did you really ask the students to stop demoing and even thought of asking them
to leave? that is very unfortunate unless there were strict guidelines that was
previously communicated to the speakers. When you say 'civilized' that includes
treating guest speakers with respect and dignity. I don't suppose we need a
linux moral police :-)
Sarad.
[Ilugc] fossconf-09-negative side
Raman.P raamanp at yahoo.co.in
Mon Mar 2 12:16:00 IST 2009
Dear luggies
FossConf-09 is over. Here are somethings I felt bad
a.Powerpoint and Windows based slide show from NRCFOSS.
b.WiMAX from Bannariamman College. This was on non-free licence. We asked
them to stop demoing and only talk about concept.
c.Online Insurance from SACS Engg college Madurai, which was on Websphere and
DB2.
I didn't want to create a scene by asking the (b) and (c) to get out,
as they were innocent students, who really didn't realise the nuances of FOSS.
We politely told them to talk about the design, concept, alogorithm etc, duly
avoiding the software side.
I apologize for the mistakes. We should have taken more care. We passed on the
responsibility to the students team, as TCE team is well aware of FOSS and its
philosophy. Anyway no point in blame game, the mistake is a mistake.. Let me
accept it. We will be stricter next time.
[...]
Raman.P
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