> The question is: if we schedule this within the first two weeks of > December, are there any _Linux_ events that might conflict with it? On that question: its just about safe afaik - the Bazaar is 14th->16th Dec. Obvious question: Why not hold it at one of the shows. Do the meeting the two days before and a 1.0 presentation during the show. That should help people like the Debian folks get to it and increase the number of folks already there