Re: [SLUG] Linuxworld stand for LA!

2006-03-02 Thread Simon Wong
On Sun, 2006-02-26 at 21:25 +1100, Pia Waugh wrote: b) stand at a stall for 3/2/1/0.5 days to hand out information about FOSS to people and explain about the community c) help decorate the stand and pull it down afterwards I'm coming down from Brisbane with my family so time is tight so I

Re: [SLUG] Linuxworld stand for LA!

2006-02-28 Thread Ken Wilson
Many things are used commercially or non-commercially, email, webpages, servers, office tools, photo tools, etc We are concerned with FOSS, not share ware that has different conditions if you think that maybe you might make money using it. I think the key is inspires the imagination , not

Re: [SLUG] Linuxworld stand for LA!

2006-02-28 Thread Pia Waugh
Hey Tel, quote who=[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why non-commercial? Is it a condition of getting a stand at m8s r8s? I guess I was thinking of showing the stuff that the vendors there prolly won't show, rather than open source software that isn't commerically viable :) I'm pretty partial to setting

Re: [SLUG] Linuxworld stand for LA!

2006-02-27 Thread telford
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 09:25:26PM +1100, Pia Waugh wrote: We could even show some demos of non-commercial FOSS that just inspires the imagination. Why non-commercial? Is it a condition of getting a stand at m8s r8s? I'm pretty partial to

Re: [SLUG] Linuxworld stand for LA!

2006-02-27 Thread Robert Collins
On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 08:15 +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 09:25:26PM +1100, Pia Waugh wrote: We could even show some demos of non-commercial FOSS that just inspires the imagination. Why non-commercial? Is it a

[SLUG] Linuxworld stand for LA!

2006-02-26 Thread Pia Waugh
Hi all, so we are only a month away from Linuxworld, and LA has been given a free stand. I think we could use this opportunity to demonstrate the value of the community, and some of the rocking Aussie projects and developers. There often isn't very much understanding at a corporate or Government

Re: [SLUG] Linuxworld stand for LA!

2006-02-26 Thread Chris Deigan
quote(Pia Waugh); b) stand at a stall for 3/2/1/0.5 days to hand out information about FOSS to people and explain about the community c) help decorate the stand and pull it down afterwards me! me! pick me! We could even show some demos of non-commercial FOSS that just inspires the imagination.

Re: [SLUG] Linuxworld stand for LA!

2006-02-26 Thread Pia Waugh
Hey Chris, quote who=Chris Deigan me! me! pick me! Done, thanks :) I guess Xgl is considered commercial. :( WOBBLY WINDOWS! Hmm, but it is so pretty :) Maybe we should do it anyway... thoughts? Cheers, Pia -- Linux Australia http://linux.org.au/

Re: [SLUG] Linuxworld stand for LA!

2006-02-26 Thread Lindsay Holmwood
Pia Waugh wrote: Hi all, so we are only a month away from Linuxworld, and LA has been given a free stand. I think we could use this opportunity to demonstrate the value of the community, and some of the rocking Aussie projects and developers. There often isn't very much understanding at a

Re: [SLUG] Linuxworld stand for LA!

2006-02-26 Thread James Gray
On Sunday 26 February 2006 21:25, Pia Waugh wrote: Who would be willing to: a) wear a penguin suit giving out foo KinkyI'll put my hand up for that one! :) Cheers, James -- The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of. -- Blaise Pascal pgp8bj2XhbwSB.pgp

RE: [SLUG] Linuxworld stand for LA!

2006-02-26 Thread Visser, Martin
, 26 February 2006 9:25 PM To: Slug Subject: [SLUG] Linuxworld stand for LA! Hi all, so we are only a month away from Linuxworld, and LA has been given a free stand. I think we could use this opportunity to demonstrate the value of the community, and some of the rocking Aussie projects

Re: [SLUG] Linuxworld stand for LA!

2006-02-26 Thread Robert Collins
On Sun, 2006-02-26 at 21:25 +1100, Pia Waugh wrote: ... We could even show some demos of non-commercial FOSS that just inspires the imagination. Who's with me! :) Would love too, but I'll be in London :p Rob -- GPG key available at: http://www.robertcollins.net/keys.txt. signature.asc

Re: [SLUG] Linuxworld stand for LA!

2006-02-26 Thread Craige McWhirter
On Sun, 2006-02-26 at 21:25 +1100, Pia Waugh wrote: a) wear a penguin suit giving out foo b) stand at a stall for 3/2/1/0.5 days to hand out information about FOSS to people and explain about the community c) help decorate the stand and pull it down afterwards Depending on the date for Linux