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

2012-12-04 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Dec 04, 2012 at 06:10:15PM +0100, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: > While not all answers to all reasonable concerns have been as good as > they could have been, I'm under the impression that much more > information about the proposed accomodation is available than for every > other DebConf since

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

2012-12-04 Thread Richard Darst
On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 06:44:50PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > 1. Is it true that there was a proposal that anyone should make an >anonymous donation or loan to Debconf 13 ? yes > If so: > > 2. Exactly what was proposed, and when was it proposed ? During the le camp visit/BSP, it was prese

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

2012-12-04 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Moray Allan writes: > 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 numb

Re: [Debconf-team] Debconf thoughts

2012-12-04 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Steve Langasek writes: > > The question of shower ratios and privacy thereof concerns me far more than > anything else that's been mentioned, as I see no way to solve this that > isn't going to leave our female DDs disproportionately uncomfortable and/or > discouraged from coming. If the reality

Re: [Debconf-team] Cleaning at Le Camp

2012-12-04 Thread Raphaël Walther
Hi, On Tue, Dec 04, 2012 at 12:08:01AM +, Moray Allan wrote: > Do we have any numbers on this? Can someone at least quote a > commercial Swiss price for contract cleaning? I got a quote from a local cleaning company. They would bill us CHF 45 per person per hour without the cleaning material.

Re: [Debconf-team] Cleaning at Le Camp

2012-12-04 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Gaudenz Steinlin dijo [Tue, Dec 04, 2012 at 02:07:41PM +0100]: > >> we > >> also need to know if they will allow us to arrange outside cleaners for > >> this, if we can find a better price from an independent cleaning service > >> nearby. > > I wouldn't insist on this. We might be able to save a ti

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

2012-12-04 Thread Ian Jackson
Holger Levsen writes ("Re: [Debconf-discuss] "Anonymous donation" to Debconf 13"): > On Montag, 3. Dezember 2012, Ian Jackson wrote: > > I'm sorry to keep making trouble, but strings-attached offers of > > substantial amounts of money from anonymous donors are a serious > > matter. Even if the de

Re: [Debconf-team] Accomodation for DC13 [was “anonymous donation”]

2012-12-04 Thread Giacomo Catenazzi
On 04.12.2012 07:57, Josselin Mouette wrote: Le lundi 03 décembre 2012 à 20:04 +0100, Josselin Mouette a écrit : I couldn’t care less whether a gathering of geeks who feel like they’re still 16, in the woods is a total disaster or not. Since I was privately asked to clarify; I feel extremely u

Re: [Debconf-team] Cleaning at Le Camp

2012-12-04 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Thomas Koch writes: > 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. > I agree, that we should not spend quality time cleaning houses or toilets. > However I could very well

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

2012-12-04 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Montag, 3. Dezember 2012, Ian Jackson wrote: > > The "anonymous donations" we got offered were rejected (by us) > Why do you use scare quotes ? for two reasons: a.) because they are not anonymous to me and b.) because I'm not as fluent in english writing as others. > I'm sorry to keep m

Re: [Debconf-team] privacy for women at le camp

2012-12-04 Thread Ana Guerrero
Hi! On Tue, Dec 04, 2012 at 11:59:27AM +0100, Thomas Koch wrote: > Hi, > > could somebody please point to a wiki page (write first) that explains the > shower/toilets/bedrooms plan for women at le camp? > > Is it possible to have mixed houses and still have different bedrooms, > showers > and

Re: [Debconf-team] Cleaning at Le Camp

2012-12-04 Thread Thomas Koch
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. I agree, that we should not spend quality time cleaning houses or toilets. However I could very well imagine to wash the dishes. I s

[Debconf-team] privacy for women at le camp

2012-12-04 Thread Thomas Koch
Hi, could somebody please point to a wiki page (write first) that explains the shower/toilets/bedrooms plan for women at le camp? Is it possible to have mixed houses and still have different bedrooms, showers and toilets for women? Or should we reserve one house for women? Which one? I'd propo

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

2012-12-04 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 04 dec 12, 10:43:33, Daniel Pocock wrote: > > +5% of any individual item (e.g. t-shirt cost can go up 5%) > > or > > +5% of the whole budget (e.g. t-shirt cost can go up 50% if this doesn't > increase the sum of all expenses by more than 5%) In such cases it is usually understood that th

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

2012-12-04 Thread Daniel Pocock
On 04/12/12 10:37, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 04:01:14PM +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: >> Modulo all the above, which I'm confident you will take into account, >> I'm happy to approve the proposed budget. > > I've been asked to provide some clarifications on the meani

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

2012-12-04 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 04:01:14PM +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > Modulo all the above, which I'm confident you will take into account, > I'm happy to approve the proposed budget. I've been asked to provide some clarifications on the meaning of the above. Also, as it is the first year we do th

[Debconf-team] Accomodation for DC13 [was “anonymous donation”]

2012-12-04 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le lundi 03 décembre 2012 à 20:04 +0100, Josselin Mouette a écrit : > I couldn’t care less whether a gathering of geeks who feel like they’re > still 16, in the woods is a total disaster or not. Since I was privately asked to clarify; I feel extremely unwelcome at a place where basically the only