I like the idea and could submit several "training wheels" questions for consideration.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Jeff Hubbs <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jhubbslist@att.net">jhubbslist@att.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Sounds good to me - and especially now that I'm working in academia, I'm<br>
interested in participating in things like this more.<br>
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On 6/16/11 4:54 PM, Charles Shapiro wrote:<br>
> Also cf: Barcamp Atlanta. Usually takes place in the fall at GTRI.<br>
> Includes corporate sponsors. A very fun event -- I think I'm a vet of<br>
> every one so far.<br>
><br>
> -- CHS<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 4:48 PM, David Tomaschik<br>
> <<a href="mailto:david@systemoverlord.com">david@systemoverlord.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> This might be a terrible idea, or a crazy idea, but I'm sure this is a<br>
>> group that will tell me that.<br>
>><br>
>> During this past weekend at SELF, I began to miss ALF. (For anyone who<br>
>> doesn't know, I was one of the organizers of ALF for its short two<br>
>> year run.) I don't have a desire to "compete" with SELF -- they have<br>
>> a very successful conference, a great group of organizers, and great<br>
>> momentum going -- but I feel like some sort of event in Atlanta (or at<br>
>> least the metro area) is only appropriate.<br>
>><br>
>> Reading a few things earlier today, an idea came to me for doing an<br>
>> open-source conference that is targeted specifically at problems users<br>
>> have. My thinking is this:<br>
>><br>
>> 1. Participants submit "questions".<br>
>> 2. Questions are cleaned up by organizers, grouped into tracks, and<br>
>> placed on site for voting.<br>
>> 3. Participants vote on questions.<br>
>> 4. Organizers seek speakers willing to address the users questions have.<br>
>><br>
>> I know it'll be odd in that the topics don't originate from the<br>
>> speakers, but to me, that's the novelty of it.<br>
>><br>
>> Concept feedback? Desire for an Atlanta Linux/Open Source event again?<br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> David Tomaschik, RHCE, LPIC-1<br>
>> System Administrator/Open Source Advocate<br>
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