[14:48] <MylesBraithwaite> BobJonkman1 not really first I heard about it
[18:27] <aruna_> Hi, will anyone from Toronto be attending the Open Data Event ? http://wiki.opendataday.org/Toronto
[18:42] <MylesBraithwaite> aruna_ I was thinking about it if I can get Friday off.
[18:44] <aruna_> I have the same problem, have a meeting and some outreach+volunteering to do. Both I can get out of but I do not want to be the only person there from the community..
[18:45] <genii> aruna_: The only location listed is Ryerson for Saturday. Is there some other main venue?
[18:45] <aruna_> It's a long session as well, two days from 9 to 5
[18:45] <aruna_> genii: 1sec lemme check, I believe it is 900 Bay street
[18:45] <MylesBraithwaite> Friday looks like talks and Saturday looks like the hackathon at PodCampToronto
[18:46] <aruna_> yuo dats exactly it, Sat is hackathon but Fri there will be city officials who are supportive towards Open source and we do this in a targeted strategic manner we may just get them to listen ?
[18:47] <aruna_> hang on genii am re-chekin ( zillions of windows here )
[18:47] <genii> No worries, I'll make coffee :)
[18:47] <aruna_> lol now your talkin :)
[18:48] <aruna_> This is for Fri: 900 Bay Street
[18:48] <aruna_> Ontario Provincial Building - MacDonald Block (Ontario Room)
[18:48] <aruna_> Toronto, ON
[18:48] <aruna_> Canada
[18:48] <aruna_> Friday, 21 February 2014 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EST)
[18:49] <aruna_> registration is here :http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/open-data-day-toronto-2014-oddto14-tickets-10509334703?aff=efbnen
[18:55] <aruna_> A single person they are highly unlikely to take seriously no matter how well am dressed or how well I present a case for FOSS but as a community group they may think twice ?
[18:56] <aruna_> I hate suits anyway so if am going will be jeans and T
[18:57] <aruna_> genii: where's the koffee ? :)
[19:01] <aruna_> The key session I feel is this :
[19:01] <aruna_> 1015am - 1230pm:  Challenges
[19:01] <aruna_> "Problem Owners" present their issues and discuss solutions with the following Open Data & Open Government leaders:
[19:01] <aruna_> ---Ron McKerlie, Ontario Deputy Minister of Open Government
[19:01] <aruna_> ---Rob Meikle, City of Toronto Chief Information Officer
[19:01] <aruna_> ---Heather Leson, Open Knowledge Foundation Community Engagement Director
[19:01] <aruna_> ---Keith Loo, "Make Web Not War" (Microsoft foray into Open Source) Open Platform Lead
[19:01] <aruna_> ---Moderated by Bianca Wylie, Co-Founder, Canadian Open Data Institute
[19:02]  * genii slides aruna_ a fresh mug
[19:05] <aruna_> genii: many thank's ( i made some too :) sip-sip
[19:07] <zykotick9> i'd skip that Keith Loo talk...
[19:17] <aruna_> Well, from what I heard Keith Loo seems to be a good guy am yet to meet in person but my thinking was he represents MS and they have humongous funds ? If we can get Keith to listen and fund us but no strings attached. We code 'open' and GNU General Public License. Think of the possibilities ? If only we had funds to support all our krazy ideas ?
[19:18]  * genii ponders MSBuntu
[19:18] <aruna_> hell no !
[19:18] <aruna_> neverrrr... die first :)
[19:18] <MylesBraithwaite> we had one of the microsoft open source guys at a GTALUG meeting a few years back.
[19:19] <MylesBraithwaite> he was nice and bought us beer
[19:19] <genii> aruna_: Heh!
[19:20] <aruna_> zykotick9: I also had reservations about the way the site make web not war advocated open source but under terms it was the exact opposite. Hypocrisy at its very best if u ask me..
[19:20] <genii> MylesBraithwaite: Do you know Colin McGregor over there?
[19:20] <MylesBraithwaite> ya he's on the executive and pog with me
[19:21] <aruna_> genii: not funee MSBuntu egad what will Bob Jonkman think ?
[19:21] <genii> MylesBraithwaite: We're both on Toronto Freenet board together, he's a really good guy
[19:22] <genii> aruna_: I think his head might explode....
[19:22] <aruna_> genii?: well "we" need him so nothing doing with your MSbuntu
[19:23] <MylesBraithwaite> MS did do a version of unix in 1989: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenix
[19:23] <genii> Reminds me of Microsoft joke site they put up years ago: http://www.mslinux.org/
[19:23] <genii> MylesBraithwaite: I actually used Xenix :)
[19:23] <aruna_> I met Colin at the dufferin park picnic and he is a very nice person, showed me a nuclear powered gizmo
[19:23] <MylesBraithwaite> genii: that actually pretty cool
[19:31] <aruna_> genii: you free on fri ? or have to work ?
[19:32] <genii> aruna_: I do the Mon-Fri 9-5 deal ( when there's not extra stuff needs doing....)
[19:34] <aruna_> genii: damn ! I belive in colloboration and this is a opportunity that may not come again and we lose nothing by chatting with Keith and others as long as they don ask us to push MS agendas ?
[19:34] <genii> 10:15 on a workday isn't possible for me
[19:35] <aruna_> I know bro I know....
[19:36] <aruna_> Ah well.. I tried :)