Re: Summit on gnome.org



On Fri, 2005-09-23 at 21:05 -0400, Tim Ney, GNOME Foundation wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-09-23 at 20:38 -0400, rajiv vyas wrote:
> 
> > Let me look into this. Where can I find details (including summit
> > topics) of past and present summit information?
> 
> The Summit is low-key and without hype.  Others on the list, who have
> attended in the past, may be able to give you some sense of what was
> accomplished. or started.
> 
> http://www.gnome.org/press/releases/summit2003.html
> 
> >  And what should be the
> > focus of the release i.e. why is this summit important and how is it
> > different from the past ones? Sorry, new to the list so would need some
> > help in digging info.
> 
> jrb gives a good overview of what the Summit is/isn't about:
> <http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-love/2004-October/msg00002.html>
> 
> Federico Mena Quintero and others want to discuss GNOME performance
> testing that is being done, so that the necessary improvements for 2.14
> can made.  Summit participants will be able to share data they have on
> performance in various environments - the standard desktop, thin clients
> and form factor devices such as the Nokia 770.
> 
> There were some lively discussions on marketing last year and that will
> continue this year.  Jon "Maddog" Hall has posted his interest in
> talking about marketing.  Other topics posted so far are here:
> <http://live.gnome.org/Boston2005_2fBreakoutSessions>
> 
> > Also, any ideas on: how many developers attended the summit in 2004, how
> > many are expected to attend this year and who the sponsors are?
> 
> There were 130 developers in 2004.  The Summit is sponsored by GNOME
> Foundation, with support from Friends of GNOME.
> 
> Best,
> 
> tim


Great stuff. I'll get working on this. Whoever has attended this in the
past, please email me your inputs in goal, accomplishment, etc.

Thanks,

Rajiv
 





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