Re: [Debconf-team] [TREASURER #1590] Access to the SPI Debian PayPal account

2017-10-15 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont via RT
* Martin Michlmayr via RT [2017-10-14 19:40:18 +]: > I can think can be closed now, right? Yep. Thanks, -- Nicolas Dandrimont LILO, you've got me on my knees! (from David Black, dbl...@pilot.njin.net, with apologies to Derek and the Dominos, and Werner Almsberger) signa

Re: [Debconf-team] [TREASURER #1590] Access to the SPI Debian PayPal account

2017-10-14 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
* Martin Michlmayr via RT [2017-10-14 19:40:18 +]: > I can think can be closed now, right? Yep. Thanks, -- Nicolas Dandrimont LILO, you've got me on my knees! (from David Black, dbl...@pilot.njin.net, with apologies to Derek and the Dominos, and Werner Almsberger) signa

Re: [Debconf-team] Reimbursements

2017-09-26 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
* Philip Hands [2017-09-26 10:42:14 +0200]: > Nicolas Dandrimont writes: > > > * Chris Lamb [2017-09-26 09:05:38 +0100]: > > > >> Hi Nicolas, > >> > >> > […] only to have them end up in the perennial SPI black hole. > >> > >&

Re: [Debconf-team] Reimbursements

2017-09-26 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
hether the bookkeeper will be onboarded in that timeframe. I don't think we'll be able to do much more but wait right now. I'd like to be able to say that'll change if there's no tangible progress in the next few days, but I really don't know what else to do but remind pe

Re: [Debconf-team] Reimbursements

2017-09-26 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
feel uncomfortable sending a notice until some tangible progress has happened, however. -- Nicolas Dandrimont BOFH excuse #218: The UPS doesn't have a battery backup. signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ Debconf-team mailing list Deb

Re: [Debconf-team] RFC: Draft plan & email / DebConf infra migration to DSA

2017-09-14 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
is lists, as the DebConf lists are a small addition to the current burden the Debian listmaster team already carries, but we shouldn't presume and rather ask] > [snip] Unless there's any strong objections I will go ahead with submitting the RT ticket for Wafer hosting, as the maintenan

Re: [Debconf-team] [TREASURER #1590] Access to the SPI Debian PayPal account

2017-07-03 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
ed by SPI after three months because of "too much paperwork, just use your existing PayPal account". We've now begrudgingly implemented PayPal on our conference webite, and still stuff is delayed because the PayPal experience is less than optimal. We're now less than four weeks away

[Debconf-team] Bursaries budget extension

2017-06-13 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
I'll be able to approve the grant for the higher ranked bursary applicants. Thanks, -- Nicolas Dandrimont But what can you do with it? -- ubiquitous cry from Linux-user partner. (Submitted by Andy Pearce, a...@hpopd.pwd.hp.com) signature.asc Descri

[Debconf-team] Bursaries decisions posted; stats; budget extension?

2017-06-08 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
tus and expenses -, but maybe we should consider extending the travel bursary budget by some margin? FYI, further levels for contributors unlock at: 40.7k USD (+ 6 people - cutoff = 3.25/5, ratio 41%) 44.6k USD (+ 4 people - cutoff = 3.00/5, ratio 44%) 48.9k USD (+ 4 people - cutoff = 2.90/5, ratio 4

Re: [Debconf-team] installation report on installation failure and having net install for minimal installations .

2017-04-23 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
* shirish शिरीष [2017-04-23 16:21:30 +0530]: > [...] Hi, Why is this at all on debconf-team? This doesn't look related to the organization of the Debian Conference. Thanks, -- Nicolas Dandrimont BOFH excuse #59: failed trials, system needs redesigned signature.asc Descript

Re: [Debconf-team] Invitation letter

2017-04-18 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
r Agustin's original question, I don't think we want to have a fully self-service process for visa invitation letters: we want to at least make sure that people are genuinely coming to the conference, not just using our form to enter the country DebConf happens to be in :) Cheers, -- Nic

Re: [Debconf-team] Meeting reminder: 10 May 2016, 18:30 UTC

2016-05-10 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
Hi Bernelle, The IRC channel topic says the meeting is tomorrow (May 11th), not today; that seems consistent with past meetings that were on Wednesdays. There seems to be an inconsistency :) Cheers, -- Nicolas Dandrimont BOFH excuse #301: appears to be a Slow/Narrow SCSI-0 Interface problem

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf-video] [Debconfsubs-team] subtitling 101

2016-05-05 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
e of the DebConf team; I'm just a guy on some mailing-lists, who happens to also do some stuff for DebConf. Thanks for considering, -- Nicolas Dandrimont "We all know Linux is great...it does infinite loops in 5 seconds." (Linus Torvalds about the superiority of Linux on the Am

Re: [Debconf-team] GSoC and DebConf coordination

2016-03-24 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
treach alone should contact DPL for the > relevant funds, and selecting participants. Yeah, that sounds right. Cheers, -- Nicolas Dandrimont BOFH excuse #446: Mailer-daemon is busy burning your message in hell. signature.asc Description: Digital signature __

Re: [Debconf-team] On-site orga for the Cheese and Wine party

2015-08-15 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
you can call me any time. Cheers, -- Nicolas Dandrimont BOFH excuse #12: dry joints on cable plug signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team

[Debconf-team] On-site orga for the Cheese and Wine party

2015-08-14 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
we need to organise it (wrapping, refrigeration, ...) - Cleanup: again, depends on what the venue provides for us. Would people from the local team be able to shed light on some of the pending questions so that we can move forward with this? Thanks and sorry for being this late... -- Nicolas Dan

Re: [Debconf-team] Pre-payment by wire transfer for accomodation+food

2015-03-30 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
Hey, * Margarita Manterola [2015-03-29 11:51:01 +0200]: > Hi! > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 11:03 AM, Nicolas Dandrimont wrote: > > I understand that we need two payments: > > - One for the registration fee, that can be wired to the DebConf e.V. > > - One for

[Debconf-team] Pre-payment by wire transfer for accomodation+food

2015-03-27 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
Thanks a bunch for organizing DebConf, and thanks for the help. <3, -- Nicolas Dandrimont BOFH excuse #318: Your EMAIL is now being delivered by the USPS. signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team

Re: [Debconf-team] Sponsorship for GSoC students attending DebConf

2014-05-13 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
Hi, * Patty Langasek [2014-05-12 09:13:34 -0700]: > On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 02:50:20PM +0200, Nicolas Dandrimont wrote: > > [...] > > Thanks for reaching out to us - our sponsorship application deadline is > quickly approaching (15 May), so please have those students regist

[Debconf-team] Sponsorship for GSoC students attending DebConf

2014-05-10 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
s our survey turned up, 5 to 7 students have shown interest in attending DebConf (we haven't heard from everyone yet, but the number shouldn't go much higher). Do you think it would be possible to have their stay sponsored? Thanks a bunch for considering, -- Nicolas Dandrimont BOFH ex

[Debconf-team] Sponsored accomodation/food for GSoC students

2013-05-07 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
students), topping it off using the money Google gives to Debian for successful GSoC projects if we need to do so. Therefore we shouldn't need the DebConf team's help for that. Thanks in advance for considering, -- Nicolas Dandrimont linux: the choice of a GNU generati