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Linux.conf.au 2011 kicks off: photos

This year's Linux.conf.au kicked off with a bang yesterday, with hundreds of delegates from all over the world converging on Queensland University of Technology, despite the flood crisis which threatened to can the annual conference.
By Luke Hopewell, Contributor
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(LCA2010 Open Day image by Christopher Neugebauer, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Linux penguin mascot Tux heralds Linux.conf.2011 at the 2011 Open Day.

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(Linux.conf.au preparation image by Malcolm Tredinnick, CC2.0)

Open-sourcers from all over the world converge on a soggy Brisbane to hear keynotes from the likes of Dr Internet co-founder Vint Cerf and futurist Mark Pesce.

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(Shaun Nykvist image by Andrew McMillan, CC2.0)

Shaun Nykvist, director of Linux.conf.au 2011, looks happy as the conference kicks off. Linux Australia president John Ferlito had nothing but praise for Nykvist and his team yesterday, saying that they had done 12 months of work in 10 days.

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(Linux.conf.au 2011 Day 1 image by Christopher Neugebauer, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Nykvist kicks off the conference.

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(LCA2011 opening image by Andrew McMillan, CC2.0)

The open-source faithful gather for the opening keynote.

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(Networking happens image by Andrew McMillan, CC2.0)

Networking between sessions.

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(Christian Reis image by Andrew McMillan, CC2.0)

Christian Reis presents at the conference.

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(Arudino miniconf image by Andrew McMillan, CC2.0)

Packed house at the Arduino Miniconf. Arduino is an open-source electronics and hardware platform.

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(Pia is excited about OSDC2011 image by Andrew McMillan, CC2.0)

Pia Waugh showing off her brochure for this year's Open Source Developers Conference in Canberra. Waugh is also at Linux.conf.au as a presenter, showing attendees how to integrate martial arts into their workplace and how open source can work with government.

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(Auditorium image by Andrew McMillan, CC2.0)

The main auditorium at the QUT Garden Grove campus.

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(Brislantis moonrise image by Peter, CC BY-SA 2.0)

The moonrise over a flood-battered Brisbane.

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