Re: [Debconf-discuss] Travel sponsorship BoF: minutes

2010-08-22 Thread Wookey
+++ MJ Ray [2010-08-22 12:49 +0100]: > Also, we should not be assuming flights, particularly for debconf 11 > which is in Europe where land travel may work for some/many. Train > and coach tickets and car hire pricing works on different schedules. This is a good point. You can know approximate c

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Travel sponsorship BoF: minutes

2010-08-22 Thread MJ Ray
Ana Guerrero wrote: > On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 08:49:54PM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > > I don't think that's true. Particularly with modern computerised > > demand-based price-setting systems, the prices fluctuate over time. > > Earlier does not always mean cheaper. [...] > > Usually you can get an ap

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Travel sponsorship BoF: minutes

2010-08-21 Thread Ana Guerrero
On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 08:49:54PM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > Pablo Duboue wrote: > > (drdub) Following a discussion with Ana, the project might save quite > > a bit of money if buys the tickets for key contributors very early on > > the year. [...] > > I don't think that's true. Particularly with mo

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Travel sponsorship BoF: minutes

2010-08-21 Thread MJ Ray
Pablo Duboue wrote: > (drdub) Following a discussion with Ana, the project might save quite > a bit of money if buys the tickets for key contributors very early on > the year. [...] I don't think that's true. Particularly with modern computerised demand-based price-setting systems, the prices flu

[Debconf-discuss] Travel sponsorship BoF: minutes

2010-08-20 Thread Pablo Duboue
Hi, We had a well-attended (and well-behaved :-) BoF chaired by Zack (I'm cc: directly, but I remembered you saying you'll joing debconf-team, so let us know and we can drop the explicit CC:). Thanks to everybody that participated and contributed ideas and solutions! I scribed the following note