[Debconf-discuss] Small t-shirt?

2006-05-14 Thread Moray Allan
I got a medium DebConf6 t-shirt but (asked for and) would prefer a small one. Does anyone have a small one that they'd be willing to swap? In case anyone else also wants to swap t-shirt sizes, I've made a wiki page: http://wiki.debian.org/DebConf6TShirtExchange -- Moray http://www.morayallan.c

[Debconf-discuss] PowerPC live CD

2006-05-18 Thread Moray Allan
Hi, Does anyone have a PowerPC live CD? (e.g. Ubuntu?) I think my laptop's hard drive is dying, which I don't mind except that it would be handy if I could still ssh -- Moray http://www.morayallan.com/ ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-dis

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Re: DebConf7: registration and call for papers

2006-11-16 Thread Moray Allan
On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 16:31 -0200, Gustavo Franco wrote: > Just filled some information there. The site looks a bit broken in > epiphany 2.14.3 or is it just for me? Also for me here, I don't know if that's a bug in current Epiphany or something wrong with Pentabarf. (If you work out it's the la

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Re: DebConf7: registration and call for papers

2006-11-17 Thread Moray Allan
On Fri, 2006-11-17 at 05:31 +0100, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 05:32:26PM +0000, Moray Allan wrote: > > To register, go to https://penta.debconf.org/user > > I get a big fat error: > > ERROR: current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Re: DebConf7: registration and call for papers

2006-11-18 Thread Moray Allan
On Sat, 2006-11-18 at 08:15 -0300, Tiago Bortoletto Vaz wrote: > I got parse errors for tables.css and sidebar.css by using w3c > validator. I guess that the problem can be in this code: They validate in http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ if I delete the comments at the top of those files. -- M

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Re: [Debconf-announce] DebConf7 registration/sponsorship/CFP deadline

2007-01-30 Thread Moray Allan
On Tue, 2007-01-30 at 01:39 +, MJ Ray wrote: > Why is event registration closing two months before advance purchase > rail tickets go on sale? It's not, no closing date for registration has been announced. -- Moray ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Re: [Debconf-announce] DebConf7 registration/sponsorship/CFP deadline

2007-01-31 Thread Moray Allan
On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 11:13 +, MJ Ray wrote: > Holger Levsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > > Debian is not a european project. [...] > > Of course, but we could expect that many people from Europe would > attend a conference in Europe, especially if there weren't things like > deadlines b

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Re: [Debconf-team] Leaving the debconf team

2007-02-20 Thread Moray Allan
On Tue, 2007-02-20 at 15:45 -0600, David Moreno Garza wrote: > Any news on this? Yes, I posted an explanatory message yesterday, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Moray ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/ma

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Train / Bus / Car to DebConf?

2007-02-28 Thread Moray Allan
On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 00:57 +0100, Joachim Breitner wrote: > Going to Paris depends on where you are, of course, and I’m > not sure what the cheapest option from London to Edinburgh are, of if > there are combined offers. At the moment the cheapest train option for London <> Edinburgh seems to be

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Train to DebConf

2007-03-04 Thread Moray Allan
On Sun, 2007-03-04 at 12:07 +0100, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote: > There's a bus running for 38 pounds (return included), which only requires > advance-booking of seven days: > http://www.stuckonscotland.co.uk/edinburgh/coach-london.html The coach is likely to be the cheapest option (you can probably

[Debconf-discuss] Re: [Debconf-team] visa-invitation letter: we need help

2007-03-07 Thread Moray Allan
On Wed, 2007-03-07 at 11:36 +, Moray Allan wrote: > People outside the UK could also help by speaking to the UK embassy in their > country. I forgot to note here: since UK visa processing is somewhat decentralised, information on what happens in practice in different countries is mor

[Debconf-discuss] Re: [Debconf-team] visa-invitation letter: we need help

2007-03-07 Thread Moray Allan
On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 21:04 +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > Hi, > > to send out the invitation letter for people needing visas to come to > Edinburgh, we need help to review it, so that we dont send out invitations > that could bring us in trouble. > > If you can and want to help, please reply to

