[penguicon-general] Wil Wheaton Plugs Penguicon

[Jeff Hanson]

On 8/17/07, Rick Scott <rick at shadowspar.dyndns.org> wrote:
> My last trip to Penguicon cost better than 400 USD, and I'm within a
> day's drive.  I don't think that that qualifies as "outrageous",
> but I imagine that Bo Hansen's cost to attend the con did.
>
> As for actual registration costs, though, Penguicon is Super Cheap,
> especially when you start comparing it to commercial cons, as Matt
> points out.

Ohio LinuxFest seems to get a lot more attention than Penguicon in
blogs and podcasts.  There pricing is different (free or $65 ACP
w/lunch and T-shirt) which may be better for some people.  But I think
their location in southern Ohio is a bigger factor.  What I don't
understand is why some people will drive 1000+ miles to attend an
event that is mostly only one day.  It makes a lot more sense to me to
have fun for three days considering the overhead.  It's that price vs.
TCO thing.