Ned Konz ned@bike-nomad.com is claimed by the authorities to have written:
Any way that a non-attendee could get into the BOF?
I'd love to go but balk at spending the $400+...
Last year I went and registered for exhibits only (actually I've done that several times before, since I find talks on java/c++/eiffel/pretend-smalltalk-of-the-day to be utterly uninteresting when set against the fun at camp Smalltalk etc) and it was _free_. This was extra good since then, as now, I was unencumbered by those terrible burdens of employment. Hope to see you there.
tim