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Re: [Debconf-team] visa-invitation letter: we need help

2007-03-13 Thread Moray Allan
On Tue, 2007-03-13 at 09:08 +1100, Aníbal Monsalve Salazar wrote: > I agree. So, I would like to suggest to ask people that need a > visa-invitation letter to ask the local UK embassy for an example > of a visa-invitation letter that will be appropriate for their > visa application. > > That way,

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Help: Edinburgh - London before 1pm?

2007-03-26 Thread Moray Allan
On Mon, 2007-03-26 at 12:47 +0200, Joachim Breitner wrote: > I just bought my return ticket from London to Germany. Because of > limited availability (and because I should have done that on saturday), > I have to take the Eurostar leaving at 13:36 in London Waterloo. Now my > problem is: How do I g

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Help: Edinburgh - London before 1pm?

2007-03-26 Thread Moray Allan
On Mon, 2007-03-26 at 12:15 +0100, Stephen Gran wrote: > The price for both tickets appears to be 98.20 GBP. Note that we're not 12 weeks before the end of DebConf yet, so train bookings for then aren't yet available. While it is already possible to buy open return tickets valid for the end of De

[Debconf-discuss] Logo for DebConf7

2007-04-16 Thread Moray Allan
It's been suggested that we should choose a logo for DebConf7, to go on the t-shirts/proceedings/advertising etc. It would be better to have a logo that looks good printed in one colour in outline, though it's fine to have a colour version as well. It would be a plus to include, or look good next

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

2007-05-06 Thread Moray Allan
w.ewht.org.uk/editor/GetFile.aspx?ItemId=62 ; the other buildings being used (e.g. hostels) are also within it. -- Moray Allan ___ 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

2007-05-09 Thread Moray Allan
On Wed, 2007-05-09 at 09:33 +0100, Mark Brown wrote: > 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. Yes, tha

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

2007-05-09 Thread Moray Allan
On Wed, 2007-05-09 at 13:51 +0100, Philip Hands wrote: > perhaps all you need to do is to > make sure that the better connected people in the web-of-trust are evenly > distributed through the line, and then only bother doing the rotation as > many times as it takes for someone to get from one well

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Presentation no longer on the schedule!?

2007-05-18 Thread Moray Allan
On Fri, 2007-05-18 at 07:45 -0700, Keith Curtis wrote: > Why would you wait to review just one day's papers so close to the > conference? It would make sense to review all the papers at the same > time--in December, etc. Debian Day has always been organised separately from the main conference even

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Food around debconf

2007-05-26 Thread Moray Allan
On Sun, 2007-05-20 at 01:06 +0100, Mark Brown wrote: > 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 ha

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Cheese and Wine BoF: reminder

2007-05-29 Thread Moray Allan
Those of you who are discouraged by the hypothetical penalties for international cheese-smuggling could always pick up some cheese locally to contribute to the event. Supermarkets would of course have general international cheeses, but you could get something more unusual from, say, I J Mellis at

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Talk coordinators needed

2007-06-06 Thread Moray Allan
On Wed, 2007-06-06 at 17:46 -0600, Micah Anderson wrote: > Because sometimes speakers want to go to a different session before > theirs, and this way they'd be stuck going to one they might not prefer? And a lot of speakers spend the session before theirs looking at their own material -- that doe

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

2007-06-10 Thread Moray Allan
On Sun, 2007-06-10 at 18:37 +0100, Mark Brown wrote: > 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 Similarly at the other end of the journey, you'd take

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

2007-06-10 Thread Moray Allan
Oh, and the airport express bus gives you a view of the Castle, Old Town, and New Town, whereas the 35 drives through a business park then some of the less great areas of Edinburgh... As the wiki says though, the airport express bus leaves you about 10 minutes' walk, or a short hop in a taxi, from

