Fw: Will Debian have a booth at linuxworldexpo? A BoF?

[Stephen Schroder]

If we can only have one I guess I have to go along with the sundial.  But
there's a lot to be said for the dive bar in crack town idea, too.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Godshall" <togo@of.net>
To: <bad@bad.debian.net>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 3:57 AM
Subject: Re: Will Debian have a booth at linuxworldexpo? A BoF?


> According to Nick Moffitt,
> > begin  muggles  quotation:
> > > are there any particular criteria for a BoF meeting place?
> > > like a dive bar in crack town within walking distance
> > > of Moscone?
> >
> > Here's my recommendation for a scenic meeting point: the
> > sundial on the roof of the Wells Fargo on Montgomery and Post.  It's
> > right by the Post Plaza exit of the Montgomery Street BART/Muni Metro
> > station, it's shielded from the Montgomery Street wind canyon by
> > virtue of being within the city block, and it has a rather pleasant
> > garden atop it.
> >
> > You get in by popping into the Crocker Galleria and riding the
> > escalators up to the top floor.  There is a doorway in the middle of
> > the top floor (not the corner one!  that's a different garden!) that
> > leads up to the rooftop.
> >
> > There's a birdbath on one side, and on the other side is a
> > strange spherical wireframe sundial with an arrow for the shadow-arm.
> > It's rarely hit with direct sunlight, so it's all but useless for its
> > functional purpose.  It's pretty, though, and in a very scenic spot
> > for downtown SF.
> >
> > http://maps.yahoo.com/maps.py?addr=montgomery+at+post&csz=sf,ca
> >
> > Note that on that map, you can see the spot where Moscone
> > Center's entrances are, on Howard St. between 3rd and 4th Ave.
> >
> > Post Plaza has a nice bakery called Specialty's, with a
> > dumwaiter-fed kiosk at street level.  I recommend the oatmeal wheat
> > germ chocolate chip cookies, especially if they're warm.  The rooftop
> > garden is a favorite lunch spot for many people working in the
> > surrounding buildings.
> >
> > I'll be giving a tutorial on Autoconf on Monday, so I'll
> > definitely be at LWE!
>
> I'll second Nick's suggestion- the best yet, imho.
>
> In addition to the BOF Ross mentioned, it'd be nice to have
> a more informal gathering (the BOF has an HP CTO listed as
> speaker, so it might be a bit corporate).
>
> The BOF link reit'd:
>
> > From: Ross Boylan <RossBoylan@stanfordalumni.org>
> > To: Hereon <hereon2003@yahoo.com>
> >
> > I just looked and discovered this:
> >
http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/linuxworldny03/V40/conference/session.cvn?eID=
277
> >
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