FOSDEM 2007

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Stand Overview

From the Front: File:FOSDEM 2007 FRONT.png

From Top: File:FOSDEM 2007 TOP.png

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/
Mouse Pad x EUR tbd tbd what is a fair price?
LiveCD 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
Windows PC wih Windows tbd space for PC+Screen 2xpower, Kensington locker
MacOS X Mac mini ? tbd space for Mac+Screen 2xpower, Kensington locker
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