MJ Ray dijo [Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 11:05:13AM +0000]: > So far, I've found only one arrival operator selling tickets this far > in advance and they're slower, less convenient and more expensive than > others IMO. Land travellers could submit the current full list prices > plus a guess at the maximum price increase, but then they may get > cheaper tickets and Debconf will have sponsored fewer people than it > could have. That would be a shame. > > This all seems designed to fund air travel, which is also shameful.
Hmh... Well, you don't need to have your ticket in your hands in order to ask for sponsorship - i.e. I requested sponsorship as well, but I have not yet bought mine. Of course, it will go up/down a few dollars, which I'll probably end up absorbing if it's up, or not using if it's down, but I have a rough estimate. FWIW, at Debconf 6, many people requested more money than what their ticket was finally worth - and, of course, were given less money than what they originally requested. Regarding air travel: My personal rule is to go by land if it is up to a 8 hour journey, and fly otherwise (if possible). Although there are quite a lot DDs and Debian enthusiasts in the UK, the bulk of the attendees will arrive from much farther than Northern France - And, want it or not, air travel will be the prevalent way of getting there. Greetings, -- Gunnar Wolf - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (+52-55)5623-0154 / 1451-2244 PGP key 1024D/8BB527AF 2001-10-23 Fingerprint: 0C79 D2D1 2C4E 9CE4 5973 F800 D80E F35A 8BB5 27AF _______________________________________________ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
