Comments on: Conferences Suggestions http://changelog.complete.org/archives/601-conferences-suggestions Viewpoints on technology, society, and government Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:11:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Evelyn Mitchell http://changelog.complete.org/archives/601-conferences-suggestions/comment-page-1#comment-1542 Evelyn Mitchell Wed, 23 May 2007 18:48:00 +0000 http://changelog2.complete.org/archives/601-conferences-suggestions.html#comment-1542 I've found that most of the big conferences are not really focused on solving problems. Instead, I recommend people become active in their local Linux users group. There you can do a lot more peer learning, and begin to get some sense of who has clue and who does not. Some IRC channels are pretty good for specific problems, but it can be a crapshoot if you don't know the people. Contact me if you decide you'd like to organize a Linux SysAdmin conference, I'd help out and sponsor. I’ve found that most of the big conferences are not really focused on solving problems.

Instead, I recommend people become active in their local Linux users group. There you can do a lot more peer learning, and begin to get some sense of who has clue and who does not.

Some IRC channels are pretty good for specific problems, but it can be a crapshoot if you don’t know the people.

Contact me if you decide you’d like to organize a Linux SysAdmin conference, I’d help out and sponsor.

]]> By: Andy http://changelog.complete.org/archives/601-conferences-suggestions/comment-page-1#comment-1506 Andy Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:43:21 +0000 http://changelog2.complete.org/archives/601-conferences-suggestions.html#comment-1506 How about linuxfestnorthwest.org? Its this weekend. also note I'll be covering our open source groupware solution :-) How about linuxfestnorthwest.org? Its this weekend. also note I’ll be covering our open source groupware solution :-)

]]> By: O'Reilly Radar http://changelog.complete.org/archives/601-conferences-suggestions/comment-page-1#comment-1505 O'Reilly Radar Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:14:03 +0000 http://changelog2.complete.org/archives/601-conferences-suggestions.html#comment-1505 Sysadmin John Goerzen posted a list of events he was thinking of attending. I sent him mail explaining that we were trying to expand the sysadmin content at OSCON and asked him what he'd like to see. One item caught... Sysadmin John Goerzen posted a list of events he was thinking of attending. I sent him mail explaining that we were trying to expand the sysadmin content at OSCON and asked him what he’d like to see. One item caught…

]]> By: James http://changelog.complete.org/archives/601-conferences-suggestions/comment-page-1#comment-1503 James Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:59:44 +0000 http://changelog2.complete.org/archives/601-conferences-suggestions.html#comment-1503 How about linux.conf.au? Lots of people you'll never meet in the northern hemisphere, plus a wide variety of topics - from hard-core kernel to scripting languages, from X to art creation, from XMPP to software designed radio. Plus the community-run miniconfs - Debian, Education, Gaming, PostgreSQL and Virtualisation to name a few. I'm possible biased, since I help organise one (it moves city each year, being organised by a new team which keeps things fresh), but there's a large repeat crowd of overseas attendees to back me up. Finally, you'll get a lovely summer holiday in January. How about linux.conf.au? Lots of people you’ll never meet in the northern hemisphere, plus a wide variety of topics – from hard-core kernel to scripting languages, from X to art creation, from XMPP to software designed radio. Plus the community-run miniconfs – Debian, Education, Gaming, PostgreSQL and Virtualisation to name a few. I’m possible biased, since I help organise one (it moves city each year, being organised by a new team which keeps things fresh), but there’s a large repeat crowd of overseas attendees to back me up. Finally, you’ll get a lovely summer holiday in January.

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