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From: Rich Bowen <rbowen@rcbowen.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:19:28 +0000
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Subject: Re: Application for FOSDEM Devroom - Unsuccessful
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Was this the community devroom? Because another community devroom was
accepted, and perhaps we can participate there.

On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 6:46 AM Sharan Foga <sharan@apache.org> wrote:

> Hi Everyone
>
> (Am re-posting this as it looks like the first one didn't get through.)
>
> I've received the response from the FOSDEM organisers regarding our
> application for a devroom and unfortunately it hasn't been accepted.
> Thanks very much to everyone who gave their feedback and comments regarding
> the devroom application and we'll try again next year.
>
> A general email was sent out to the unsuccessful devrooms and I've
> included the details below.
>
> Thanks
> Sharan
>
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> As you'll appreciate, we do not have enough space for every proposal so
> difficult decisions have to be made.
>
> Each year, we give a few regular devrooms and stands a break so that
> there is space for some new ones.  If this has happened to your room
> this year, please do try to see this as an opportunity to have a rest
> from organising things, and enjoy participating in the event as a
> visitor.
>
> We're aware that some proposals have been "almost" accepted a few times,
> yet narrowly missed it again.  Please don't be discouraged from trying
> again next year - your turn may come eventually.
>
> One general point worth mentioning is that a few of the proposals fell
> low down the list because they suggested workshops with an emphasis on
> promoting existing software.  FOSDEM devrooms should be more aimed at
> encouraging collaboration between developers of related projects and
> sharing ideas about future development work rather than just promoting
> the use of software that already exists.
>
>
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