Re: OSBC proposal: would like review

[Murray Cumming <murrayc murrayc com>]

On Thu, 2008-10-30 at 15:57 -0600, Stormy Peters wrote:
> I was thinking about submitting something like this as a panel for
> OSBC.
> 
> As internet applications become more pervasive, the line between the
> desktop and the internet becomes less clear. Users may not care if an
> application is native or SaaS and they may not know where their files
> end up. It's up to software projects to figure out how best to address
> this new model. Should your files live on your computer or in the
> cloud? Where should they be backed up? Does it make any sense for any
> of your data to be on your laptop? How should the desktop create a
> seamless environment for the user? And how does an open source
> software project address this differently than a traditional
> proprietary project?
> 
> Come hear what different projects are planning to address the new user
> experience created by merging desktop and network.
> 
> Representatives from:
> - GNOME 3.0 

Unless you actually have some "representative from GNOME 3.0" lined up,
I don't think it's wise to mention it. At the moment it doesn't look
like any push for "GNOME 3.0" will actually happen soon (again).

> - Online desktop project
> - Google apps
> - Maemo
> - ?
> 
> Thoughts, ideas?
> 
> Stormy
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