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'''Con''': In opposition or disagreement with; against.
'''Con''': In opposition or disagreement with; against.


'''FUDCon''' is the Fedora Users and Developers Conference.  FUDCon is a combination of sessions, talks, workshops, and hackfests in which contributors work on specific initiatives.  Topics include infrastructure, feature development, community building, general management and governance, marketing, testing and QA, packaging, etc.
'''FUDCon''' is the Fedora User and Developer Conference.  FUDCon is a combination of sessions, talks, workshops, and hackfests in which contributors work on specific initiatives.  Topics include infrastructure, feature development, community building, general management and governance, marketing, testing and QA, packaging, etc.


FUDCon is always free to attend for anyone in the world.
FUDCon is always free to attend for anyone in the world.

Revision as of 16:55, 13 January 2009

FUDCon: Fedora User and Developer Conference

FUD: An acronym for Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. A typical tactic used by the opponents of open source to prevent its widespread adoption.

Con: In opposition or disagreement with; against.

FUDCon is the Fedora User and Developer Conference. FUDCon is a combination of sessions, talks, workshops, and hackfests in which contributors work on specific initiatives. Topics include infrastructure, feature development, community building, general management and governance, marketing, testing and QA, packaging, etc.

FUDCon is always free to attend for anyone in the world.

Upcoming FUDCons

Past FUDCons

Organizing a FUDCon

For organizers, we have an informational page with tips on how to plan a FUDCon, as well as optional follow-up surveys.