Paul Vixie wrote:
I have not seen any writings that indicate that Paul was at b&g or bofs or other portions of the conference.
i was at the B&G, having first checked with the host to find out if visitors were welcome. while my intent was to pick somebody up for dinner, i admit that i also ate and drank and socialized.
Based upon that data, I am inclined to support Paul.
now that you know the whole story, perhaps you'll reevaluate your position.
Let's see: 1) You attended a b&g after checking with the host 2) You attempted to attend a q&a with the purpose of providing additional input for the ops community and that provided support for a speaker. Is there a better way to have handled the situation? Perhaps. The positive outcome of this issue is that we are discussing how to handle "drop-ins" (freebie conference attenders?). I still don't see that you fall into this category with regard to this incident.