On 1/10/2012 10:23 AM, Jeremy White wrote:
So then let's imagine that users now feel welcome, and they come in droves. Aside from going to the pub, what would make for a good conference?
As far as meetings/presentations go, if users are welcome and it's assumed that some who attend will be newbie users then it might be good to have someone give a basic (understandable by non-programmers) outline of how Wine works, why it works the way it does, limitations, and ways non-programmer users can contribute to the project. I know some of this is already readable online, but pages of text do not have the same impact on all users as a short presentation and question session might.
Sometimes in other conferences I have noticed that having a few seasoned users/devs sit in on newbie talks also helps to highlight areas that those in the know do not realize are issues for new people or things that have been overlooked for improvement because the people already using them are comfortable with the work arounds and tricks.
