From: "Stuart Gray" Received: from mxout3.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.167] verified) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 398832 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Sun, 01 Oct 2006 03:52:28 -0400 Received: from mxin1.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.175]) by mxout3.mailhop.org with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1GTw7B-000OGX-6n for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Sun, 01 Oct 2006 03:51:57 -0400 Received: from relay2.mail.uk.clara.net ([80.168.70.142]) by mxin1.mailhop.org with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1GTw7B-0007Ge-2z for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Sun, 01 Oct 2006 03:51:57 -0400 Received: from anantes-157-1-54-170.w86-214.abo.wanadoo.fr ([86.214.165.170] helo=[192.168.1.20]) by relay2.mail.uk.clara.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.50) id 1GTw7A-000CGI-7W; Sun, 01 Oct 2006 08:51:56 +0100 Message-ID: <451F81A9.7060201@clara.co.uk> Disposition-Notification-To: Stuart Gray Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 09:51:53 +0100 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (OS/2; U; Warp 4.5; en-US; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20050922 X-Accept-Language: en, en-us, el MIME-Version: 1.0 To: OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless]Re: Video Conferencing for WarpStock References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Clara-Relay: Message sent using Claranet Relay Service using auth code: srtgray X-Mail-Handler: MailHop by DynDNS X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) Rick R. wrote: > Your "reasoning" makes ABSOLUTELY no sense. > The Linux folks are able to do this stuff on a regular basis. > Heck, even the Amiga people have themselves real time video feeds. > > And online attendance would provide >no benefit to the event So its OK to bitch at people who can't attend WarpStock, but if someone > makes a reasonable suggestion to allow folks to participate online, then > its just refused outright?! > > To be brutally honest, after my VERY negative experience with WarpStock > Dresden, where they silently(!) oversold the after hour events and then > told people like myself "sorry, no more room left. you have to stay > outside" THE MINUTE BEFORE THE EVENT WAS TO START, I really don't feel > that motivated to drive all the way up to Canada in the 1st place. > > And one more time, since even the Amiga people can afford live video > feeds (I downloaded some of those myself and they are damn good) I > really don't accept your excuses. > > If its a cost issue, then ask for donations. I said many times that I'm > ready pay an attendance fee for this - and I'm sure would many others. > > But if WarpStock simply refuses to go with the times and modernize, then > well maybe it should no longer exist. Who needs a conference of Dinosaurs?! > Y'know, I'd be interested in participating over the web. I'm in Europe (West France) and cannot get to the states (time and finance), nor indeed Warpstock Europe (same reasons). I'd like to be involved though. Stuart -- Unless otherwise explicitly stated, this email is part of a private and confidential conversation, intended for the recipient only. Retention of this communication in any form indicates acceptance of this condition. Forwarding, copying, or any other use whatsoever is prohibited. If you do not agree with these conditions please delete the mail from your computer.