Alolita Sharma recently attended the first ever iPhoneDevCamp in San Francisco. 400 developers, artists, users and technology innovators had assembled together to hack and invent cool ways to use Apple's new gadget. She had a chance to talk with one of the key organizers of this event, William Hurley. "Whurley", as he is affectionately known, is an open source die-hard and leader in the "BarCamp" movement, redefining the way technology conferences are held. Here's what he had to say.
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