Re: [Debconf-team] Sponsorship levels

2011-03-05 Thread Velimir Iveljic
On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Holger Levsen wrote: > I've just removed "Media Sponsors - Nobody wants to say anything regarding > this." from that page as it didnt send the best message to our sponsors ;-) My bad, sorry and thank you for removing it :) Velimir ___

Re: [Debconf-team] Sponsorship levels

2011-03-05 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Dienstag, 22. Februar 2011, Velimir Iveljic wrote: > we agreed tonight that we will use these levels: > http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf11/Sponsors great! I've just removed "Media Sponsors - Nobody wants to say anything regarding this." from that page as it didnt send the best messag

Re: [Debconf-team] Sponsorship levels

2011-02-23 Thread Vedran Omeragic
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/23/2011 09:30 AM, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > - Turn the "sponsor contact" tab from a mailto: link to a real page, > I've the impression a mail is a pretty scary thing for someone that > haven't yet decided whether they'd like to sponsor or n

Re: [Debconf-team] Sponsorship levels

2011-02-23 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 10:13:18PM +, Velimir Iveljic wrote: > The brochure is "published" for some time now, and can be found here: > http://debconf11.debconf.org/documentation.xhtml > the spirit of Debian, it will be ready when it is 100% ready :)) Great! I'll start pointing to it companies

Re: [Debconf-team] Sponsorship levels

2011-02-22 Thread Velimir Iveljic
we agreed tonight that we will use these levels: http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf11/Sponsors On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Steve McIntyre wrote: > On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 08:05:38PM +, Clint Adams wrote: >>On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 06:24:15PM +, Velimir Iveljic wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>

Re: [Debconf-team] Sponsorship levels

2011-02-22 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 08:05:38PM +, Clint Adams wrote: >On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 06:24:15PM +, Velimir Iveljic wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I've made a wiki: http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf11/Sponsors >> >> Those are the currently proposed levels of sponsorship. >> But i think we should agre

Re: [Debconf-team] Sponsorship levels

2011-02-22 Thread Clint Adams
On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 06:24:15PM +, Velimir Iveljic wrote: > Hi, > > I've made a wiki: http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf11/Sponsors > > Those are the currently proposed levels of sponsorship. > But i think we should agree at the tonight's meeting if they are > final, and if not, then try

Re: [Debconf-team] Sponsorship levels

2011-02-22 Thread Velimir Iveljic
Hi, I've made a wiki: http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf11/Sponsors Those are the currently proposed levels of sponsorship. But i think we should agree at the tonight's meeting if they are final, and if not, then try to figure out what levels to use this year. Velimir On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at

[Debconf-team] Sponsorship levels

2011-02-22 Thread Moray Allan
On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Holger Levsen wrote: > it was decided in the meeting two meetings ago, that the sponsor levels should > be discussed and decided by the sponsorsteam. Until now, this discussion has > not taken place, and thus no decision neither. > > I'd suggest to have a least wri

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-18 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Friday 16 February 2007 04:06, Felipe Augusto van de Wiel (faw) wrote: > OTOH, some of us do think that such a change could lead to > the lost of sponsors. While I do see this might be true for some sponsors, I do believe it doesnt affect the majority of small sponsors and also I t

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-18 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi Safir and everybody else wanting to help DebConf getting more money, On Thursday 08 February 2007 13:45, Safir Secerovic wrote: > P.S. I would also like to be involved more with helping sponsorship team. in the -team-svn there is a file, sponsors-table, where you can find a huge lists of comp

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-15 Thread Felipe Augusto van de Wiel (faw)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Sorry if I'm late to the party. :-( On 02/08/2007 10:45 AM, Safir Secerovic wrote: > I fully agree with h01ger and others that we need to have levels for > sponsors, but perhaps something like categories, like marga poined out > from what she saw at

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-11 Thread Anthony Towns
On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 03:55:26PM +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > (*) Ganneff was and is against it, so the decission was held off for > debconf8. > Great. Ganneff is not even part of the sponsorsteam. debconf7 was delayed getting off the ground, and given there wasn't a clear consensus in favour

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-09 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Holger Levsen dijo [Thu, Feb 08, 2007 at 09:41:22AM +0100]: > > You are right: We currently rate them. However, there might be some > > logic behind it. > > There "might" be logic behind it? I seriously hope this a language issue... The uncertainty principle at its best ;-) No, I did mean it as f

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-09 Thread Martin Wuertele
Hi Christian! * Christian Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-02-09 16:02]: > As a matter of comparison, the Free Software World Conference some of > us are attending here in Badajoz(ES) is using a gold/silver/bronze level > system. And where are mercury, uranium, lead and tungsten in that scheme

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-09 Thread Christian Perrier
> That being said, I would make sure not to overdo the levels. I would go > with two levels, perhaps three as a maximum; five is way too much, IMO. As a matter of comparison, the Free Software World Conference some of us are attending here in Badajoz(ES) is using a gold/silver/bronze level system

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-09 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 05:34:27PM +, Jonathan McDowell wrote: > On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 03:55:26PM +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > > I honestly think it's a big mistake not to go with sponsorship levels, > > as was "decided" (*) in the sponsorship team meeting: > > > > 1. I believe, that we get

