On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 9:43 PM, Jeremy White jwhite@codeweavers.com wrote:
Thank you for all the replies. Here is what I've taken away so far:
1. Our intro text was overtly hostile to users. I've removed that.
2. Potential attendees want a clear agenda.
3. Coordinating with another event remains interesting.
So, exploring #3 a bit further - what if we asked for our own track within FOSDEM 2013? (I presume that would be February 2013 in Brussels) It would let us all get together, allow us to have a few sessions targeted at non Wine developers, and could also save us some hassle. And I like Belgian beer.
I cannot speak for the FOSDEM organization, but I seriously doubt you will get a full track on the first year with no single talk about Wine in the past.
Would we lose some of the joy of having our very own conference?
IMHO having WineConf as part of FOSDEM would dilute WineConf. FOSDEM is just too big.
Having Wine-related talks at FOSDEM would be perfectly fine, though, and I would even encourage you to ask for a keynote (you have to submit the keynote proposal in October, IIRC).
Of course, given our (so far) non participation in FOSDEM 2012, we may not be welcome... :-/
This should not be a problem at all. Wine fits perfectly in the contents of the CrossDesktop DevRoom. I cannot say there will be a CrossDesktop DevRoom next year but I'm 99% sure there will be.
Unfortunately for you, we have received confirmation from all the speakers in the CrossDesktop DevRoom already. Would you be interested in a slot in case we receive a last-minute cancellation?