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Pete Massiello surprised everybody with a 30 second limit (while the tradition had been 3 minutes). I think that I was the only speaker to make it in 30 seconds. A few points: o The 30 second rule is impossible for someone to make a point. If you want to enforce a 30 second rule, cancel Soundoff. o Soundoff had a long tradition of going as long as necessary on Tuesday nights (after Expo had closed down). This got manipulated by many IBMers into a combined "Town Hall Meeting" on Sunday night. o Pete's motivation is purely in getting Expo going back again on time, something which I could care less about. As the Board member in charge of Expo, this is his job. o The tapping of the microphone was (at best) obnoxious. I suggest that we go back to our basics, and move Soundoff back to Tuesday night at 5, and let the pressure from whatever evenings events close it down. This may require some IBMers to spend an extra day in town. Users would half of their education benefit from COMMON to add wisdom to their comments. Al Al Barsa, Jr. Barsa Consulting Group, LLC 400>390 "i" comes before "p", "x" and "z" e gads Our system's had more names than Elizabeth Taylor! 914-251-1234 914-251-9406 fax http://www.barsaconsulting.com http://www.taatool.com http://www.as400connection.com Pete Helgren <Pete@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: To midrange-l-bounce Midrange Systems Technical s@xxxxxxxxxxxx Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> cc 04/03/2006 11:23 PM Subject Re: Did ITJungle say Common was a waste of time? Please respond to Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@midra nge.com> Likewise Jim. I think I was second to last and I even mentioned "Getting on with it and getting of this name stuff". I then was cut off on my own statements/questions that had to do with IBM partnering and open source VAE's, and getting the System i and tools in front of a younger audience.... I talked to Pete Massiello at the MOM and I think next Common they plan to have a visible clock running and that the moderator will have some control of the microphone (like on and off...). Actually I was OK with the sounding off and even the naming rants would have been OK if IBM hadn't addressed it. However, given the fact that Elaine Lennox did such a thorough job of 1. Apologizing 2. Explaining the rationale and 3. identifying future plans, she rendered most of the remaining discussion moot. I would have enjoyed more analysis of those plans and feedback on whether the approach was sound or not. Instead it seemed like everyone just wanted to let IBM know they were unhappy with the "marquee style" naming Merry-Go-Round we've been on even though the entire panel said they didn't like the name change routine either. C'est la vie! The fall Common town meeting will be better (!) Pete Helgren Jim Franz wrote: >i did stand up (was the last in line with a question about the s36 >environment direction.. >jim > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Trevor Perry" <tperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 5:55 PM >Subject: Re: Did ITJungle say Common was a waste of time? > > > > >>Whether it was blather or not, this is the Town Hall meeting. It is >>designed >>to express your opinions to IBM. If you sit on the sidelines - or leave - >>and then whine about it after the show, then your opinion is not worth >>much >>to IBM. Many of you could have stood up before the repetition began. >> >>Get involved. >>Stop whining... >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Jim Franz" >>Subject: Re: Did ITJungle say Common was a waste of time? >> >> >> >> >>>There was a lot more going on at Common than just the Town Hall meeting. >>>I would agree the open mike period had a few good points made within >>>an extreme amount of repetitive blathering. Many in the hall were >>>disgusted >>>with our side of the meeting. >>>I did get a lot of value from this Common, and found IBMer's more >>>than willing to discuss a variety of issues, technical as well as >>>marketing >>>and >>>future directions. I've been to a dozen or so conferences & this was just >>>as >>>good >>>or better than previous. The facilities in Minneapolis were great. >>> >>>Jim Franz >>> >>> >>-- >>This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing >>list >>To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, >>visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l >>or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives >>at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. >> >> >> > > > > -- This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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