Revolution Action (was: Re: [Little Off Topic] Revolution is on ; ))

[Dalibor Topic]

Hi Chris,

Chris Gray wrote:
> On Saturday 29 November 2003 13:48, Arnaud Vandyck wrote:
>
>
> > Why don't you try to make a keynote at the JavaPolis (maybe next year)
>
> in the Open Source hall.
>
> I'd love to. And the topic would be something like
>   Java is not a proprietary language: and here's the proof:
>   Classpath, IKVM, Jaos, Kaffe, Wonka, ...
>
> However, frankly I suspect that the JavaPolis agenda is set by their 
> sponsors, and that some of these would not want to hear such a talk. So let's 
> by all means propose a paper or two for next year (like I already did this 
> year) _and then_ if it is refused, just convene our own alternative 
> conference at a nearby location.

Speaking of our own tracks, do we have an update on the idea of someone 
from GUUG's of doing a free software java conference, that popped up 
after there were several free java related abstract proposals at Linux 
Kongress?

> In the meantime, is there anything planned for FOSDEM?  E.g., an open-source 
> Java track? This could be an opportunity the thesis that the future of Java 
> lies with us, not with S*n.

Tromey is doing a talk on gcj. There is an embedded development track 
[1], that might be a good traget to place accompanying talks about Wonka 
& other free VMs targetting embedded systems. I haven't been able to 
figure out how to get a BOF session registered.

cheers,
dalibor topic

[1] http://www.fosdem.org/2004/index/dev_room_embedded