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-09 Thread Jonathan McDowell
[There's no need to CC me, I'm on the list.] On Fri, Feb 09, 2007 at 02:47:44PM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 05:34:27PM +, Jonathan McDowell wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 03:55:26PM +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > > > I honestly think it's a big mistake not to go

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-08 Thread Safir Secerovic
> On Wed, 07, Feb, 2007 at 10:11:20PM +, Neil McGovern spoke thus.. >> Just to clear things up, as I've been asked on IRC, I'm againt it *for >> DC7*. > > I fully agree with Neil on this. Whether future debconfs use levels is > a matter for discussion (and personally I'm in favour of it). Int

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-08 Thread Mark Hymers
On Thu, 08, Feb, 2007 at 11:26:45AM +, Mark Hymers spoke thus.. >Introducing > something like this half way through would make us look amateurish and > incompetent. Argh, sorry if that came off a little brusque, Holger... I'm havi

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-08 Thread Mark Hymers
On Wed, 07, Feb, 2007 at 10:11:20PM +, Neil McGovern spoke thus.. > Just to clear things up, as I've been asked on IRC, I'm againt it *for > DC7*. I fully agree with Neil on this. Whether future debconfs use levels is a matter for discussion (and personally I'm in favour of it). Introducing

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-08 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Thursday 08 February 2007 01:25, you wrote: > You are right: We currently rate them. However, there might be some > logic behind it. There "might" be logic behind it? I seriously hope this a language issue... > > 4. If we dont have sponsor classes, my (poorly doing) freelancing > > busine

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-08 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Wednesday 07 February 2007 18:34, Jonathan McDowell wrote: > The addition of such sponsorship levels could well scare off smaller > sponsors; So why does almost everybody else do it? And being listed on the bottom doesnt scare them away? regards, Holger pgppKw3SIM7BR.pgp Desc

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-08 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Wednesday 07 February 2007 18:57, Joerg Jaspert wrote: > On 10923 March 1977, Holger Levsen wrote: > Yeah. Point at me, have fun. I'm sorry, that was not appropriate. (Even though I had the impression that I had.) > But realize its not only me, I did and I do. regards, Holger

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-07 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Hi, Multiple replies squished together follow. Holger Levsen dijo [Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 03:55:26PM +0100]: > I honestly think it's a big mistake not to go with sponsorship levels, as was > "decided" (*) in the sponsorship team meeting: > > 1. I believe, that we get more money from sponsors, if

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-07 Thread Neil McGovern
On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 06:57:50PM +0100, Joerg Jaspert wrote: > On 10923 March 1977, Holger Levsen wrote: > > > I honestly think it's a big mistake not to go with sponsorship levels, as > > was > > "decided" (*) in the sponsorship team meeting: > > (*) Ganneff was and is against it, so the deci

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-07 Thread Daniel J. Priem
> The thing is - levels can scare people away. "Oh, we need to pay that > much to get recognized? No thanks". IMO they dont help much. Full ACK ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debco

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-07 Thread Felipe Augusto van de Wiel (faw)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/07/2007 03:57 PM, Joerg Jaspert wrote: > On 10923 March 1977, Holger Levsen wrote: > >> I honestly think it's a big mistake not to go with sponsorship levels, as >> was >> "decided" (*) in the sponsorship team meeting: >> (*) Ganneff was and i

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-07 Thread Ana Guerrero
On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 03:55:26PM +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > Hi, > > I honestly think it's a big mistake not to go with sponsorship levels, as was > "decided" (*) in the sponsorship team meeting: > > 1. I believe, that we get more money from sponsors, if they have an incentive > to spend m

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-07 Thread Joerg Jaspert
On 10923 March 1977, Holger Levsen wrote: > I honestly think it's a big mistake not to go with sponsorship levels, as was > "decided" (*) in the sponsorship team meeting: > (*) Ganneff was and is against it, so the decission was held off for > debconf8. > Great. Yeah. Point at me, have fun. Bu

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-07 Thread Jonathan McDowell
On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 03:55:26PM +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > I honestly think it's a big mistake not to go with sponsorship levels, > as was "decided" (*) in the sponsorship team meeting: > > 1. I believe, that we get more money from sponsors, if they have an > incentive to spend more money to

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-07 Thread Amaya
Margarita Manterola wrote: > On 2/7/07, Holger Levsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I honestly think it's a big mistake not to go with sponsorship > > levels, as was "decided" (*) in the sponsorship team meeting: > > FWIW, I think it's a good idea and we should go ahead with it. AOL! > I like t

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-07 Thread martin f krafft
> >I honestly think it's a big mistake not to go with sponsorship levels, as > >was > >"decided" (*) in the sponsorship team meeting: > > FWIW, I think it's a good idea and we should go ahead with it. AOL -- .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' : proud Debian developer, author,

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-07 Thread Margarita Manterola
Hi! On 2/7/07, Holger Levsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I honestly think it's a big mistake not to go with sponsorship levels, as was "decided" (*) in the sponsorship team meeting: FWIW, I think it's a good idea and we should go ahead with it. Suggested levels: label-scheme1 label-scheme

[Debconf-team] sponsorship levels

2007-02-07 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, I honestly think it's a big mistake not to go with sponsorship levels, as was "decided" (*) in the sponsorship team meeting: 1. I believe, that we get more money from sponsors, if they have an incentive to spend more money to reach higher levels. Currently it doesnt really matter how much