Dan Roberts wrote:
> The event is free so all are invited, though obviously a trip to SF is
> required... :-)
I'd have to get funding. At the moment, there doesn't look like much
reason for me to attend unless as a presenter.
-- Garrett
>
> On Apr 24, 2009, at 4:41 PM, Garrett D'Amore wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> __ . . __
>>>> (o.\ \/ /.o) roland.mainz at nrubsig.org
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