Re: [Debconf-team] Bitcoin payments for DebConf15

2015-02-14 Thread martin f krafft
recent discussion on d-project. Let's just see what happens, shall we? This is not a plot of mine to get rich and disappear with Bitcoins à la MtGox. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, German

Re: [Debconf-team] DebCamp and DebConf dates

2015-02-14 Thread martin f krafft
nd I can try to get more, but we should stay realistic (and can cancel only until 8 weeks in advance). But in the end: if the beds are filled, the beds are filled, and we also need to keep this in mind — for DebCamp as much as for DebConf btw. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :

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

2015-02-15 Thread martin f krafft
a few arguments for why I think we should push the CfP first (also: some of our sponsors are waiting for it…) and an official registrations e-mail later, but I have not read any arguments for why it's better to do it the other way around. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkr

Re: [Debconf-team] Bitcoin payments for DebConf15

2015-02-15 Thread martin f krafft
t is kind of a way to kill of the entire idea, isn't it? -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16 di

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

2015-02-15 Thread martin f krafft
uld select for quality and diversity, as stated above, between all proposals submitted by the deadline. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: ht

Re: [Debconf-team] DebCamp and DebConf dates

2015-02-15 Thread martin f krafft
cting more. They do have a 8-week-cancellation policy and so it might just make more sense to go higher. I'll ask them. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : proud Debian developer `. `'` http://people.debian.org/~madduck `- Debian - when you have bett

Re: [Debconf-team] Bitcoin payments for DebConf15

2015-02-15 Thread martin f krafft
d like to do it. How do the EUR leave bitpay? Where do they go? Would it make sense to get a DebConf15 Bitpay account with payment to a .de account? -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://de

Re: [Debconf-team] Bitcoin payments for DebConf15

2015-02-15 Thread martin f krafft
t style. Anyway, no need to keep discussing this. Could you let me know what payment details for debian.ch bitpay we should list? And what limits we need to be aware of, since you can't receive endless money? Thanks, -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :'

Re: [Debconf-team] Bitcoin payments for DebConf15

2015-02-15 Thread martin f krafft
often enough don't venture into that middle-ground. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16 digit

Re: [Debconf-team] Draft schedule format

2015-02-16 Thread martin f krafft
eduling does depend on the venue a bit, I really appreciate that you guys are sharing your plans with us. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town

Re: [Debconf-team] Draft schedule format

2015-02-17 Thread martin f krafft
? > Yes, brunch could be fine on those days. Has the hostel specified > a time for that? We need to decide on this. No time from the hostel, we get to shape that with them, but I'd say 10:30–12:30 might be a good time? Thanks for all your hard work! -- .'

Re: [Debconf-team] Draft schedule format

2015-02-17 Thread martin f krafft
t separate events? It doesn't really make sense if we expect people to get up and leave the room right afterwards. It only makes sense if there is a plenary event right afterwards. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `-

Re: [Debconf-team] Draft schedule format

2015-02-17 Thread martin f krafft
could be four hours too. Let's come up with our wish and then ask them. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/

Re: [Debconf-team] Draft schedule format

2015-02-17 Thread martin f krafft
end of a conference makes sense; brunching in the middle doesn't makes as much sense to me. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebCo

Re: [Debconf-team] Debconf 16 Todos, etc

2015-02-17 Thread martin f krafft
t from OK to > AWESOME. > > http://whiteboard.debian.net/debconf-16-bid-announce_d2ba7d.wb > > I'm not sure when we're going to release the announcement (I can't access > the wiki right now due to a certificate error), but let's get started so > long. I'l

[Debconf-team] Scheduling the job fair (was: Draft schedule format)

2015-02-18 Thread martin f krafft
a person to engage with sponsors over such things, but also details further along, and feedback after the event etc.. Is this a role you could see yourself in? Anyone? -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heide

Re: [Debconf-team] Draft schedule format

2015-02-18 Thread martin f krafft
ks and several lightning talk sessions to host all topics that don't require a full-length slot. It's really a question about what we want from DebConf, and I think we all agree that quantity is not the answer… -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf o

Re: [Debconf-team] Food [Re: Registration questions]

2015-02-21 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach martin f krafft [2015-02-07 13:44 +0100]: > > I think we need to address it as proposed by Gaudenz: we should > > really discuss the issues with the cooks and find with them a good > > solution, possibly starting with Micah solution. > > We are going to mee

