Open(source).athon in NYC kicks off

Hi from the inaugural Hacks/Hackers NYC Hackathon, where the caffeine has been replenished and the coders are getting down to geekery.

For the full-real time experience, you can follow @opensourceathon and watch #hackshackers. I’ll be blogging notes from the day, recapping the speakers’ presentations and chronicling what the programming teams are working on.

We started the day with a crisis: Coffee shortage! Fortunately, Jenny 8. Lee charged into the fray and returned with provisions. Lots and lots of fully-caffeine-loaded provisions (we unanimously ruled decaf “not coffee”).

Armed with java and bagels, we gathered for the opening presentation from Aaron Williamson, counsel to the Software Freedom Law Center.