[Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Geert Stappers
Hello, Today I learned the hardway that Switserland has it own powerplug standard. My assumption that the Swiss in Europe and that schuko will fit, was wrong. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets#Swiss_SEV_1011_.28Swiss_10.C2.A0A.2F250.C2.A0V.29.28Type_J.29 for more infor

[Debconf-discuss] DFSG-free car navigation software to find debconf this year?

2013-08-07 Thread Timo Juhani Lindfors
Hi, every time I go to debconf I try to ask around for free software car navigation software that people use to find the venue. What are your favourites this year? I just tested and the following seems to still work: apt-get install monav mkdir .monav cd .monav wget -c http://download.geofabrik.

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DFSG-free car navigation software to find debconf this year?

2013-08-07 Thread Paul Wise
On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote: > every time I go to debconf I try to ask around for free software car > navigation software that people use to find the venue. What are your > favourites this year? If you have a device running Android/Cyanogenmod/Replicant, Osmand is p

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DFSG-free car navigation software to find debconf this year?

2013-08-07 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 10:05:10AM +0200, Paul Wise wrote: > If you have a device running Android/Cyanogenmod/Replicant, Osmand is > pretty nice apart from the 10-download-items limitation in the gratis > binary version. I use the following (rather ad-hoc, but working fine) scripts of mine to addr

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Elmar Heeb
Hi everybody On 6.Aug.2013, at 22:49 , Geert Stappers wrote: > Today I learned the hardway that Switserland has it own powerplug standard. > My assumption that the Swiss in Europe and that schuko will fit, > was wrong. > > See > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets#Swiss_SEV_

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DFSG-free car navigation software to find debconf this year?

2013-08-07 Thread intrigeri
Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote (07 Aug 2013 07:39:24 GMT) : > What are your favourites this year? Marble + Monav behind the curtain. This being said, once you're near Vaumarcus, road signs are actually good enough to find one's way to Le Camp. Cheers! ___

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DFSG-free car navigation software to find debconf this year?

2013-08-07 Thread Martin Wuertele
* Paul Wise [2013-08-07 10:06]: > On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote: > > > every time I go to debconf I try to ask around for free software car > > navigation software that people use to find the venue. What are your > > favourites this year? > > If you have a device ru

[Debconf-discuss] for those who... cheap beer & coffee

2013-08-07 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, I bought 24 cans of 0.5l Feldschlösschen Swizz Beer, for 1 CHF each. If you are interested in those, please talk to me. Also we should probably organize future supplies. Regarding cheap coffee, I got coffee but no coffee maker yet, thus I plan to buy one today or tomorrow. Then we can have

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Christian PERRIER
Quoting Geert Stappers (stapp...@stappers.nl): > > Hello, > > Today I learned the hardway that Switserland has it own powerplug standard. > My assumption that the Swiss in Europe and that schuko will fit, > was wrong. > > See > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets#Swiss_SEV_1

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2013-08-07 Thread Christian PERRIER
For those who care about the health of their roommates, cheese can be stored in the large trailer that's close to the Batiment Principal. Please coordinate with me to get access there. Googling around will easily bring you with pics of bubulle. I'm usually sitting close to Spongebob (by the way, p

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Christian PERRIER
Quoting Christian PERRIER (bubu...@debian.org): > Schuko (type F) and French (type E) can fit with a converter to type C > (2-pin Europlug). I already have one of those in use around here and > two more to spare if someone needs them. Of course, doing so, you lose grounding. ___

[Debconf-discuss] DebConf pres release. Please review and translate.

2013-08-07 Thread David Prévot
[ Please reply on -publicity list ] Hi all, The DebConfmistresses and DebConfmasters prepared a press release to be sent tomorrow Thursday. We would appreciate (quick) reviews and translations. The last updated version is available on the publicity Subversion repository, even via HTTP: http://an

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 10:11:41AM +0200, Elmar Heeb wrote: > On 6.Aug.2013, at 22:49 , Geert Stappers wrote: > > Today I learned the hardway that Switserland has it own powerplug standard. > > My assumption that the Swiss in Europe and that schuko will fit, > > was wrong. > > See > > http://en.

