[Geodata] LinuxTag presence ?

[Arnulf Christl]

Martin Spott wrote:
> Hi Tyler,
> 
> Tyler Mitchell wrote:
> 
>> There is no official plan for this at the moment, though I assume  
>> some of the other German folks, i.e. Where Group will be there and  
>> involved like last year.  Do you have any details on costs or  
>> planning required?
> 
> OpenSource alias non-commercial projects typically get a booth for
> free. You just have to bring your equipment and look for a place to
> stay for the night.
> 
>   http://www.linuxtag.org/2007/de/community/projects/infomail1.html
> 
> Martin.

Hi,
Yes, there is an official plan that the OSGeo German Local Chapter (which does not exist formally) is planning to go to LinuxTag. 

:-) 

Sorry, I am only joking because we had some discussions as to the role of a Local Chapter and such. I did kick off last years presence and it was then organized and funded largely by WehreGroup staff (who brought the equipment and sofa and sponsored €1000,- to LinuxTag to be allowed to put up their sign). Yet another corporate inkind contribution for OSGeo that never made it into official circuitry. 

I forward this request to the German language promotion and visibility committee list where we will hopefully find some more volunteers. 

I think that I have been talking to someone at the FlightGear booth but as usual there was too little time. There is a short report in the Wiki showing what we did: 
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/LinuxTag_2006

As an aside: Here you can see OSGeo (great tower of babel) and OSM (map making for dummies) side by side harmoniously:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/LinuxTag_2006#Management_Level

(I forgot how well placed and layouted this report was...)

I would be happy to join in with FlightGear, if you are interested - and if it is only that we request for our booths to be side by side. 

Best regards, 
Arnulf. 

PS:
Cool that this request comes in through geodata!

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