On 22 May 2014 11:58, Nick Burch <n...@apache.org> wrote: > On Wed, 21 May 2014, David Nalley wrote: > >> On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 6:42 PM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> >> wrote: >> >>> I find this is an excellent idea (well, I just happened to use a couple >>> of almost unknown Apache projects for work and I wished I had known about >>> them earlier, since the one-line description in Board Reports is definitely >>> too terse!) and I would like to see a presentation like this. Maybe not as >>> a keynote, since those tend to be for the general public, but as part of a >>> "Community" track. >>> >> >> I'd urge you to give a presentation about the 'almost unknowns' you >> discovered. Perhaps research another 10 in the process. I doubt that anyone >> knows the breadth of the ASF. Your discoveries would likely be eye opening >> for the audience. '10 projects you've never head of but wish you had' >> > > I've done a few talks along those lines in the past, whihc have been a lot > of work to prepare for, but generally very popular! > > "If you have the content, Apache has the technology" > Apache Content Technologies overview > ACNA2011: http://lanyrd.com/2011/apachecon-north-america/skdqf/ > this was what I was thinking about, when I made the suggestion. The title should have been "If you have the problem, Apache has the technology" then it would have been a 100% fit.
rbowen: please pursuade nick to give an updated version, and I promise to listen carefully :-) rgds jan I > "The other Apache technologies your big data solution needs" > Lesser known Big Data related projects, and non Big Data ones that > complement them > Berlin Buzzwords: http://2013.berlinbuzzwords.de/sessions/other-apache- > technologies-your-big-data-solution-needs > BBuzz video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMf24-gGR_0&index=27&list= > PLq-odUc2x7i8Qg4j2fix-QN6bjup-QYJW > ACNA2011: http://lanyrd.com/2011/apachecon-north-america/skdqy/ > > The big data one gets harder every time I do it, we just keep adding too > many projects...! > > Nick >