[Inpycon] Development Sprints

Rejy M Cyriac rcyriac at redhat.com
Thu Oct 16 11:52:03 CEST 2014


On 10/16/2014 01:54 PM, Noufal Ibrahim KV wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 16 2014, Rejy M Cyriac wrote:
> 
> 
> [...]
> 
> 
>> +1
>>
>> Discouraging first-time speakers is a very negative, selfish, and
>> self-destructive path to follow. Open source is all about
>> inclusiveness.  Competitive we can strive to be, but not exclusive.
> 
> [...]
> 
> I'm all for inclusiveness and the rest of what you've suggested. All I'm
> saying is that all gatherings/events are not for all audiences.
> 
> I wouldn't run a development sprint with a first timer student as a
> mentor. Would you? 
> 
> I'd go even further. I think that actually discouraging iexperienced
> speakers and trying to get the more experienced folk to present would
> actually help first timers (in the audience) more. 
> 
> To wit, it's much more valuable for me, as a student, to listen to
> someone who's actually built a production website with, for example,
> flask rather than to listen to my college buddy presenting an "intro to
> flask" talk at a conference that claims to be the "premier Python
> conference in India".
> 
+1

A very valid point, I agree.

> We, as a community, should make avenues open for first time speakers,
> presenters, programmers etc. I just don't think that these 20 odd talks
> that are selected once a year for which people actually fly down and
> stay in Bangalore should be that avenue.
> 

Would a separate track for first time speakers, presenters, programmers,
to be held along with the main conference, be something to consider ?

> In any case, I can see that my opinion is not widely held. I don't have
> the energy and time to push against what seems to be a rising tide of
> opposition so I'm going to end my mails on this topic.
> 
> 
Please do not do that. Even if all may not agree with *all* that you
say, your opinions are very valuable and essential to steer this community.

-- 
Regards,

Rejy M Cyriac (rmc)


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