[Kernel-meetup] 101 workshops (was Re: Added new topic)

[Dhanesh B. Sabane]

On Thursday 13 April 2017 10:23 PM, Amit Kucheria wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 5:08 PM, Siddhesh Poyarekar
> <sid at reserved-bit.com> wrote:
>> On Thursday 13 April 2017 08:46 AM, Amit Ghadge wrote:
>>> I was added new topic "Kernel compilation and testing" on
>>> https://ideas.reserved-bit.com/w/Kernel_Meetup_Topic_Proposals_-_2017.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> On a related note, what do people think about doing such 101 sessions
>> once during the meetup and then reserved-bit conducting paid workshops
>> for them whenever they're requested again in future?  That will allow
>> the group to continue making forward progress and whoever wants a basic
>> 101 session repeated can attend these workshops.  This will also
>> contribute a little bit in helping the space sustain itself.
> 
> I support this with a caveat - the presenter should make the material
> available through a permissive license (which might be the case most
> of the time since they're allowing you to record/live stream it). In
> _some_ cases, we might get people who're into the training business
> themselves and they might not want to share the materials. We don't
> want to discount this possibility.
> 
> On a related not, I have a proposal for the community - a small
> contribution for the kernel meetup when we host it at the reserved-bit
> premises. Think of it as a little help to allow Nisha and Siddhesh to
> pay for the AC, wifi, tea/coffee during the 3 hours of great
> conversations we have there.
> 
> Say, Rs. 100 if you're employed and Rs. 25 if you're a student? We
> wouldn't actually police the contributions but use a honour system[1].
> 
> Would this fee be acceptable to folks?
> 
> Regards,
> Amit
> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_system
> 

Although I couldn't attend the last meetup, I'm +1 for this.

Regards,
-- 
Dhanesh B. Sabane [dhanesh95]
Web : https://dhanesh95.gitlab.io

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