Yes, the acoustics for live and unleashed were bad, not helped by some problem with adams mic which caused him to sound muffled even if you were at the front, however the main stage area, which is much nicer with better acoustics etc has a lower fire limit so not everyone could have got in. We need to work on this for next year.

Secondly “Prevailing undercurrents of sexism and homophobia at various times from various quarters. Pah.” On the one hand I dont think there was that much of this kind of thing and all (I hope) comments were meant as a joke not be taken seriously, but on the other hand just because its a joke doesn’t mean it isn’t offensive, and one offended person is one to many. I will give some thought to how to reduce this sort of thing if you have suggestions let me know.

1) Linux is becoming more accessible and is no longer the preserve of just uber-techies
2) stereotypes are inaccurate