SCO Forum
Beginning in 1987, Santa Cruz Operation held an annual Summer conference for the international UNIX systems community. Originally called "The SCO XENIX 386 Developer Conference", this unique educational conference was held on the redwood-forested campus of the University of California at Santa Cruz, overlooking the Monterey Bay.
Under Caldera, the conference was renamed "SCO Forum". After Caldera Systems acquired SCO's Server and Services divisions in 2001, the conference was moved to Las Vegas, where the 2008 SCO Forum was held.
Featured speakers over the years have included Douglas Adams, Scott Adams, Dave Barry, Clifford Stoll, John Perry Barlow, Linus Torvalds, and Scott McNealy. Musical entertainment at SCO Forum has included concerts by Jefferson Starship, Tower of Power, Roger McGuinn, Jan & Dean, The Kingsmen, The Surfaris, and Deth Specula.
After the SCO vs IBM legal battle began, SCO Forum presentations have focused on presenting SCO's side. Speakers have included Darl McBride and Rob Enderle. SCO has also refocused the conference on technical presentations.
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