tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post3713038676695706974..comments2024-02-14T02:30:36.732-05:00Comments on The Blog of Helios: Linux Events...Not Drawing The CrowdsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978117986484281976noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-5275700808422560062009-09-27T13:46:15.040-05:002009-09-27T13:46:15.040-05:00Just got back from the Ohio Linux Fest. The earli...Just got back from the Ohio Linux Fest. The earlier concern about attendee numbers was real but the results were more than anticipated. Two weeks ago the preregistrations were a tad over 700. When you account for probable no-shows that would make a small Ohio Linux Fest. The final tally announced before the evening keynote was amazing: I was sharing the aisles yesterday with over 1,100 fellow penguinistas. Yes, ONE THOUSAND ONE HUBNDRED. Sweet!<br /><br />I wanted to thank you Ken for helping to get the word out. The community is alive and well.BobK54https://www.blogger.com/profile/09073303074726549560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-74463476609198375182009-09-27T08:29:51.909-05:002009-09-27T08:29:51.909-05:00It's the economy. A lot of people are short on...It's the economy. A lot of people are short on cash, and even those who aren't are being careful in case they are the next to be laid off.<br /><br />The big banks have a lot to answer for, and hopefully will be the first up against the wall, come the revolution (yes, I borrowed this from Douglas Adams, who borrowed it from Che Guevara).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354974465136846413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-75683680288793384222009-09-21T14:38:28.892-05:002009-09-21T14:38:28.892-05:00Please don't forget the impact the economy has...Please don't forget the impact the economy has.<br /><br />Everybody has taken a hit or knows someone who has. Between job losses, shorter hours or just a cautious nature in trying times, travel is down and folks are taking a shorter term look at spending money. Events far from home just get less consideration.<br /><br />Low pre-registration is not necessarily a sign of loss of interest. Its a sign of the economy and confidence.<br /><br />However I also believe there is a lack of awareness of some local conferences. We get used to reading certain sources and WE see notices of events. But how about readers that don't frequent Linux websites? Because we know about events, we assume everyone is equally aware. <br /><br />We can all do a better job of posting comments mentioning events or making event notifications postings on sites we frequent or control. Just add it to the mission statement or checklist of website design steps, right along with spell check and tidy-HTML.<br /><br />People won't respond unless they are aware. Just factor time spent making people aware of Linux as the cost we pay for keeping OSS viable and thriving. It's everyone's job.TomShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420439319205537897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-37475958773239957862009-09-21T08:26:15.515-05:002009-09-21T08:26:15.515-05:00Ken,
Can you please add the Florida Linux Show...Ken,<br /> Can you please add the Florida Linux Show, October 24th, to that list?<br /><br />http://www.floridalinuxshow.comMichael Hallhttp://www.quinncoincorporated.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-16342949502864411642009-09-20T17:58:31.323-05:002009-09-20T17:58:31.323-05:00http://www.newmexicognulinuxfest.org/
This could ...http://www.newmexicognulinuxfest.org/<br /><br />This could be the only place you will<br />ever get to see the Colonel and RMS on the same day. And you know who will be<br />the headliner.Colonel Paniknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-86418306186466222472009-09-20T17:13:22.165-05:002009-09-20T17:13:22.165-05:00http://www.ableconf.com/
The Arizona Business and...http://www.ableconf.com/<br /><br />The Arizona Business and Liberty Experience Conference (ABLEconf) is soliciting presentations for its second annual conference. ABLEconf will take place on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 at the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Arizona.<br /><br />Continuing ABLEconf's drive to showcase free and open source software for business, we are seeking presentations in either 20 or 50 minute formats. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:<br /><br /> * SMB/SMEUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302369215246322540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-47161172713551028792009-09-20T15:51:50.634-05:002009-09-20T15:51:50.634-05:00To add to kozmcrae's post, convention attendan...To add to kozmcrae's post, convention attendance is down across the board, not just Linux, or even tech conventions. I've heard of lower attendance at gun shows, of people canceling sewing conventions because of lack of attendance.<br /><br />This economy is hurting everyone, and traveling just isn't in the budget as much as it once was. I spent my vacation money going up to ALF, I know others did too. A lot of people I talked to wanted to go, but just couldn't justify spending the money right now.Michaelhttp://www.quinncoincorporated.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-88721180863829941282009-09-20T13:19:40.695-05:002009-09-20T13:19:40.695-05:00Where Zombies fear to tread. I love your blog Ken...Where Zombies fear to tread. I love your blog Ken. Intelligent, helpful and witty posts. It's not that I mind duking it out on commercial blogs. It's the stink I bring home with me at the end of the day.<br /><br />I'm not a Mathematician but there are many variables to consider. Ok, so the number of attendees appears to be down per event. What's the total number of attendees for all events per year/quarter? Is that up or down compared to previous years/quarters? Are there more events than in the past, thereby diluting the numbers for all events? But my first thought when you mentioned the apparent dearth of people was that many of them were busy, busy expanding the reach of GNU/Linux.kozmcraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477116396443886503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-48741311027241267312009-09-20T09:06:11.950-05:002009-09-20T09:06:11.950-05:00I just heard from one of the Ohio Linux Fest organ...I just heard from one of the Ohio Linux Fest organizers and there seems to be a last minute rush of registrations. I think part of that rush can be attributed to the community effort to get the word out. I thank helios for helping that community effort. I'm glad to hear the Atlanta fest was a success Michael! I was at SELF in June and attended the session you and Michelle put on. I learned a lot! It gives me confidence the Ohio Linux Fest will be a success.BobK54https://www.blogger.com/profile/09073303074726549560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-28660654174878834652009-09-20T07:41:34.116-05:002009-09-20T07:41:34.116-05:00I just got back from the Atlanta Linux Fest, and l...I just got back from the Atlanta Linux Fest, and let me tell you attendance was phenomenal!<br /><br />I spoke with Nick Ali, one of the organizers, and he told me that early registration numbers had them expecting 200-300 people. In the last week, the number of registrations jumped to something like 900! <br /><br />I gave a presentation there about Open Source and Charitable Giving, talking about why what we do is important, and why open source is important in doing what we do. You can download the slides from my <a href="http://www.quinncoincorporated.org" rel="nofollow">website</a>. Someone was recording video of the presentation, I will have that up when it's available. In the mean time, you can see the video of my wife presenting at the <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/SouthEast_LinuxFest_2009_Videos" rel="nofollow">South East Linux Fest</a>, which also had an awesome turnout.Michael Hallhttp://www.quinncoincorporated.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-89932892480288095182009-09-19T22:01:40.324-05:002009-09-19T22:01:40.324-05:00I don't know how far into the future you want ...I don't know how far into the future you want this to go, but <a href="http://www.igneousquill.net/2009/09/debconf10.html" rel="nofollow">DebConf10</a> is coming up next summer in NYC. No specific date set as yet. I've been told it's free to attend the presentations.Adam Gonnermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975190849449996353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-60614982999333203032009-09-19T12:55:08.286-05:002009-09-19T12:55:08.286-05:00With all media connections nowdays, it's no wo...With all media connections nowdays, it's no wonder big conferences are loosgin attendance. Nowdays we can stay home and watch it from far away, without all the problems of needing to be at the same time in two interesting panels.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373633143465666058noreply@blogger.com