[Linux-aus] Request for Sponsorship for Barcamp Gold Coast on 2nd April

[Steve Dalton]

Hi Mary

It was anything up to $700 and I would have made up the difference -
but since sending this out, Tom Lee at Shine Technologies has kindly
stepped forward and offered the whole $700. Good on you Tom.

If LA still wanted to contribute something, I am happy to take it and
put it on the Bartab afterwards - but it's not really essential
anymore.

In answer to the other question about Barcamps - well in my experience
you get a lot of talk about open source projects, Linux is usually
pretty common and I have found them an excellent opportunity to link
us MS/Apple/Linux users and cross polinate - there are still some
people that turn up who have never even really seen a Linux desktop -
so it's cool for them to see a lot of people using it productively in
there day-day work and doing demos/presentations with it. I also
usually give out Distro CDs and have a few isos on my laptop that I
can burn for people on demand.

On a seperate note - I did a presentation at my Java User group this
week and was very pleased to see my linux laptop worked BETTER with
the projector than the other presenters using Macs. WIN!

Steve

On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Mary Gardiner <mary at puzzling.org> wrote:
> Steve,
>
> Since time is short, it would be good to have a precise request for money: it
> seems to me that you are asking for any amount between $0.01 and $700, to be
> determined by Linux Australia, but it's not totally clear. State an alternative
> figure or range if "$0.01 to $700" isn't right.
>
> Everyone else,
>
> The Council will discuss Steve's request at tomorrow night's regular Council
> meeting (which happen every second Thursday), so if you have feedback either
> positive or negative on Steve's request it would be good to have it by Thursday
> at about 5pm at the latest.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Mary
>



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