On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 12:59:36AM +0800, Tim Bowden wrote:
> *Option 6* Do nothing about a user conf.
> Pros: No extra work to do.
> --------------------
*Option 6* Co-opt / work with / cross-pollinate other conferences
Make, eg, the AUUG annual conference be the "user" conference (it already
has a much stronger tutorial stream, which would seem key for a user con,
and its CFP seems to be more focussed on what I'd call "user issues").
Pro:
no extra work (someone's already organising those conferences anyway)
a chance to work with the AUUG guys more regularly, conferences can be
cross-promoted, more good will in general
less conflict: l.c.a is the premier developers con, AUUG has the premier
users con
AUUG can probably cope with much bigger conferences than LA can, and a
user con has the potential to be bigger than a bunch of volunteers from
a LUG can handle
Con:
politics? maybe AUUG want the developers conference (AOSS?)? maybe we want
a *Linux* user con, not a Unix/Open systems user con?
(We're free software hackers, we don't have to do everything ourselves)
Cheers,
aj
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