[HarfBuzz] Re: Text Layout Meeting 2007?

[Ed Trager]

Hi, Daniel,

On 3/15/07, Daniel Glassey <dglassey at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
> Are we planning to have another meeting this year like we semi-agreed
> at the end of the Boston meeting?

I certainly think it would be a good idea ...

...especially as you note that we did agree upon this informally.  We
had also agreed that in order to display political neutrality, or
perhaps just to give some of the KDEers more opportunity to attend,
the 2nd meeting would be attached to --or at least close to the time
of-- aKademy this year.

This does not have to be fixed in stone, but the idea of alternating
between the Gnome and KDE conferences on an annual basis is certainly
a good one that will continue to build the kind of mature Free Desktop
comraderie that we already experienced in the first meeting.

However I'd really like to defer the choice to those most actively
involved in recent coding of HarfBuzz (Behdad, Simon, Lars, etc.) plus
folks like Eric Mader of IBM and Sharon Correll of SIL who were not
able to attend in person last year but clearly have a lot to offer
(and continue to express their interest in participating).

> You core guys are the important ones
> to decide on this.
>
> I don't know if would get funding from OSDL again so we may like to
> ask for other sponsorship.

So, Daniel, does this mean that last year you were the one, or the
first one, who inquired with OSDL to secure some funding?

>
> I'll suggest the UK since it is where Guadec and aKademy are happening
> this year. Guadec is 15-21 July in Birmingham, aKademy is 29 June - 8
> July in Glasgow.
>
> Since it was at the Gnome summit last year, as an external bod, I'll
> suggest aKademy in Glasgow this year.
>
> Alas aKademy and Guadec are a week apart so that would mean a longer
> stay in Europe for Gnome guys. Another alternative is to have it here
> in Cambridge during the week between conferences. I should be able to
> organise a room somewhere to meet or we could just do it at my place
> if we aren't too many.
>

I would venture to suggest aKademy in Glasgow as the first choice,
followed by Cambridge as the 2nd choice.  But let's see what others
say ...

Best wishes -- Ed Trager