On 08/02/2012 09:20, Scott Long wrote: > > On Aug 2, 2012, at 12:23 AM, Kevin Oberman <kob6558_at_gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Doug makes some good points. > > No, he doesn't. Yes I do! (So there) > He and Arnould being argumentative and accusatory > where none of that is warranted. > > I used to run the devsummits, and we did tele-conference lines for > remote people to participate. I singled out BSDCAN specifically since that's "where the action is" for the last several years. I do recall your efforts in this regard, but it so happened that I was able to attend most of them in person back then. No slight towards what you did was intended. > After I stepped down, others took it > up and did the same thing. Usually, the lines were unused. I > suspect that organizers simply stopped thinking about them after a > while because of poor interest. There is no conspiracy of exclusion > here, just simple human apathy. Here I have to disagree with you. Once again, speaking specifically about BSDCAN dev summits, I repeatedly asked the organizers to provide some sort of audio stream (phone, Internet, anything) and was repeatedly told it wasn't possible. This was not a case of lack of interest. This was a case of "We understand that it is something people want, but it isn't going to happen." > The invite system for the devsummit was, and still is, purely about > providing some order to the process. It ensures that people > attending are willing to demonstrate a minimum amount of interest, > more than just wondering by a room one day and dropping in for free > food and wifi. I specifically made allowances for this issue in my post. Doug -- I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. -- Edward Everett Hale, (1822 - 1909)Received on Thu Aug 02 2012 - 14:37:10 UTC
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