Debian booth at LWE- Is one reserved? If no, should we try to get one?

[Bdale Garbee]

Hereon <hereon2003@yahoo.com> writes:

> Could you provide me (and the (San Francisco) Bay Area Debian list readers)
> with your thoughts about Debian getting a booth at LinuxWorldExpo in SF?

It'd be good.  ;-)  I personally won't be able to spend much time there, 
though, since my new role as HP Linux CTO means that I'm going to be pretty
busy for the time I'm there.

Shaleh handled this in previous years, sometimes with help from me to drive a
fax machine.  If it hasn't already happened, it's probably too late to do 
anything... but it can't hurt to ask.

> 1) A Debian BOF is scheduled, with you as speaker

Yep.  I'm also a victim^h^h^h^h^h^hcontestant in the penguin bowl thingy on
Tuesday, and I'm on a panel discussing Linux on the desktop on Wednesday.  

If nothing else, please show up for the BOF on Tuesday evening, and I'll try
to keep that evening clear so we can all wander off and find some food/drink
and talk, sign keys, or whatever.  ;-)

> 2) Sean 'Shaleh' Perry had made some effort to obtain a Debian booth, but
> currently was unable to continue to follow up w/ LWE regarding this.

Ok.  Sigh.

> 1) If Debian has a booth space reserverd

I'd have pointed at Shaleh.  I now assume nothing is reserved.

> 2) If no, how a satisfactory booth space might be acquired expeditiously

I'd suggest you contact the event organizers, indicate that you're following
up on the fact that Debian apparently failed to get a booth arranged but we'd
like to fix that, and see what they say.  Feel free to CC me.  HP is a serious
sponsor of the event, but to be honest I'm pretty far removed from the details
of what HP might be doing on the exhibit floor.  It'd be nice if there's some
way for Debian to have some gratis space, but if the only option is to pay for
some space, let me know and I'll see what we can do to help.

Bdale