[kwlug-disc] FSOSS

[Darcy Casselman]

Score.  Score stickers.


On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Darcy Casselman <dscassel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I attended back when they were attempting to be as much a LinuxFest as an
> academic conference.  And Eben Upton (the Raspberry Pi) guy was there.  So
> that was awesome.
>
> They've gone back to their Thursday-Friday schedule and I don't know if
> there's much of any end-user focus the last couple years.  So I'm not
> really interested.
>
> It's not ComDex.  You can probably core some stickers, though.
>
> Darcy.
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 12:06 PM, CrankyOldBugger <
> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for this info, Khalid.
>>
>> I suppose part of me misses the old Toronto Computer Shows and ComDex
>> from the 90's, where they would take the whole SkyDome and fill it with
>> computer vendors, all screaming for us to take their free bling home with
>> us...
>>
>>
>> On 9 September 2014 11:56, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I attended FSOSS a few years back. But I was presenting, so perhaps I am
>>> biased.
>>>
>>> There were several good talks there, some by university professors
>>> from as far as (was it BC or Alberta?).
>>>
>>> The early bird of $40 is definitely worth it, but you have to factor
>>> in transportation (much less if you car pool), and lodging (if you
>>> want to attend both days). Braving Toronto traffic during weekdays is
>>> sheer torture!
>>>
>>> My recommendation is to check the schedule and speakers to see if
>>> there are topics that are of interest to you, then decide based on
>>> that, and the above cost/time.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 11:48 AM, CrankyOldBugger
>>> <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Has anybody been to the FSOSS shindigs at Seneca College before
>>> > (http://fsoss.senecac.on.ca/2014/)?  What goes on? Any good? Worth
>>> the price
>>> > of admission?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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