Re: GNOME.Asia Summit and COSCUP joint meeting proposal



On Tue, 2010-04-13 at 17:42 -0500, Brian Cameron wrote:
> Germán:
> 
> >> On page 8, the COSCUP people seem to be suggesting that GNOME.Asia be
> >> about GNOME Mobile.  Are there enough GNOME speakers in Asia to focus
> >> on this topic?  If not, it may be necessary to figure out a different
> >> angle for finding synergy with COSCUP.
> >
> > I thought this point in another way: Taiwan offers a good opportunity to
> > attract attention for GNOME Mobile.  It is a good place to do it.  We
> > are loosing traction in Europe/USA, we could regain it there.
> >
> > It is also a good opportunity to bring GNOME Mobile one step forward (or
> > giving it a reason to exist, or re-launch it, or get a clear definition
> > and roadmap).
> 
> I agree that it is a good opportunity to further promote GNOME mobile.
> If that can work out, it would be great.
> 
> However, this may be hard to do if there are not speakers knowledgeable
> about the subject matter who plan to attend.  I am not sure how many
> GNOME community members are in Asia who can speak to this subject
> matter, or if they can attend this event.
> 
> The GNOME Foundation or sponsorships could cover travel costs to help
> ensure the right speakers are available to attend, but its hard to know
> how realistic this is until the budget and sponsorships are more
> clear.  This idea could depend on how many mobile vendors are willing
> to sponsor a GNOME event focusing on GNOME mobile, for example.
> 
> I guess I am suggesting that it might be good to have an alternative
> plan for a focus in case it turns out that GNOME Mobile is not
> realistic.

We both agree in the same points then :-)

-- 
Germán Póo-Caamaño
Concepción - Chile
http://www.gnome.org/~gpoo/

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