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Subject:    [osol-mktg] Re:  LinuxWorld Report
From:       Teresa.Giacomini () Sun ! COM (Teresa Giacomini)
Date:       2005-08-16 13:18:58
Message-ID: 4302497A.8030401 () Sun ! COM
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LinuxWorld Boston is a good ways off, but the Call-for-Papers deadline
is not so far away...October 21, 2005.  So, check out

http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/live/12/speakers//callforpapers

If you decide to submit a paper, it would be great if you could let us
all know on this list.

T

Ben Rockwood wrote:
> I agree Dan, a handout would have been really really useful.  The most common \
> question we got asked as also the toughest to answer: "Whats new in Solaris?"  The \
> person you were talking to would expect the normal boring short list of "We \
> improved... and added..." but of course its not that easy. Most people were simply \
> overwhelmed, which is why I tried to keep things really loose and fairly high level \
> with some quick "See? It really works." demos without getting into details beyond \
> what they were comfortable with.  The best tact being to leave the attendees with a \
> sense that they really do need to check this out when they get home.   
> A .Org booth wasn't possible this year, we were just too late (I'd already applied \
> for an Enlightenment booth and been denied, they filled up on day 1, we tried on \
> day 2).  It wouldn't have been a good place for us this year anyway.  We need more \
> distros and visability prior to moving in with the .Org booths where we definately \
> would have gotten a "Why are you here?" reaction.  Being in the middle of the Sun \
> booth allowed us to work on all fronts, bringing in the workstation lines, server \
> lines, Studio compilers, OpenSolaris.org, Solaris10, etc.  Besides, there is \
> already some minor hostility aimed at Fedora Core, who has a booth in .Org \
> pavillion despite being tied to Red Hat, which means they consume a booth that some \
> other project could have used and they could have been a pod in the RH booth... \
> they end up appearing like RH rejects. 
> LW Boston will be an interesting test next time around.  We'll have to see who we \
> can get in the area to show up and see what responce is like, but thats a good ways \
> off (Apr 06). 
> benr.
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