Re: [Debconf-team] Food [Re: Registration questions]

2015-02-21 Thread martin f krafft
eat and fish > > That means "every day"? Or is that a control variable for the > above? No. We reserve the right not to serve meat/fish on all days, I'd say. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15:

Re: [Debconf-team] Food [Re: Registration questions]

2015-02-22 Thread martin f krafft
tel, which is why we've been working hard with them to ensure a high-quality offering. We do expect people to venture into town at night (2+km walk, there's also a bus every 10–20 minutes), but we are pretty confident that this won't be a necessity for people. -- .''`.

Re: [Debconf-team] Food [Re: Registration questions]

2015-02-23 Thread martin f krafft
ression that the youth hostel will be able to cater to that, if they know in advance. Hence, my suggestion would be to let us known upon registration so that we can pass on the information. Hope this helps, -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga

Re: [Debconf-team] Food [Re: Registration questions]

2015-02-23 Thread martin f krafft
; Based on someone's experience at LCA this year, might be worth putting in a > "don't add jokes in this field, thanks!" to save people from themselves: > > http://lists.lca2015.linux.org.au/pipermail/chat/2015-January/000620.html Hehe. Never happened to me, and I

[Debconf-team] Voluntary conference contributions for pro/corp attendees

2015-02-23 Thread martin f krafft
sentatives (who are probably the only ones that deal with expense reports and VAT-inclusive invoices), but it's too late for DC15. ¹) this is the worst-case scenario and it's not unlikely that we will find a way to provide a way to get tax exemption here. -- .''`

Re: [Debconf-team] proposal for combining ranking factors for travel grants

2015-02-23 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach David Bremner [2015-02-23 23:15 +0100]: > Of course we could just estimate the cancelation rate, and build > that into the budget also. This is slightly riskier, although > perhaps simpler. Yay, budgeting. You need a statistics crystal ball for that anyway. -- .'

[Debconf-team] Citizen four screening

2015-02-24 Thread martin f krafft
s no stark opposition, then I'd like to get the ball rolling here… I think the documentary is highly relevant to what we do and so it seems like a perfect addition to our programme. Cheers, -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'

Re: [Debconf-team] Citizen four screening

2015-02-24 Thread martin f krafft
s about it, later... :) Exactly, and if we manage to fill a track about the future of Debian in a world of cloud and surveillance, this would be a really nice addition. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg,

Re: [Debconf-team] Please have a mailing list for content team

2015-02-24 Thread martin f krafft
hat is that having possibly endless public discussions does not prevent people in charge from making decisions in a timely manner. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debco

Re: [Debconf-team] Please have a mailing list for content team

2015-02-24 Thread martin f krafft
tencies, then making a new list will be a matter of 48 hours… -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16

Re: [Debconf-team] Food [Re: Registration questions]

2015-02-24 Thread martin f krafft
ink that's good. I still think we should not ask people to contact organisers but provide a free-form field right there, e.g. called "Food restrictions". That way, the data stay in one place and registrants know what they wrote and can change it, until we disable the field.

Re: [Debconf-team] Food [Re: Registration questions]

2015-02-24 Thread martin f krafft
. > * Other (specific restrictions - please describe below) As long as additional restrictions can be specified without selecting "other". -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg,

Re: [Debconf-team] Food [Re: Registration questions]

2015-02-24 Thread martin f krafft
tions" will solve the issue? -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16 digital_signature_gpg.asc Description: Dig

Re: [Debconf-team] Food [Re: Registration questions]

2015-02-25 Thread martin f krafft
eld. If any questions arise, please contact the organisers: _____________ -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org

Re: [Debconf-team] Food [Re: Registration questions]

2015-02-25 Thread martin f krafft
ow the guidance. The bistro will be serving snacks until late at night, including omnivore and vegetarian/vegan options. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebCo

Re: [Debconf-team] Voluntary conference contributions for pro/corp attendees

2015-02-25 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach martin f krafft [2015-02-23 15:58 +0100]: > - to make it easier for people operating out of a business > context, a checkbox should be added with text like "Instead of > a donation receipt, I need a proper invoice. I am aware that > this invoice will the

