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 =-