On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 7:29 AM, Mel Chua <m...@redhat.com> wrote: > >> One thing I don't have a good handle on - how does LinuxCon differ from > something like... say... OSCON, except for being focused on Linux? My > long-distance impression (possibly mistaken): It's a rather professional and > large-scale event with a bunch of industry-esque topics but a pretty good > proportion of technically skilled people - but people walk around in > collared shirts, etc. rather than t-shirts, you don't see hallway > hackathons, and so forth. >
It is true there aren't hallway hackathons (or guitar-playing) at LinuxCon; it is more sedate. Also it is an order of magnitude smaller than OSCON, and the "show floor" is a few booths in the coffee area rather than a full booth jungle. It is also more intimate & friendly, though; I don't recall seeing any ties or collared shirts, but then it was Boston in August too. I wore shorts most of the week. LinuxCon is definitely Linux-focused rather than general open-source, which is why I was suggesting OSCON rather than or in addition to LinuxCon. One factor is that we'd get a whole day at LinuxCon, probably only a 3 hr slot at OSCON. I'm on board for either or both. I'm curious where this fits into the TOS events profile and whether it makes > a nice alt.OSCON for those who can't make it to Portland but want a similar > type of venue. Sebastian should weigh in as well, as he was the one who set up the summit last year; I just jumped in and helped. I'd love to set up as many little summits as possible all over the country.
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