[Ukernel] [Fwd: Kernel workshop?]

[Jonathan S. Shapiro]

I am forwarding the earlier messages so that everyone can see them and
so that they are visible in the online archive -- shap

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> From: Gernot Heiser <gernot@cse.unsw.edu.au>
> To: hermann.haertig@inf.tu-dresden.de, kevine@cse.unsw.edu.au, okrieg@us.ibm.com, shap@eros-os.org
> Subject: Kernel workshop?
> Date: 20 Dec 2002 10:17:12 +1100
> 
> Dear colleagues,
> 
> During OSDI we had a few informal discussions about the lack of a
> venue for discussing/publishing real OS work, given that the SOSP
> community is rapidly moving into middleware. The suggestion has been
> made to set up a workshop specifically dedicated to kernel
> work. People seemed to agree that this was an idea worthwhile to
> follow up.
> 
> I'd like to start the ball rolling on this. I can see a number of
> issues requiring discussion. I have my on opinion on those, but am
> keeping them  intentionally out of this mail.
> 
> The primary issues seem to be:
> 
>  - How formal/informal should the Kernel Workshop it be? Should it be
>    just an informal gathering/exchange of ideas of like-minded people,
>    or should we aim to be a bit more formal, including an open call
>    for papers, a program committee, reviewing, formal proceedings?
> 
>  - Who should we specifically invite to participate? If we take the
>    more formal option, this would extend to who should be invited on
>    to the PC.
> 
>  - If we take the more formal option, should we try to get endorsement
>    by one of the professional organisations (ACM, IEEE, USENIX).
> 
> Other issues are timing and location, but I think these are secondary
> and we should discuss the primary issues first.
> 
> I have some opinion on the above points, but will hold back with them
> in this mail and only ask the questions.
> 
> Gernot
> --
> Gernot Heiser                        School of Computer Sci. & Engin.
> Professor of Operating Systems       The University of NSW
> Phone: +61 2 9385 5156               UNSW SYDNEY NSW 2052, Australia
> Fax:   +61 2 9385 5533               http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~gernot