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

2007-06-12 Thread Moray Allan
On Tue, 2007-06-12 at 21:28 +0100, Mark Brown wrote: > Well, it's the nearest one that isn't actually in the building :) . Fixed. I didn't know about the new machine in Teviot when I wrote that page. -- Moray ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-d

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-announce] Ceilidh FAQ (19 UTC today, Teviot)

2007-06-21 Thread Moray Allan
On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 17:49 +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Thu, Jun 21, 2007 at 02:32:50PM +0100, Moray Allan wrote: > > A: Gather for drinks upstairs in Teviot from 19 BST today. > > Why does the subject say 19 UTC? Sorry, that was a t

[Debconf-discuss] Whisky BOF

2007-06-22 Thread Moray Allan
The whisky BOF will take place this evening, after the 7 o'clock organiser team meeting. Since a large number of people have expressed interest (and since I have been too busy to organise a better plan), the BOF will take place in a distributed fashion. Please meet at the DebConf registration des

[Debconf-discuss] DebConf8 dates

2007-09-17 Thread Moray Allan
The DebConf8 dates will be decided soon. The current dates under consideration are the last 2 weeks of August; it would be helpful if people could add the known/probable dates of other free software events to the list in http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf8/OtherConfs The current list there is e

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Pick-pockets (sub-title: I had been warned).

2008-08-10 Thread Moray Allan
On Mon, 2008-07-28 at 18:49 +0200, Franklin PIAT wrote: > Suddenly, to nice couple of people told me that I had a bird dropping on > my back. They offered some help to remove it. Unfortunately this scheme is known in many cities around the world. :( I guess there are better pages describing the t

Re: [Debconf-discuss] How much is the regular room?

2009-04-17 Thread Moray Allan
Le jeudi 16 avril 2009 à 15:19 -0400, Michael Schultheiss a écrit : > Ian Jackson wrote: > > I assume these rooms are dormitories or some other kind of shared > > accomodation ? Rather than individual rooms. > > Yes, I believe so. > http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/Extremadura#Accomodation mentions

Re: [Debconf-discuss] How much is the regular room?

2009-04-17 Thread Moray Allan
On Fri, 2009-04-17 at 12:32 +0100, Ian Jackson wrote: > Does anyone know the answer to this question ? According to previous DebConf meeting minutes, the plan is to use two student residences, Muñoz Torrero (140 people), and Francisco de Sande (70 people). I did some web searching for those name

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Anyone had success with tgv-europe.de?

2009-05-09 Thread Moray Allan
Le samedi 09 mai 2009 à 18:53 +0200, Joachim Breitner a écrit : > I’m trying to book the night train Paris → Madrid via > http://www.tgv-europe.de/ (or http://www.voyages-sncf.com/, same > results, just in a different language). I can enter the travel dates > (leaving 7-15, returing 7-31), select m

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Barajas to Atocha Renfe - which way and how long?

2009-05-13 Thread Moray Allan
When I ask the search on http://www.metromadrid.es/ for a route, they currently give Tiempo Estimado: 0 h. 48 min. 12 sg. Salida de metro de Aeropuerto T1 T2 T3, Línea 8 Efectuar transbordo en Nuevos Ministerios con Línea 10 Efectuar transbordo en Tribunal con Línea 1 Llegada a metro de Atocha

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Barajas to Atocha Renfe - which way and how long?

2009-05-13 Thread Moray Allan
Eddy Petrișor wrote: > I am going to arrive on the 22nd at 18:05 on Barajas and I saw there was a > train for Cáceres at 19:07, but that seems really tight since I expect the > whole airport fumbling to take at least 20 minutes: > I haven't been to Madrid, but yes that sounds very optimistic t

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Train Madrid → Caceres

2009-06-01 Thread Moray Allan
Le lundi 01 juin 2009 à 15:37 +0300, Eddy Petrișor a écrit : > Error en plaza 1 = Error al obtener precios de plaza (G001-V510) I'm getting the same error. The only people I've heard saying they had successfully booked seats were getting them for daytime trains, so maybe (as you suggest) the nig

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Train Madrid → Caceres

2009-06-01 Thread Moray Allan
Le lundi 01 juin 2009 à 21:18 +0200, Moray Allan a écrit : > I'm getting the same error. The only people I've heard saying they had > successfully booked seats were getting them for daytime trains, so maybe > (as you suggest) the night train booking isn't working yet.

