Ubuntu, The Third Platform, and You

Kicking off this year's Ubucon, this talk will outline achievements in the Ubuntu world over the last year, and opportunities for the year ahead.

With the critical role applications play in adoption of Ubuntu, tools and resources for crafting custom software solutions will be the focus of this talk.

Whether a professional programmer or an end-user eager to learn, open source scripting languages like Python, LiveCode, Lua and more offer everyone a chance to make applications for themselvesm their friends, and the organizations they work with.