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Spurned O'Reilly 'Foo' Camp Attendees Create 'Bar'

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the foo-vs-bar-gets-foobar'd dept.

theodp writes "CNET reports on this weekend's Bar Camp, an open-source alternative to O'Reilly Media's A-List Foo Camp, which CEO Tim O'Reilly explains employs a "Bozo filter" to exclude undesirable attendees.

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  1. Headline... by Infinityis · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe a catchier headline would've been:

    Foo 2 Bar Bozo

  2. Mr. T by Infinityis · · Score: 5, Funny

    Didn't get an invite to the latest camp? I pity the Foo...

    1. Re:Mr. T by dj245 · · Score: 4, Funny

      I got this in my RSS feed with the headline Does O'Reilly have a smelly crotch?

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  3. Bozo Filters by thewiz · · Score: 2, Funny

    employs a "Bozo filter"

    I don't understand why people are upset about this. This filter should only apply to clowns, not IT folks.

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  4. Bill? by SupaKoopa · · Score: 2, Funny

    my first thought was, "What the hell is Bill O'Reily doing with a camp called 'foo?'"

  5. From TFA by Nuclear+Elephant · · Score: 4, Funny

    You have to understand the objectives of the event.

    Well sure with names like Foo Camp and Bar Camp, who wouldn't be able to pick up on that.

  6. I take it... by Paul+Crowley · · Score: 3, Funny

    I take it any code produced there will be called "Bar Code"?

    IGMC.

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  7. I'm here! Say hi! by burtonator · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey. I'm here!

    Make sure to stop and say hi!

    http://www.feedblog.org/2005/08/see_you_at_barc.ht ml

  8. My task is now clear... by Foobar+of+Borg · · Score: 4, Funny
    Spurned O'Reilly 'Foo' Camp Attendees Create 'Bar'

    My task is now clear. I will have to assimilate them! Their resistance is futile!

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  9. Ob Futurama by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, I'll organize my own conference! With blackjack! And hookers! In fact, forget the conference!

  10. BozoFilter was directed at Winer. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Everyone knows it.

  11. Re:The sword cuts both ways. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dave Winer was also invited to an open source summit once.

    Once.

  12. Haha, loser! by Russ+Nelson · · Score: 4, Funny

    Haha, loser! It's speled "spel", not "spell". You need to get a speling checkre.
    -russ

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  13. Re:While they are at it by biglig2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Only on Slashdot would someone feel it necessary to define the word stripper.

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  14. Re:While they are at it by Stickerboy · · Score: 2, Funny
    Only on Slashdot would someone feel it necessary to define the word stripper.

    Or at the Home Depot/Tool Time Conference For Better Floor Finishes - but maybe for different reasons. ;)

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  15. Go bar camp! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I can hardly wait for the chance to attend a conference where Richard Stallman handles the PR, Eric Raymond is in charge of safety, Dave Winer is group facilitator, CowboyNeal edits together the agenda, and David Siegel designs the web site.