[clue] Xorg presentation in the fall

[Lorin Ricker]

Matt -- Thanks for the initiative on this.  Yes, I'd certainly be 
interested in hearing from Chase about Canonical, Ubuntu, etc.  And yes, 
I'd be willing to chip in $$, within reason, to support his visit 
(things like this don't/can't happen "for free" -- well, maybe the 
beer!)  ;-)  Can we put together a reasonable, expected budget for his 
expenses, at least something that we can all see to work out "our shares"?

Good idea, certainly would be a different and valuable sort of 
presentation and visit.  Likely could give us all an insider's (expert) 
view of working within a large FOSS project/distro, and may help 
generate good ideas about how some/all of us might find ways to 
participate in such projects.

Again, thanks for taking the lead on this... even if it doesn't 
ultimately work out, it's very much worth considering and acting upon!

best regards,
   -- Lorin

On 05/17/2011 10:22 AM, Matt Dew wrote:
> Hi all,
>    Chase Douglas works for Canonical and is one of the main developers 
> of multitouch.  I sent him an email asking if he would be interested in 
> coming to Denver to give a presentation this fall.
> 
> He's been out of the country and busy so I just got a reply.
> 
> He said if he could work it into his schedule he would come out and give 
> a presentation.    We'll need to pay for hotel, airfare and food.  (2-3 
> days?)
> 
> So my question for you guys is:
>    1)  Are people interested in this?
>    1b)  enough to cough up a little money?
>    2)  When? We'll need several dates he could choose from.
> 
> If enough people are interested, I'll look into the costs and let people 
> know how much it would cost us.  His presentation at XDS (X Developer 
> Summit) last fall was very interesting.  The demo at the end was cool.
> 
> I think it's worth it, but that's just me.
> Matt
> 
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