On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 06:06:13PM -0600, Colin Zwiebel wrote:
The action Email:
I need your help!
== People ==
No Mel ( =[ ) will miss here.
We need some "heavy hitters" in Java build systems, packaging... most
anything listed
How do I/we get these people?
(A: I'm going to email alumni, but thats no the only solution)
Pick off people individually?
Certain mailing lists I should go for?
There's a Fedora Java developers list, where I know there are some
build and packaging people:
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/java-devel/
I have no idea what the list members' availability is, but the first
step is reaching out to them of course. :-) Rather than just cc this
reply to that list (which might be confusing with a mixed context) it
would probably be better to send something new that gives the list
members specific motivations to get involved in this FAD.
I'm partially concerned because of:
== Cost Concerns ==
For the FAD, I'm planning on an outing to Masala Art. I've budgeted it in,
but at $14/person its a bit hefty. For attendees who have real
Java/Scala/build system/packaging chops, getting them a delicous brunch at
Masala Art is the least we can do for them. Buuut, for the random Oliner who
stops by and listens to a talk, I don't think paying for Masala Art Brunch
is a good use of Fedora/Red Hat funds.
Thoughts?
This seems very reasonable to me. It's easy for us to pick up a lunch
tab for people who are doing heavy lifting. Just be sure to save the
receipt so we can get you (or whoever pays the tab) properly
reimbursed.
So, I would like to get knowledgeable "heavy hitters" as
"registered
attendees." I'm actually a little concerned sending out registration invites
to Oliners ATM because I don't want people to come just for the $14 brunch.
Actually I'm concerned for the same reason with Fedora mailing lists. Buuut
I don't expect area locals to bother driving to Needham just for $14 brunch,
so probably less of a concern.
Again, thoughts?
Is this honest?
Should I remove brunch from the wiki?
Should I mark brunch as a "for serious devs only"? (this certainly seems
unfair).
If you don't want the brunch to be a consideration in whether people
show up, I'd just remove it, and worry about it on the fly with the
knowledge that we can pick up a brunch tab if it helps get things
done.
Colin
P.S.
Eff, just found out that all my previous messages to logistics bounced
(no-member) and they've been filtering away.
If I see any in the moderation queue I'll discard them -- I received
this and the previous message without a problem.
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