Was this the community devroom? Because another community devroom was accepted, and perhaps we can participate there.
On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 6:46 AM Sharan Foga <sha...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi Everyone > > (Am re-posting this as it looks like the first one didn't get through.) > > I've received the response from the FOSDEM organisers regarding our > application for a devroom and unfortunately it hasn't been accepted. > Thanks very much to everyone who gave their feedback and comments regarding > the devroom application and we'll try again next year. > > A general email was sent out to the unsuccessful devrooms and I've > included the details below. > > Thanks > Sharan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > As you'll appreciate, we do not have enough space for every proposal so > difficult decisions have to be made. > > Each year, we give a few regular devrooms and stands a break so that > there is space for some new ones. If this has happened to your room > this year, please do try to see this as an opportunity to have a rest > from organising things, and enjoy participating in the event as a > visitor. > > We're aware that some proposals have been "almost" accepted a few times, > yet narrowly missed it again. Please don't be discouraged from trying > again next year - your turn may come eventually. > > One general point worth mentioning is that a few of the proposals fell > low down the list because they suggested workshops with an emphasis on > promoting existing software. FOSDEM devrooms should be more aimed at > encouraging collaboration between developers of related projects and > sharing ideas about future development work rather than just promoting > the use of software that already exists. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > >
