[kwlug-disc] Linux Conference

[Colin Mills]

Thanks for the input everyone!

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Colin J. Mills (cjm)
FOSS <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software> Advocate

Software Engineering Technology
Second Year
Conestoga College
Canada

"makepkg, not war"
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On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 1:11 PM, <john at vanostrand.com> wrote:

> ‎I was one of the organizers of the ontario Linux fest. I'm a little
> surprised the onlinux.ca domain is still active.
>
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry 12 neural implant.
>   Original Message
> From: B. S.
> Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2015 12:00 PM
> To: KWLUG discussion
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> Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Linux Conference
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> There are also UoW people on this list whom will have seen your message.
>
>
> No doubt there is both academic and non-academic community interest,
> likely just a matter of people showing the interest and putting in the time
> to organize and execute. Whether there is sufficient community interest is
> probably hard to gauge. Paul / Software Freedom Day would also bring some
> expertise in these senses to your party. Same with those doing Ubuntu hour
> / release parties, Drupal group, and so on and so forth. There's a Waterloo
> events calendar (Lori?) around somewhere. Seeing how well, or not, such
> events are attended may be helpful to you.
>
> I don't know how in/formal your day would have to be to be successful, let
> alone the definition of success. These groups and the OnLinux organizations
> may be helpful in those respects. Time of year will also matter. AFAIK
> kwlug is less attended in summer, and except for co-op, students not in
> town for classes aren't present to attend anything.
>
> One of the things that have been problematic is the apparent divergent
> interests of the academics vs the wider user community. e.g. Sufficient
> interest in Languages / kernel vs application use such as gimp or Libre
> Office. Presumably manageable by collecting 'common' topics in time blocks.
> Presumably 'running your small business on Linux' (be it accounting
> software, VoIP, or marketing / web) will always have some low level of
> interest in the area.
>
> GL&HF
>
> >________________________________
> > From: Colin Mills <colin.j.mills96 at gmail.com>
> >To: KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>
> >Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2015 12:43 PM
> >Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Linux Conference
> >
> >
> >
> >* Ok thank you, hopefully we can get something going! I am going to
> BSDCan in Ottawa in the next couple of weeks and it just inspired a couple
> of ideas.
> >
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> >On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 12:41 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Colin Mills <colin.j.mills96 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>Hi All,
> >>>
> >>>I am looking at organizing a conference in the KW region centered
> around Linux in general. I feel like the area would have the biggest draw
> for technical users and casual users alike.
> >>>
> >>>* I found this : http://www.onlinux.ca/ does anyone know if its still
> active?
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>This is Ontario Linux Fest, which was modelled after the Ohio Linux
> Fest. It ran for server years in a row.
> >>I know two of the organizers (who happened to be from the
> Kitchener/Waterloo/Cambridge area, but organized the event in Toronto for a
> wider audience).
> >>
> >>I bcc'd them on this email.
> >>
> >>
> >>* Anyway I would love to get some ideas and thoughts around the idea and
> see if its even viable. Have a good one everybody. Ill be at the meeting on
> July 6th :).
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