Me too. (the one case where a "me too" reply is not out of place...
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Tal Abir <tal.a...@gmail.com> wrote: > I will come. > > 2009/6/2 Shachar Shemesh <shac...@shemesh.biz> > >> Hi all, >> >> I know this approach is extremely non standard, and that Haifux is a club >> with "no registration required" attendance. I've been asked by some of the >> Haifux admins to give the lecture I'm about to give this Thursday at >> Herzelinux also at Haifux (August 10th is shaping out to be the date). I >> will gladly do so, but...... >> >> Giving a Haifux lecture requires some effort on my part. Aside from >> everything else, this requires getting out of work at about 4 pm and drive >> to Haifa, as well as drive back after a day in which I both worked and drove >> and gave a lecture. >> >> All this I will gladly do, and enjoy it, except for one problem. More >> often then not, there are only about five people present to actually hear >> the lecture. It seems to be a lot of effort to achieve not much effect. >> >> I, on my part, am more than willing to leave work early, drive both >> direction and give the lecture, but you have to do one thing in return. Show >> up. >> >> So I am asking this publicly. Assuming I do give a lecture on profile >> guided optimization on August 10th, how many people intend to get out of >> whatever important other stuff they usually do and show up? Quite frankly, >> if it's about talking to an almost empty room, I don't think I'll bother. >> >> Also, please note that if 20 people say "yes", and then I show up and >> there are only five people present, I will have to seriously consider >> whether I want to ever make the effort again, so please only say "yes" if >> you truly think you will actually be there. >> >> Again, I know this is extremely unorthodox, but I have been extremely busy >> of late, and while I love donating my time to pro-bono FOSS activities, I >> would like to know that someone is actually enjoying the fruits of my labor. >> >> If the show of hands is not significant, I would suggest that those people >> who are interested in hearing the lecture try to arrive to Herzelia this >> Thursday at 6:30pm. I know, it's a long drive, it requires leaving work >> early, and it means there is a long drive home afterwards. I know how it >> feels. >> >> Shachar >> >> -- >> Shachar Shemesh >> Lingnu Open Source Consulting Ltd.http://www.lingnu.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Haifux mailing list >> Haifux@haifux.org >> http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Haifux mailing list > Haifux@haifux.org > http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux > >
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