Re: [Debconf-team] Citizen four screening

2015-02-25 Thread martin f krafft
nd a cool offering to our visitors. If it's to be done at a later point, please consider https://titanpad.com/Tj8XgjYVYL, which is a sketch I prepared a while ago to plan the evenings. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `-

Re: [Debconf-team] Voluntary conference contributions for pro/corp attendees

2015-02-25 Thread martin f krafft
andatory, but you can check this box if you don't want to pay?" I'd say that this wouldn't fly. also sprach Anthony Towns [2015-02-26 06:13 +0100]: > On 26 February 2015 at 04:00, martin f krafft wrote: > > For the future, we could consider a "corporate regi

Re: [Debconf-team] Voluntary conference contributions for pro/corp attendees

2015-02-25 Thread martin f krafft
, we are mainly talking about fulfilling legal > tax/sponsorship/donation requirements in this regard so the value we > provide does not need to be substantial, correct? It needs to be reasonable, so owing a glass of water is not. Even many soft offerings might be questionable. -- .&#x

Re: [Debconf-team] Voluntary conference contributions for pro/corp attendees

2015-02-27 Thread martin f krafft
es, than to take risks. I am also not an expert on this crap (and would be completely lost without PwC's invaluable and patient help), so if someone else wants to take over, please do. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `-

Re: [Debconf-team] Voluntary conference contributions for pro/corp attendees

2015-02-27 Thread martin f krafft
int. And having a page like http://debconf8.debconf.org/corporate.xhtml.en actually gives corporates and professionals an incentive to declare it right, except they are not forced. So we ran the full circle now, but I think this is a good solution. Just waiting for PwC to clear it… Thanks! --

Re: [Debconf-team] Food [Re: Registration questions]

2015-02-27 Thread martin f krafft
t to us. Whether what you can or cannot eat is a "restriction" or a "choice" is just cosmetics, really. We've been calling it "restriction" for decades and there are people who didn't like it all along. Why not just call it something else then when i

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf in the "help Debian" web page?

2015-03-01 Thread martin f krafft
spons...@debconf.org if interested. If better, I could also make a page on www.debconf.org for the current and future conferences. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debco

Re: [Debconf-team] Two points for this evening's meeting (was: Scheduling the job fair)

2015-03-02 Thread martin f krafft
uture years we'll have it during the week… -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16 digital_signat

Re: [Debconf-team] Suggestions for improving our IRC meetings

2015-03-03 Thread martin f krafft
e start of his/her topic, describing the challenge, the status quo, major opinions and sketching a way forward. More work for the drivers, but less work for everyone in total… and faster decisions. Well, at least this is what happens elsewhere. -- .''`. martin f. kr

Re: [Debconf-team] Draft of the "Call for Proposals"

2015-03-03 Thread martin f krafft
slot, at least not if the goal is to engage participants. Thanks for all the hard work! -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/

Re: [Debconf-team] DC15 Budget discussion - Review now - Meeting on Thursday, March 12th - 19:30 UTC

2015-03-03 Thread martin f krafft
eras and what-not, i.e. stuff that a proper book-keeper would "write off over the years", I suggest we find a way to solve this outside the yearly budget of DebConf for now, i.e. with an investment plan based on Debian funds. I'd be happy to help. Cheers, -- .''`. ma

[Debconf-team] DC15 local team meeting tonight, 21:00 local time

2015-03-09 Thread martin f krafft
fair and the showcase booths, and local transport deals. Please try to be there, -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.d

Re: [Debconf-team] DC15 local team meeting tonight, 21:00 local time

2015-03-09 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach martin f krafft [2015-03-09 14:37 +0100]: > https://wiki.debconf.org/DebConf15/Germany/Minutes/2015-03-09 Thanks edrz for pointing out, the link should be https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf15/Germany/Minutes/2015-03-09 -- .''`. martin f. krafft

Re: [Debconf-team] DC15 Budget discussion - Review now - Meeting on Thursday, March 12th - 19:30 UTC

2015-03-09 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach martin f krafft [2015-03-03 22:02 +0100]: > Ideally, you could send this to me by Sunday afternoon. The reason > is that the only real time I have next week for this is Sunday and > Tuesday evenings, and I want to have enough time to be able to ask > questions if nee

Re: [Debconf-team] DC15 Budget discussion - Review now - Meeting on Thursday, March 12th - 19:30 UTC

