[clug] LCA2005 in Canberra?

[Michael Still]

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, James McNeill wrote:

> How likely is it to be here? Who has organised our bid? when will the
> decision be made?

It was announced on linux-aus at linux.org.au some time ago that a decision 
had been made, but that it is not public until the Adelaide conference has 
started (which is fair, Adelaide has put a lot of work into a conference, 
and whoever gets 2005 shouldn't steal that lime light).

Out of respect to Adelaide, we should go to LCA, have a good time, and 
worry about this later. Whoever has won will have around a year to get 
_their_ act together.

<rant>
Putting up your hand and saying you'll help, until it gets boring (not 
quoting anyone specifically) is _evil_. As someone who has been involved 
in organising large complicated events, the absolute worse thing that can 
happen is someone accepting a task, and then not doing it. It's much worse 
than just merely doing a bad job, because at least with a bad job progress 
is made. The take a task and do nothing approach stops anyone else from 
having worked on that thing.

When one is delegated a task one should always remember that not doing 
that task might destroy the event. We should be sitting there going "am I 
serious about doing _this_task_, or am I seeking to actively subvert the 
entire event.

I prefer a world where it's hard to find people to delegate to (but they 
do the job), to one in which I can throw jobs around in the wind, but none 
ever get done.
</rant>

I am sure if LCA 2005 is in Canberra, we'll all be given ample time to 
contribute. This is an open, inclusive, community.

See y'all in Adelaide for the announcement.

Mikal

PS: I'll pay you to come to my talk and clap randomly

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