[Debian-uk] Re: Expo aftermath

[David Pashley]

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On Thursday 24 October 2002 9:07 pm, Roger Leigh wrote:
> Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> writes:
> > At Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:03:24 +0100 (BST),
> >
> > ... and also revealed that the new SuSE bloke (should probably find
> > out he name and position) doesn't understand what Free Software is,
> > and is apparently rather proud of that fact, if anything, which bodes
> > ill for SuSE's medium/long term future.
>
> Was this the same person who manned the SuSE stand next to the Debian
> one at the UKUUG Linux Developer's Conference this year?  I forgot his
> name (he was a marketing manager IIRC), but I sat next to him at the
> dinner on the barge and we had a fairly interesting discussion about
> licensing issues and free software, and the differences between Debian
> and SuSE (and UnitedLinux, YaST etc.) in this respect.  He seemed
> clued-up, and I couldn't fault anything he said, even if I disagreed
> with some things he said.  He certainly understood Free Software and
> the GPL.
>
> I have a digital photo from the event, if that would help things (he
> had a beard and glasses, though that might not be so uncommon, since
> it applies equally to me and many others ;-)
>
I think you are talking about roger whitiker(sp?), who is some top SuSE guy in 
the UK. The guy on the panel was not Roger. Roger was on the IBM/SuSE/foo 
stand though

>
> BTW, I may as well introduce myself to the list: I'm formerly a
> student at the University of York, and I'm now living in my home town
> of Blackburn in Lancashire.  I'm the maintainer of the new ijs
> packages, and the new maintainer of the gimp-print packages in Debian.
> I'm currently in the NM queue, awaiting DAM approval.  I'd be
> interested in getting more involved with Debian in the UK; so far I've
> remained a lurker on the list since it was suggested I subscribe at
> the Linux Developers' Conference!
>
>
You didn;t go to wylug did you?

> Regards,
> Roger

Wookey, you may want to mention pjdowner on the GNOME stand too.

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David Pashley
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