Software Freedom Kosova Conference

August 24, 2009 —

I have been meaning to write this blog post for a long time, but for some reason or another it always ended up as a draft.

I came from Bueno Aires to Kosovo for a free software conference that will take place on August 29th and 30th at the University of Prishtina. I was invited to speak about two different topics: translation with free software and basic Python. If you are in the area (or you are rich and feel like spending money on plane tickets) then I’d be really glad if you could join us here in Kosovo.

Now, I came to Kosovo some time in advance to get to know the place and to help organize the conference. During my stay here I’ve had a great time visiting places like Mirushe [1]. People here are very nice and I was pleasantly surprised when the locals in Gjakova even helped me carry my bags when I got to the bus station and then took me to a place where I could phone my friend Heroid (who’s letting me stay at his house and I really thank him for that). To top it all, they even paid for the phone call I made. Also, and I think this is something that I need to point out, Kosovar girls are extremely beautiful ;-)

So, this has been a great trip so far and, after all my US / Buenos Aires winters, I really welcome this European summer sun. You should also come to the free software conference in Prishtina; it’s definitely worth it.

[1] http://picasaweb.google.com/arianit/PrizrenMirushe