LOL.... hahahaha On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 6:55 PM, Slaya Chronicles - Geeko Acolyte < msiantuxlo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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. > 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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