2005-11-05

Gnomedex and Woodstock

In a recent mailing list post about planning for Gnomedex 2006, J.D. Lasica exclaimed:
"Four-day conference?! What is this, Woodstock?"
My gut reaction and reply was:
Yes, this is our Woodstock. Announcer: "Don't upload big files." = Announcer: "Don't take the brown acid."
Upon digging a bit deeper, by Googling on "brown acid Woodstock" I found this page talking about the "new sense of community" seen demonstrated at Woodstock. It sounds very similar to what's going on at and around Gnomedex.

So if Gnomedex is the Woodstock of our times, does this imply any or all of the following?
I'm sure there are many more, but I'm tired and want to go to bed. So post them in the comments.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.
History repeats itself.

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