Re: [Debconf-team] Updating the DebConf Chairs delegation

2014-08-16 Thread Steve Langasek
Lucas, On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 09:41:20PM +0200, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > Dear Developers, > As you might be aware, Holger Levsen and Gunnar Wolf resigned from > their role of DebConf Chairs earlier this year. I would like to > sincerely thank them for their numerous years of contributions to maki

[Debconf-team] Budget woes

2014-08-16 Thread Steve Langasek
Hi folks, I've updated the budget in git now to reflect the latest approved changes for the video team. In the process, I've taken a pass over the rest of the budget, and have bad news: we have way more money in the DebConf14 accounts than we're actually going to use. Here's a breakdown of wher

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget woes

2014-08-16 Thread Patty Langasek
On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 08:33:30PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > - Water bottles. Sturdy, reusable aluminum water bottles - branded with >the Debian logo, of course! - would be a nice perk to send people home >with, that would be useful during the conference too. (And they would >d

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget woes

2014-08-16 Thread Kees Cook
On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 08:33:30PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > So the question I have for the team is: are there other things we should be > spending money on to make this a good conference, that we have shied away > from due to money concerns? > > I can suggest two possibilities. > > - Water

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget woes

2014-08-16 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 09:07:51PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote: > On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 08:33:30PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > > - Beverage service. We can always let people fill their water bottles at > >the drinking fountains, and there are beverages available for purchase > >down on th

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget woes

2014-08-16 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Steve Langasek [2014-08-17 06:57 +0200]: > Does this mean you think we should have one container of water in > each room? (5 rooms, $125/day) 3 gallons, refreshed twice a day, that's 35 litres, which is probably good for 20–40 people. If tap water is not an option, then I believe havi

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget woes

2014-08-16 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Patty Langasek [2014-08-17 05:48 +0200]: > If we don't have consensus/approval/support by 8am PDT Monday > morning, the default is that we're not getting bottles, because we > won't be able to. Not sure how you want to vote on this or what establishes consensus, but as I said months a

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget woes

2014-08-16 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
Beverage service or a cart of cold water and juices might be nice. PSU gets warm during the day even outside of the summer months. We could also hire coffee and donuts for about $1500 voodoo could serve everyone coffee and donuts from their pink truck in the mornings. On Aug 16, 2014 8:34 PM, "St

[Debconf-team] Overcommiting travel sponsorship (was: Budget woes)

2014-08-16 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Steve Langasek [2014-08-17 05:33 +0200]: > In the process, I've taken a pass over the rest of the budget, and > have bad news: we have way more money in the DebConf14 accounts > than we're actually going to use. Maybe you could have added a bit of double negation? ;) I tip my hat to

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget woes

2014-08-16 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Benjamin Kerensa [2014-08-17 07:42 +0200]: > We could also hire coffee and donuts for about $1500 voodoo could > serve everyone coffee and donuts from their pink truck in the > mornings. I am also in favour of having coffee and morning sweets on site, if the money is available. --

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget woes

2014-08-16 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 07:28:06AM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Steve Langasek [2014-08-17 06:57 +0200]: > > Does this mean you think we should have one container of water in > > each room? (5 rooms, $125/day) > 3 gallons, refreshed twice a day, that's 35 litres, which is > probabl

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget woes

2014-08-16 Thread Patty Langasek
On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 07:44:34AM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Benjamin Kerensa [2014-08-17 07:42 +0200]: > > We could also hire coffee and donuts for about $1500 voodoo could > > serve everyone coffee and donuts from their pink truck in the > > mornings. > I am also in favour of

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget woes

2014-08-16 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
$1500 is fresh and with the Debian logo... It would be cheaper without. They can park the van on any street where a parking spot exists. On Aug 16, 2014 11:14 PM, "Patty Langasek" wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 07:44:34AM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > > also sprach Benjamin Kerensa [2014-