{"id":1402,"date":"2009-03-27T03:02:03","date_gmt":"2009-03-27T08:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=1402"},"modified":"2009-03-27T03:02:03","modified_gmt":"2009-03-27T08:02:03","slug":"osdcmy-2009-fossmy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2009\/03\/27\/osdcmy-2009-fossmy","title":{"rendered":"OSDC.my 2009 != foss.my"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just to set the record straight, OSDC.my 2009<\/a> has no relation<\/b> to foss.my<\/a>. They have a different theme, a highly swank location (i.e. not a place of higher education), it is not community run (there are community members in the committee though), and its sponsored by MDEC.<\/p>\n

In fact, I’m not even sure what the event is called – it may differ between OSDC.my to MSC OSCON.my<\/a>. Mad props to the folk behind the real<\/b> OSDC<\/a> (community run, in a different city within Australia) and O’Reilly’s OSCON<\/a>, since their names are really popular :-)<\/p>\n

Now, what about foss.my 2009? Its about time we started planning for the event. foss.my 2008<\/a> was most successful, held during November 8-9 2008, but a lot of students complained — they didn’t like the time, as they had exams before or after the event (heck, even one of the crew members, had an exam the next day!).<\/p>\n

So, let me ask a few questions, and feel free to reply in comments:<\/p>\n

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  1. What timeframe would work best for foss.my 2009? In terms of a month, is September or October better? Keep in mind we don’t want other event clashes.<\/li>\n
  2. Do you want foss.my 2009 to be longer? Two days, with two tracks, seemed to be a little short for people.<\/li>\n
  3. If so, how many days do you want foss.my 2009 to be?<\/li>\n
  4. Do you want it to run through the weekend (so maybe Saturday, Sunday, Monday)?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    International folk should answer this too… because you’ll probably be coming to attend, to speak, to mingle, etc. Do you want to come at a time when Malaysia has a colourful event? Do you want to see parts of KL or other parts of Malaysia?<\/p>\n

    Disclosure:<\/b> I don’t speak for anyone else on the past\/current\/future foss.my committee<\/a>, just myself.<\/p>\n

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