[GLLUG] Penguicon 8.0 in 2010

[Eduardo Cesconetto]

Wow, so the penguin part of penguicon is in the crosshair... Nice, why  
do I have the feeling that next year will be called BSODcon?

Eduardo Cesconetto - eduardo at cesconetto.com

On May 16, 2009, at 8:57 PM, Chick Tower <c.e.tower at gmail.com> wrote:

> We had the hand-off meeting today, at which this year's chairman (Matt
> Arnold) of the convention committee (concom) hands over control to  
> next
> year's chairman (Randy Bradakis).  Some things were discussed about  
> next
> year's Penguicon that affect us.
>
> There will be no Brazilian beef.  Randy and others just feel it is
> "tired" and has run its course.  Last year it was also left out of the
> early planning but popular demand brought it back.  However, I  
> wouldn't
> count on that happening twice.  Thank you all again for helping out  
> with
> it, this year and in years past.
>
> Randy would like to make the computer lounge more a Penguicon offering
> than a GLLUG offering.  What that means is unknown, except that they
> want other LUGs to get involved, too.  Jer Lance also said we've been
> ignoring users of other OSs, such as FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and Windows,  
> so
> they want to serve them better.  Don't ask me what that means, as it
> makes no sense to me; it's not as though we barred Windows laptops  
> from
> connecting to our wireless access point, so far as I know.  Later I
> thought perhaps he meant we should have some Windows PCs in the lounge
> with other proprietary software that someone has requested, such as
> Adobe Photoshop or MS Office, but he also stressed that we want to
> feature open-source software in the lounge.  I don't know what
> open-source software is available on Windows but not on GNU/Linux, but
> maybe he has something in mind.  If I got any of this wrong, someone
> please correct me.
>
> It looks like the convention will be in the Troy Marriott Hotel April
> 30th, May 1st, and May 2nd.  Jer Lance is trying to get fast wireless
> internet access that avoids the hotel's network.  I don't know if that
> would include the computer lounge, but, as Marshal pointed out to  
> me, if
> everyone is using another network, perhaps the hotel's network will be
> half-way decent.
> -- 
>
>                                Chick
>
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