Re: [guadec-list] Proposing keynote speaker: Andrew Bliss

[Michael Hasselmann <michael taschenorakel de>]

On Wed, 2014-01-22 at 09:52 +0100, Alexandre Franke wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Michael Hasselmann
> <michael taschenorakel de> wrote:
> > Alright, next candidate: Andrew Bliss, Valve Corp.
> > Reasoning: Saw him at UDS-R and gaming on Linux is something people talk
> > about. Also, SteamOS ships GNOME stuff so there is a certain business
> > aspect to that, too.
> >
> > Here's the keynote from UDS-R:
> > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNrrpnPlBrk&t=0h13m10s>
>
> Last year Ryan Gordon and Sam Lantinga, who both work at Valve and
> have a history of helping gaming on Linux (SDL, Loki software…) have
> been approached last year and while they weren't able to come, to
> showed interest for "next year" (so for GUADEC 2014). Rui and
> Christian were the ones that contacted them. We should definitely see
> if they are still willing to come.

Michael Abrash. That guy gives talks like no other. Works for Valve. And
a living legend. That guy and no one else should keynote for us, if we
intend to get Valve to acknowledge GNOME at our own annual conference.

Am already trying to contact him. This feels so right I don't need no
confirmation to do it.

ciao Michael

And thanks a ton Alexandre. Without our chat today (yesterday?) this
wouldn't have become obvious to me.