On Sat, 19 Nov 2011, Christoph Wickert wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> some words about FOSDEM for those of you planning to go to Brussels,
> from somebody, who has been attending the event several times:
>
> * FOSDEM stands for "Free and Open Source Software Developers'
> European Meeting" and it's really a developer's meeting. It's
> the most geekish event I know and the talks target a very
> advanced audience.
> * Nobody comes for FOSDEM for the exhibition but just for the
> talks. The stands are located on a narrow hallway. It is
> overcrowded and the air is really bad.
> * Given that it's a developer meeting and nobody really cares
> about the exhibition anyway, I'm not sure if it makes sense to
> have a booth. I doubt we will be able to recruit new
> contributors because whoever is there already uses Linux for a
> while and most have settled with their favorite distribution
> ages ago.
> Nevertheless I think Fedora should be there and have a booth,
> just because other projects like Debian and OpenSUSE have one,
> too. But I suggest to not put too much effort into it for the
> reasons I just outlined.
> * The food at FOSDEM is awful but it helps to survive.
>
> So much for the negative side. On the positive side we have:
>
> * FOSDEM is a place to meet other developers. All the rockstars of
> FOSS are there.
> * The social event is called "Beer event" and it takes place at a
> pub called "Delirium". These names say it all.
> * FOSDEM is the only event I know where people drink beer during
> lectures.
> * FOSDEM is fun. It is badly organized, loud, overcrowded and you
> have a hangover. Yet though - or for this very reasons - it's
> quite a lot of fun!
>
> Last but not least: There was an unwritten rule, at least for the EMEA
> or European ambassadors: If you go to FOSDEM, it's your own decision but
> not an official Fedora event. You will have to pay for yourself and not
> receive funding.
> This rule has changed recently, I know we sponsored some people and IIRC
> I have been sponsored my hotel room once (in four years, everything else
> was paid from my own pocket).
>
> If we are to sponsor contributors, I'd prefer people with a strong
> technical background. This doesn't mean we'll not sponsor any
> ambassadors, but IHMO it should be ambassadors who are involved in other
> groups of Fedora, too and/or have clear agenda of things they want to do
> or achieve at FOSDEM.
>
> If you think you meet these criteria and you should be at FOSDEM, please
> follow the usual process for funding. For details refer to
>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Sponsoring_event_attendees
>
> Regards,
> Christoph
>
>
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