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Train Madrid → Caceres

2009-06-02 Thread Moray Allan
Christian Perrier wrote: > What is possible is that Madrid-Caceres routes are not considered to > be the "main target" of the international Madrid-Lisbon train (the > main "purpose" of the train being going to/from Portugal). Therefore, > reduced fares are not possible for such partial routes. >

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Train Madrid → Caceres

2009-06-02 Thread Moray Allan
Eddy Petrișor wrote: > Probably my seat will remain empty and hopefully they will not panic if > I am not on the train at the Spanish - Portuguese border (which they > shouldn't taking into account both countries are in the EU). > No, I suppose the only problem I wondered about was being sure th

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9 reconfirmation period started ; ends 7 June

2009-06-04 Thread Moray Allan
Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: > We only want to reimburse people when they actually show up, since it makes no > sense to sponsor someone's travel that they don't actually take for whatever > reason. > That may be reasonable, but I don't remember that policy being agreed -- I think the barrier to 'imm

Re: [Debconf-discuss] GPG keysigning?

2009-06-11 Thread Moray Allan
Le jeudi 11 juin 2009 à 16:45 +1000, Aníbal Monsalve Salazar a écrit : > I was thinking about accepting only keys that don't suffer from the > recently discovered weaknesses. > > What people think about that? I'd go for the opposite view: if you've made a new key, that's a great opportunity to st

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Extension to Call for keys for k eysigning in Cáceres during DebConf9

2009-07-13 Thread Moray Allan
martin f krafft wrote: > Bring your laptop and do it on screen then. What a waste of paper > the whole process is anyway. > It's also not especially secure to depend on the fact that no one else ever gets to interfere with a piece of paper you have around the place for a week, to copy whatever

Re: [Debconf-discuss] group meals?

2010-07-23 Thread Moray Allan
On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 4:58 PM, Aaron M. Ucko wrote: > On a related note, is schedule slippage likely to be a concern? In the past, individual talks have started late, but things shouldn't slip behind schedule overall. Speakers are supposed to be warned as they near the end of their allotted

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Group travel discount wiki page - add yourself!

2011-05-23 Thread Moray Allan
On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 6:43 AM, micah anderson wrote: > My guess is that if there was a travel discount, you would be > hard-pressed to find people who did not want it. Well, I'm sure everyone would like a discount, yes, but it's unlikely to be usable by everyone in a way that reduces their trav

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-team] Ho Ho Ho

2011-06-09 Thread Moray Allan
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 6:13 PM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: >  c) if debconf actively encourages the adoption of non-free tools, or > actively excludes users who do not adopt non-free tools, it would seem > to distance the conference from our mutually-held social contract. Yes, but I really don't

[Debconf-discuss] Healthcare in Bosnia

2011-06-12 Thread Moray Allan
Apparently the UK and Bosnia have a bilateral arrangement for healthcare. This seems to be the relevant information for UK citizens visiting Bosnia: "What's free * Hospital treatment. * Some dental treatment. * Other medical treatment. What you'll need to pay for * Prescribed m

Re: [Debconf-discuss] arriving on 23rd or 24th?

