FOSDEM 2007
Stand Overview
From the Front:
From Top:
ToDo:
- request a Stand at FOSDEM organizers
- find out exact dimensions
- update the plan
- determine final size and number of posters we can place
Merchandise and Give-Aways
| Merchandise | Price | Number | Responsible | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Shirt | x EUR | 20 L, 20 XL | tbd | what is a fair price? http://www.cafepress.com/buy/gnustep/ http://www.cafepress.com/GNUSTEPU |
| Mouse Pad | x EUR | tbd | tbd | what is a fair price? |
| Live CD Photo | 5 EUR | 100? | tbd | which version? http://www.linuks.mine.nu/gnustep/ http://xlivecd.indiana.edu/ |
| GNUstep stickers | free | 1000 | tbd | tbd |
| GNUstep brochure | free | 200? | tbd | see download on Introduction_to_GNUstep |
| GNUstep booklet | free | 200? | tbd | see download on Introduction_to_GNUstep |
ToDo:
- We have to define how many units of each we have produced and define a reasonable price.
- We could ask someone who already sells CDs and T-Shirts to give us some - and we return those that have not been sold.
Demos
Showing something and let people touch. We need permanently 2 persons to keep some eyes at the booth.
| System | Device | Responsible | Requirements | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNU/Linux | PC wih Linux | tbd | space for PC+Screen | 2xpower, Kensington locker |
| BSD | PC wih xBSD | tbd | space for PC+Screen | 2xpower, Kensington locker |
| Windows | PC wih Windows | tbd | space for PC+Screen | 2xpower, Kensington locker |
| MacOS X | Mac mini ? | tbd | space for Mac+Screen | 2xpower, Kensington locker |
| Linux PDA | Sharp Zaurus | N. Schaller | space for device, 1xpower outlet | confirmed |
Books to Show
We should have some Cocoa and Objective-C training books.
| Title | Author | Responsible |
|---|---|---|
| tbd | tbd | tbd |
Posters
Posters shoud have size DIN A0 in color.
| Topic | Size | Responsible | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| GNUstep banner | 2m x 30cm? | tbd | |
| GORM | DIN A0 | tbd | |
| Cross Platform Development | DIN A0 | tbd | |
| embedded GNUstep (mySTEP) | DIN A0 | N. Schaller | confirmed |
| ... | DIN A0 | tbd | please propose! |
Someone should take care of
- setting a deadline,
- collecting the PDF files from the authors and,
- have them printed in same quality at a local copy shop.
Who will attend the meeting
One of the main reasons people attend the meeting is that you can meet, and talk directly to, other developers, whom you would otherwise meet only virtually (on mailing lists, emails, newsgroups, irc etc). We expect many lead developers and contributors to be present, so if you have never met them, you can't miss this occasion!
The following is a list of people of GNUstep fame (in alphabetical order) who have confirmed (or denied) that they will be able to join us at the GNUstep meeting at FOSDEM 2007:
| Name | Presence | Special comments |
|---|---|---|
| Helge Hess | yes | OpenGroupware.org |
| Lars S.-Helldorf | yes | - |
If you plan to join us at the meeting, please let us know here in the wiki. Knowing how many people will attend will help in organizing the event, and will encourage other people to join.
Who is at the booth
We should have teams of 2 plus one volunteer for fallback if someone can't attend at all. And, please be there!
| Day | Time Slot | First Name | Second Name | Fallback |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sa 24 Feb 2007 | 09:00 - 10:00 | setup by all responsibles | ||
| 10:00 - 12:00 | N.N. | N.N. | N.N. | |
| 12:00 - 14:00 | N.N. | N.N. | N.N. | |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | N.N. | N.N. | N.N. | |
| 16:00 - 18:00 | N.N. | N.N. | N.N. | |
| 18:00 - 18:30 | tear down | |||
| Su 25 Feb 2007 | 09:00 - 10:00 | Setup by all responsibles | ||
| 10:00 - 12:00 | N.N. | N.N. | N.N. | |
| 12:00 - 14:00 | N.N. | N.N. | N.N. | |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | N.N. | N.N. | N.N. | |
| 16:00 - 18:00 | N.N. | N.N. | N.N. | |
| 18:00 - 18:30 | tear down |
Devroom Presentations
| Day | Time Slot | Author | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sa 24 Feb 2007 | 13:00 - 14:00 | N.N. | History and Future of GNUstep (should be made part of the general FOSDEM presentation track!) |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | |||
| 15:00 - 16:00 | |||
| 16:00 - 17:00 | |||
| 17:00 - 18:00 | moderator? | GNUstep Roadmap, User and Developer Meeting | |
| Sa 24 Feb 2007 | 12:00 - 13:00 | ||
| 13:00 - 14:00 | |||
| 14:00 - 15:00 | |||
| 15:00 - 16:00 |
Note: Does anyone has a projector for the talks ? The Fosdem organisation will gives us one if needed, but having ours would be more convenient (if only to have a good one, remember last year)
Questions / ToDo List
- How to Secure valuable devices?
- How to collect payments? Who is treasurer?
- Request a Devroom
- Request additional Presentation to the main audience
- Clarify Size of Booth tables, posters with FOSDEM organizers
- Clarify number and price of Merchandize to create
- Define Demos
- Define Posters to show and confirmation
- who collects Poster's PDFs and takes care of printing them?
- Define Presentations and get Presenter's confirmations
- post a Call for Presentations/Demos/Posters/Volunteers to news:gnu.gnustep.discuss
Organizing Committee
- A. Fedor
- H. Hess
- N. Roard
- N. Schaller
- volunteers welcome!
Older Material/Thoughts (to be deleted when worked in)
Few ideas
Extract
- use Live CD - even rereleased last version
- Perhaps some GNUstep merchandize, like GNUstep T-shirts, GNUstep mouse pads,
GNUstep stickers, etc. Though I'm not sure we could so easily afford these yet. Quickly lurking through the Internet, I calculated that 20 T-shirts come to around 60 EUR, 30 T-shirts to ~85 EUR, and 50 T-shirts around ~130 EUR.
- perform a [Survey]
Portability demonstration
Use several machines side-by side with:
- GNUstep with Camaelon, and perhaps the Etoile system
- some Apple hardware for showing that the same apps can run on GNUstep and OSX
- some Linux machine
- some BSD machine
- some x86 hardware to show that GNUstep is even available on Windows
- some other hardware (connected to the LCD we had) showing a presentation/video on GNUstep - something flashy, with sound and talk