Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-25 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Ana Guerrero Lopez [2013.08.25.1718 +0200]: > I would say that's what we're doing. Then I rest my case. -- .''`. martin f. krafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf14: Portland, OR, USA: http://debconf14.debconf.org windoze nt crashed. i am the blue screen of deat

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-25 Thread Ana Guerrero Lopez
On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 12:48:26PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Ana Guerrero Lopez [2013.08.24.2110 +0200]: > > No, please. I don't understand why you're trying to stop this > > discussion. > > Because there is no point in talking about the past when the goal is > not exclusively t

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-25 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Ana Guerrero Lopez [2013.08.24.2110 +0200]: > No, please. I don't understand why you're trying to stop this > discussion. Because there is no point in talking about the past when the goal is not exclusively to make it better in the future. -- .''`. martin f. krafft : :' : DebC

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-24 Thread Ana Guerrero Lopez
On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 07:48:53AM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > may have been. I will now ask the list for private replies. No, please. I don't understand why you're trying to stop this discussion. Ana ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@list

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-24 Thread Ana Guerrero Lopez
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 05:38:02PM +0200, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: > Giacomo Catenazzi writes: > > > > This would be simple, but it doesn't seem the most request of families > > (OTOH CH was special, with no real alternatives for families near the > > venue). > > > > Can we at least please stop

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-23 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Gaudenz Steinlin [2013.08.23.1738 +0200]: > IMO we should offer a solution that we think will work for most > and that actually someone wants to implement. After that families > can decide if they like it or not. We could also look at other conferences, such as LCA or PyCon, both of w

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-23 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Giacomo Catenazzi writes: > > This would be simple, but it doesn't seem the most request of families > (OTOH CH was special, with no real alternatives for families near the > venue). > Can we at least please stop this meme now. Each family is different and has their own requrirements. Several f

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-22 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 09:39:27PM +0200, Giacomo Catenazzi wrote: > >also sprach Hector Oron [2013.08.22.1540 +0200]: > >>We need DebConf local team to help out to find accomodation places > >>for families, families should probably have to find out the costs > >>themselves and do any required bo

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-22 Thread Brian Gupta
On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 1:23 PM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: > On 08/19/2013 11:32 AM, Hector Oron wrote: > >> I would be interested to help on planning parallel activities for >> families with kids, so it is possible to ease Debian Developers attend >> conference while their families keep entert

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-22 Thread Giacomo Catenazzi
On 08/22/2013 08:29 PM, martin f krafft wrote: also sprach Giacomo Catenazzi [2013.08.22.1007 +0200]: - Families requests and information happen at busy organizing time, when organizers have few time, so families need pass to second level. Unless we recognise that we have more and more famil

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-22 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Hector Oron [2013.08.22.0459 +0200]: > I would like to propose an alternative planning parallel to DebConf. > For example, if you look at FOSDEM conference they have offerings like > sightseeing to the spouses/partners of FOSDEM visitors. > < https://archive.fosdem.org/2013/practical/s

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-22 Thread Hector Oron
Hello, 2013/8/22 Giacomo Catenazzi : > On 08/22/2013 04:59 AM, Hector Oron wrote: >> DebConf could provide information to gather that group and enable them >> with space and tools to self-organize themselves. >> >> Not sure it counts as a global agreement, but I think we are pretty >> much in-lin

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-22 Thread Giacomo Catenazzi
On 08/22/2013 04:59 AM, Hector Oron wrote: DebConf could provide information to gather that group and enable them with space and tools to self-organize themselves. Not sure it counts as a global agreement, but I think we are pretty much in-line. As an action for this thread to no evaporize I wo

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-21 Thread Hector Oron
Hey, 2013/8/19 Patty Langasek : > On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 01:23:03PM -0400, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: >> On 08/19/2013 11:32 AM, Hector Oron wrote: >> I plan to attend DC14, and i also want to help with this. While >> external sites sound great for specific outings, I think having a >> kid-frie

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-20 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Hector Oron [2013.08.19.1732 +0200]: > This was not a reality during DC13 because venue restrictions, it > was not easy to accomodate Debian fellows, and having family > around was making it harder. We had a few families, and I think it would have been fine for others if we had prepar

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-19 Thread Steve Langasek
Hi Hector, On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 05:32:35PM +0200, Hector Oron wrote: > I would like to ask people in local team, they they envision any kind of > trouble for DebConf kids to happen, on regard of hosting, foods, etc... For the sponsored accomodations, rooms come in two configurations: - two-pe

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-19 Thread Patty Langasek
On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 01:23:03PM -0400, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: > On 08/19/2013 11:32 AM, Hector Oron wrote: > > I would be interested to help on planning parallel activities for > > families with kids, so it is possible to ease Debian Developers attend > > conference while their families k

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-19 Thread Daniel Kahn Gillmor
On 08/19/2013 11:32 AM, Hector Oron wrote: > I would be interested to help on planning parallel activities for > families with kids, so it is possible to ease Debian Developers attend > conference while their families keep entertained. I plan to attend DC14, and i also want to help with this.

[Debconf-team] DC14: parallel activities for families with kids

2013-08-19 Thread Hector Oron
Hello, I would be interested to help on planning parallel activities for families with kids, so it is possible to ease Debian Developers attend conference while their families keep entertained. Of course, this is not a goal for DebConf, and maybe a plan should be proposed and a guideline posted