Ask What You Will Of Some Slashfolks, In Person 47
So, ever had a question you wanted to ask the various folks behind Slash and/or Slashdot? A healthy assortment of Slashdot coders and authors (like krow, cliff, roblimo, jellicle and timothy) will be on hand for a BOF session at the Linux World Expo on Wednesday, January 31, 2001, Room 1E11, 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. So, if you happen to be around, feel free to join us and have your questions answered. And of course, the Slash and Slashdot folks will also be at random times in the OSDN booth on the show floor, so please stop by. Hope to see you there!Update: 01/15 12:55 PM by H : Rob and I won't be able to make itto the BOF -- outstanding plans -- but you can catch us on February 15th at the O'Reilly P2P conference in San Fransico. We speak at something like 11:30 AM or so, on a panel - but we'll be at LWCE as well.
Too Bad.. (Score:2)
Depends... (Score:3)
But...the exhibit hall is $25 or free now, depending on if you can get a pass. I know Ximian was giving some out. If you go to the half-day tutorials and/or the other conference sessions it will go way up...usually to $800.
We did the sessions last time in San Jose and they were nice, but not worth going to unless your company pays. My wife and I will be driving up this time to do the exhibit hall, and to help promote a new book we're finishing up for IDG.
Why not a backgounder/Bio page on Slashdot folks? (Score:1)
Re:/. Interview? (Score:3)
But there's an interview with me here [olinux.com.br] -- on a Brazilian site.
- Robin
BOFH session?! (Score:1)
Re:Depends... (Score:1)
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Cool parties at LWE? (Score:1)
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Re:Other editors (Score:3)
San Fransico (Score:1)
Re:/. Interview? (Score:2)
Vergil's Question to Slashdot Editors: (Score:2)
What types of news would you like to emphasize in the future -- i.e. strictly tech news (hardware/OS developments), culture (anime/book and movie reviews), or politics and law (intellectual property, legal challenges to free software, etc)? Or do you envision Slashdot as an all-encompassing forum for all things tech-related?
P.S.
Oh, in response to Serge's question about RobLimo's tropical shirts -- "gonzo" journalist Hunter S. Thompson wore Hawaiian (sp?) shirts, and so did my newswriting professor at UMBC [umbc.edu] -- must be the unofficial uniform of the 4th Estate.
Sincerely,
Vergil
Vergil Bushnell
Krow and jellicle? (Score:1)
Re:Roblimo, why do you wear Hawian shirts? (Score:1)
For example, at a programmer's conference, they may deem Java and C++ worthy of seminars. But since some people there will want to talk about C#, if they can't allocate enough resources for a full seminar, they may schedule a "BOF" to let those people get together and talk about it.
Ryan
which was it? (Score:1)
Re:Roblimo, why do you wear Hawian shirts? (Score:1)
"BTW, what the hell is BOF supposed to stand for??"
It stands for Bank of Finland [www.bof.fi].
Re:Other editors (Score:1)
Side question: how much do you guys read slashdot comments? I've always got the impression that apart from Jon Katz, it's pretty rarely. Certainly the number of responses from the posting editor suggests that. Are you all just lurkers, or don't bother at all?
the suite (Score:1)
I got a picture of Mr. Taco too! (Score:1)
Re:/. Interview? (Score:3)
Re:Hey Robin... (Score:1)
Re:/. Interview? (Score:1)
as editor-in-chief for Andover you are the most visible member of what alot of the slashdot readers would call the "other guys."
People were incredibly worried when slashdot was bought by Andover, I think an interview could give a good forum to talk about improvements/changes/bad things that have happened since the purchase of
Plus, think of how much an interview with the Editor could give a golden opportunity for all the spelling nazi trolls to really shine
empty linuxworld (Score:1)
_joshua_
Krow... (Score:1)
Roblimo, why do you wear Hawian shirts? (Score:1)
You're an intelligent, insightful man. You have a lot of thoughtful ideas and have a good grasp on technology and where things are moving.
So why, if you're so damn smart, do you wear Hawian shirts like a tourist from the 80s?
- Serge Wroclawski
Re:Roblimo, why do you wear Hawian shirts? (Score:2)
Don't worry, Rob, people give me shit, too, usually about my Tesla hat.
BTW, what the hell is BOF supposed to stand for??
oreilly open source conf (Score:1)
will anyone important be at the o'reilly open source conference (san diego) in late july?
or do i expect to much by thinking that people plan that far ahead :)
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Re:My first time (Score:1)
Re:/. Interview? (Score:3)
also, are you going to be handing out paperbags with eye holes labeled "coward" so that the first posters/trollers/flaimbaiters/paranoids can ask questions too?
Re:Other editors (Score:1)
Read constantly? I manage (and I managed when I had a day job ;) ). As do the kazillion people who post "we've seen this before" everytime there's a slip-up. If it offends so much, don't press read more.
not_cub
Re:How Much Linux Expo (Score:1)
Re: BOF (Score:1)
Re:/. Interview? (Score:2)
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Re:/. Interview? (Score:1)
And remember (Score:2)
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I'm a karma whore, mod me up damn you!
/. Interview? (Score:5)
We all have questions and suggestions for the Slashdot crew, and, while we can always email you guys, an open-forum discussion would be a good thing.
How Much Linux Expo (Score:1)
Updated two weeks ago? (Score:1)
Come on Hemos, set your clock right...
Pics from the last time /. was public. (Score:1)
Re:spelling (Score:2)
"Cisco Systems. We're the cisco in San Francisco."
Re:/. Interview? (Score:1)
Because Taco and CowboyNeal are in Holland, Michigan, and Hemos is in Boston. If Wentworth decided to ditch NT4 and install BSD or Linux on their web/file servers, then I'd have Hemos at the dedication ceremony.
MacWorld (Score:1)
Yes. Some suggestions. (Score:3)
2) GET AS MUCH FREE CRAP AS YOU CAN. At last LWE i got maybe 10 new Tshirts, 3 hats, and tux dolls, too. I love tux dolls. Also those $1 distro CDs rock.
3) Meet all the geek celebs. Be the envy of your friends when you show them the picture of you and Alan Cox.
4) Have fun!
Rob, Can you guys (Score:4)
Is there a no-penis-bird policy?
Can I be the goatse man? Is there a signup sheet, or is it first-come, first-goatse?
My first time (Score:1)
Other editors (Score:4)
I asked CmdrTaco to be part of the Slashdot crew through email and he didn't respond.
As it is, there seems to be a lot of editors lying around since the stone age of Slashdot evolution, back when they actually *did* review articles and contribute to stories.
Why can't new people apply.
Re:/. Interview? (Score:3)
I suppose we should make CowboyNeal an interview victim soon, eh? :)
- Robin
Re:/. Interview? (Score:2)
Given the wide variety of rants and raves wew have seen over the years (!), I would imagine that a large numbers of participants would gladly bring their own pies (for throwing), as well as a large assortment of nerf weapons.
And then it would get worse, in a Monty Python sort of way.