On 07/02/2011 11:19 AM, Gerard Braad wrote:
I think they have started to realize the options of hosting a FAD. At
least this FUDCon bidding has fueled a lot of opportunities, although
the involvement of Red Hat China has always been minimal until the
FUDCon. Hope this has changed in a permanent way.
I think the need for Red Hat China to be more involved has been
highlighted more than once and while I don't particular like competing
within the community via the bidding process, if this results is better
participation and support, it is a good thing. I would note that just
having a Red Hat office nearby has never automatically resulted in
outpouring of support to community activities. Some offices are large
enough and end up having someone or even a few more in the right
position to champion Fedora and other community activities but I know
several don't and you will have to rely on Comm Arch team to get things
moving. If a particular Red Hat office has only sales but no
engineering, the chances are that it isn't setup to support a broader
community for instance. I understand local support is more ideal but we
can't always afford to wait for that.
About the travel costs... yes... But I also wonder why this budget
for
APAC is smaller than EMEA or NA for instance. The costs for travel to
APAC is generally more expensive, while service costs (food, hotel,
venue) is usually less. At least for China it is.
I don't know the rationale behind it either. I could speculate but it
is just better to ask in the events planning list
Rahul