2011-06-16 Thread Moray Allan
On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 9:32 PM, Velimir Iveljic wrote: > Well i guess it's another bug in penta :S Hi, I'm just in off the train: Yes, this is a bug in penta. Clearly (as mentioned in this thread) Saturday is DebCamp. However, it's silly to enforce a 'sign up for DebCamp early' policy when we

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debian Merchandising

2011-06-16 Thread Moray Allan
On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Luca Capello wrote: > Yes, we can.  But we need to know if that is allowed (hint: behind > authorisation, import/export and sale taxes) If you're worrying about these: selling stuff might also require a work permit. (As would working on Debian packages, in many

Re: [Debconf-discuss] arrving at Banja Luka bus or train station

2011-06-16 Thread Moray Allan
On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Arne Goetje wrote: > On 06/17/2011 12:51 AM, Judit Foglszinger wrote: >> What about Doboj Trainstation? >> Is there a possibility to get money in the evening after 19 o'clock? >> If not, how to buy a train ticket to Banja Luka? >> The best I can tell about Bosnian

Re: [Debconf-discuss] arriving on 23rd or 24th?

2011-06-16 Thread Moray Allan
On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 11:00 PM, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > FWIW it's not a bug or a logic flaw, but a bit of design criteria we > collectively failed to grasp :-} To clarify further, as Gunnar's message wasn't initially clear to me, there were two non-bugs here: (a) it is/was already possible to pic

[Debconf-discuss] Arrival and departure dates

2011-06-16 Thread Moray Allan
The dates page on the website is hopefully now clearer about arrival and departure dates: http://debconf11.debconf.org/dates.xhtml -- Moray ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/deb

Re: [Debconf-discuss] arrving at Banja Luka bus or train station

2011-06-17 Thread Moray Allan
On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Ian Jackson wrote: > Good question.  I guess Banja Luka has cash machines ?  I was > intending to simply take money out with my visa debit card which has > worked in all cash machines I've encountered in all countries. Yes, Banja Luka has plenty of cash machines i

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Arrival with EN 499 to Zagreb/Novska/Okucani

2011-06-24 Thread Moray Allan
On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 6:37 PM, Magnus Holmgren wrote: > There is no 09:00 bus on Sundays and twenty minutes seems > to be too little time to get to the bus station anyway(?). As I've said before on here, I really wouldn't make plans involving Balkan trains and tight connections. While I unders

[Debconf-discuss] Survey about day trip preferences

2011-07-03 Thread Moray Allan
If you plan to attend DebConf in the future, it would be great if you could complete a small survey about your preferences for the DebConf day trip: http://www.opensurveys.org/takesurvey.php?SID=415 The survey questions have been kept to a minimum. If you would like to make more detailed suggesti

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-announce] DebConf11 confirmation of attendance and attendee payments

2011-07-03 Thread Moray Allan
Just a final reminder -- if you plan to attend DebConf11, but haven't confirmed this in Penta yet, do so now! Moray On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 11:23 PM, Moray Allan wrote: > We are now starting the confirmation period for DebConf11. It is > important for us to know final numbe

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Survey about day trip preferences

2011-07-04 Thread Moray Allan
On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Ian Jackson wrote: > Wot no Condorcet with Schwartz Cloneproof Sequential Dropping ?  :-) "Which of these would you be happy to participate in?" is for me the more important question in the survey, above the question about people's actual preferences for which some

Re: [Debconf-discuss] FAQ Laundry

2011-07-04 Thread Moray Allan
On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Marcelo Gutierrez wrote: > Does anybody knows how in earth are we(attendies) are suppose to do laundry > :) ? How much is it? And where are we suppose to go? http://debconf11.debconf.org/practicalinfo.xhtml section 'Laundry'. I would agree though that this year's

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf11-localteam] Shuttles/Buses from Zagreb to Banja Luka cancelled

2011-07-07 Thread Moray Allan
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Adnan, or localteam, or whoever: Some of us will be arriving quite > late to Zagreb and will need to arrange for a night there. Is there > any hotel recommendations? Something cheap and not far from the bus > station? I suggest asking the Croat

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Shuttles/Buses from Zagreb to Banja Luka cancelled

2011-07-07 Thread Moray Allan
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Yes, I fear that buses are precisely what's being cancelled. To (not really) clarify: there has been some negative change and/or confusion within the local organisation. For the part that's relevant here, the global team spent months at the st

