Re: [guadec-list] conference software

[Ekaterina Gerasimova <kittykat3756 gmail com>]

On 21 October 2017 at 01:50, Sriram Ramkrishna <sri ramkrishna me> wrote:
> Hola Tobi!
>
> On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 2:54 AM Tobias Mueller <muelli cryptobitch de>
> wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > On Fri, 2017-10-20 at 01:26 +0000, Sriram Ramkrishna wrote:
> > > LAS is looking to move to a new conference software.  We would like to
> > > move to OSEM (http://osem.io/).  I realize there was some talk about
> > > using whatever FOSDEM is using, but honestly that software is 8 years
> > > old and nobody supports it.
> > What software are you talking about?
>
>
> I believe it was called pentabarf.  Github says it hasn't been touched in a
> long awhile.
>
> > Frab? I don't have the impression that it's neither unmaintained nor not
> > supported. In fact, it sets standards when it comes to an open format
> > for the conference's schedules.
> > https://github.com/frab/frab
>
>
> Nope, is that what fosdem is using?
>
> > From what I can see, it's used very extensively by important European
> > conferences (FOSDEM, FrOSCon, CCCongress, PrivacyWeek, ...).
> >
> > >   There is 5-6 dedicated people for OSEM.
> > But is anybody actually using it? Besides the people themselves for
> > openSuSE Conference.
>
>
> I believe small conferences like SeaGL is using it, and large conferences
> like AllThingsOpen is using it.  There are probably some other ones.
>
> > >   So, I'm hoping to make an executive decision and move to OSEM.
> > What's your reasoning so far?
>
> Mostly because I have to spin up a website for LAS very quickly and start
> working on call for papers and a number of other things.  I have a short
> deadlines since I am driving fundraising for htis conference.  If we are
> going to make fundraising goal for a spring conference (eg May) I don't have
> a lot of time.  The website is the current focal point.
>
> That said, I don't want to use something and then have GUADEC something
> else.  It makes no sense to have two conferences using different software so
> I want to push to have both GUADEC and LAS/GINA use the same software.  The
> other issue is that whatever we pick we are our on our own, from what I
> understand GNOME sysadmins won't support any other conference software other
> than whatever we used this year.  I wasn't happy with the experience and I
> don't believe it is a scalable process.  OSEM is attractive as that I will
> have support from a team and considering that we are co-locating two
> conferences in the same location there is a slight bit of complexity.  If I
> have to find hosting outside the GNOME infra, at least let me get it with
> someone who is working to help me and is eager to help.  But if both
> conferences use OSEM then perhaps we can convince sysadmin to host it on our
> infra.
>
> Lastly, we also have this -
> https://github.com/openSUSE/travel-support-program, which will probably help
> the travel committee when it comes to dealing with travel subsidies.  If all
> of this comes integrated then we save a lot of time for everyone.

We assessed it some time ago and decided that it didn't work how we
needed it to.

> In any case, I'm not excited by conference software, I'm interested in the
> shortest time to getting something spun up and get things moving and having
> the most support.  The good thing is that LAS will test any software before
> GUADEC and smooth things over for the next team.
>
> > > Secondly, GNOME.Asia has already used OSEM for the past couple of
> > > years.
> > wait, what?  This is plain wrong.
>
>
> It was true at some point, the OSEM website has GNOME logo as someone using
> their software.
>
> So, can we make a decision? :)
>
> sri
>
> > Cheers,
> >   Tobi
>
>
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