Will there any other vegans (who don't eat dairy at all) attending?
If so I might try to get my hands on something from Dr. Cow
http://www.dr-cow.com/products/
Otherwise I'll just bring some good organic peanut butter and crackers (or wine)
Rohit
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 6:56 AM, Christian PERRIER <bubu...@debian.org> wrote:
>
> For late subscribers to debconf-discuss....or to people who might
> benefit from a reminder in order to *think* about bringing stuff for
> the Cheese&Wine party, please allow me to quote myself:
>
>> As all Debconfs since Debconf5, Debconf10 will feature a social event
>> based on cheese.
>>
>> That event is traditionnally named "Cheese and Wine party". The
>> schedule is not completely secured, but we expect it to happen either
>> on Aug. 2nd (Monday) or Aug. 3rd (Tuesday), after dinner.
>>
>> Still, as usual, the event is first meant to share as many cheese from
>> the world as people, accompanied by some wine. It also happens that
>> "some" people bring other various liquids from their country, most of
>> these containing various amounts of ethanol. Let's call this a side
>> effect.
>>
>> The main point of the even is about *sharing*. It means that
>> participants are expected to try bringing "material" for the party:
>> most of the time cheese from your
>> country/state/region/village/canton/province/kolkhoze/community/etc. but
>> often wine or, indeed, any other "very good stuff that can be eaten
>> and is typical from your place".
>>
>> Of course, this is Debian: nobody will force you to bring something in
>> order to participate. That may be difficult for some people, or even
>> impossible...but, at least, *try* to do it!
>>
>> Debconf being held in the United States of America, where import
>> regulations have the reputation to be fairly strict, some of you might
>> be scared by bringing stinking, smelly and improbable milk
>> derivative....and have to leave it at customs in ${airport}.
>>
>> From investigations we made up to now, importation of cheese in USA is
>> not strictly forbidden but sometimes restricted for some varieties of
>> cheese. The most accurate indication we could find was about cured and
>> half cured cheese being allowed while non cured cheese (such as
>> cottage cheese) being prohibited.
>>
>> Apparently, in en_US, "half-cured" means something along the line of
>> French camembert and cured is meant for about any cheese that's
>> "hard". So, it's not really about age, but about "hardness".
>>
>> Official documents we found (thanks to Jimmy Kaplowitz who did some
>> investigation) didn't mention whether "pasteurized/unpasteurized"
>> status is important or not. Of course, pasteurized cheese is a sin but
>> I'd recommend having the word printed on the cheese box, in order to
>> be sure.
>>
>> As example for cheese lovers, here are French cheese I can think about
>> bringing:
>>
>> Rocamadour, Morbier, Brie de Meaux, Trappe d'Echourgnac, Brocciu,
>> Picodon, Tomme de Savoie, Reblochon, Cantal, Ossau-Iraty..and of course a
>> Pouligny-St-Pierre and a Camembert
>>
>> Some I would *not* bring:
>> Maroilles, Vieux Lille, Neufchatel, Cancoillote, Cabécou, Bleu
>> d'Auvergne...
>>
>> (hint for French cheese names:
>> 'zgrep -i -E "The.*release" /usr/share/doc/passwd/changelog.Debian.gz')
>>
>> So, please think about it. You *can* bring something. And, yes,
>> there's room for that in your suitcase. Just drop 1 or 2 t-shirts and
>> all these neat electronic gadgets you think you need....and make room
>> for a box of "good stuff".
>>
>> This year, and following a recent discussion in one of Debian mailing
>> list, a side event of C&W will be a "your beer is better than mine"
>> party. In short, along with cheese and hopefully wine from your place,
>> it's not forbidden to bring some good beer that you think would
>> qualify in a beer contest.
>>
>> This is indeed a special challenge for citizens of United States of
>> America who have to convince the rest of the world that, no, not every
>> US beer tastes like Budweiser. So, well, remove 1 or 2 more t-shirts,
>> or bring a larger suitcase|backpack and make room for a good beer!
>>
>> We will manage to find a place to store material even for those of you
>> who come early, for Debcamp. Not being able to find a fridge in USA
>> would be a shame, right?
>>
>> This year, DC10 organizers even contacted me in advance about the C&W
>> and we are already planning logisitics for it: location, material such
>> as plates, tables, knives, corkscrews, etc. Specific thanks to
>> Michelle Lynn Hall who is already counting and planning stuff over
>> there along with Richard Darst.
>>
>>
>> So, in short, please think about what you could bring over there as
>> you consider packing your stuff. Debconf^H^H^H^HCamp starts in a
>> little bit more than 2 weeks, so it is time!
>> I'm definitely sure that one will be legen...wait for it...dary!
>>
>> A still generic wiki page already exists at
>> http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf10/CheeseWineBoF
>>
>> I'll enhance it in the upcoming days. Of course, please feel free to
>> help in maintaining it. For instance, "registering" yourself there, if
>> you intend to bring something will help me in figuring out if I have
>> to enter panic mode or if we have enough stuff for a good party.
>>
>>
>>
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