Re: [Debconf-discuss] 08:53 train from Zagreb to Banja Luka

2011-07-08 Thread Moray Allan
On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Aigars Mahinovs wrote: > Just as a FYI, in Finland the conductors do carry around specialised > devices that can read all mayor (and some minor) credit cards and > debit cards so you can buy a ticket. They don't support chip though, > so they only read the magnetic

[Debconf-discuss] "Behind the scenes with the DebConf team", 2011-07-14, #debian-meeting

2011-07-10 Thread Moray Allan
This Thursday I'll be running a special IRC session: "Behind the scenes with the DebConf team" When: 19 UTC on 2011-07-14 Where: #debian-meeting on irc.debian.org (OFTC) Log: http://wiki.debian.org/IRC/debian-meeting (after the session has finished!) This is an open session aimed at anyone who w

[Debconf-discuss] Passports on Zagreb to Banja Luka

2011-07-10 Thread Moray Allan
We should try to put this reminder in any final set of information sent out to people, but to spread the idea a bit while I remember: If you are travelling in a bus from Zagreb to Banja Luka, remember to keep your passport (or European Union ID card) with you, not in your bag in the luggage compar

Re: [Debconf-discuss] mini cheatsheet page for Zagreb airport<->Zagreb central bus station?

2011-07-11 Thread Moray Allan
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 10:11 PM, Marcelo Gutierrez wrote: > Hi holger, what do you mean by outside security? On arrival, he means: after you have been through passport control, collected your luggage and gone out through customs to the more public area of the airport. -- Moray

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Telephone number

2011-07-12 Thread Moray Allan
On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Philip Hands wrote: > I _think_ the US number was 02031378790  (or perhaps  1822026) but > we'd need to check if these are still callable. If people will be calling this while travelling, a European number sounds more logical anyway. > I still have access to

[Debconf-discuss] Beta testing Zagreb-Banja Luka bus

2011-07-17 Thread Moray Allan
Hi, I just arrived in Banja Luka a little while ago, after beta testing the connections from Zagreb airport. I of course wanted to make sure that this was a fair test, so: - It was arranged that the plane escaped from London Heathrow an hour late after a long wait for a take-off slot following b

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Beta testing Zagreb-Banja Luka bus

2011-07-17 Thread Moray Allan
Trying again, as it seems this didn't get anywhere yet: On 7/17/11, Moray Allan wrote: > Hi, > > I just arrived in Banja Luka a little while ago, after beta testing > the connections from Zagreb airport. I of course wanted to make sure > that this was a fair test, so: > &

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Ho Ho Ho

2011-07-17 Thread Moray Allan
On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Holger Levsen wrote: > so if start out handing sim cards tomorrow, someone will have to take notes > until _all_ sim cards where given away. penta flag? -- Moray ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.d

Re: [Debconf-discuss] SIM cards for DebConf11 attendees

2011-07-19 Thread Moray Allan
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 3:09 PM, micah anderson wrote: > It seems like my phone is asking for a PIN password when I boot up with > this SIM. Entering either the PIN or the PUK on the back of the card > does not work. Perhaps this is an indication that the phone is not > unlocked? If so, is there n

Re: [Debconf-discuss] The not-so-formal "formal dinner" wear

2011-07-22 Thread Moray Allan
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Magnus Holmgren wrote: > Excuse a n00b, but I take it one's not expected to wear suit and tie for the > conference dinner. Any other reason to bring a suit? We tried to stop calling it "formal dinner" a while ago, because of this confusion. :) Most people just w

[Debconf-discuss] Visit to cheese-making monastery in Banja Luka

2011-07-22 Thread Moray Allan
We hope to organise a visit to the local Trappist monastery tomorrow afternoon, probably leaving from Banski Dvor at 14:30. This may be of interest to the cheese cabal, as they continue to make and sell their own cheese. (They used to make beer as well, but unfortunately there are not enough monk

