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I have a few doubts about the Italian Free Software Conference 2007; i cannot find a dedicated mailing list or forum, so I'll try discussing them here. http://hacklab.cosenzainrete.it/confsl07/ I've been working in information technology for 17 years, almost exclusively with free software for seven, and got my degree at the Calabria University (where the conference will take place); when I got to know about it, I tried to participate, submitting three different subjects related to my professional work. The committee answered reiterating what is written in the "Call for Papers": http://hacklab.cosenzainrete.it/confsl07/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=43 A couple things look peculiar to me. I wholly agree that: "The primary target of the Italian Free Software Conference is to make the point about The Free Software art in Italy." and that: "This Conference wants also to be a gather for everyone who is involved in the Free Software diffusion and use in Italy, like companies, public institutions, universities, developers, researchers and neckers(?) to convey and have collaborations and projects." but how can this be reconciled with: "For this reason the technical level of the conference would like to be high-grade, with strongly innovative contents..." and with: "This Conference has the intention of being the first Free Software Conference of scientific nature..." then going back to the formerly declared aims: "...that involves all the souls of Italian Free Software, and would like to be the first of a series of annual meetings that would further the Free Software diffusion in Italy increasing the consciousness both of technic and economic implication, ethic and philosophic." I am a developer, use free software, take part in its communities, and am interested in its diffusion. I can contribute my experience in study and professional usage of free software, and also in the dynamics of its communities. Unfortunately I cannot deliver "strongly innovative contents", nor did I deal with "Free Software [...] of scientific nature". I find such criteria as damagingly limiting, and in conflict with the other stated objectives stated. I hope someone will help me get a better understanding of such matters. -- Nicola Larosa - http://www.tekNico.net/ _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
