast-when-times-get-tough-the-tough-get-tuning.html  VIDEO]
 
* [http://deesadornments.com/dee-annleblanc.com/ Dee Ann LeBlanc], writer [http://sciencestage.com/v/18947/o-reilly-webcast-when-times-get-tough-the-tough-get-tuning.html  VIDEO]
* [http://malmrose.wordpress.com/ Cathy Malmrose], founder of [http://zareason.com/shop/home.php Zareason] and [http://www.partimus.org/about.php partimus]
 
  
  
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Rutkowska Joanna Rutkowska], Xen developer  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjwe5RvVrA0 VIDEO]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Rutkowska Joanna Rutkowska], Xen developer  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjwe5RvVrA0 VIDEO]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Samuelson Pamela Samuelson], [http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~pam/ Law professor at UC Berkeley], and open source/information policy expert
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Samuelson Pamela Samuelson], [http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~pam/ Law professor at UC Berkeley], and open source/information policy expert
* Karen Sandler, Legal Counsel, [http://softwarefreedom.org/ Software Freedom Law Center] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcWlD2Y6HNM VIDEO]
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* Karen Sandler, [http://www.gnome.org/foundation/governance/ GNOME Foundation] Executive Director, and Counsel to [http://softwarefreedom.org/ Software Freedom Law Center] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcWlD2Y6HNM VIDEO]
 
* [http://tuxcomputing.com/ Carla] [http://www.linux.com/archive/feed/147981 Schroder], author of Linux Cookbook, [http://courses.linuxchix.org/course/view.php?id=20 TresChix] of LinuxChix [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp8bcwdQQZ4 VIDEO]
 
* [http://tuxcomputing.com/ Carla] [http://www.linux.com/archive/feed/147981 Schroder], author of Linux Cookbook, [http://courses.linuxchix.org/course/view.php?id=20 TresChix] of LinuxChix [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp8bcwdQQZ4 VIDEO]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mena_Grabowski_Trott Mena Trott] Movable Type  [http://www.ted.com/talks/mena_trott_tours_her_blog_world.html TED Video]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mena_Grabowski_Trott Mena Trott] Movable Type  [http://www.ted.com/talks/mena_trott_tours_her_blog_world.html TED Video]
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* [http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/143264  Michelle Murrain] [http://openissue.com/aboutus  Director of Engineering at OpenIssue] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmCkRQjA2hI Video]
 
* [http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/143264  Michelle Murrain] [http://openissue.com/aboutus  Director of Engineering at OpenIssue] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmCkRQjA2hI Video]
 
* [http://www.shallowsky.com/ Akkana Peck] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEGR_Qps9OQ author] [http://gimpbook.com/author.html Beginning GIMP](San Jose)
 
* [http://www.shallowsky.com/ Akkana Peck] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEGR_Qps9OQ author] [http://gimpbook.com/author.html Beginning GIMP](San Jose)
* Danese Cooper [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danese_Cooper CTO Wikimedia]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danese_Cooper Danese Cooper], [http://association.drupal.org/about/board Drupal Association board member], Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
 
* Strata R. Chalup, [http://www.virtual.net/ President of Virtualnet], [http://www.amazon.com/Strata-R.-Chalup/e/B001IGJN9E/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_3 author]
 
* Strata R. Chalup, [http://www.virtual.net/ President of Virtualnet], [http://www.amazon.com/Strata-R.-Chalup/e/B001IGJN9E/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_3 author]
 
* [http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/114222 Sulamita Garcia] [http://softtalkblog.com/2010/03/24/ada-lovelace-day-an-interview-with-sulamita-garcia/  Technical marketing engineer at Intel]  
 
* [http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/114222 Sulamita Garcia] [http://softtalkblog.com/2010/03/24/ada-lovelace-day-an-interview-with-sulamita-garcia/  Technical marketing engineer at Intel]  
* [http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~evi/sailing.html Evi Nemeth] Guru, Author.
 
 
* [http://www.aeleen.com/home.htm AEleen Frisch] Author, Guru.
 
* [http://www.aeleen.com/home.htm AEleen Frisch] Author, Guru.
 
* [https://fossbazaar.org/users/phil Phil Robb] manager of HP's [http://h20338.www2.hp.com/enterprise/cache/600004-0-0-0-121.html Open Source Program Office]
 
* [https://fossbazaar.org/users/phil Phil Robb] manager of HP's [http://h20338.www2.hp.com/enterprise/cache/600004-0-0-0-121.html Open Source Program Office]

Revision as of 02:52, 26 October 2013

Ideas for possible keynote speakers, listed in the order they were suggested, affiliations given where known. Some people who have been suggested but are unlikely have been moved to Non-keynotes to shorten this list.