And so it ends.…At least for some of us who have to make it back to work in the morning. (I just returned home after a quick jump from Boston to Richmond.) I was able to fit a little docs work in this morning, but the majority of my day was spent behind closed doors with the Board. We do a lot of public-facing meetings, and documenting those, but there are issues whose sensitivity requires some pretty candid conversations as well. Max is always very good about making sure that if we have to do those meetings, they get carried to public spaces as soon as possible. If there’s one thing that I’ve learned from participating in these discussions, it’s that every person there is after one thing, and that’s advancing the cause of free software, no matter whether that makes life easier or harder for Fedora. Whichever of those routes we take, we try to make sure that it’s the best choice. There was a flurry of Docs related activity this morning, but unfortunately I missed pretty much all of it since our Board meeting went about two hours, and I had an early afternoon flight. I wish I had another day to spend here, but on the other hand it will be nice to see my family again too. Last night Karsten and I went to see the lovely and amazing Edie Carey at Club Passim off Harvard Square. Her show was fantastic, and as usual she charmed everyone with her incredible voice and songs, and hilarious between-songs banter. If you are ever able to catch one of her shows, you should absolutely go. We ended up back at the hotel at midnight, but neither of us realized how late it was, so we were surprised when we got kicked out of the elevator alcove for talking to Seth, who had holed up there for better wifi. There were so many incredibly well-dressed upper-crusters milling about in the lobby, we didn’t figure the clock had slipped so far. Yet another reason why we Fedora ruffians (YARRR!!!)* shouldn’t be staying in posh hotels. * I think I remember seeing a sign for a local museum exhibit or other show about “Ruffians, Scoundrels, and Loose Women,” which sounded like a great theme for the next FUDCon. |
Curse you, FUDPub!Jesse’s not the only person paying today for last night’s festivities. But after a half a chicken curry plate, one boba tea, and a liter of water, I’m feeling a little more human. Reminder to self: Always — no, never try to keep up with Red Hat sales engineers when drinking. Today Karsten and I are working on some actual documentation upkeep. Hopefully we’ll have enough finished in a couple hours to start figuring out some Plone usage. Our go-to guy for that appears to have gone missing after last night’s festivities, but I’m confident he’ll haul himself in soonish. |
Release the hounds!FUDCon starts this morning. I am woefully underprepared from the perspective of offering a photoblog or anything of the sort — I totally forgot to get moto4lin running on my box before I left, and I was way too tired last night to do anything about it. I did, however, roll out of bed at the unholy hour or 5:15 a.m. to walk down to the gym, where I StairMastered myself into a big sweatball. The comfortable shower in my room at the Fairmont made everything all better and ensured that no one would smell me coming when I pull out my ninja docs-fu later. Oh yeah, fear me! Notable people I’ve been pleased to meet, and whom I didn’t already know in person, include:
Met up with the whole Board and a bunch of other folks last night for dinner. Unfortunately it was at a chain restaurant, but Seth and I made a bit of a pact to stick to local haunts for the rest of the weekend if possible. Where’s lunch tomorrow, Seth? Greg is up on stage now so I’m going to pay attention, especially since I’m pitching my session in a few minutes. |
