Penguin Days Toronto

[Adam Raymond]

That was really inspirational, thanks allot. Ill try and make an
effort to come out.

- Adam Raymond

On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 17:42:58 -0400, Noah John Gellner
<noah.gellner-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> The event is structured to be non-hierarchical. The idea is to create an
> environment that allows technical and non-technical participants
> communicate their interests. The not-for-profit people are interested to
> learn more about open source both what it means as a philosophy and what
> it can do practically. Consequently, even if someone is fairly new in
> the technology world, they will still have a lot to contribute.
> Furthermore, being able to share ways in which you have used open source
> tools to solve problems, or conceive of using the tools to solve
> problems is valuable. As a technologist the event allows more
> understanding about how people are using tech and what they are looking
> for.
> 
> I have spent the last year or so focusing on using Linux and open source
> tools for day to day tasks. I enjoy meeting and overcoming challenges
> when there is a particular problem for which a solution isn't
> immediately obvious. The problem for me is that on my own I have pretty
> much identified all the potential issues that I face. One advantage of
> working with other people to address their problems is that it deepens
> your own understanding about what the technology can and can't do.
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