2015-03-09 Thread martin f krafft
ce we will have a cap at the top somewhere. But you may be able to figure out percentages from the past. Or we'll make DC15 be the first year, keep track of this in the books and then build next year's budget based on that. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft :

Re: [Debconf-team] DC15 Budget discussion - Review now - Meeting on Thursday, March 12th - 19:30 UTC

2015-03-09 Thread martin f krafft
my dream world, we'll spend 15 minutes on Thursday answering random questions and then have 45 minutes or more available to reach final approval of the budget by chairs and DPL. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf

Re: [Debconf-team] DC15 Budget discussion - Review now - Meeting on Thursday, March 12th - 19:30 UTC

2015-03-09 Thread martin f krafft
ped, so > possibly I’m the only one who don’t like it. I don't think we *can* really pay for child care in total, and the figure in there is definitely too much. I'll adjust it down. We don't want to provide child care and get mixed up in liability and legal issues. But we can and s

Re: [Debconf-team] DC15 Budget discussion - Review now - Meeting on Thursday, March 12th - 19:30 UTC

2015-03-09 Thread martin f krafft
we need to learn from that for the future and find a solution, by re-allocating funds (new budget), or by printing money. But of course, this is DebConf, so anything is possible even if you don't know it yet. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga te

Re: [Debconf-team] DC15 Budget discussion - Review now - Meeting on Thursday, March 12th - 19:30 UTC

2015-03-10 Thread martin f krafft
ly be depreciated over years, and might need DPL involvement at this stage. OTOH, such equipment can be rented in every city of this planet. Asking for more funds means we need to cut somewhere else or take in more money. So please be reasonable about it. -- .''`. martin f.

Re: [Debconf-team] DC15 Budget discussion - Review now - Meeting on Thursday, March 12th - 19:30 UTC

2015-03-10 Thread martin f krafft
under the outreach heading, 1k, which I took from "diversity". -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/

Re: [Debconf-team] DC15 Budget discussion - Review now - Meeting on Thursday, March 12th - 19:30 UTC

2015-03-10 Thread martin f krafft
invite you to join here are 500 € for travel please let us know". Does this make sense? -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https

Re: [Debconf-team] DC15 Budget discussion - Review now - Meeting on Thursday, March 12th - 19:30 UTC

2015-03-10 Thread martin f krafft
…) > > We will definitely need a bunch of power strips, etc. You currently have 5k set aside for "Misc infrastructure". I'd still reach out to youth hostel, zoo and Uni to borrow as many as possible, or maybe scout Ebay? Let's not buy and throw it all out… Speaking off: there&

[Debconf-team] Budget (hopefully) ready for Thursday's discussion / approval

2015-03-10 Thread martin f krafft
If there are more comments or questions, please try to send them ASAP before the meeting on Thursday. As a final motivational message: we're 80% funded and have 5 months to go. If we meet our funding goal, we can start sponsoring more people to attend, which is one of our core values.

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget (hopefully) ready for Thursday's discussion / approval

2015-03-11 Thread martin f krafft
case, so please get the latest version from Git. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16 digital_signature_g

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget (hopefully) ready for Thursday's discussion / approval

2015-03-11 Thread martin f krafft
rship), which is currently 0. Feel free to pour any Debian funds into it. Just let me know! ;) -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: htt

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget (hopefully) ready for Thursday's discussion / approval

2015-03-11 Thread martin f krafft
in the future generate their budgets. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16 digital_signature_gpg.asc

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget (hopefully) ready for Thursday's discussion / approval

2015-03-11 Thread martin f krafft
g. conf dinner and day trip? I'd say 15k, which would leave us with 45k EUR travel sponsorship, which is *more* than we had in the past years. And if we get more funds from sponsors (which I am assuming/hoping), then those 30k can get paid back after the conference. Would this be something

[Debconf-team] DC15 day trip

2015-03-11 Thread martin f krafft
ganising a family weekend! You can do that from anywhere in the world, too. You're also perfectly welcome to come up with your own ideas, or suggest multiple alternatives. Be the day trip organiser! We'll gladly assist, just need someone to drive this. Thanks, -- .''`. mar

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget (hopefully) ready for Thursday's discussion / approval

2015-03-11 Thread martin f krafft
an ramp that up when bursaries know how much they need? -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16 di

