Hi, On Dec 18, 2007 9:42 AM, Margarita Manterola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I like Marga's suggestion, but as I said in the meeting maybe the money we > > are > > getting for this $10*250 = $2500 is not worth it for all the hassle it'll > > be: > > check everybody has paid, print invoices for some people, how to bill it > > legally, etc > Indeed, the amount of money is not worth the hassle. The suggestion > was only to try to prevent abuses, not to get a considerable sum from > this. Maybe we can think in a scheme where everybody pays a bigger sum (like $100, which saving some exceptions should be reachable by all) and then they get their refund at debconf if they get sponsored lodging+food. That could give us a bigger buffer while we get the sponsor's money and makes people think twice before confirming for debconf. Not having a monetary block makes it all too easy to apply. This obviously has the problem of the money transfers and all that jazz. > > So my suggestion is being stricter about the people who gets sponsored > > lodging > > and food. If the name does not ring a bell (google site:debian.org and get > > some > > useful contribution) just say no, and give this people a week or so to mail > > back > > to the sponsoring team enumerating their contributions to Debian... > * Individual: intended for Students or Freelancers who are active > contributors to Debian, and can't afford to pay the cost of attending > to the conference. Cost: 0 or a small sum. That is a good point (about everybody paying at least a small sum). I am scared of people coming to debconf just because it's free. Even if Mar del Plata is not Buenos Aires, is close enough. > All of this is based on linux.conf.au registration categories > (https://linux.conf.au/register). I have previously said all this and > got a little input. More input is still welcome. +1 > * I intend to do real work during DebCamp. Those that sign up for > this category will be ask to state exactly what they plan to do. > Cost: 0. > * I intend to mainly hang out with other Debianites and socialize > during DebCamp. Cost: 250 USD. +1 -- Martín Ferrari _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
