Re: Linuxworld Toronto, April 30 - May 2

["Jim C. Nasby" <jim(at)nasby(dot)net>]

On Sun, Jan 21, 2007 at 10:11:44AM -0500, Dan Langille wrote:
> On 21 Jan 2007 at 15:01, Chris Browne wrote:
> 
> > robert(dot)bernier5(at)sympatico(dot)ca (Robert Bernier) writes:
> > > Is anybody planning to attend this and set up a booth?
> > >
> > > http://www.it360.ca/
> > 
> > I have involvement with the local LUG booth.  I don't have a
> > particular "PostgreSQL hat" on in that context.
> > 
> > It would be a nice thing to have *something* PostgreSQL-relevant
> > 'deployed' there.
> > 
> > I'm not sure a booth is the right answer; the rules associated with
> > having a free booth are somewhat restrictive.  If you have a free
> > booth, you're there to promote some form of user group, and it's
> > verboten to try to sell commercial services to passers-by.
> > 
> > And it's probably rather late to be *starting* to negotiate a booth...
> > 
> > It seems to me that having a PostgreSQL talk would probably be more
> > useful.  But it's months too late; the due date, for that, was
> > November 4, 2005...
> 
> Noted.  If someone asks, we might just get it.  The worst that can 
> happen is a refusal.  No harm.  No foul.  

Yeah, if it's anything like Linuxfest NW, it might not be hard to still
get a speaking spot.
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