Interested! Will sponsor! -- Re: [LUNI] Re: [ChicagoLinux] Chicago Free and Open Source Conference

[Kevin Harriss]

On 8/24/07, Martin Maney <maney at two14.net> wrote:
>
> Jeff's valid point is that having a gaming "track" would probably bring
> more warm bodies to the event.  Whether they'd ever notice there was
> anything going on outside of their own interests, and whether the
> gaming might actually detract from the "real" conference by distracting
> attendees, are of course very good questions.

These were my concerns because we are not looking at trying to break
any all time conference attendance records.  I just wouldn't want us
to go over capacity with people there for the secondary track and then
people there for the main track would be left out.

> > at the conference.  I don't think a wine based gaming lan would be
> > that good of an idea since it would require people to bring their own
> > machines and plus people would be leaving mid-match to go to talks.
>
> Well, we hope they would leave the games.  If they noticed the time...

I am not saying they wouldn't leave the games, what I am saying is
that when you are about ready to win a match all your opponents could
leave right before you win to go see a talk.  This might not be a big
deal for someone, but I know I would get frustrated if this happened
multiple times to myself.


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