Hi, On 12/11/2013 07:58 AM, Svebor Prstačić wrote:
Hi all,
We have been thinking about a business track idea for oSC14, but aren't sure whether to do this (and how) or not.
So in hope to reach a community decision, and have the dos and the don'ts defined, please give your thoughts on the ideas below - what you see could, should, couldn't or shouldn't be done.
I personally have no objections to having a business track.
* Upsides * - It is a way to attract sponsors - Would provide insights to users' POV and, - It is a way for the community to get some potentially interesting feedback - Might result in finding a way for sponsors to support or work with the community - Might be interesting for community members using openSUSE for business too
* Downsides * - Might not be as community oriented as we would like - Might not be openSUSE centered enough ..?
* Format / description * - it could be in a dedicated room, last half a day - start with a few sponsor / business lectures and end with a round table or discussion between the community, SUSE, sponsors? - comments on this topic from Hans De Raad (potential sponsor): "would a sponsor have the opportunity to do some informative promotional sessions?
I see the "promotional" part as a secondary effect. Something for pure promotional purposes should be kept to a very short "presentation" of 3 to 5 minutes. I could see a business track work where: - businesses present how they use FOSS to solve their unique problems. - present areas where FOSS is still failing to meet their needs
I'd also like to do some demo's about the client side of openSUSE and the current level of usability the groupware suites (Thunderbird/Lightning, Kontact) have achieved, is that something you would consider?"
The presentation of usability of tools such as Thunderbird and others should not take place in a "business track". Consider that just the name of the track will make a number of people "disregard" the sessions presented in this area. For this I would much more be in favor of having a "user track" that focuses as a whole on usage of applications. "Tips and tricks for Libre Office", "Using GIMP" and things like that come to mind as potential topics.
- do we say that the prerequisite is to be a sponsor to apply for a business lecture in the business track?
I would not be in favor of such a requirement.
- the simplest formula I see would be: have business topics in one room for half a day, or the whole day...
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