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Debian "debconf" 2002 Set For Toronto in July

Posted by timothy on from the apt-get-yourself-there dept.

evil_one writes: "Debian Planet is reporting that the official announcement has gone out regarding Debconf 2002. It's going to be held July 6-8th , making it rather convenient for anyone who wants to attend the Ottawa Linux symposium this year."

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  1. Debconf. 2002 info by illusion_2K · · Score: 2, Informative

    FWIW, I happen to be the organizer at York University, which is where it's being held. I'd be happy to answer any venue-related questions that anyone has. Just post them in a reply to this message.

    Keep in mind that I don't anything about the conference proper (nor do I use Debian). Joe Drew left his e-mail in the article and I'm sure he'd be happy to answer any questions about conference content, etc...

    1. Re:Debconf. 2002 info by seann · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I have a general question, Whats this all about?

      Just a expidition type meeting?

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  2. Re:Awesome! by HoserHead · · Score: 2

    Playdium near the Paramount (downtown Toronto) is closed now, unfortunately. The Mississauga one is the closest afaik.

  3. Re:Awesome! by HoserHead · · Score: 2
    Yeah, I work just down the street from Joe's, too. Unfortunately it's gone down-hill recently: the old Joe was bought out by a new Joe, and the service, the ambiance -- it's just not the same.

    As well, the mystique of Joe's is kind of ruined once you've discovered that most of the beers can be bought for 1/2 the cost at the LCBO...

    And as a final addition, Joe's is quite far away from York University. :)

  4. What is Debconf? by HoserHead · · Score: 2
    I'm the organizer for the high-level Conference (Alex is the organizer for York University-related bits).

    First: Just what is Debconf?
    Debconf, or Debian Conference, is a gathering of Debian developers to talk about Debian, learn various projects that people might be working on, and to meet our fellow developers. It's very much a tech-oriented conference, but it isn't restricted to just debian developers in any way. Interested users and general well-wishers can attend too, though some of the talks may be a bit uninteresting or over their heads, depending on the user's experience level.

    Second: Why Toronto?
    The previous two debconfs have been held in Bordeaux, France. The organizer of the Bordeaux conferences wasn't interested in doing the third, and it was thrown out to go to North America somewhere. People were a bit wary of going to the United States, and I threw my hat in - Why not Toronto? And then said, "Hell, I'll do it, in Toronto." Alex offered to do some organizing on his side, at York, and here we are.

    It's going to be held from the 5th to the 7th of July, 2002 (not the 6th to the 8th - Alex and I both made a mistake as to the dates). None of the presenters are definite yet, and there is no definite schedule either. But it will likely prove to be as enlightening and interesting a technical conference as the previous 2, and I am looking forward not only to organizing it, but also to being a participant. :)

    Feel free to reply to this message and ask any Conference-specific questions. I'll do my best to answer them.