Come to Apachecon NA in Portland Rob and I'll buy you a beer for all the good work I've seen you do!
>________________________________ > From: Rob Weir <rabas...@gmail.com> >To: "dev@openoffice.apache.org" <dev@openoffice.apache.org> >Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 2:19 PM >Subject: Re: ApacheCon EU Survey > >On Nov 10, 2012, at 11:31 AM, jan iversen <jancasacon...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Once you get all the answers, will you then publish it (in a "statistic" >> form) ? > > >Let's see how many responses we get. I see it as prompting a >discussion on priorities and what we get out of various kinds of >events. If numbers help then well have numbers. But this much is >certain: many of us will soon will have choices to make, since Fosdem >and Apache NA are at nearly the same time. I think feedback from >those in the project who attended ACE would be valuable. > >-Rob > > >> >> I looked deeply into my pocket for apacheCon, but found it very expensive, >> so I would really like to hear if it was worthwhile. >> >> We have FOSDEM upcomming in europe, and many like me, may be questioning, >> is that how I should spend my money ? >> >> I think it is very important, that we get the community "floating" and gain >> momentum, but has anyone thought about making events that did not cost >> 600,- EUR + travel/hotel etc. ?? >> >> This is just a thought, please do not take it offensive that I as a >> newcomer suggest something different , but maybe it is time, we made a >> OpenOffice (I do not write AOO on purpose) gathering, where developers can >> talk to developers without the overhead of a big conference company !! >> >> I used to do participate in such events, which were highly successful, so I >> can only recommend it (and would be pleased to help establish such a >> non-commercial event). >> >> Jan. >> >> >> On 10 November 2012 16:58, Rob Weir <rabas...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Ross, this isn't a "what if" survey based on what attendees might have >>> done, but didn't. I'm interesting in their actual experiences. But >>> feel free to add a relevant additional question if you feel one is >>> missing. >>> >>> -Rob >>> >>> On Nov 10, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Ross Gardler <rgard...@opendirective.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> You missed how useful was it in learning about the ASF >>>> >>>> The problem is that the answers depend on how one approached the event. >>> If >>>> an individual only attended the AOO track then one would not benefit from >>>> the community track or other project specific tracks for example. >>>> >>>> Ross >>>> >>>> Sent from mobile, forgive terseness and errors >>>> On Nov 9, 2012 8:13 PM, "Rob Weir" <robw...@apache.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> A few questions for those who attended in Sinsheim from the AOO >>>>> project. I'm hoping these answers will help us decide how to allocate >>>>> resources to future events. >>>>> >>>>> On a scale of 1-5, where 1 is lowest and 5 is highest, how effective >>>>> was attending ApacheCon EU to you for each of the following: >>>>> >>>>> A. Meeting other AOO project members >>>>> >>>>> B. Gaining new information about AOO from the formal presentations. >>>>> >>>>> C. Gaining new information about AOO from informal discussions with >>>>> project members. >>>>> >>>>> D. Gaining new AOO users >>>>> >>>>> E. Recruiting new potential project members >>>>> >>>>> F. Educating others about AOO >>>>> >>>>> G. Learning more about other Apache projects >>>>> >>>>> H. Moving AOO project plans and/or technical decisions forward. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> >>>>> -Rob >>> > > >
