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From: dyer@spdcc.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix
Subject: Re: Women's BOF in Phoenix?
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Date: Thu, 30-Apr-87 22:00:11 EDT
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Posted: Thu Apr 30 22:00:11 1987
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Reply-To: dyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer)
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Keywords: quitchur bellyaching

I think this guy Ward is trying to be deliberately inflammatory, so
let's keep trying to "disappoint him" and keep to the facts.  The facts
are that BOFs are held without official sanction of the USENIX organization;
they don't appear in the proceedings, and they're held in otherwise empty
conference rooms and ballrooms at the conference hotel, and are run by
the participants, all of whom have paid money to attend the conference
and use the facilities.

It is a courtesy of the USENIX Association that they announced its
scheduling so that interested parties could consider it an inducement
(or not) to come to the BOF.  I'd have no problem with ANY BOFs being
announced well beforehand.  Most aren't as well organized, however, and
are lucky to be announced by a scrawl in crayon on the notice board.

My God, I can't believe this is such a big deal for this guy.  Sheesh!
It seems I've been saying "Sheesh!" a lot lately...
-- 
Steve Dyer
dyer@harvard.harvard.edu
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