Matt Domsch wrote:
As one who regularly fills a sponsor slot (though I have also gotten an invitation on merit in the past), I don't believe the sponsor slot people detract from the sessions. Most of the time we keep quiet, occasionally offering our insights or challenges. Jonathan's writeups are fantastic, but it doesn't really compare with being there and participating in discussions, either hallway or main room. Besides consuming oxygen, what's the real concern here?
Hi Matt, I don't think sponsor slots per se are damaging, the problem is that they take up a seat. Combined with this fanatic 'we must only allow our favorite 80 elite people into the room' idea. In this situation sponsor slots are costly and often a waste at the technical level. Same goes with having 12 committee members for an 80 seat summit, but nobody seems to like to talk about that issue :) Cheers, Jes - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
