Re: [Debconf-team] Q for Cape Town bid: attendees safety outside the venue

2014-12-19 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Stefano Rivera dijo [Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 02:02:37PM +0200]: > I was in Managua, too. I felt pretty safe in Managua, just as I do in > Cape Town. > > I didn't explore that much, beyond the hotel, conference venues, and the > local mall. I was just too busy. > > There's pretty much nowhere I won't

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf ticketing system

2014-12-19 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Eric Dantan Rzewnicki [2014-12-19 21:13 +0100]: > What about using a Debian Conference psuedo package in the BTS? … and usertags to allow us to organise. Also, the version number could be used to limit a ticket to a specific DebConf, e.g. '2015'. I generally like the idea, but we pro

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf ticketing system

2014-12-19 Thread Eric Dantan Rzewnicki
On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 10:13:26PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > Folks, > > we've had rt.debconf.org for years, but it's hardly used and just > accumulates spam. > > Rather than cleaning it up and hoping that this will make the > difference, I propose we use the time instead to implement > a be

Re: [Debconf-team] Q for Cape Town bid: attendees safety outside the venue

2014-12-19 Thread Stefano Rivera
Hi David (2014.12.19_11:46:23_+0200) > Can someone who was in Managua (Jonathan?) compare the security > situation with Managua? I found everyone I talked to in Managua friendly > and helpful, but there was a great deal of warnings about walking alone > around campus that made me a bit nervous. I

Re: [Debconf-team] Q for Cape Town bid: attendees safety outside the venue

2014-12-19 Thread David Bremner
Jonathan Carter writes: > On 19/12/2014 10:15, Stefano Rivera wrote: >> We wouldn't need to do that. >> >> We just need to remind people to be aware that they are in a country >> with a lot of crime. They'll almost certainly be fine, anywhere in the >> city. > > It's pretty much the same as walk

Re: [Debconf-team] Q for Cape Town bid: attendees safety outside the venue

2014-12-19 Thread Jonathan Carter
On 19/12/2014 10:15, Stefano Rivera wrote: > We wouldn't need to do that. > > We just need to remind people to be aware that they are in a country > with a lot of crime. They'll almost certainly be fine, anywhere in the > city. It's pretty much the same as walking around in any big city. If you'r

Re: [Debconf-team] Q for Cape Town bid: attendees safety outside the venue

2014-12-19 Thread Stefano Rivera
Hi Martín (2014.12.19_05:29:36_+0200) > I get the impression from what you say that we will need to be pretty > sheltered to be safe. Not at all. If you want to *guarantee* safety, you should offer shelter. If people are a little bit careful, they can go off on their own, and have a lot of fun.