On Mon, 2011-04-11 at 14:29 -0400, Jared K. Smith wrote: > To be frank (no Beefy Miracle pun intended), I already dislike the > fact that some people feel like they have to be at FUDCon North > America (even if they're not from North America), as that's the FUDCon > where "everything happens". If anything, I'd go the other direction > -- I would make the regional FUDCon events stronger. I'm kind of siding with Jared here, I think: the barriers to travelling to North America aren't just financial. People are likely to feel more comfortable in general travelling within their region, it's likely to present fewer logistical difficulties, and there are language issues to consider too - maybe at regional FUDCons it's easier to do things in languages that are common in the region, or at least find others who speak your language. And I think the cost issue Matthias points out is another big one - as he says, $20k actually doesn't go very far towards flying people around the world. (On a personal note, for the anecdotal data side of the thread - I try to avoid flying to or through the U.S. wherever possible; it's just not a pleasant experience if you can possibly avoid it.) -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Fedora Talk: adamwill AT fedoraproject DOT org http://www.happyassassin.net _______________________________________________ advisory-board mailing list advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board
