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# BAR, the alternative to FOO
- URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/bar-the-alternative-to-foo/
- Published: 2005-08-13T19:00:46.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T03:32:18.000Z
- Author: Chris Messina
- Tags: Barcamp, Open source, Technology, barcamp05

Today [a](http://theryanking.com/?ref=chrismessina.me) [bunch](http://an9.org/blog/?ref=chrismessina.me) [of](http://tantek.com/log?ref=chrismessina.me) [us](http://photomatt.net/?ref=chrismessina.me) met to plan out [Barcamp](http://barcamp.org/?ref=chrismessina.me), an open invite alternative to O'Reilly's [Foo Camp](http://wiki.oreillynet.com/foocamp05/index.cgi?HomePage&ref=chrismessina.me). We don't have much time, money or space at the moment, but we're scrappy and committed to making this happen.

So check out the [wiki](http://barcamp.org/?ref=chrismessina.me) and go [sign up](http://barcamp.org/index.cgi?BarCampers&ref=chrismessina.me). While we're not doing the whole invite thing, we are asking for RSVP's in advance.

And yes, this should be a seriously good time. Really.

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### 💬 Comments from the original post

**[FactoryCity » Blog Archive » Bar Camp Amsterdam](http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2005/09/22/bar-camp-amsterdam/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2005-09-22 10:31:39

\[...\] Bar Camp Amsterdam It’s been a little over a month since Bar Camp I and already the opportunity to springboard the next Bar Camp has man \[...\]

**[The yin-yang of FOO and Bar at FactoryCity](http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/08/28/the-yin-yang-of-foo-and-bar/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2006-08-28 12:56:46

\[...\] Much has been made of the supposed sibling rivalry between FOO and Bar, owing to BarCamp’s origins last year as “an open alternative to FOO“. \[...\]