Re: [ossig] FOSSCON 2005

[Nur Hussein <nhussein@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Anyway, enough talking and let make it happen. As you all are
> aware we have started the discussion board at AsiaOSC
> http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/FOSSCON.html
> and now let design of what should be done next.

It's a great page, but it's kind of cumbersome to have discussions
there as it's a wiki and not a discussion board. There's a "Talk" page
for it, but it seems only myself and Mr. Thirumal are on it. I suggest
an irc channel on freenode where we can schedule realtime discussions.
Anyone interested? #fosscon2005 at irc.freenode.net
 
> Based on our experience organizing the past FOSSCON, the most
> important element is to come out with the theme of the
> conference. This theme will then be the guidance of the target
> audience that we want to focus, call for papers, tracks that we
> want to have, and the type of speakers that we want to bring.

How about "Asia : A Centre For Open Source Development And
Excellence". Or something to that effect, if it sounds too cheesy :) I
think Asia, and especially Malaysia, can grow to become *the* place
for OSS development, and not just "usage". OSS represents an excellent
opportunity for technology transter. Currently we just *buy* our
technology from western countries, and we're dependant on them. I see
many Malaysian IT people waste time and money chasing Microsoft's
tail-lights by certifiying themselves with "Management Conned by
Something Expensive" (MCSE) certs and whatnot. We need to stop being
just users and start being technology innovators and *participants* in
the actual development process. OSS gives you that opportunity. So I'm
expecting people who have participated in or are interested in the
development process of open source.

-= Nur Hussein =-


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