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget (hopefully) ready for Thursday's discussion / approval

2015-03-11 Thread martin f krafft
ou have a maximum amount of Debian funds you can allocate to bursaries to do their work when they have sighted the applications in April? Or a target? -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debcon

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget (hopefully) ready for Thursday's discussion / approval

2015-03-11 Thread martin f krafft
and promising to be a memorable evening. Hoping this makes sense and can be agreed upon, -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wik

Re: [Debconf-team] CfP: last chance to review

2015-03-11 Thread martin f krafft
Set aside discussions about deadlines and acceptance batches… I just read through the announcement and I want to thank you, content team. It reads really well, and it leaves enough room for the Debconf-ly flexibility we all appreciate and even expect. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @ma

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget (hopefully) ready for Thursday's discussion / approval

2015-03-12 Thread martin f krafft
ble to figure this out when we also figure out things like diversity outreach, invited speakers and core volunteers. David and I have talked about this already, we'll try to collect numbers for DC15 but we probably won't be able to actually make use of separate budget accounts until DC16.

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget (hopefully) ready for Thursday's discussion / approval

2015-03-12 Thread martin f krafft
dation by the > bursaries. Absolutely. Once the budget is approved, other people are empowered to make decisions within their own domains and within the limits of the allocated funds. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebCo

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget (hopefully) ready for Thursday's discussion / approval

2015-03-12 Thread martin f krafft
o team budget that is under discussion in > another subthread). What about the base case scenario? That's the actual budget we're planning to work with, and there are other binding contracts that need to be entered soon. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget (hopefully) ready for Thursday's discussion / approval

2015-03-12 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Lucas Nussbaum [2015-03-12 12:35 +0100]: > I would prefer to hear from bursaries before we decide to direct > funds to some of the items in the base case scenario. Around in circles we go. :( -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :'

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget (hopefully) ready for Thursday's discussion / approval

2015-03-12 Thread martin f krafft
k > for travel sponsorhip (including diversity and newbies travel) and > only use it for those attendees, who wouldn't book their tickets > if they'd have to pay themselves. And as soon as we see that we > can reach our funding goals, we'll go into round 2. David, wh

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget (hopefully) ready for Thursday's discussion / approval

2015-03-12 Thread martin f krafft
their work within set limits. I cannot tell you deadlines of when things need to be decided by because a search for options on e.g. a day trip, the conference dinner, or optional entertainment depends a lot on what has been allocated. But I know we need a signature for the conference dinner by the end of

[Debconf-team] Please review and approve budget

2015-03-12 Thread martin f krafft
e scenario and brought it closer to the base case. 18k of those 20k went to travel (see above, it was raised from 15k to 33k). The rest was spread into incidentals, insurance, and consultancy costs. If there are open questions, please find me on IRC. -- .''`. martin

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf-video] video meeting for dc15, video sprint

2015-03-12 Thread martin f krafft
legitimate reason that you need more than 5k, I will find the money. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/D

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget (hopefully) ready for Thursday's discussion / approval

2015-03-12 Thread martin f krafft
team can use the > funds for Debian's benefit. It's a different kind of expense than whan bursaries are normally using funds. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf

[Debconf-team] United "DebConf team" (was: DebConf15: Call for Proposals)

2015-03-14 Thread martin f krafft
y way we like, but to the outside, we should appear as one. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : proud Debian developer `. `'` http://people.debian.org/~madduck `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing systems &qu

Re: [Debconf-team] Joining Debconf15 Website Team

2015-03-15 Thread martin f krafft
r your interest! -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16 digital_signature_gpg.asc Description: Digital sign

[Debconf-team] Updating volunteering/teams pages

2015-03-15 Thread martin f krafft
now us. Would someone be able to make this their project? Or does anyone already have plans here? What do the chairs think? -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebCon

Re: [Debconf-team] Please review and approve budget

2015-03-16 Thread martin f krafft
s relating to the legal entity. It's still Debian's money, but I don't want to be in the situation not to be able to pay bills after the conference and before we know what we do with the Verein. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga t

Re: [Debconf-team] Change Link to Youth Hostel

2015-03-18 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Jack Henschel [2015-03-18 22:15 +0100]: > I've attached a patch which will immediately direct the visitors to the > english version of the same page [2]. Applied; thank you! -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `

[Debconf-team] Helping the budget get approved

2015-03-21 Thread martin f krafft
s made about DebConf. ²) Assuming that we earn more money and manage best case, I'd hope to be able to approach such subjects as fair-trade/organic t-shirts. ³) http://debconf.org/goals.shtml ⁴) Thanks to Tassia for all her patience in being an awesome liaison between me and said group.