[Debconf-discuss] Museum visit

2011-07-22 Thread Moray Allan
A few of us are thinking of visiting the local museum (even though it's not expected to be particularly exciting!) this evening, around 18.00. Speak to sebyte for more information. -- Moray ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Doboj railway station and bus terminal distance

2011-07-22 Thread Moray Allan
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Gabor Kum wrote: > Could somebody tell me how to go/travel from Doboj railway station to the bus > terminal (from where buses are to Banja Luka)? > I couldn't find a good city map. Not quite answering your question, but about the map -- Jeremy looked at OpenStree

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Doboj railway station and bus terminal distance

2011-07-22 Thread Moray Allan
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 11:14 PM, Jeremy Baron wrote: > Yes, also there's apparently a river in between. And a bridge. :) -- Moray ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-dis

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Visit to cheese-making monastery in Banja Luka

2011-07-23 Thread Moray Allan
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Andreas Tille wrote: > Thanks for organising.  Seems the list is quite full.  As someone who > nearly reached the limit of "about 20" who is concerned about others: Is > the limiting factor the means of transportation or the capacity of the > monastry? The Banja L

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Wanted: Talk Meisters!

2011-07-23 Thread Moray Allan
On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > The talks team is asking for volunteers who would coordinate talks on > a half day each. Another useful task is to locate the speakers, if they haven't arrived a while before the session starts! (The coordinator shouldn't run around the venu

[Debconf-discuss] Organiser team meetings

2011-07-25 Thread Moray Allan
Just a quick note to those thinking of bidding for a future DebConf, and to other interested people: The daily organiser meetings are happening at 2 p.m. in the meeting room (next to the 'round room' with talks). They're a chance for quick face-to-face transfers of information between the organis

[Debconf-discuss] For those who care about the day trip

2011-07-26 Thread Moray Allan
Please sign up so that we can get the right number of buses: http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf11/DayTrip -- Moray ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Final report

2011-07-26 Thread Moray Allan
If you're attending DebConf, or watching the talks remotely, please consider making a contribution to the final report: http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf11/FinalReport If you've already written (or write later) blog posts about DebConf, then adding links for those to the page would be helpful.

[Debconf-discuss] Small t-shirts

2011-07-28 Thread Moray Allan
If you wanted a small t-shirt when you registered, but only received a larger size because we had run out, please visit the front desk and ask for one from the new batch. -- Moray ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http:/

[Debconf-discuss] DebConf staff t-shirts

2011-07-28 Thread Moray Allan
We got some additional 'Staff' t-shirts printed. If you have been doing work for DebConf outside the video team (front desk, talk arrangements, etc.) and don't yet have a staff t-shirt, please come to the front desk to claim one. Also please encourage others who have been doing work for DebConf,

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Visa map

2012-04-16 Thread Moray Allan
On Mon, 2012-04-16 at 13:45 +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > I just found this website, it seems exremely useful for folks looking > at multi-country trips before/after DebConf. This looks useful, but not entirely accurate. For example, glancing at the information it gives for UK citizens, I notice it s

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debian Jackets

2012-06-26 Thread Moray Allan
On Tue, 2012-06-26 at 01:41 -0600, Felix Delattre wrote: > You can obtain your Debian embroided raincoat (remember we are in the > rainy season) in Managua. Thanks, they look good. Do you have any information on the sizes? (Maybe some page on the web already has information for the type of jacke

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debian Jackets

2012-06-26 Thread Moray Allan
On Tue, 2012-06-26 at 09:44 -0600, Felix Delattre wrote: > Unfortunately there is no website. The sizes available are from S to XXL > and they said they have a 15-16 (which is smaller than S). My question was about what these names actually mean (e.g. chest measurement): there is no international

