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On Mon, May 05, 2014 at 02:09:17PM -0400, Paul W. Frields wrote:
> On Mon, May 05, 2014 at 01:07:33PM -0400, Stephen Gallagher wrote:
> > On 05/05/2014 12:41 PM, Ruth Suehle wrote:
> > > Does anyone have recommendations for keynoters for Flock?
> > > Preferences are:
> > >
> > > - Europe-based (to reduce flight costs) - Of a broad interest (for
> > > example, last year we had talks on open fonts and 3D printing)
> >
> >
> > The latest round of Lennart and Kay's "What are we breaking now?"
talk
> > might be a good choice for a keynote.
> >
> > I've also suggested that the Fedora.next joint session[1] probably
> > should be treated like a keynote (in the sense that the topic should
> > justify being run without competing sessions so that everyone can
> > participate).
> >
> > [1]
https://flock-lmacken.rhcloud.com/proposals#65
>
> I would suggest that a Lennart/Kay talk like that makes sense as a
> session in a large room but not a keynote.
>
> Some of the best keynotes I've attended at conferences -- and the 3D
> printing talk last year at Flock was up there -- involve more than
> just technology. They also touch on larger issues of community,
> social, and cultural impact.
So true. It's always refreshing to hear a talk/keynote that touches on
multiple facets. Majority of a (Linux distribution-style) conference is
dominated by technical content anyway.
> The Fedora.next session might fall into
> this bin, but I'd say something more outward-looking would be a great
> pace to set.
>
> What about having someone speak on an initiative related to (but not
> part of) the brave new world of Fedora.next, like Docker, the Maker
> world outside 3D printing, or some other non-Fedora interest?
Maker world (outside of 3D printing) sounds good to me.
Also, maybe a topic related to open source project governance, or
something related to security and the growing awareness of it since the
"Heartbleed" (I wonder if security is considered too uninteresting), or
how open source is impacting/disrupting education.
Fedora usually tries to avoid real politics but as this year Flock is
in Europe, maybe someone from Pirate Party? I personally do not vote for
them but I really like what they do on front of free culture, overall
freedom (Internet, personal), copyrights... And they are moving this
direction from the old "let's steal music/movies, we have right to
do it".
One of my friends is now running for a seat in European Parliament,
if he will be elected...
Jaroslav
Just my 0.04 pence.
--
/kashyap
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