[LUAU] TPOSSCON

[R. Scott Belford]

Hawaii Linux Institute wrote:
> 
> 
> This is a great, very ambitious project.  However, unless you know 
> something I don't, I am a little bit concerned as to whether we have the 
> infrastructure to support such a trans-Pacific conference.

What infrastructure are you referring to?

> 
> A more practical approach is perhaps to first join an Asia-wide open 
> source software organization (e.g., AOSS, Asia Open Source Software 
> Symposium) and wait our turn to hold a trans-Pacific conference.  
> Professor Larry Lessig (of Standford Law School), who very seldom 
> participates in open source meetings (too busy writing books and OSS 
> papers), gave a keynote speech at the 4th AOSS which just concluded in 
> Taipei yesterday.   This year's main topic was to address the inadequacy 
> of Linux drivers.  This is an area where Taiwanese manufacturers can do 
> best (and since they own the market, only they can solve the problem).

Still not understanding what the infrastructure issue is.  Wait for our 
turn?  Is there already one that I don't know about.

> 
> In order to get Asian countries interested, you have to find some way to 
> get CINPAC involved.  Geographically, we have a very small and isolated 
> market.  But the procurement power of CINPAC can make any 
> country/company salivating.  It is, of course, very desirable to provide 
> our military a computer which is multi-lingual and multi-cultural.

So CINPAC is the only way to get Asian countries involved?  Are you 
certain?  Were we not at the same IIPI conference in May?

> 
> Best wishes in your endeavor.  wayne

Thanks, Wayne.  It is not mine.  I see it more as an endeavor for *our* 
tech community.  We are getting two responses: one is great, how can we 
help, and the other is from the crabs in the bucket.

--scott

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R. Scott Belford
Founder/Director
The Hawaii Open Source Education Foundation
PO Box 392
Kailua, HI 96734
808.689.6518 phone/fax
scott at hosef.org