Re: [guadec-list] Keynote thoughts



On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 10:43 +0100, Joaquim Rocha wrote:
> Hey Germán,
> 
> On 02/09/2012 01:14 AM, Germán Póo-Caamaño wrote:
> > FWIW, Maddog gave a keynote during the 3rd GUADEC (Seville 2002).
> 
> Alright. I wasn't aware of that.
> 
> > As a side note, I can not recall if that what the time when he tried to
> > convince people to adopt a new logo or a mascot.  His rationale was the
> > foot is not good for marketing: nobody can hug a foot, you can not name
> > it, a foot is not neutral everywhere (he said a foot can be extremely
> > insulting in Thailand), etc.
> 
> Well, I see how that can upset some people in GNOME but I don't see it 
> as an argument not to invite a great speaker like he is. Also, he was a 
> KDE user and now AFAIK he uses GNOME.

Please, do not get me wrong.  It was a side note, an anecdote.  I never
said people got upset and I did not imply that.  Neither I wanted to
imply we should not invite him.  I think is better to keep my mouth
closed.

-- 
Germán Póo-Caamaño
http://people.gnome.org/~gpoo/

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