On 16/03/13 19:56, Allison Randal wrote: > On 03/16/2013 10:27 AM, Daniel Pocock wrote: >> >> The bid itself doesn't specify anything about the above, it just gives a >> link to DC10, which leaves me feeling that the bid team has >> underestimated the seriousness of these issues. >> https://www.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf10/VisaAndBorderIssues > > The DebConf10 wiki page covered it thoroughly (including commentary from > different perspectives), so linking to that page seemed more sensible > than repeating all the info in the DebConf14 proposal. > > I ran a 3000 attendee free software conference in the US from 2005-2010, > and have helped organize other smaller US-based free software > conferences for over a decade, and visas have never been a statistically > significant factor. There are a few odd cases, it's true, but they're rare.
Every member of the Debian community, and their contribution to the project, is valued. That `odd case' is, in Europe, treated like a human being, because that is what they are. I agree that a lot of events do run successfully in the US with a large attendance and I suspect a Portland DebConf would be quite large and successful too, but please excuse me for taking a moment to reflect on the plight of those people who wouldn't be there to share in it. _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
