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At Linux World Conference and Expo in New York at 10 a.m. on the show's first day, a milling throng filled the lobby of the Javits Center, waiting for the opening bell, as it were. It was a happy sight for Linux boosters, one that hasn't been seen since 2000 or 1999. While show organizer IDG doesn't have attendance figures ready for publication yet, my impression was that attendance was way up over the past few years' worth of LinuxWorlds. Exhibitors were out in force, too. While the show floor seemed to occupy no more square feet than last year, that is probably because while there were more exhibitors, the average booth size was smaller. But those booths were, for the most part, active all day.