Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752096AbXAaCWH (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:22:07 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752101AbXAaCWH (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:22:07 -0500 Received: from omx1-ext.sgi.com ([192.48.179.11]:59253 "EHLO omx1.sgi.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752096AbXAaCWG (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:22:06 -0500 Message-ID: <45BFFD2F.3000004@sgi.com> Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:21:35 +0100 From: Jes Sorensen User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20070103) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Matt Domsch Cc: Randy Dunlap , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, ksummit-2007-discuss@thunk.org, James Bottomley , alan@redhat.com Subject: Re: [Ksummit-2007-discuss] Re: [Ksummit-2006-discuss] 2007 Linux Kernel Summit References: <20070125.125121.98861775.davem@davemloft.net> <8355959a0701251646t4b7db48cj862268aad52e8e24@mail.gmail.com> <20070126032849.GB5589@thunk.org> <8355959a0701260704x6aea8141s3d0581fa33c74cf2@mail.gmail.com> <20070126195024.GE14759@thunk.org> <45BE8BF9.6020204@sgi.com> <1170118042.3378.45.camel@mulgrave.il.steeleye.com> <45BEF0C5.7090401@sgi.com> <20070130083025.1332a6ea.rdunlap@xenotime.net> <20070131005218.GB30457@lists.us.dell.com> In-Reply-To: <20070131005218.GB30457@lists.us.dell.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1151 Lines: 25 Matt Domsch wrote: > As one who regularly fills a sponsor slot (though I have also gotten > an invitation on merit in the past), I don't believe the sponsor slot > people detract from the sessions. Most of the time we keep quiet, > occasionally offering our insights or challenges. Jonathan's writeups > are fantastic, but it doesn't really compare with being there and > participating in discussions, either hallway or main room. Besides > consuming oxygen, what's the real concern here? Hi Matt, I don't think sponsor slots per se are damaging, the problem is that they take up a seat. Combined with this fanatic 'we must only allow our favorite 80 elite people into the room' idea. In this situation sponsor slots are costly and often a waste at the technical level. Same goes with having 12 committee members for an 80 seat summit, but nobody seems to like to talk about that issue :) Cheers, Jes - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/