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FOSS.IN/2008: Taking it to the next level
Finally, after ages, “soon” is here, and my loyal readers can ascertain that I am, in fact, still alive. A wider, life update will come later (heh), but for now …
Preparation for FOSS.IN/2008 is well on way, and this year is going to be different. The Call for Participation is out. The newest thing in there is that there aren’t going to be nearly as many talks as before. You’ll see the term FOSS WorkOuts rather prominently displayed, and this is where the action is going to be. We’re going to be seeing a lot more doing than in years gone by. Head on over to the CfP to learn more.
Atul’s post on the new format has caused some furore in the community, in addition to some pockets of encouragement (links abound and the topic is hackneyed, so no linky). All I have to add is this — a lot of people who are working on distros and doing packaging seem to be gravely offended. Well, I’m a packager too (erm, did I mention that I am now a Gentoo developer?), and there is no reason to take offense. What we’re trying to say is that we can be achieving more at the event to increase both the number of contributors as well as the depth of contribution, and the latter especially is the focus. I can expound on about this, but there’s been enough talk.
The cool folks over at IndLinux have already started plotting, and we’ve been trying to get some traction on some GNOME performance work. Hope we can get some more folks to run with it. I, for one, am looking eagerly forward to the proposals we get this year.