Re: [guadec-list] Re: Barcelona report

[Stefan Kost <ensonic hora-obscura de>]

Hi all,
Jeff Waugh wrote:
> <quote who="Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller">
>
> > > At least one reason... there were a number of things that didn't work
> > > well in Stuttgart that need to be fixed. We once again had too many
> > > parallel sessions, too much stuff on the schedule, too many
> > > unanticipated sessions that had to be added in the weeks before the
> > > conference.
> >
> > What is the rationale to claim we had too many sessions at GUADEC in
> > Stuttgart? I hear this repeated by some as an absolute truth, but I never
> > seen anyone give any explanation for it.
>
>
> It comes from the belief that GUADEC should be less about preaching, more
> about participation. So the more talk sessions you have, the less BOF and
> hacktime sessions you have.
>
>
> > Also as far as I know there wasn't any non-userday tracks that where
> > consistently lacking participants, rather the opposite.
>
>
> Yes, they were very successful. We had an awesome line-up of talks! However,
> the view David is putting forward is not based on whether that model can be
> successful, it's whether we want to pursue that model at all... Is GUADEC
> meant to be a bunch of talks, or is it meant to be a whole lotta discussion
> and hacking?

last GUADEC was my first. I had a tutorial style talk (the one about unit tests) 
and I would have loved to get to get together with some people who would like to 
equip their projects with a test suite. So in general I would find it cool if 
people after a session could say, that was interesting - 'we got to try to apply 
this to our project', but not have to wait until they are at home. Trying it 
immediately while the one who gave the talk is around could accelerate the whole 
thing a bit.

There a re lots of cool tools and techniques popping us here and there. I see 
GUADEC as an event for developers to meet and exchange knowledge.

Stefan