It would have been cool to go to this, although I don't have any plan at
present.
I'd have been willing to host a talk about Boomer, but I didn't realize
it, or get materials ready, in time for it. Maybe next time.
-- Garrett
Dan Roberts wrote:
> Roland,
>
> Yep, great minds think a like or something like that... We'll
> actually have 7 pods for OpenSolaris at CommunityOne and JavaOne,
> along with a separate OpenSolaris install lounge with experts to help
> answer additional questions and walk folks through the install process
> (we'll also have folks from Toshiba there showing the laptops and Rock
> Band 2 on Playstation 3 to help relax folks), 3 tracks of sessions, an
> OpenSolaris party to cap off CommunityOne, and an OpenSolaris deep
> dive the next day. The pods will focus on 2009.06, Porting SW to
> OpenSolaris, Testing with OpenSolaris, Open Networking, Open Storage,
> Open HA Cluster, and the OpenSolaris Web Stack. Oh, and the opening
> Keynote for C1 will of course include the launch of 2009.06 I'm
> sure... :)
>
> Lots going on there, Lynn Rohrer gave an update during the Townhall
> this morning so I'm sure she can provide a bit more details.
>
> Thanks
> Dan
>
> On Apr 24, 2009, at 3:31 PM, Roland Mainz wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> ----
>>
>> Did anyone thought about creating an OpenSolaris.org booth for
>> CommunityOne West in SFBay (see
>> http://developers.sun.com/events/communityone/2009/west/) ?
>>
>>
>> * The idea would be to create a booth for the following purposes:
>> - Representing OpenSolaris.org and it's communities and projects
>> - Place for help/assientance for OpenSolaris user newbies (even those
>> who come with a laptop and quickly want to install OpenSolaris)
>> - Place for people who want to contribute to OpenSolaris.org (e.g.
>> people who didn't contribute to OpenSolaris yet)
>> - Place for OpenSolaris.org developers to exchange ideas and try out
>> stuff
>> - Place to sit down and talk about OpenSolaris
>>
>>
>> * What would be needed:
>> 1. Funding (for:
>> - the location
>> - renting various booth furniture/booth itself
>> - internet (_wire_, not wlan)/power access
>> - Cookies, bottles of water and tea (out of experience that several
>> days of booth service drives people mad if they only "run" on coffee)
>> - computers (both x86+SPARC)
>> - networked PostScript printer+paper
>> - two or more whiteboards
>> - OpenSolaris.org CDs, DVDs, USB sticks with OpenSolaris.org LiveCD,
>> MilaX, SXCE etc. etc.
>> - Banner stuff with the OpenSolaris.org logo
>> - Project-specific posters describing the projects
>> - Flyers
>> - <... more details later on demand...>
>> )
>>
>>
>> 2. Several computers, monitors, switches, cables, a PostScript printer
>> etc. At least one machine should be equipped with the abilty to run
>> tests+do some development/hacking (e.g. T1000 with LDOMs and enougth
>> memory+disk space)
>>
>>
>> 3. Layout: Non-traditional "L"-shape booth layout to create an "edge"
>> and a set of small tables clustered at one end of the "L" (that people
>> can sit down and discuss stuff without being "run over" by people
>> visting the booth), e.g.
>>
>> ######
>> #PPPP#W tables
>> # #W |
>> # # |
>> # # <--- front Y
>> # # ### ### ### ###
>> # # # # # # # # # #
>> # # ### ### ### ###
>> # #######################
>> #
>> #XX
>> ############################
>>
>> Notes:
>> - XX="Pile of bags"
>> - PP="Small private section" for people to take a nap
>> - WW="Whiteboards"
>> - Area under the front side of booth is used to store stuff like
>> water-bottles, bookies, paper and misc. other stuff
>> - Area above the front side of booth is used for booth work, including
>> computer access (additionally every 2nd table has computer access, too)
>>
>>
>> 4.Staff:
>> We need volunteers to staff the booth (preferably with some kind of
>> rotation that noone has to be at the booth for longer than 2-3 hours
>> maximum).
>>
>>
>> 5. <... insert more stuff ...>
>>
>> ----
>>
>> Bye,
>> Roland
>>
>> P.S.: Please keep the discussion in the OGB and/or Summit lists and not
>> the advocacy ones.
>>
>> --
>> __ . . __
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