Bright day outside. Brighten it up further by winning a goodie from Sun. A real simple question this time.
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I just took a moment to create a collage called "Faces of FOSS.IN 2007". So many passionate people, lot of ideas, loads of enthusiasm. We had lots of fun too. Just one more day to go for FOSS.IN to conclude.
I wanted to paste the observations of a Mr. Gopal, a FOSS.IN attendee. Mr. Gopal sent his observations to the FOSS.IN mailing list. I have taken only the relevant portions of his mail. Full mail text is here.
At 59 years of age, I think I was the most ancient creature to attend foss-in 2007. Also the only fully grey-haired fossil in the venue. Also the only illiterate person to participate in the event. I have no software background; I graduated as a mechanical engineer, but ran a business as a pseudo-metallurgical engineer. Nobody discovered!
Why did I register for foss-in 2007? Because I didn't have any work to do at home (I stay in Bangalore). At only Rs. 600 for five lunches and 10 cups of tea and 20 biscuits and air-conditioned ambiance for five days; it appeared dirt-cheap to me (I have never come across a power-packed pure technical event like this priced so cheap!). Since I travel by public transport (Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation) with a 30 rupees-a-day pass, commuting charges did not amount to much either. And I thought: any GYAN is a bonus and a welcome one!
I attended many sessions and the inauguration. My observations and views are given below:
Note: After three days, I have become somewhat literate. I have already downloaded openOffice.org and started to write using that. I also plan to start writing in Hindi using some application that was discussed at the IndLinux session. Hope I am able to do that.
Best wishes to all of you.
Welcome to today's edition of Sun quiz. As usual, please answer by leaving a comment.
Of course, you get to grab some goodies if you give the correct answer.
G. Karunakar just announced the Laptop Sticker Contest in the FOSS.IN mailing list. The laptop with most FOSS stickers or the best decorated one gets a prize (possibly an IndLinux t-shirt). Some sample laptop pictures were also posted so that you know what is the expectation:
This photo was clicked by Karunakar. I picked this up from the FOSS.IN mailing list.
You can vote for the on flickr (by selecting as favourites). Get your laptop clicked today!
The FOSS.IN conference offers immense opportunity to interact and network with members of the open source community. The organizers have made several arrangements to make this possible. Instead of just presentations after presentations, there are hackathons, demos, installations, and BoFs. A real nice community lounge is an added attraction. Community lounges offer space to set up your laptop and they have wifi too. Several like-minded people are likely to come there, and it is your chance to say "Hello".
After all, what does a techie need? Bean bag, unlimited wifi, and junk food :-)
Look no further. Go to the Sun booth, talk to our engineers. Ask the questions you always wanted to ask. You can also participate in the Sun quiz and hackathon contests.
Our next question. As usual, please leave a comment on this blog entry with your answer...
You get to win a goodie if you give the correct answer!
Answer by leaving a comment. Complete Sun's vision statement:
Question 3: The network is the ____________
Who can stop the open source movement?
The rain gods relented, and it is a bright morning here at the venue. I got to the JN Tata auditorium, the main hall where the formal inauguration will happen. At this point of time, people are trickling in. Of course, in some time, they will easily outnumber the 750 seat auditorium.
The FOSS.IN screen outside the venue with names of sponsors
Age is not a barrier to contribute to open source. A young FOSS.IN volunteer at the registration desk!
Sun announced the winners of "lucky draw competition"
