Fosdem 2013, some impressions

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Fosdem 2013, some impressions

Postby marja » Feb 4th, '13, 22:49

There'll be a blog post about Fosdem 2013, but here are some impressions:

It was just as great as last year to meet other Mageians and some of their loved ones. As of old, we not only enjoyed being at FOSDEM, but very much enjoyed each other's company at the Mageia dinner and our own beer-event, too :)

Our stand was just as crowded as last year, both with our own people and with visitors.
Remmy had ordered 50 Mageia credit-card shaped usb-keys. Almost all of them were sold (with or without a Mageia iso on it, as the buyer wished), even though they were € 10 for 4 GB.
I didn't ask how it was for the others at the stand, but I met more developers who were curious about Mageia, than I remember having met at an event before.

Sunday, several OpenMandriva people visited our stand, too. Per showed some things he was working at (I really liked them) and I was glad to finally meet ashledombos, whom I had never met before. It was a pity we could not arrange for mdawkins to meet with us right after FOSDEM, as he had wished.

This year, there were at least 9 of us (obgr_seneca + 2, colin, pasmatt + 1, remmy, sebsebseb and me) in one hotel. We might try next year to get group-discount if we book it with even more :-D
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Re: Fosdem 2013, some impressions

Postby scarper » Feb 4th, '13, 23:56

marja wrote:Remmy had ordered 50 Mageia credit-card shaped usb-keys.


I'm curious as to what this looks like, please post a picture of it. ;) Glad you all had a good time! :D
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Re: Fosdem 2013, some impressions

Postby remmy » Feb 5th, '13, 08:27

scarper wrote:
marja wrote:Remmy had ordered 50 Mageia credit-card shaped usb-keys.


I'm curious as to what this looks like, please post a picture of it. ;) Glad you all had a good time! :D


Here you go... front and back.

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Mageia USB card as sold at Fosdem 2013
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Re: Fosdem 2013, some impressions

Postby isadora » Feb 5th, '13, 08:48

Thanks marja for your report.
Though my health progresses, i could not make it this year.

Nevertheless, great to have Mageia represented by some of our rocks!!!! :D
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Re: Fosdem 2013, some impressions

Postby wobo » Feb 5th, '13, 09:11

marja wrote:This year, there were at least 9 of us (obgr_seneca + 2, colin, pasmatt + 1, remmy, sebsebseb and me) in one hotel. We might try next year to get group-discount if we book it with even more :-D

As far as I heard this was the case in the hotel where I was, looked like most of the rooms were booked by organisations going to Fosdem, so I met several people I know. This is starting to be an annual family reunion, including the official beer fest. :)

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