Talk:Birds of a feather (computing)

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BoFs can facilitate networking and partnership formation among subgroups, including functionally-oriented groups such as CEOs or geographically-oriented groups. BoFs generally allow for more audience interaction than the panel discussions typically seen at conventions; the discussions are not completely unguided, though, as there is still a discussion leader.

I don't think this is specific to computing/IT
I think I've seen these kinds of sessions at non-IT meetings, although I can't think of a specific example at the moment. It this is true, then the article should be made more general. ike9898 (talk) 20:59, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, Birds of a feather is a common term, not onti used in computing/IT. It is not synonym with the IETF's birds of a feather. The article should be reworked, keeping the IETF only as one particular example. See reverted edits. Please improve collaboratively.--Pierre5018 (talk) 14:14, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

The oldest reference
...to this I could find on Google Groups (usenet news archive)

It would seam that this was a popular event at the USENEX conference where the level of (dis)organization sat well with the Usenet News participants. All of the early references are conferences, and all are computer conferences (of course those were the only people on the net at the time).

What is the best way to site usenet?

-- User:BrianFennell (talk) 19:10, 27 February 2009 (UTC) 

Message-ID:  Newsgroups: net.2bsd-bugs Path: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!william X-Path: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!william From: ucbvax!william Date: Tue Nov 3 18:32:37 1981 Subject: 2.8bsd interest group meeting at USENIX

There will be a "birds of a feather" meeting at USENIX for people using or otherwise interested in UCB 2.8bsd UNIX. Some of the implementors will be available as well as canonical bug reports and revisions.

Please bring your bug reports, gripes, fixes, suggestions and other ideas.

No time or place has been set, but usually these kinds of meetings take place in the evening just after dinner. Assignment of time and place occurs sometime on the first day.

Any suggestions should be forwarded to "csvax.william@UCB-C70" or "ucbvax!william".

Bill Jolitz.



Etymology of the expression
The paragraph concerning the origin of the expression is especially useful to non-native english speakers. I was really wondering what it meant in reality outside of its computer science meaning.

-- Generalelektrix on French Wikipedia

Why is this considered a stub?
AFAICS, this article covers everything about the subject. It defines the word, provides a bit of history, & even has citations. While the history section could be filled out a little more, & maybe someone has a colorful example of a BoF session, there really isn't much more that could be added. Unless someone does come up with an aspect needing coverage, I'd recommend this to be promoted to "Start" class, although it may be within its theoretical limits of coverage & practically be "B" class. Comments? -- llywrch (talk) 21:04, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

Requested move 11 November 2020

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

Birds of a feather (computing) → IETF Birds of a feather – The existing redirection applies strictly to the IETF's BoF. In computing, Birds of a feather is not a synonym for the IETF's Birds of a feather. Other computing organizations organize BoF meetings. . BoF meetings are found in any domain   Pierre5018 (talk) 14:40, 11 November 2020 (UTC)


 * The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The redirection is misleading : in computing, birds of a feather (BoF) is more general than IETF BoF
This redirection page leads to the IETF's BoF. In computing, Birds of a feather is not a synonym for the IETF's Birds of a feather.

Other computing organizations organize BoF meetings. .

BoF meetings are found in any domain

Possible solutions: — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pierre5018 (talk • contribs) 15:57, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
 * delete the redirection page, because it is of little use
 * rename the redirection to "Birds of a feather (IETF)"
 * change the page to an article itemizing different BoF groups in computing, including of course the IETF BoF


 * your concerns are noted, and it seems that the target article, "Internet Engineering Task Force", is the only article on Wikipedia where the computing "Birds of a feather" applies. So it is a valid redirect to that target article until other computing articles are found or written that are also about organizing BoF meetings. When that happens, then this page might be turned into a disambiguation page.  P.I. Ellsworth   ed.  put'r there 07:26, 15 November 2020 (UTC)