Zenoss in Europe

My fascination with the distribution of open source software never wanes, especially when that software is Zenoss Core.

This week I was in Barcelona, and sitting in my hotel lobby when I noticed two gentlemen from Australia hacking away on their laptops. Both of them were obviously using an alternative operating system as their desktops were tricked out GNOME desktops. I was trying to break the ice of asking what Linux distribution they were using when they saw my Zenoss t-shirt and asked me if the OSS in Zenoss stood for open source software, I said it did.

They asked what exactly Zenoss was, I told them open source systems monitoring. As we chatted about open source software, the one gentleman, Gilly (not sure if that spelling is even close), downloaded the Zenoss VMware image and ran it on the spot. Soon they fired off questions about various Zenoss features. I almost hated to leave to go tour the city. This kind of instant distribution just doesn’t happen in the proprietary software world. I gave them some business cards and hope to hear from them, better yet I hope they tell someone else.

[This picture was taken in front of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. If you have a picture in front of an interesting landmark wearing a Zenoss t-shirt send it in I will post it on the Zenoss blog. If you need a t-shirt go here.]