"Charles M. Hannum" <root@ihack.net> writes:
> As for the future of NetBSD on the convention circuit, that's unclear
> to me.
> 
> I don't particularly mind going to the conferences, and especially
> when talking to embedded developers, it's very useful for someone with
> my experience to be there.
> 
> However, so far -- except for actual booth space (and I don't mean
> furniture and whatnot, I mean the physical space) -- almost all of the
> expenses for this have come out of my own pocket.  This cannot and
> will not continue.  Unless some way is found (donations, grants,
> whatever) to diffuse the cost, it is unlikely that I will be running
> any more trade show appearances.  I simply cannot afford to both spend
> the time and pay the expenses myself.

Wasabi might be willing to pick up the effort associated with NetBSD
presence at shows. We did (IMHO) a reasonable job doing that at Linux
World in New York and could conceivably do it elsewhere. Increased
profile for NetBSD is generally in our corporate interest.

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