Re: [Debconf-discuss] Registration FAQ

2008-02-26 Thread Mark Brown
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,

[Debconf-discuss] Thanks!

2007-06-23 Thread Mark Brown
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 appreci

[Debconf-discuss] Minutes 20070618

2007-06-18 Thread Mark Brown
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

[Debconf-discuss] Books left on reception

2007-06-18 Thread Mark Brown
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: Digit

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Music

2007-06-13 Thread Mark Brown
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.

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Non-Sponsored Hostel block booking information

2007-06-12 Thread Mark Brown
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 th

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-announce] Non-Sponsored Hostel block booking information

2007-06-11 Thread Mark Brown
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 Tevi

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-announce] Arrival information

2007-06-10 Thread Mark Brown
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, lik

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Food around debconf

2007-05-19 Thread Mark Brown
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

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Food around debconf

2007-05-19 Thread Mark Brown
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 a

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Call for keys for keysigning in Edinburgh during DebConf7

2007-05-09 Thread Mark Brown
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 hurr

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Hostel and group hotel rate?

2007-04-03 Thread Mark Brown
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 o

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Non-attendee travel companions

2007-03-12 Thread Mark Brown
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 D

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Hotel selection?

2007-03-07 Thread Mark Brown
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

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Train to DebConf

2007-03-03 Thread Mark Brown
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 fr