Re: [us-marketing] Hackfest at Ohio Linux Fest

On Fri, 2011-06-17 at 09:30 -0700, Carl Symons wrote:

> I don't know how Ohio LinuxFest operates. Speaking from my experience
> of several years involvement with producing LFNW...
>
> - Tell OHLF that it's a go.

I suppose you are correct - I would of really liked some hint of
interest from the developers but hopefully that will come.

> - Start recruiting people from the LibreOffice Development Team
> through LibO mailing lists
>     *including users@global.libreoffice.org; there are a bunch of
> people there who answer questions regularly
> - Grassroots Hackfest for the leading open source office suite...join
> the community, get things done, make a F/OSS difference
> - OHLF is in Columbus, right in the middle of Ohio. Cleveland,
> Cincinnatti, Pittsburgh, Louisville are all within driving distance
> - Contact Indiana LinuxFest (http://www.indianalinux.org). Don't know
> how big their event is, but Indianapolis is also within driving
> distance. They have some sort of communication structure.
> - Chicago's further but they have http://www.flourishconf.com
>
> What is the basis for a go/no-go decision? The only downside would
> come from being timid about getting the word out and recruiting
> people. We don't have to show you any stinking badges.

*smile* fair enough.

//drew


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