Just to flaunt my vanity, I thought I'd say that my family (father-side) comes from Trysil, the small town mentioned, where the KDE guys spend a week hacking ea

Just to flaunt my vanity, I thought I'd say that my family (father-side) comes from Trysil, the small town mentioned, where the KDE guys spend a week hacking each summer. It's a really beautiful place - desolate, with miles and miles of pine trees in every direction. I think the place has about 10.000 inhabitants in summer - although in winter it enjoys its status as the largest ski resort in Scandinavia. (My trip to eastern China this summer was paid with some of the cash my family earns from renting out real-estate to ski tourists). I've never heard the story behind the KDE developer camp up there, but from years of personal experience it is a great place to go disconnect from everyday distractions. You can actually be alone up there, while still enjoying a top-notch standard of living.