Re: [Debconf-team] intel talk?

2006-02-28 Thread Alexander Schmehl
Hi! * Andreas Schuldei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [060227 23:16]: > this is a ping to ask people what their oppinion on the intel talk is now. > > should we vote on it? or should we try to find consensus? It's still okay with me. Yours sincerely, Alexander -- http://learn.to/quote/ http://www.cat

Re: [Debconf-team] intel talk?

2006-02-28 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Andreas Schuldei dijo [Mon, Feb 27, 2006 at 11:16:07PM +0100]: > this is a ping to ask people what their oppinion on the intel talk is now. > > should we vote on it? or should we try to find consensus? As I said, even if I don't like it too much, I won't oppose. Greetings, -- Gunnar Wolf - [EM

[Debconf-team] Authentication for food

2006-02-28 Thread Gunnar Wolf
This weekend we talked some points over with the people at Oaxtepec - we will report them over several short mails :) Regarding the restaurant: They told me the preferred way with large groups is not to use barcode scanners, not even to use tickets, but to use visual authentication - the waiters

Re: [Debconf-team] Authentication for food

2006-02-28 Thread Meike Reichle
Hi Gunnar et al I would prefer the meal ticket alternative, for the following reasons: 1) The barcode scanners are cool in theory but in practice they seem to be a hassle and also pretty cost intensive. Also, to make sure things work out even if the scanner system f***s up we'd most likely have t

Re: [Debconf-team] Authentication for food

2006-02-28 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Nadezhda asked me to post some more information in this regard we were talking with them, even if I tought it was somewhat obvious - Thanks :) First of all, if we were to decide for the barcode reader, we _still_ have to provide a person that goes to each of the tables, scans the barcodes and OK's

Re: [Debconf-team] Authentication for food

2006-02-28 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Meike Reichle dijo [Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 02:27:25PM +0100]: > 3) Pure visual authentication: Debianers are a social crowd. I would > assume there would be at least some (well-meant) abuse. Providing tickets > would still allow people to swap meals or invite others but hopefully the > overall number

Re: [Debconf-team] Authentication for food

2006-02-28 Thread Meike Reichle
Hi > Meike Reichle dijo [Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 02:27:25PM +0100]: >> 3) Pure visual authentication: Debianers are a social crowd. I would >> assume there would be at least some (well-meant) abuse. Providing >> tickets >> would still allow people to swap meals or invite others but hopefully >> the >

[Debconf-team] Requesting an extra working room or two?

2006-02-28 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Hi again, Regarding where we can store the servers/laptops/printers/whatever we receive before Debcamp: Oaxtepec is not offering us to use a warehouse they have as such, but they are offering us to rent a smaller working room that's next to the hacklab (I'll put the links to the Oaxtepec complete

Re: [Debconf-team] Authentication for food

2006-02-28 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Tuesday 28 February 2006 12:37, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > This weekend we talked some points over with the people at Oaxtepec - > we will report them over several short mails :) Thanks! [...] > What do you think? Do you oppose the simple trust model? I like it. And looking at the possible dam

Re: [Debconf-team] intel talk?

2006-02-28 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Monday 27 February 2006 23:16, Andreas Schuldei wrote: > this is a ping to ask people what their oppinion on the intel talk is now. I would be fine with a workshop or BoF session, if you talk about the Topper-proposal. My reasoning is: proposed late and not spectacular interesting / not

Re: [Debconf-team] Authentication for food

2006-02-28 Thread Safir Secerovic
This sound good and simple to me (the visual authentication). Regards, Safir On Tuesday 28 February 2006 12:37, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > This weekend we talked some points over with the people at Oaxtepec - > we will report them over several short mails :) > > Regarding the restaurant: They told me

Re: [Debconf-team] Authentication for food

2006-02-28 Thread Martin Wuertele
Hi Gunnar! * Gunnar Wolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-02-28 14:30]: > Yes, but we must discourage this - The restaurant works with some > margin for adjustement, of course... But if we invite 10% extra people > (think DebianDay), we will end up with too little food to serve - > And that's bad as wel

Re: [Debconf-team] Requesting an extra working room or two?

2006-02-28 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Tuesday 28 February 2006 13:41, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Now, regarding those rooms: I do suggest we rent at least one of them, > maybe even both, to use for our work during Debconf. They are 3m > behind the hacklabs. I think one of them would be an ideal place to > have organization-required m

Re: [Debconf-team] Authentication for food

2006-02-28 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Martin Wuertele dijo [Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 02:37:33PM +0100]: > > Yes, but we must discourage this - The restaurant works with some > > margin for adjustement, of course... But if we invite 10% extra people > > (think DebianDay), we will end up with too little food to serve - > > And that's bad as