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Back in January I posted about the idea of having a get-together of Django programmers here in Northampton in June, playing on the Django (Reinhardt) in June music festival happening at the same time.
I finally found time to put a page together, and people are beginning to sign up. So if you're a Django person and you're within range of Northampton, check it out!
http://open.e-scribe.com/wiki/DjangoDotJune
Thanks, Jim.
I'm not sure what the Ruby on Rails equivalent would be -- maybe a field trip to the Sheffield Ruby Mine in Franklin, NC ("During the 2006 Season, over 400 Honkers were found along with 22 Super Honkers!").
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What a very fine idea. I'd like to see the Ruby on Rails community top this one. I hope this is a big hit as I'd like to make it next year.