2012/6/18 Derric Atzrott datzrott@alizeepathology.com
In order to come, you have to register for the Wikimania conference:
I'm already registered for the conference, so this doesn't personally affect me, but why restrict it to those that registered for the conference?
If any local DC hackers show up, because they heard from a friend that the hackathon was going on, would we really turn them away?
Shhh, don't tell anybody... In Haifa we had some doubts about it, and eventually we required registration for the hackathon days, but not payment if you only come to them (and you would still get pizza). As far as I recall (it's all very hazy now) it was a good decision - at least one new productive hacker joined us thanks to this liberal arrangement.
It's up to the DC organizers to decide, of course.
-- Amir