Re: [Debconf-discuss] Train to DebConf
On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 12:35:16PM +0100, Joachim Breitner wrote: > Of course we still need a cheap connection from London to Edinburgh. It > seems that the normal price is more than £150 one way, that’s definitely > too much for me. As Stephen said you should easily be able to get train fares from London to Edinburgh that are very much less than this. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] Hotel selection?
On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 03:35:28PM +0100, Roland Rosenfeld wrote: > I heard, that the accom team is talking to hotels. Does it make sense > to wait for a result (maybe a group discount) or should I book a hotel > as soon as possible (hopefully it's not too late now)? > Can anybody suggest me some hotel (not too expensive and not to far > from Teviot)? There should still be plenty of time to book a hotel. Work on getting a conference hotel picked out is ongoing - there should be some news in the next week or so. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] Non-attendee travel companions
On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 06:13:39PM -0500, Michael Schultheiss wrote: > My wife is contemplating whether to accompany me to Edinburgh and she > doesn't plan on attending Debconf if she does come with me. She's > wondering if anyone else is bringing a spouse/partner/etc. that won't be > attending Debconf or if she'd have to tour Scotland by herself. Several other people were planning to travel to Debconf with their partners - I believe in one case with their children as well. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] Hostel and group hotel rate?
On Tue, Apr 03, 2007 at 12:20:18AM -0400, Eric Dorland wrote: > Also, there was talk earlier of the possibility of a group hotel > rate. Did anything come of that? It did not prove possible to obtain a meaningful discount for the group hotel rate. Details of the suggested hotel and some other options can be found at: https://debconf7.debconf.org/wiki/Accommodation Everyone who registered an interest in the hotel should already have been contacted regarding this. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] Call for keys for keysigning in Edinburgh during DebConf7
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 02:40:26AM +0200, Maximilian Wilhelm wrote: > Would you care to explain why you dislike people attending to "two > hour parties"? The big problem people have with the enormous keysigning parties from a trust point of view is that they tend to be tiring and often a bit hurried. This tends to reduce the quality of the ID checking that is done substantially. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] Food around debconf
On Fri, May 18, 2007 at 09:03:25PM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > Also, is there a nearer source of wholefoods than the Real Foods shop > on the other side of the city centre? Personally I always use Real Foods. I don't know which branch you're thinking of here - there are two, one on Broughton Street and one Brougham Street[1]. The latter is nearer, about ten minutes walk away from Teviot. There is another specialist place on Clerk Street but I've not been in recently. You should be able to find some items nearer but I can't think of anything else for a full range. [1] http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=edinburgh+real+foods&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=55.948479,-3.185091&spn=0.028548,0.046606&z=14 -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] Food around debconf
On Sat, May 19, 2007 at 11:51:18AM +0100, Mark Brown wrote: > from Teviot. There is another specialist place on Clerk Street but I've > not been in recently. You should be able to find some items nearer but ...and it appears to have gone out of business. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-announce] Arrival information
On Sun, Jun 10, 2007 at 07:00:30PM +0200, Amaya wrote: > It just takes 30min longer. It's also a bit more difficult to locate the bus stop for the regular buses at the airport - basically, the airport bus is a bit less hassle but more expensive. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-announce] Non-Sponsored Hostel block booking information
On Mon, Jun 11, 2007 at 03:00:27AM +0200, Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña wrote: > might be more expensive than a transfer in the EU. I would also like to take > the luggage to the hostel first, instead of carrying it around, as it seems > it's over 10 blocks away. If you do end up coming to Teviot first it's not that far away - the hostels are only a few minutes walk so not too bad even if you are carrying your luggage. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] Non-Sponsored Hostel block booking information
On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 09:16:12PM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > If there's a cash machine inside Teviot, is > https://debconf7.debconf.org/wiki/PracticalInformation#Cash > wrong to say "The nearest machines to Teviot are on the Potterrow > building"? Well, it's the nearest one that isn't actually in the building :) . > Are either cheques or VISA are accepted? Cheques are fine, credit cards aren't (though the cash machine will take them). -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] Music
On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 04:35:54AM -0500, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Will we have live orchestras easing the environment in the hacklabs? > Wouter, it would be a _great_ inspiration to have you playing on the > stage of the current hacklab! That's certainly been much appreciated at the team meetings. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
[Debconf-discuss] Books left on reception
Sometime during Debcamp someone left a plastic bag on reception from Transreal containing two books by Robert Asprin. If anyone wants to claim it then please come to reception. Thanks. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
[Debconf-discuss] Minutes 20070618
Talks: - Only real problem is people randomly scheduling their talks, especially . - Ganneff: could you please add some interface to Penta to make information availiable about speakers who haven't turned up easy to find. - Now have all four projectors. - Penta registration information is great for determining if the talks are going to be over capacity. - Talks after ~1800 are too late for the video team to be able to video them. Systems/Venue: - Network still works well. - Penta is having problems with load while entering data. - Power failure in hacklab 1 today. We now have the second ring in there so this should be resolved. Tomorrow morning we will rebuild the the power; we have more power bars and stuff now. - Teviot have mentioned that further power problems may force them to just turn off the power. - Venue have moved the photos since they were blocking an exit & noticed a few other issues. - Reception have a list of arrivals. - LPI is sorted. Registration/T-Shirts/Front desk: - Handouts worked well in spite of the thundering herd. - We have no idea what is going on with our books. The stock Josette is selling looks suspiciously like what we'd identified as her stuff. Sledge to resolve. - All outstanding badges should be done. - Have signs for talk cancelled/moved. Night venue: - We need to clean up each night. - Still problems with volunteers. - If you're opening the venue do it a bit early in order to allow for resolution of problems with equipment. Day Trip: - Patty is organising this. Collecting money. - Shouldn't cause any problem with the food. - Will exchange tickets for cash for day trip attendees. Accommodation: - Cowgate is still an issue. - Now have validator for the allocations. - Jon currently gathering information about what exactly is going on at the minute. Most people are in the right place. - Keys: poor rate of key handins, the rooms from which keys have been handed in should be sorted. Hopefully this handin rate is due to people being happy. Food: - Vegan issues should be resolved. - Still haven't reconciled the meal tickets. Kev will try to kick this off tomorrow. Sauna: - Sign up sheets to be organised tomorrow. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
[Debconf-discuss] Thanks!
The Debconf team would like to thank everyone for their help with tidying Teviot tonight, especailly those who stayed on after the venue closed and those who have volunteered to come back tomorrow. We're on a tight schedule to clear our equipment out of the venue and your help is very much appreciated. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] Registration FAQ
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 10:06:00AM -0600, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > any case, it might be interesting to reenable a rating subsystem such > as what we had in Debconf 5 (written by Don Armstrong, who must also > be reading this ;-) ), which intended to minimize the amount of people > thinking, "bugger, my two favorite talks overlap". Of course, this This would presumably be unhelpful to people like MJ who want to attend for the minimum possible period - if it works well it would be likely to spread talks people find interesting over a wider time period (since it avoids conflicts). That does depend on people finding a large enough proportion of the talks equally interesting, though. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
