[Debconf-team] Bitcoin payments for DebConf15

2015-02-14 Thread martin f krafft
Dear team, I would really like to offer Bitcoin payments for DebConf15 donations. Since Debian doesn't want to support Bitcoin officially, I'd shoulder the risk. Does anyone object to me pushing an address (I control) to the webpage, and I'll send Euros for Bitcoin received there? Thanks, -- .

Re: [Debconf-team] Bitcoin payments for DebConf15

2015-02-14 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 5:39 PM, martin f krafft wrote: > Since Debian doesn't want to support Bitcoin officially, > I'd shoulder the risk. I have no idea what that means specifically, so I can't really answer your question. What is your plan, what happens when bitcoin go up in value, what happen

Re: [Debconf-team] Bitcoin payments for DebConf15

2015-02-14 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Richard Hartmann [2015-02-14 17:54 +0100]: > I have no idea what that means specifically, so I can't really > answer your question. What is your plan, what happens when bitcoin > go up in value, what happens when they go down, at what point do > you convert into Euro, etc pp? I will

[Debconf-team] DC15: CFP - Opening of registrations - Call for sprints

2015-02-14 Thread Margarita Manterola
Hey all, Summit is basically ready to open registrations (cate: please correct me if I'm wrong) and what we need now is: 1) The text for the call for papers / CFP+open reg announcement? This was briefly discussed on IRC. It's unclear if we want to send one mail/announcement or two. I think one i

Re: [Debconf-team] Bitcoin payments for DebConf15

2015-02-14 Thread Martín Ferrari
On 14/02/15 17:08, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Richard Hartmann [2015-02-14 17:54 > +0100]: >> I have no idea what that means specifically, so I can't really >> answer your question. What is your plan, what happens when bitcoin >> go up in value, what happens when they go down, at what p

Re: [Debconf-team] DC15: CFP - Opening of registrations - Call for sprints

2015-02-14 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Margarita Manterola [2015-02-14 19:21 +0100]: > This was briefly discussed on IRC. It's unclear if we want to send one > mail/announcement or two. I think one is better, but I don't have a > very strong opinion. We need to decide this, write the text/s and > send it/them out. Here's

Re: [Debconf-team] Bitcoin payments for DebConf15

2015-02-14 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Martín Ferrari [2015-02-14 19:28 +0100]: > > I will send Euro according to the exchange rate at the time of > > receipt, and for sanity purposes, allow me an error margin of ± 1%. > > Wouldn't this be a tax problem for you? No, I can received 20k € as a tax-free gift from everyone in

Re: [Debconf-team] Bitcoin payments for DebConf15

2015-02-14 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 7:46 PM, martin f krafft wrote: >> Also, I am not sure about the procedure for third parties to >> receive money on behalf of Debian... I don't remember what do we >> do in this cases. > > We don't have any procedure. Other than trust. DebConf e.V. is a Trusted Organizatio

Re: [Debconf-team] Bitcoin payments for DebConf15

2015-02-14 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Richard Hartmann [2015-02-14 20:47 +0100]: > DebConf e.V. is a Trusted Organization and madduck is a member. We > can delegate this to him officially. I would not do this, as the Project itself has not taken a position and a TO should probably not charge ahead against the recent disc

Re: [Debconf-team] DC15: CFP - Opening of registrations - Call for sprints

2015-02-14 Thread René Mayorga
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 07:40:41PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Margarita Manterola [2015-02-14 19:21 > +0100]: > > This was briefly discussed on IRC. It's unclear if we want to send one > > mail/announcement or two. I think one is better, but I don't have a > > very strong opinion

Re: [Debconf-team] DebCamp and DebConf dates

2015-02-14 Thread Tassia Camoes Araujo
Hi, On Sun, Feb 08, 2015 at 03:42:40PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > > The hostel doesn't need to prepare, and I doubt there is much that > we need to set up that could get in the way of sprints. But then > again, five days is enough for sprints, too. Maybe it would be best > for orga to arrive

Re: [Debconf-team] DC15: CFP - Opening of registrations - Call for sprints

2015-02-14 Thread Tassia Camoes Araujo
Hi, On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 07:21:20PM +0100, Margarita Manterola wrote: > > 3) The call for sprints > > As far as I understand it, the call for sprints can be already sent > out, even if registrations are closed (or not announced), as it says > that people should create a wiki and mail -discuss

Re: [Debconf-team] DebCamp and DebConf dates

2015-02-14 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Tassia Camoes Araujo [2015-02-15 06:03 +0100]: > What about orga arrival on the 8th, DebCamp arrival day on the > 9th, than sprints from 10 to 14? Can I consider those dates for > the call for sprints? Yes, that's pretty much what we had in mind. > > Note that we only have a limited