Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] What the hack!

[Urs Schaufelberger]

Of course, Eric is being modest because he won't only "be there" but actually 
give two presentations, one about passive radar using software radio.
Looking forward to it! =)

See you there

Urs

On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 01:48:36PM -0700, Eric Blossom wrote:
> FYI,
> 
> I'll be at "What the Hack", the outdoor hacker conference taking
> place in the Netherlands July 28 through 31.
> 
>   http://whatthehack.org
> 
> These are tremendous fun. Lots of great people, ideas and projects.
> If you can make it, I highly recommend it.
> 
> Eric
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> What The Hack
> 
> What The Hack is an outdoor hacker conference/event taking place on a
> large event-campground in the south of The Netherlands from 28 until
> 31 July 2005.
> 
> Events like What The Hack take place every four years, and originate
> from a group of people that was originally centered around a small
> hacker magazine called Hack-Tic. The magazine's last issue was
> published in 1993, but for reasons unknown the events have so far
> refused to die. 1989 Featured the Galactic Hacker Party, then in 1993
> we saw Hacking at the End of the Universe, followed in 1997 by Hacking
> In Progress, and in 2001 there was Hackers At Large.
> 
> What?
> 
> Expect people from every nook and cranny of the hacker universe: those
> deeply into developing Open Source software, civil liberties and
> privacy activists, experts in every field of computer networking and
> security as well as many others showing their projects and talking
> about what they do. Expect very large tents where lectures and
> presentations are held as well as multiple bars and other cozy spaces
> to hang out. Expect quality wired, wireless and interpersonal
> networking. Expect seeing some amazing presentations as well as
> stimulating conversations with some great folks.
> 
> For whom?
> 
> The event is not just for those who already define themselves as
> hackers, although they will almost certainly have an excellent
> time. Like previous times we hope to create an opportunity for people
> from a great many different cultures and subcultures to meet. So no
> matter whether you're interested in any of the topics presented,
> curious about what it is we're into, feel there are some cultural
> connections missing that you could facilitate, or if you just want to
> hang out with some of the brightest and funniest people we know:
> please come. We need you!
> 
> Why?
> 
> There is a number of new communities bordering common themes which we
> loosely define as 'hacker issues'. These include:
> 
>     * freedom of speech
>     * government transparency
>     * computer insecurity
>     * privacy
>     * open software, open standards & software patents
>     * community networking
> 
> We feel it is very important for people from different fields dealing
> with one or more of these issues to meet at larger events. We would
> also like to introduce new topics and forge new links between various
> communities. (Our Call For Papers lists some of the other topics we
> are interested in). We haven't even kept count of the interesting
> things that happened, both on- and offline, simply because the right
> people met at one of these events.
> 
> And oh yeah: it is a lot of fun too!
> 
> 
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