Amazingly enough, I got approval to attend. So, barring any unforeseen
Oracle-related changes, it looks like I can go to present Boomer at KCA
2009.
I need to submit a paper & proposal to the KCA organizers though, so
stay tuned.
-- Garrett
Garrett D'Amore wrote:
> 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
>>>>> \__\/\/__/ MPEG specialist, C&&JAVA&&Sun&&Unix programmer
>>>>> /O /==\ O\ TEL +49 641 3992797
>>>>> (;O/ \/ \O;)
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