[Chicago] Pycon / Havana (hijacked GIL thread)

[Garrett Smith]

Doesn't Cuba outlaw computers?
On Jul 28, 2011 12:15 PM, "Joshua Herman" <zitterbewegung at gmail.com> wrote:
> PyCuba would be pretty awesome. I really like the idea.
>
> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:12 PM, kirby urner <kirby.urner at gmail.com>
wrote:
>>> > I have no idea how long it would take a USArian to get permission to
>>> > travel to Cuba, but it is not entirely true that we are forbidden to
>>> > visit.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1097.html#entry_requirements
>>> >
>>> > Looks like attendees could travel under some of the categories such as
>>> > the ones for journalist, videographers, researchers, instructors, or
>>> > professionals traveling to conferences.
>>> >
>>>
>> Yes, my associate Glenn Baker has helped lead a number
>> of groups to Cuba consisting of retired US military brass
>> interested in meeting Castro etc.  (cdi.org was the organization
>> behind these tours).
>> University of Havana participated in the Pi Challenge held
>> last Pi Day (3.14), which was to compute pi to 1000 places
>> using a specific convergent series invented by Ramanujan.
>> A lot of the themes concern open source more generally.
>> Before we do a Pycon, we might have a more OSCON-like
>> event with a Python track.
>> The PSF snake is huddled with the Perl Foundation camel
>> in the OSCON exhibit hall this year.  I'll have some pictures.
>> Not sure of Unilever will be a sponsor but maybe (owner
>> of Liptons and Ben & Jerry's, already has operations in
>> Cuba.  As Anglo-Dutch, they're not under the same
>> restrictions that keep out rival Procter & Gamble).
>> Small Cuban IT shops and start ups are a phenomenon
>> these days.
>>
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17190349/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/cuba-embraces-open-source-software/
>> (chronicles Richard Stallman's visit in 2007)
>>
http://publicintelligence.net/ufouo-open-source-center-cuban-independent-blogging-political-activism-grows/
>> (regarding Cuban blogosphere, 2010)
>> Kirby
>> from OSCON
>> @thekirbster
>>
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