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debian Jackets

2012-06-26 Thread Moray Allan
On Tue, 2012-06-26 at 18:31 -0600, Eduardo Rosales wrote: > No really, if you are XL europe size, maybe you are XXL USA size. I'm > not sure. Usually size N European size is close to size N-1 USA size. So if Holger says the jackets are small, I suspect they are not really normal USA sizes. -- M

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Adapter for US powerplugs

2012-06-27 Thread Moray Allan
On Wed, 2012-06-27 at 09:30 -0500, Victor Martinez wrote: > Hi!, yes if you had the ground type B2A (NEMA 5, two blades + ground > round blade) you need an adapter for the more common on Nema 1 (two > blades only) But also note if your equipment is designed to be grounded, it may be unsafe to oper

[Debconf-discuss] Unattended laptops

2012-07-03 Thread Moray Allan
During DebConf, please remember that we can't guarantee security for your laptop or other property, especially if you leave it unattended in the hacklab. No one will stop you doing that, but it's at your own risk. (In case you're wondering, no, there have been no problems of property going m

[Debconf-discuss] Badge adjustment

2012-07-03 Thread Moray Allan
If you have a black plastic bead between your neck and your DebConf12 badge, then you are probably wearing your badge non-optimally. If you instead locate the bead behind your neck, then you can use it to adjust the position of the badge in front of you. -- Moray _

[Debconf-discuss] Front Desk

2012-07-05 Thread Moray Allan
We still need more volunteers for shifts on the Front Desk. Since the Front Desk is in the hacklab, sitting there won't tear you away from hacking or IRC, and you get to meet everyone as they come to register. You can add yourself to the shift plan here: http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf12/

[Debconf-discuss] DebCamp on Planet Debian

2012-07-05 Thread Moray Allan
If you are attending DebCamp (and especially if you have been sponsored to do so), please consider posting to Planet Debian about the work you are doing here to improve Debian. Debian relies on our sponsors' support to make DebCamp possible. It's good if we can demonstrate to them that DebCam

[Debconf-discuss] Travel after DebConf

2012-07-12 Thread Moray Allan
Some of us will be lucky enough to stay a few days more in Nicaragua after DebConf. If you are staying longer, and are potentially interested in coordinating some travel with other attendees, there is a wiki page where you can add details of your plans: http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf12/Trave

[Debconf-discuss] Staff t-shirts

2012-07-14 Thread Moray Allan
If you have been doing volunteer work for DebConf (taskmeister, front desk, laundry team, etc. etc.), and do not yet have a staff t-shirt, please claim one from Front Desk as soon as possible. (I also know some people didn't originally get their preferred size; in that case, you can try again from

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Information about accommodation at le camp (photos and plans) ·

2012-11-26 Thread Moray Allan
On 2012-11-26 21:55, Joey Hess wrote: Remember that most of the happy people shown here were enjoying DebConf accomidations that consisted of the floor of a gymnasium and whatever sleeping gear they'd packed. On 2012-11-26 11:32, Moray Allan wrote: If I may provide the shortcut shortc

[Debconf-discuss] DebConf14 bids

2013-03-01 Thread Moray Allan
The deadline for DebConf14 bids passed yesterday. It appears that we have two bids: Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf14/PuertoLaCruz Portland, USA https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf14/Portland Please read through the pages from both bids, and ask questions abou

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf13

2013-07-02 Thread Moray Allan
On 2013-06-28 20:59, Raphaël Walther wrote: Thanks for writing. Regarding transportation we have collected many information on: http://debconf13.debconf.org/travel.xhtml There is one bus per hour during the day from Yverdon-les-Bains to Le Camp. The bus will take you in 32 minutes to "Le Camp".

Re: [Debconf-discuss] "vintage" phone power charger requested

2017-08-09 Thread Moray Allan
On 2017-08-08 13:35, Joost van Baal-Ilić wrote: Anybody has a phone power charger which fits my Nokia 108 Dual SIM Microsoft Mobile RM-944? These cheap dumb phones where produced in 2013/2014, they don't charge via USB. My phone is about to loose power, it'd be cool if I could use a charger for