[LLVMdev] [cfe-dev] Developer meeting videos up

[Vikram S. Adve]

On Oct 15, 2009, at 10:45 AM, Chris Lattner wrote:

> Unfortunately, we found out at the last minute that Apple has a rule
> which prevents its engineers from giving video taped talks or
> distributing slides.  We will hold onto the video and slide assets in
> case this rule changes in the future.
>
> -Chris


Chris,

I hope you can pass my message along to the people at Apple who made  
this decision.
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I want to request Apple to make an exception and release the videos  
and slides of presentations by Apple employees at the LLVM Developers'  
Meeting.  Several Apple employees now have a leadership role in the  
LLVM community, although LLVM remains a widely used open source  
software project.  Their presentations at the LLVM developers' meeting  
are an important component of how we help support LLVM users.  The  
presentations clearly reveal no confidential Apple information; in  
fact, they were presented in front of a large number of external  
participants.  While we appreciate Apple's continued support of LLVM  
and of the Developers' Meeting, the goodwill generated is being  
undermined by this policy to withhold important technical information  
from other LLVM users, and for little benefit to Apple.

--Vikram Adve

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