Interview with Martyn Russell

For a little background, can you describe the general topic of your presentation and tell us what is new in the last few months?
We will talk about how to get started with GTK+ including some of the most commonly used practises when writing applications.

Can you give a summary of what you will present?  Why should someone choose to come to your presentation?
We will be presenting code examples the audience can follow. People should come to this talk if they are interested in finding out about GTK+ or are thinking about getting into it for the first time.

How did you get involved in Free Software and in what way is it important to you?
It all started when I worked for British Telecom. I was sitting at my desk and had just read about a new instant messaging protocol called Jabber. It looked simple enough and I didn't know of any applications in GNOME which made use of it. I decided to write one.

Is there any other particular presentation you'll be going to?  Why is that topic of interest?
I would like to see the "Introducing OpenMoko" talk. I have a background in telecommunications and am interested in this product. I am also interested in the GNUTLS talk because it is closely coupled to Gossip and Loudmouth which I hack on.