[oe] Questions: Founding of Open Embedded, dev gatherings etc.

[Koen Kooi]

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Knut Yrvin schreef:
> Hi all :)
> 
> At FOSDEM I talked with Gerwin van der Kruis about Trolltech helping Open 
> Embedded getting started with developer gatherings and a foundation. 
> 
> I got some experiences with developer gatherings after initiationg the 
> Skolelinux project in 2001. Actually we have organised +30 gatherings. 
> Skolelinux is now a part of DebianEdu. The board of "Free Software in School" 
> organises about 6-7 developer gatherings a year. Pictures from opening of one 
> of the gatherings in Forbach - France, gives an idea of the scale: 
> 
> http://www.bawetic.be/PHOTOS/Forbach2006/
> 
> I would like to see similar activeties in OpenEmbedded space. Maybe Mobile 
> Developer Days 2007 at Alborg University in Denmark could be the place to 
> start?: 
> 
> http://mobiledevices.kom.aau.dk/team_and_organization/events/mobile_developer_days_2007/
> 
> To sum it up. Gerwin van der Kruis idea is to make a foundation, and getting  
> dev.gatherings started. Is this interesting for you? If you are interesed, 
> how should we proceed?

We are certainly interested! At the moment a big part of our core developers is on
holiday, moving appartments, doing examns, etc, so we'll get back to you in a few days.

regards,

Koen
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