RedHat CEO, Matthew J. Szulik, speaks at IU
From BLUG
Red Hat Inc. Talk
Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Indiana Memorial Union - Georgian Room
7p.m.- 9 p.m.
Attendance: 40
Summary
Matthew J. Szulik, president and chief executive officer of Red Hat Inc., will visit the school March 7, meeting with faculty, researchers and students, and with IU information technology and business education leaders. He is expected to talk about industry innovations, collaborations and career trends at an open forum, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., in the Indiana Memorial Union's Georgian Room.
Red Hat is one of the world's largest companies focused on developing open source software, source code protected by a special license that ensures everyone has access to that code. Founded in 1993, the company is known for developing the Red Hat Linux, a popular server operating system, and more recently, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Szulik was recently recognized by CIO Magazine with its 20/20 Vision Award, and was named one of the 50 Most Powerful People in Networking by Network World Magazine. In addition to its open source software, Red Hat offers middleware, applications, management solutions, and support, training, and consulting services. The Raleigh, N.C.-based company has more than 30 offices in 17 countries.
Post Meeting Summary
Approximately 40 people showed up for this special presentation put on by the IU School of Informatics. The attendance was low due to poor advertising and also another popular presentation being given by the world famous philospher, Daniel Dennett, who spoke at 7:30 in [Hall|Rawles Hall].
Mr Szulik's presentation was very enlightening and gave some insight into what open source's role is in the world. He provided a candid view that schools in America are not turning out the type of people that lend themselves to doing high tech jobs.
Quote: I've got my nose pressed up against the windshield of the future and I don't like what I see.
Many people had questions after his presentation ranging from RedHat's role in the open source community to questions about the usability of Linux as a desktop.
