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Author: Alessandro Selli
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] anybody going to libreplanet?
Il 18/03/2017 21:18, Miles Fidelman ha scritto:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I didn't see any reaction to this - which makes me wonder.. is anybody
> here going to libreplanet?


Not me.

> For that matter, is anybody in the Greater Boston area?


Nope, I'm an ocean away.




> -------- forwarded message --------
>
> Author: Miles Fidelman
> Date: 2017-03-15 21:49 -700
> To: dng
> Subject: Re: [DNG] We need to speak up
> On 3/15/17 9:14 PM, Christopher Clements wrote:
>
> >
> > The exact suggestion is here:
> > <https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20170315.171933.e6bda406.en.html>
> >
> >> That is an excellent idea. Would be great if someone got organized
> >> enough to start a dialog with EVERY upstream dev individually and/or
> >> collectively. Unfortunately, that would be a mammoth task requiring
> >> more time than most people could find. I've done work like that on
> >> various issues and know from experience, it is a full time job.
> >
> > Perhaps just an open letter?
> >
> > It seemed relatively simple until you brought up the issue of actually
> > contacting all the developers (without using debian-devel, most
> likely).
> > I only thought about one aspect of it, and now it seems like it would
> > be _impossible_ without using debian-devel or mass-mailing every single
> > developer (out of the question).
> >
> I tried raising the question on libreplanet-discuss - asking what
> uptream developers are doing now. Not a tremendous response, so far.
>
> But maybe this would be a good workshop topic, or BOF session, at the
> upcoming libreplanet conference (sponsored by the Free Software
> Foundation) in Boston. It's coming up right spanking now (March 25-6),
> at MIT. An awful lot of open source upstream developers show up, and
> it's a good forum for discussion policy issues related to open source
> software. https://www.libreplanet.org/2017/
>
> It might be a little late to organize a formal talk or panel session,
> but someone might want to give the organizers a call. BOFs are easy to
> setup - see https://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference/2017
>
> Everyone should also join FSF and the libreplanet-discuss list.
>
> It's generally a good time, with good people. I'm not sure I'll be able
> to make it - I live in the area, but I'm currently in AZ for an extended
> period, helping my 96-year-old Dad settle into a new house - not sure if
> I'll be back in time.
>
> Hopefully someone from the Devuan team will be there, and can organize
> something.
>
> Miles Fidelman
>
>




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