If LF would be willing, I would really like for us to take this further under consideration!
> On Oct 19, 2015, at 11:30 AM, Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: > > As the liaison to The Linux Foundation, who does ot ApacheCon events in Eu > and NA, I'd ask do you want to do this under that arrangement or do you > want to do this differently? Angela is willing, but our contract doesn't > require it, since Africa is not explicitly covered. > > By the way, yes, I'm absolutely behind doing this, either in SA or Kenya. > On Oct 16, 2015 18:04, "Wyngaard, Jane R (398M-Affiliate)" < > jane.r.wynga...@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I attended Apache Con Europe (big data and core) two weeks ago and a >> couple of us were floating the idea of getting an ApacheCon Africa to >> happen. We were talking South Africa specifically given our origins but in >> general the continent’s awake to tech and open source and S. Africa’s just >> one part. >> >> The essence of our discussions distilled down to - make a monetary >> business case for it and it could happen - so I just wanted to stick this >> out there so the idea could maybe start to evolve… >> >> Reasons for it to happen: >> - There are a bunch of apache committers in S. Africa but honestly it’s >> super expensive for us to get to any ApacheCon elsewhere (flip side - it’s >> cheap to come to us) >> - It’s a stunning venue! >> - S. Africa’s the gateway to Africa in so much as importing tech is >> concerned (Nigeria and others aren’t waiting for the world but are just >> inventing their own<http://fossfa.net/> (Free software and open source >> foundation for Africa) :) >> - There are big tech projects happening and more coming: i.e things to >> get involved in / things to expose to ASF >> Eg: The Square Kilometer Array telescope <http://www.ska.ac.za/meerkat/> >> or HPC community<http://www.chpcconf.co.za/> , or Space science< >> http://www.sansa.org.za/earthobservation/services> and engineering >> community or energy community or business >> >> >> - And just for kicks – apparently we know how to use water powered >> rockets best (yesterday’s slashdot< >> http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/10/08/1639243/university-of-cape-town-team-breaks-world-water-rocketry-record >>> ) >> >> Honestly, I’m sure others know more and better reasons than me too. >> Obviously we're biased – it would benefit the S. Africa software community >> more than anything else - but also think it’d be a win for ASF community! >> >> >> Jane >> >> Other links: >> OpenSource software and small businesses conference 2016< >> http://www.waset.org/conference/2016/01/johannesburg/ICOSSSB> >> Banking< >> http://www.bdlive.co.za/business/financial/2015/07/16/nedbank-rolls-out-sas-first-big-data-service >>> >> openOffice supporting African Languages< >> http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/en/issue-no-282/computing/open-office-now-avai/en >>> >> >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >> >> Jane Wyngaard, Ph.D >> Postdoctoral scholar >> Instrument software and science data systems Section (398) >> >> NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory >> 4800 Oak Grove Drive MS: 158-256D >> Pasadena, CA 91109 >> >> Phone: 818/354-6237 >> Email: jane.r.wynga...@jpl.nasa.gov<mailto:jane.r.wynga...@jpl.nasa.gov> >> >> >> >> On 09/10/2015 14:00, "dev-h...@community.apache.org<mailto: >> dev-h...@community.apache.org>" <dev-h...@community.apache.org<mailto: >> dev-h...@community.apache.org>> wrote: >> >> Hi! 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