On 12/03/13 20:33, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Daniel Pocock dijo [Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 10:13:35AM +0100]: >> Taking away the Chávez factor (which is obviously not to be >> understated), all these other issues could be raised for just about any >> other country these days: >> (...) >> Given the Government commitment to free software, isn't this the model >> of an independent and therefore stable Government that we all aspire to >> see in our own countries? >> >> Neither the Venezuelan team nor the wider Debian community should be >> deterred by short term factors, and if anything, now is the time when >> the DebConf committee could well choose to place a big vote of >> confidence - and solidarity - with the Venezuelan local team, their >> country, and their free software strategy. > > Right - The factors you mention are not minor, and I hope they are > rightly considered for our decision. > > Just as a side note: We have over the years decided that, although we > *do* value holding DebConf in a country/region where it helps > strengthen Debian's (and free software in general's) presence, and > where governments are most sympathetic and committed to free software, > the main goal of DebConf is to *improve Debian*. Strengthening the > local community and the adoption in the guvernamental(?) areas are > nice (and expected) side-effects, but it is not the core reason or > evaluation for our choice. > > If we choose Venezuela, or if we choose the USA, it will be on the > basis of what is better for Debian's improvement through a large > face-to-face conference.
I'm not suggesting the local policy on free software should give anybody an unreasonable advantage, I'm just suggesting that the bid team should not be de-motivated because of their current political background. _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
