Re: [Debconf-team] Debconf thoughts

2012-12-03 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 11:12:47AM +, Philip Hands wrote: > Ana Guerrero writes: > > In le Camp, the possibilities of affordable hotel are *far* away and you > > need > > a car, le Camp is served by public transportation but it is very limiting. > > (Somebody added in the wiki the distances

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

2012-12-03 Thread Moray Allan
On 2012-11-26 19:38, Philip Hands wrote: (FYI I'd assumed that the sleeping-mat pictures were just of the room with unmade beds, so apparently it's not necessarily obvious just because there's no bedding in the photos) (Indeed. I was surprised to learn the numbers here, and even someone who h

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf-discuss] "Anonymous donation" to Debconf 13

2012-12-03 Thread Moray Allan
On 2012-12-02 19:22, Holger Levsen wrote: in Switzerland and yet three times we agreed to hold it in Le Camp, because a.) it will be good and b.) other options have other (severe) downsides. I don't think that's an accurate summary of the sequence of events. The recent multiple times when we

[Debconf-team] Cleaning at Le Camp

2012-12-03 Thread Moray Allan
zack requested that we arrange to pay for daily cleaning and dishwashing at Le Camp, rather than attempting to get Debian contributors to do this. Do we have any numbers on this? Can someone at least quote a commercial Swiss price for contract cleaning? I would prefer to know prices for thi

Re: [Debconf-team] LeCamp - Approval of budget and signing the contract

2012-12-03 Thread Moray Allan
On 2012-12-03 23:43, Moray Allan wrote: @@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ - DebConf13 will do the daily cleaning of the spaces, Le Camp will provide the necessary material. Oops, some of the context lines look a bit confusing where they start with hyphens representing dashes/bullet points. This line remain

Re: [Debconf-team] LeCamp - Approval of budget and signing the contract

2012-12-03 Thread Moray Allan
I have added an updated translation of the Le Camp contract to svn, to reflect the changes negotiated last week -- see http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/debconf-data/dc13/accounting/contracts/Le_Camp/Contrat%20Debconf13%20-%202012-11-29%20-%20translation?view=markup Here is a diff to show the co

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf-discuss] "Anonymous donation" to Debconf 13

2012-12-03 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le dimanche 02 décembre 2012 à 20:22 +0100, Holger Levsen a écrit : > DebConf13 will be held in Le Camp, Vaumarcus, Switzerland. The DebConf chairs > atm are preparing a message explaining why we (still ;) think this is a good > idea. > > If you think DebConf is a total desaster and should be d

Re: [Debconf-team] Debconf thoughts

2012-12-03 Thread Riku Voipio
On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 11:44:54AM +0100, Ana Guerrero wrote: > We also have contributors who are tall, and le Camp beds do not seem suited > for tall people (more than 190cm), some people might camp, but some others > prefer a bed. A lot of people can get by 1-2 days, but a full week can be > a (b

Re: [Debconf-team] Debconf thoughts

2012-12-03 Thread Ana Guerrero
On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 01:42:43PM +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > > Especially given the overwhelming impact of the discrimination effects of > _money_, which is an extremly great factor for any DebConf in Switzerland, I > think Le Camp is a very good choice. We will be more equal there than in m

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf-discuss] "Anonymous donation" to Debconf 13

2012-12-03 Thread Ian Jackson
Holger Levsen writes ("Re: [Debconf-discuss] "Anonymous donation" to Debconf 13"): > The "anonymous donations" we got offered were rejected (by us) Why do you use scare quotes ? > On Samstag, 1. Dezember 2012, Holger Levsen wrote: > > > http://lists.debconf.org/lurker/message/20121102.150947.08f

Re: [Debconf-team] Debconf thoughts

2012-12-03 Thread Daniel Pocock
On 03/12/12 13:42, Holger Levsen wrote: > Hi, > > we are long aware of the issues at Le Camp as we are aware about issues at > other locations, this is precisly *why* we choose Le Camp, because long > evaluations considering up and downsides of several options have resulted in > Le Camp being o

Re: [Debconf-team] Debconf thoughts

2012-12-03 Thread Giacomo Catenazzi
On 03.12.2012 12:43, Ana Guerrero wrote: On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 12:22:24PM +0100, Martin Wuertele wrote: * Ana Guerrero [2012-12-03 11:43]: On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 09:22:16AM +0100, Martin Wuertele wrote: I haven't heard that this is the case, what I read on the list is that there are buil

Re: [Debconf-team] Debconf thoughts

2012-12-03 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, we are long aware of the issues at Le Camp as we are aware about issues at other locations, this is precisly *why* we choose Le Camp, because long evaluations considering up and downsides of several options have resulted in Le Camp being our best option for a great DebConf in Switzerland.

Re: [Debconf-team] Debconf thoughts

2012-12-03 Thread Ana Guerrero
On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 11:12:47AM +, Philip Hands wrote: > > Have you not met Paul Sladen? > ? > As I said long ago, Le Camp (when considered as a DebConf venue) is > family hostile, and for the same reasons is comfort-loving-corporate > hostile, and also for those other cases you mention.

Re: [Debconf-team] Debconf thoughts

2012-12-03 Thread Ana Guerrero
On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 12:22:24PM +0100, Martin Wuertele wrote: > * Ana Guerrero [2012-12-03 11:43]: > > > On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 09:22:16AM +0100, Martin Wuertele wrote: > > I haven't heard that this is the case, what I read on the list is that > there are buildings specifically for handicape

Re: [Debconf-team] Debconf thoughts

2012-12-03 Thread Martin Wuertele
* Ana Guerrero [2012-12-03 11:43]: > On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 09:22:16AM +0100, Martin Wuertele wrote: > > > > The discrimination part seems to me is a subjective opinion that is not > > shared by everyone. At least that is the impression I get from the > > discussions over the last weeks (please

Re: [Debconf-team] Debconf thoughts

2012-12-03 Thread Philip Hands
Ana Guerrero writes: > In le Camp, the possibilities of affordable hotel are *far* away and you need > a car, le Camp is served by public transportation but it is very limiting. > (Somebody added in the wiki the distances by bike, but I don't know > anyone who travels packing a bike in their suit

Re: [Debconf-team] Debconf thoughts

2012-12-03 Thread Ana Guerrero
On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 09:22:16AM +0100, Martin Wuertele wrote: > > The discrimination part seems to me is a subjective opinion that is not > shared by everyone. At least that is the impression I get from the > discussions over the last weeks (please not that I've been following > debconf-team fo

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf-discuss] what do we think we can do better for dc13? example: ruhrgebiet

2012-12-03 Thread Giacomo Catenazzi
Hello, On 02.12.2012 13:58, Mònica Ramírez Arceda wrote: Hi, El dg 02 de 12 de 2012 a les 13:00 +0100, en/na Ana Guerrero va escriure: However, what I can not understand is the denial to look at other venues by the localteam. Although I'm not active in Debconf organization at all, I would li

Re: [Debconf-team] Debconf thoughts

2012-12-03 Thread Martin Wuertele
[please don't CC me, I am subscribed] * Ana Guerrero [2012-12-02 15:53]: (..) > We can have this in other locations that are not le camp. I also like > things this way. But a debconf that is discriminating people to go > doesn't seem to be very familyish to me. The discrimination part seems