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 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 |
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