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WalterCon 2005

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-walter-sobchak dept.

Masq666 writes "It's time for another WalterCon (Haiku developer conference), just as the last time it will be held in Las Vegas. For those of you not familiar with the Haiku project, Haiku is a Open Source derivate of BeOS. bug-nordic.org has a good collection of Haiku Screenshots for your viewing pleasure." From Michael Phipps's announcement of the gathering: "Like last year, the conference will be held over the weekend. This year, it will be held over the weekend of the fourth anniversary of OBOS/Haiku - August 6th and 7th. The cost is $110 for a double occupancy room on the night of the 6th along with conference registration."

11 comments

  1. [Insert Cheap shot joke here] by cant_get_a_good_nick · · Score: 2, Funny

    From the submission...
    The cost is $110 for a double occupancy room on the night of the 6th along with conference registration."
    Double occupancy, are they implying that a programmer might actually have a girlfriend? Why, this is news!!!

    1. Re:[Insert Cheap shot joke here] by torpor · · Score: 2, Funny

      dude, all norwegians have girlfriends..

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    2. Re:[Insert Cheap shot joke here] by Umbral+Blot · · Score: 1

      maybe they assume that you don't mind sharing a room with your buddy. As long as he sleeps on the floor that is.

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  2. Re:[Insert 2minute rimshot here] by torpor · · Score: 1

    .. its why there aren't that many good Scandinavian programmers. :)

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  3. bummer by Reverend528 · · Score: 1

    i thought this would be
    a place to meet some chicks who
    develop haikus

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  4. 5-7-5 by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wonder how many geeks will try and book room 575?

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  5. No Comments Here?! by RAMMS+EIN · · Score: 1

    Why are there so few comments here? Has everybody on /. suddenly lost interest in alternative OSes? Why, the apocalypse must be near, indeed!

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    1. Re:No Comments Here?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Or maybe it's late at night in the US and the story is new?

    2. Re:No Comments Here?! by charlie763 · · Score: 1

      Here in the the good 'ole U.S. of A. we are busy at this time of night.

      We are all asleep
      We dream of things tomorrow
      Cheeseburgers for lunch?

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  6. installing haiku by glen604 · · Score: 1

    I would love to try out haiku, but it looks like there isn't an easy way to set up a test install (functional or not?) - is it because it's pretty far away from "something an end-user could use", or is it not a priority?

  7. STFU, Donny by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    You're out of your element.

    (Oh, sorry, different Walter.)