EuroBSDCon 2004 Early Registration Begins

Anonymous Coward writes "The 3rd European BSD Conference (EuroBSDCon) will take place 2004 Oct. 29-31 in Karlsruhe, Germany, with one day of tutorials and two days of talks. Topics include, but are not limited to new data structures, new file systems, system administration issues and Developer-User interaction. Early registration at a reduced fee will be open for a few more days via the conference web page."

New England/Atlantic Canada BSD cons?

[T.Hobbes]

This is a little OT, but does anyone here know of BSD cons in the New England / Atlantic Canada area? I'm about to become a OpenBSD user and would really love the chance to hobnob with some gurus.

Re:New England/Atlantic Canada BSD cons?

[MavEtJu]

http://www.bsdcan.org/ [bsdcan.org]

Re:New England/Atlantic Canada BSD cons?

[T.Hobbes]

Damn, I'm impressed. That was a fine troll. It just goes to show you; that extra bit of effort is what seperates the lamers from the leet.

Language?

[WebCrapper]

I'm in germany and I don't know if it would be a good idea to attend because I don't know what langage they speak. The website is in German, but if all the speakers speak German, I'm screwed...

Re:Language?

[javax]

I suppose as the titles of the tutorials are in English, the tutorials will be, too.
As Jordan Hubbard spoke some years ago on EuroBSD, I expect that at least some speakers will speak english - at least Jordans German is still far from perfect...

Re:Language?

[SillyNickName4me]

Heh.. out of personal interest, how do you get around there without speakign the language?
My girlfriend lives in Berlin, and since I speak some German, I can get around... I was initially just amazed at how few peopel would understand and speak English there (being Dutch myself, and beign used to most people speakign at least some English here)

Re:Language?

[XemonerdX]

There's a vast difference between knowing enough German to order a loaf of bread at the local bakery in German and knowing enough German to follow a tutorial on the technological intricacies of FreeBSD in German.

Re:Language?

[WebCrapper]

Like another reply, there is a difference. I can speak VERY basic German for right now (been in country for, um...3 months now. I spoke it fluently as a kid, but its gone now. I actually speak more Dutch than I do German due to being stationed there for 2 years. I can understand German if I think about it, but usually the blank look while I think about what they're saying just frustrates the Germans.

Re:Language?

[SillyNickName4me]

> Like another reply, there is a difference. I can speak VERY basic German for right now (been in country for, um...3 months now. I spoke it fluently as a kid, but its gone now. I actually speak more Dutch than I do German due to being stationed there for 2 years. I can understand German if I think about it, but usually the blank look while I think about what they're saying just frustrates the Germans.

Heh.. I do speak some German as well, enough for things like shopping etc.. but it seems not enough for

Re:Language?

[jschauma]

I'm quite certain that the overwhelming majority, if not all, of the talks and tutorials will be in English.

On another note, it might be worth pointing out that there are a lot of developers attending/speaking, so if you want to meet some of the people behind your favorite OS, this looks like a good opportunity.

Re:Language?

[Anonymous Coward]

Wake up. It's 21st century. No one speaks German any more.

Re:Language?

[Anonymous Coward]

Also die rund 100 Millionen Menschen in D/CH/A sehen das etwas anders...
Inklusive mir selbst.