From: Chad Fowler <chadfowler@...>
Date: 2005-01-22T01:21:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Fwd: OSCON Call For Proposals Now Open

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 20:28:12 +0900, Andrew Walrond <andrew@walrond.org> wrote:
> On Thursday 20 January 2005 20:03, Chad Fowler wrote:
> > Hi All.  Attached is the announcement for this year's Oreilly Open
> > Source Convention call for participation.
> >
> > This year's RubyConf (http://www.rubyconf.org) was alight with a new
> > level of buzz.  As I said at the closing of the conference, it felt
> > somehow different and bigger than ever before.
> >
> > I'd love to see us take that same feeling to OSCON this year, where
> > many of the leaders in the open source software world will be present.
> >  We want _everyone_ to be talking about the Ruby track this year.  :)
> >
> 
> The rubyx gnu-linux distro uses a concise ruby script to build and maintain
> the complete 'from source' distro. It also has a ruby based init system.
> Would a talk/demo about the use of ruby in rubyx be suitable fodder for the
> ruby track? Or are these conferences usually full of 'rapid web development'
> types only?
> 
> I had thought of submitting a proposal, but don't really know if the topic is
> suitable. As ruby enthusiasts, is it the sort of thing you'd be interested in
> attending?
> 

I think it would be completely appropriate and interesting.  Phil had
a good point that it wouldn't necessarily have to be totally
Ruby-focused.  OSCON attendees are _definitely_ interested in Linux
(and not just web application dev.).


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