[Linux-aus] Goodbye AUUG, hello phoenix

[Michael Still]

Jeff Waugh wrote:
> <quote who="Michael Still">
> 
>> Agreed. You haven't addressed whether those people should have events of 
>> their own though, instead of being shoe horned into LCA.
> 
> In some cases, they're already *at* linux.conf.au (GNOME, PostgreSQL, some
> coverage of Free Culture issues, etc), but then we've also "segmented the
> market" (eek) with OSDC for web/script stuff and LWE/CeBIT for business. I
> don't think linux.conf.au can be everything to everyone it already serves
> either, so I forsee further hatchlings spawning from the main conference.

There haven't been any examples (that I can think of) of mini-confs 
which have spun off into their own events though. Is that because such 
events need more support, or because they're not big enough for that?

Mikal