On Mar 17, 1:20 am, Paul Rubin <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stephan Deibel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I have to admit, I'll keep coming to PyCon even if all the talks suck > > abysmally as long as there's good hallway time, open space, BoFs, and > > sprints. ;-) > > OK, so why not get rid of all the talks and other stuff, and just have > a basically structureless conference, beyond scheduling some open > meetings on various topics? That would be a lot less expensive and a > lot more interesting.
For me as first time pycon attendee, i think this would be an absolute disaster. The talks gave me an opportunity to sit next to new people and meet people I wouldnt have otherwise if they had simply "put us out to pasture" to chat it up. I think for devs that are just meeting each other, having some sort of subject matter to talk about is a big deal, and the talks forced that. I agree though that once things get going, the hallway time and BOF time would be fantastic. -adam -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