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Joey Hess
Steve Langasek wrote: > Knowing that an adapter is needed is not much help if you don't know where > to purchase one. I have been unable to find any Swiss adapters for sale > here in the US - ironically, I did find a Swiss-*branded* set of universal > adapters in the store, which covered most of t

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Wed, 2013-08-07 at 09:21 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: [...] > What's the best way to get these adapters? Most DebConf attendees will need > them - either individual adapters, or power strips with the right plug type. > Would it be possible for someone local to source a number of these - > prefe

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Isaac Bennetch
Hi, On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 10:11:41AM +0200, Elmar Heeb wrote: >> On 6.Aug.2013, at 22:49 , Geert Stappers wrote: >> > Today I learned the hardway that Switserland has it own powerplug standard. >> > My assumption that the Swiss in Europe

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 01:04:13PM -0400, Isaac Bennetch wrote: > > Knowing that an adapter is needed is not much help if you don't know where > > to purchase one. I have been unable to find any Swiss adapters for sale > > here in the US - ironically, I did find a Swiss-*branded* set of universal

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Christian PERRIER
Quoting Joey Hess (jo...@debian.org): > Anyway, has there been a debconf in recent memory where each table in > the hacklab didn't have at least 3 different varieties of power outlets? ;) This is exactly how the two current biggest tables in Hacklab look like. On the table I'm sitting at, we ind

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Milan Kupcevic
On 08/07/2013 12:21 PM, Steve Langasek wrote: > > Knowing that an adapter is needed is not much help if you don't know where > to purchase one. I have been unable to find any Swiss adapters for sale > here in the US - ironically, I did find a Swiss-*branded* set of universal > adapters in the sto

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Christian PERRIER
Quoting Isaac Bennetch (benne...@gmail.com): > I was able to find a set on Amazon[1], but I'm counting on my Type-C Europlug > adapters fitting in the sockets as mentioned in the wiki, so I didn't It will fit. ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-d

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Urs Schroffenegger
On Wednesday 07 August 2013 18.30:45 Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Wed, 2013-08-07 at 09:21 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > [...] > > > What's the best way to get these adapters? Most DebConf attendees will > > need them - either individual adapters, or power strips with the right > > plug type. Would

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Wolodja Wentland
On Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 20:34 +0200, Urs Schroffenegger wrote: > On Wednesday 07 August 2013 18.30:45 Ben Hutchings wrote: > Maybe just some power cords with standard plugs could com in handy? > Swiss plug on one side and the plug for the power brick on the other? > I think it's something like th

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Didier 'OdyX' Raboud
Le mercredi, 7 août 2013 21.23:27, Wolodja Wentland a écrit : > [0] ok ok, every country is entitled to their own plug, but still ... These plugs are universal. Point. They work in all the 26 cantons of Switzerland. [0] Cheers, OdyX [0] :-P ___ Debcon

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Giacomo Catenazzi
On 08/07/2013 10:00 PM, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote: Le mercredi, 7 août 2013 21.23:27, Wolodja Wentland a écrit : [0] ok ok, every country is entitled to their own plug, but still ... These plugs are universal. Point. They work in all the 26 cantons of Switzerland. [0] Really the Swiss plugs

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 10:34:28PM +0200, Giacomo Catenazzi wrote: > On 08/07/2013 10:00 PM, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote: > >Le mercredi, 7 août 2013 21.23:27, Wolodja Wentland a écrit : > >>[0] ok ok, every country is entitled to their own plug, but still ... > >These plugs are universal. Point. T

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Swiss power connector

2013-08-07 Thread Rogério Brito
Hi. On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 10:34:28PM +0200, Giacomo Catenazzi wrote: >> Really the Swiss plugs are so weird: the ISO standard based them for >> standardization (with small change, but only Brazil will use them). > > Which puts your plug on