Sweemeng, Nothing satisfies you eh? Why don't you give some constructive comments of inviting people who can pay i.e. sponsor rather than sniping?
Dude you need to get laid. Male or female up to you but keep it human. Eric On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:13 PM, sweemeng ng <swees...@gmail.com> wrote: > and use it to lock user and force user to a certain version, and lock user > out. yeah samsung and se is a good example of foss user > > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Slaya Chronicles - Geeko Acolyte < > msiantuxlo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Samsung, SE uses Android which is based on the FOSS Linux kernel. They may >> have something to showcase. >> >> Eric >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 9:17 AM, Raja Iskandar Shah < >> rajaiskand...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> jacob, all 5 are great points >>> >>> perhaps if we start really early, we should also approach non-traditional >>> sponsors, like airasia, maxis, celcom, nokia, sony-ericsson, samsung, p1, >>> ytl, mph, popular, al-ikhsan, etc >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Decide who will be the focus group for the conference - is it >>>>>> business folks (ie CxO, IT Managers etc), OSS community/practitioners, >>>>>> entrepreneurs, govt, general public, etc ? Each group has different >>>>>> needs and expectations. It is difficult to give equal focus for many >>>>>> groups in one conference. Each group also attracts different sponsors. >>>>>> From past MOSC (2009 & 2011), the technical tracks/sessions attracted >>>>>> the most crowd and my guess is over 90% of the crowd are from the OSS >>>>>> community/ practitioners. I am also guessing only few business folks >>>>>> attended the talks. >>>>>> >>>>>> 2. Organise more sessions to suit the focus group. Business folks will >>>>>> probably like to hear from other business folks i.e. end-users talking >>>>>> on how they gained from using OSS in their organisation. Perhaps the >>>>>> potential sponsors can help persuade their customers to present. Get >>>>>> end-users from small, medium and large organisations if possible to >>>>>> give a good mix and attract all types of business folks. Consider >>>>>> partnering with a visible business grouping eg FMM, SMI Malaysia etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> 3. For this year, perhaps more tutorials/ clinics can be organised to >>>>>> gain interest from the OSS community/practitioners. These sessions >>>>>> could be customised for different audience e.g. IT tech/software >>>>>> support, civil/mech/E&E engineers, teachers, students, designers, >>>>>> artists etc. Get support from relevant govt bodies to subsidise the >>>>>> fees, so it will give MOSC the added attraction and edge. >>>>>> >>>>>> 4. Arrange for Venture Capital companies and Angels (local & >>>>>> international) to hold sessions/clinics for start-ups and >>>>>> entrepreneurs involved in OSS related development who are seeking for >>>>>> seed funding, advisory support etc. Many are seeking to expand beyond >>>>>> local market - so help organise activities that will help them in this >>>>>> area. Perhaps you can partner with some relevant organisation such as >>>>>> TeAM, Plug&Play etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> 5. Get suitable publication on board early to promote the event such >>>>>> as business papers (ie Edge, Malaysian Business etc), IT magazines (ie >>>>>> Computerworld), online technology websites (ie ZDNet, CNet, etc) and >>>>>> many others. Get the media-savvy experts involved if possible. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hope this helps. >>>>>> >>>>>> - Jacob >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>> Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ >>> >>> Facebook Fan page >>> >>> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 >>> >>> http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my >>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> >>> Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to osdcmy-list@googlegroups.com >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> osdcmy-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<osdcmy-list%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en >>> >> >> -- >> Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ >> >> Facebook Fan page >> >> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 >> >> http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. >> To post to this group, send email to osdcmy-list@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> osdcmy-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<osdcmy-list%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en >> > > -- > Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ > > Facebook Fan page > > http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 > > http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. > To post to this group, send email to osdcmy-list@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > osdcmy-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<osdcmy-list%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en > -- Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ Facebook Fan page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. 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