Re: [Linux-aus] linux.conf.au in January

Bret Busby <bret@busby.net> · Tue Feb 8 08:40:05 2005

On Mon, 7 Feb 2005, Christopher Yeoh wrote:
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 21:45:11 +1100
From: Christopher Yeoh <cyeoh@samba.org>
To: Jeff Waugh <jdub@perkypants.org>
Cc: Linux Australia <linux-aus@lists.linux.org.au>
Subject: Re: [Linux-aus] linux.conf.au in January
At 2005/2/7 19:32+1100  Jeff Waugh writes:

I would like to suggest that linux.conf.au's previously traditional January
date be documented [1] as an important convention or tradition [2] that we
should only deviate from in exceptional circumstances [3].
It's important to have a consistent timeframe for a conference (cf. OSCON,
LWE, OLS, most other major conferences in any industry), and Australia in
January has been a great drawcard for our international audience in previous
years.

I disagree, though I'd suggest that we survey the attendees again this
year as to what they think of the timing of the conference.

So, those who would have attended the conference this year, if it was in 
January, but can't, because of when it is being held this year, don't

count?
And, I suppose that a similar survey will apply, excluding those who 
won't be able to attend the NZ Linux conference next year? No doubt, 
that survey will be about which country other than Australia, should 
host the 2007 conference?
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Bret Busby
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