On 26/07/12 22:55, Philip Hands wrote:
> Daniel Pocock writes:
> ...
>> Just imagine if one hops on a train by mistake - there are many trains
>> in Switzerland, very frequently too, some children love trains
>
> From what I hear, the local railway station doens't actually get much in
> the way
Hi Daniel,
On Donnerstag, 26. Juli 2012, Daniel Pocock wrote:
> Has there ever been any variation to the existing sponsorship model, for
> example, having sponsors for particular tracks?
given this years sponsors levels, how much money would you think should this
be worth?
And from your example
On Thu, 2012-07-26 at 21:49 +, Daniel Pocock wrote:
> Has there ever been any variation to the existing sponsorship model, for
> example, having sponsors for particular tracks?
We have had sponsors pay for specific elements. This year one sponsor
wanted to be listed only for Debian Day, which
Hi there!
On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:21:40 +0200, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote:
> Luca Capello writes:
> > --8<---cut here---start->8---
> > Sponsorship levels
> > --
> >
> > * BRONZE - starting from CHF 2'500 [DC10 2'000, DC11 2'500, DC12 2'000]
> > * SI
On 27/07/12 10:27, Moray Allan wrote:
> On Thu, 2012-07-26 at 21:49 +, Daniel Pocock wrote:
>> Has there ever been any variation to the existing sponsorship model, for
>> example, having sponsors for particular tracks?
>
> We have had sponsors pay for specific elements. This year one sponsor
Hi there!
On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:07:17 +0200, Andreas Tille wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 08:35:15AM +0200, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote:
> > So, to come straight to the point, one question that should be answered
> > rather
> > soon by the DebConf Team is the planned attribution of these beds a
Luca Capello writes:
> * BRONZE - starting from CHF 2'500 [DC10 2'000, DC11 2'500, DC12 2'000]
[snip]
> * SILVER - starting from CHF 7'500 [DC10 10'000, DC11 6'000, DC12 5'000]
[snip]
> * GOLD - starting from CHF 15'000 [DC10 20'000, DC11 12'000, DC12 12'500]
[snip]
This was mainly an issue
On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 11:21:03AM +0200, Luca Capello wrote:
>Sponsorship levels
>--
>
>* BRONZE - starting from CHF 2'500 [DC10 2'000, DC11 2'500, DC12 2'000]
>
>* SILVER - starting from CHF 7'500 [DC10 10'000, DC11 6'000, DC12 5'000]
>
>* GOLD - starting from CHF 15'000 [DC10 20'
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Didier 'OdyX' Raboud dijo [Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 08:35:15AM +0200]:
> > In any commercial project, if a customer made a special request like
> > this after accepting a proposal, the project manager calls a meeting and
> > offers two choices, (1) pay more money or (2) throw request out the window.
>
Gaudenz Steinlin dijo [Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 06:21:40PM +0200]:
> > --8<---cut here---start->8---
> > Sponsorship levels
> > --
> >
> > * BRONZE - starting from CHF 2'500 [DC10 2'000, DC11 2'500, DC12 2'000]
> > * SILVER - starting from CHF 7'500 [
Steve McIntyre dijo [Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 12:51:17PM +0100]:
> On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 11:21:03AM +0200, Luca Capello wrote:
> >Sponsorship levels
> >--
> >
> >* BRONZE - starting from CHF 2'500 [DC10 2'000, DC11 2'500, DC12 2'000]
> >
> >* SILVER - starting from CHF 7'500 [DC10 10'
Daniel Pocock dijo [Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 09:49:33PM +]:
> Has there ever been any variation to the existing sponsorship model, for
> example, having sponsors for particular tracks?
>
> E.g. if there is a free/open VoIP track next year, there are a few
> commercial VoIP operators I could reach
Gaudenz Steinlin dijo [Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 11:00:35AM +0200]:
> >> Cool, so you can beta-test the Penta replacement??? ;-)
> >>
> >>
> > Actually, yes! :) I'm trying to install frab on a local machine and see if
> > it fits our needs for the conference.
>
> Have you seen: http://wiki.debconf.org/
On 27/07/12 14:14, Gunnar Wolf wrote:
> Daniel Pocock dijo [Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 09:49:33PM +]:
>> Has there ever been any variation to the existing sponsorship model, for
>> example, having sponsors for particular tracks?
>>
>> E.g. if there is a free/open VoIP track next year, there are a f
Hi,
On Freitag, 27. Juli 2012, Daniel Pocock wrote:
> It is not a reason to not have a kids camp: it just means we need to be
> sure everyone (not just the parents) is willing to have this new
> dimension added to the event.
No.
Liability reasons but also "just" doing a "kids camp" right are two
> And yes... Raising 200,000 CHF still... makes me shiver :-( I just
> hope we can make it. Keeping a "plan B" in case we don't should be a
> priority :-/
That is an interesting point - people from beyond Europe are likely to
spend a lot of their own money coming to DebConf, buying tickets months
On 26/07/12 20:52, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote:
>
> Hi there
>
> Norman García Aguilar writes:
>
>> On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:21:03 +0200
>> Luca Capello wrote:
>>
>>
>> Was it agreed to use CHF instead of EUR/USD? usually for DC in America
>> sposnorship brochure use USD and in Europe EUR...
>
> A
> Both in DC11 and DC12 we *did* have
> platinum sponsors - only they were not truly accountable as such, as
> they either gave us services and not money (Srpska and Nicaragua
> government) or huge discounts in the fees (UCA). Maybe that means this
> is the "government level"?
At least it doesn't
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 03:35:26PM +, Daniel Pocock wrote:
> e) set a deadline for getting signed sponsorship pledges, and tell
> people not to buy plane tickets until DebConf hits the sponsorship target
to protect Debconf if the bills are paid in CHF and the money is received
in NON CHF curre
Gunnar Wolf writes:
...
> I tend to think, specially after the arguments mentioned in this
> thread, that this year it will be impossible. Specially because of the
> accomodation reality
...
> Again, if the DebConf-Children team still wants to pursue the idea,
> maybe getting it ready for DC14 (o
On 27/07/12 16:14, Marc SCHAEFER wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 03:35:26PM +, Daniel Pocock wrote:
>> e) set a deadline for getting signed sponsorship pledges, and tell
>> people not to buy plane tickets until DebConf hits the sponsorship target
>
> to protect Debconf if the bills are paid
> Of course, given the family-hostile accommodation that exists at Le Camp,
> and the fact that camping isn't sounding like it's going to be allowed
> (bizarrely), and the nearest alternative accommodation being miles away,
> and there apparently being nothing nearby for non-debianites to
non-deb
Daniel Pocock dijo [Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 03:07:40PM +]:
> That is an interesting point - people from beyond Europe are likely to
> spend a lot of their own money coming to DebConf, buying tickets months
> in advance, etc
>
> One simple way to do this would be to turn the tables: give everybody
Sorry to pile into an already long thread here.
I'm one of the people who has raised the childcare question (i asked
about it during the debconf14 bid session at dc12), and i just wanted to
put it in my 2¢ about why this is a worthy goal and also maybe rein it
in some and put it in perspective.
F
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 08:10:34PM +, Daniel Pocock wrote:
> I don't want to give my own opinions on those things, I felt it was
> better to initiate the discussion about a [survey] to find out what the
> wider community feels, nobody has responded to that email though.
I would like us to do a
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