The call for papers has begun for the 2005 Linux.conf.au (LCA2005) and this year I'm cosidering submitting a paper for presentation.

The conference officially operates for three days, with two days of 'unofficial' mini-conferences. These mini-conferences address a specific topic amongst the Linux community, like Python, Linux in government or education, and my favourite, Debian. The presentations at both the main conference and the mini-conferences are generally highly technical in nature, but I was thinking of doing something a little 'off the chain.'

My idea is to present on how Adam and I have over the last year developed a successful software development business centred soley around Free and Open Source software. I would discuss what's involved in starting a business (in general), the hurdles we've faced (and cleared) and where we intend on taking The Frontier Group over the coming 12 months.

I've mentioned this to a few close people, and the feedback has been good, so today I sent of an introductory e-mail to the LCA organisiers asking for their recommendations. Hopefully they'll be as interested as I am excited, and next year I'll be wearing a "delegate" badge instead of a "boring normal person" one :) It will be wierd writing a paper for my own enjoyment, rather than for marking against some standard set by a lecturer, who's probably never experienced the world beyond their classroom.

What do you all think?