[clue] Xorg presentation in the fall

[YES NOPE9]

I'm good as long as Willson is not allowed any sharp objects at the presentation.
99guspuppet


On May 21, 2011, at 8:37 PM, David L. Willson wrote:

I'm good for sweeping floors, washing dishes, and other relatively simple tasks.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Dew" <marcoz at osource.org>
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Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:56:28 AM
Subject: Re: [clue] Xorg presentation in the fall

I'll be a minion too.

C'mon people,  step up.  Everyone is busy and has real life 
responsibilities.  Many hands lighten the load.



On 05/18/2011 10:27 AM, Michael J. Hammel wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-05-17 at 15:21 -0600, YES NOPE9 wrote:
>> I volunteer to be one of your myrmidons.
> 
> I don't know that term, but I assume you're hoping I'll lead.  I'll need
> more minions, then.  Don't count on it unless we get a critical mass of
> people (definitely more than 3).
> 
>> I would like to expand the charter of CLUE to engulf FLOSS / POSH.
> 
> I don't know POSH either.  I think CLUE always included low level
> development in its "charter".  At least it did back when I helped start
> it with Mark and Eric.  BLUG tended to be more technical in that respect
> and CLUE tended to be more business oriented (Boulder vs Tech Center -
> made sense).  At least back in the day.  Things change.
> 
>> Does Denver/Boulder/COSprings/FtCollins  have enough geeks ?????
> 
> IMHO:
> 
> The region is dominated by web development and storage systems.  There
> is a fairly large number of apps developers (iPad, Android).  These tend
> to drive user-space and scripted development - lots of python folks
> around.  The Springs has lots of government/military types, many of
> which seem fixed on Java.  The majority of the front range appears to be
> focused on user space.
> 
> To my knowledge, board bring up and infrastructure development is not as
> highly represented.  Atmel has a presence in the Springs.  HP does
> printers up in Longmont.  Of course, there is Sparkfun in Boulder.
> Beyond that, I'm not aware of much consumer (or business/govt/military)
> device development at the board level.
> 
> I'd like to see more stuff like BeagleBoard happening.  Maybe its just
> early for this kind of thing, like the early days of Linux.

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