[Debconf-team] Meeting/Discussion chat tonight: Budget, Delegation ...?

2015-11-11 Thread Bernelle Verster
Hi all I'm in a full day meeting today, so won't be very compost mental tonight, but issues I noticed this week is budget items and the delegation stuff. Feedback on website and sponsorship is 'ongoing', but there seems to be activity, at least. Please feel free to report back on anything. Chee

Re: [Debconf-team] Address in .za

2015-11-11 Thread Graham Inggs
On 9 November 2015 at 19:16, Richard Hartmann wrote: > Sipgate wants to sponsor dc16 and also want to offer telephony again. > > Due to .za law, they need a valid postal address for that. Who is willing to > have their address registered? I'll send a mail off-list. ___

Re: [Debconf-team] Protecting Debian from DebConf issues? (was: Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf) delegation

2015-11-11 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Sorry for the long time for this reply... martin f krafft dijo [Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 07:01:55AM +1300]: > also sprach Lucas Nussbaum [2015-10-20 19:49 +1300]: > > Given that the chairs are supposed to protect the Debian Project > > from serious issues with DebConf organization, > > This concern

Re: [Debconf-team] Protecting Debian from DebConf issues? (was: Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf) delegation

2015-11-11 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Steve Langasek dijo [Sat, Nov 07, 2015 at 09:19:52AM -0700]: > > For me, making them responsible implies that they are either actually > > taking these decisions, or exercise some sort of leadership onto the > > team actually taking these. > > > If we expect the DC$n teams to decide on the use o

Re: [Debconf-team] Protecting Debian from DebConf issues? (was: Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf) delegation

2015-11-11 Thread Carl Karsten
On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 11:38 AM, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > DebConf would become an official Debian project, and that it needed a > delegation. > Can you or someone explain what "a delegation" is? ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org

Re: [Debconf-team] Protecting Debian from DebConf issues? (was: Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf) delegation

2015-11-11 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Carl Karsten dijo [Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 11:52:01AM -0600]: > > DebConf would become an official Debian project, and that it needed a > > delegation. > > Can you or someone explain what "a delegation" is? It is the formal statement where the DPL determines the extent of powers and responsabilities

[Debconf-team] Progress on flyer & print-ready brochure?

2015-11-11 Thread Bernelle Verster
Hi Tammy Can you tell me what the progress is with the flyer as well as the print-ready brochure? Thanks B ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team

[Debconf-team] Sponsor email rework - advice please

2015-11-11 Thread Bernelle Verster
hi all I'm not getting responses from local companies and I think it has to do with not really knowing Debian. So I've been toying with a reword of the sponsor email. The full email is at [1], and the bit that I inserted is below - please let me know if it is correct. (This could potentially als

Re: [Debconf-team] Protecting Debian from DebConf issues?

2015-11-11 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Gunnar Wolf [2015-11-12 06:38 +1300]: > This was one of the reasons where the first ~10 DebConfs were not > run by Debian (but by Debian people). IIRC, it was at a session at > DebConf 10 where we decided (of course, having discussed and all > that) that DebConf would become an officia

[Debconf-team] Why a new DebConf delegation won't help

2015-11-11 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Allison Randal [2015-10-21 09:16 +1300]: > I'm good with that description from 2011. No idea how we ended up > where we are today from that point, it was so sane and sensible. IIRC: The 2011 delegation stems from efforts to help make DebConf recognised as an official Debian event, hen

Re: [Debconf-team] Sponsor email rework - advice please

2015-11-11 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Bernelle Verster [2015-11-12 08:26 +1300]: > So I've been toying with a reword of the sponsor email. The full email > is at [1], and the bit that I inserted is below - please let me know > if it is correct. Some of the points you list in your e-mail remind me of the text we drafted fo

Re: [Debconf-team] Protecting Debian from DebConf issues? (was: Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf) delegation

2015-11-11 Thread Patty Langasek
On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 02:40:08PM +1300, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Patty Langasek [2015-11-11 12:56 +1300]: > > the delegation brought very little additional work, no confusion, > > and a very limited amount of friction during DC14, all of which > > was handled amicably. > That is be

Re: [Debconf-team] Protecting Debian from DebConf issues? (was: Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf) delegation

2015-11-11 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Patty Langasek [2015-11-12 13:32 +1300]: > Incorrect. 2 of the 3 original delegates ended up losing time for > various reasons, the last remaining delegate remained active. More > delegates were added, and became active right around when things > were "heating up" so to speak, and were

Re: [Debconf-team] Protecting Debian from DebConf issues?

2015-11-11 Thread Gunnar Wolf
martin f krafft dijo [Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 08:21:26AM +1300]: > > This was one of the reasons where the first ~10 DebConfs were not > > run by Debian (but by Debian people). IIRC, it was at a session at > > DebConf 10 where we decided (of course, having discussed and all > > that) that DebConf woul

Re: [Debconf-team] Protecting Debian from DebConf issues? (was: Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf) delegation

2015-11-11 Thread Gunnar Wolf
martin f krafft dijo [Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 03:33:57PM +1300]: > also sprach Patty Langasek [2015-11-12 13:32 +1300]: > > Incorrect. 2 of the 3 original delegates ended up losing time for > > various reasons, the last remaining delegate remained active. More > > delegates were added, and became act

[Debconf-team] DebConf15 Thank you ad.

2015-11-11 Thread Donald Norwood
Dear Team, The Thank You advertisement for DC15 is close to completion, there are 3 versions on one theme available for viewing here: http://debconf-data.alioth.debian.org/tmp/ Please be vocal and let us know of the 3 which you would prefer (and what changes should be made). Best regards, Don

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf15 Thank you ad.

2015-11-11 Thread Daniel Lange
Am 11.11.2015 um 23:14 schrieb Donald Norwood: http://debconf-data.alioth.debian.org/tmp/ Please be vocal and let us know of the 3 which you would prefer (and what changes should be made). Great, thank you very much for putting work into this! I like ad5 best because it includes the DC16 info