On Sat, 2008-07-05 at 13:52 -0400, Liam R E Quin wrote: > On Sat, 2008-07-05 at 20:30 +0300, Petri Räsänen wrote: > [...] > > As a final remark I believe that one factor in the decision making > > process will be the message that will be read "between the lines" of > > the decision. I can speak only speculatively and on behalf of our > > proposal, but if the choice is Tampere, I believe it can be > > interpreted as a sign openness to new countries as a location, > > respecting the diversity of the community and in a way as decision to > > take a fresh new step in the country where it all more or less got > > started. Not a bad message, right? > > A good message, worth exploring...
Yep. > Questions to ask are > (1) where is Free Software in most need of support? The community-building card has been the defining factor for France vs UK for example. But I didn't expect to see it played by Finland or Spain bids, given how integrated Nokia and Igalia are in the GNOME ecosystem. Gran Canaria on the other hand... ;). > For example, identify places where there are strong challenges, or > where there are new and young communities starting that need to be > encouraged; > (2) If that is not a strong factor, then identify the key people you > want at the conference, and ask which places are they most likely to > attend. A survey can be helpful here. > (3) If there are no overall clear answers from (1) and (2), where will the > conference get good press coverage and media visibility? > > Of course, the purpose is for Free Desktop People to get together, exchange > ideas, boost morale, and admire each other's ankles. But the outreach aspects > are also important, and I think are more important than the cost of a pint > of beer or a pair of socks in a given location. > > Liam > -- behdad http://behdad.org/ "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list