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* A [[FUDPub]] social evening
* A [[FUDPub]] social evening
* A [[FUDCon hackfest|hackfest]]
* A [[FUDCon hackfest|hackfest]]
They are typically scheduled over a weekend.


== Upcoming FUDCons ==
== Upcoming FUDCons ==

Revision as of 17:35, 31 January 2010


FUDCon: Fedora Users and Developers 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 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 always free to attend for anyone in the world.

Components of a FUDCon

A FUDCon typically includes some combination of:

They are typically scheduled over a weekend.

Upcoming FUDCons

See Premier Fedora Events for the calendar of upcoming FUDCons and FADs.

Organizing a FUDCon

For organizers (or potential organizers), we have an FUDCon organization process with tips on how to plan a FUDCon.

Past FUDCons

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005