Re: [Debconf-team] Helping the budget get approved

2015-03-21 Thread martin f krafft
re and easy access to previous data help, then we'll work on that. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wik

Re: [Debconf-team] CoC and "suitable for people aged 12 or above"

2015-03-24 Thread martin f krafft
act the Content Team beforehand. > > Looks good to me. Same. And since the discussion seems to have stalled, I think we should push this live. Where do you want to see this, Enrico? -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf

Re: [Debconf-team] Helping the budget get approved

2015-03-24 Thread martin f krafft
ly find money for that, which is a very normal expense. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16

Re: [Debconf-team] Debconf parking?

2015-03-26 Thread martin f krafft
Would you please put this stuff onto the wiki too? https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf15/FAQs -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: http

Re: [Debconf-team] I'm in Heidelberg next weekend

2015-03-28 Thread martin f krafft
noticed though. Zugschlus is going already and we don't want the venue to have to stand by twice for the same task. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: C

Re: [Debconf-team] Pre-payment by wire transfer for accomodation+food

2015-03-29 Thread martin f krafft
ly wire the funds, avoiding delays and money > getting shuffled around for no reason :) Unfortunately, this is not an option. We can find ways if really required, but it makes things very complicated. Can you please just pay on arrival, collect the invoice and then get reimbursed? -- .&#x

Re: [Debconf-team] Schedule proposals and decision for the next meeting

2015-03-29 Thread martin f krafft
I can see what the hostel says and try to arrange it. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16 digital_signa

Re: [Debconf-team] Schedule proposals and decision for the next meeting

2015-03-30 Thread martin f krafft
just declaring *all other times* than in the schedule to be available for ad-hoc meetings? Sure, we have to do room allocation somewhat, but other than that there remains a stark paradox in the idea of scheduling ad-hoc stuff. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' :

[Debconf-team] Orga team gets to cut lines! (was: Schedule proposals and decision for the next) meeting

2015-03-30 Thread martin f krafft
: video team members are officially allowed to cut lines in the cafeteria. Probably, this should be extended to all of orga team. I can imagine that we'll have some times when none of us busy making the conference happen want to spend minutes waiting in line. -- .''`. mart

[Debconf-team] Day trip budget (was: I'm in Heidelberg next weekend)

2015-03-30 Thread martin f krafft
n for yourself, it probably won't be tax-deductible. But if there is no connection between voluntary donations and us funding the day trip out of commercially earned money, then we can issue donation receipts, yes. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf

Re: [Debconf-team] T-shirts possibility from Mexico

2015-03-30 Thread martin f krafft
tion has been floated whether it's economically and ecologically feasible to send t-shirts around the globe incl. all the customs stuff rather than just printing them locally. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- Deb

[Debconf-team] Meeting minutes / next meetings

2015-04-13 Thread martin f krafft
/calendars/DebConf-team.ics is current. Cheers, -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16 digital

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf-discuss] Childcare at DebConf15 — action required

2015-04-18 Thread martin f krafft
t down on Tuesday. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16 digital_signature_gpg.asc Description: Digital

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf-discuss] Childcare at DebConf15 — action required

2015-04-20 Thread martin f krafft
his thread? Yes, see original message. It's about http://www.hedu-natur.de/cms/website.php?id=unternehmen/kinderbetreuung/kongress.html. -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15

Re: [Debconf-team] Draft for blogpost: Jessie is here, DebConf15 approaches! (several reminders

2015-04-26 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Laura Arjona Reina [2015-04-24 13:36 +0200]: > The text needs heavy review and rewriting, but "something" is better > than "nothing", I suppose. It's good, I think. I've committed a few minor touches. Thanks for your work! -- .&#

[Debconf-team] dc-team meeting *TONIGHT* (was: Meeting minutes / next meetings)

2015-04-27 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach martin f krafft [2015-04-13 23:04 +0200]: > The next global team meeting is 2015-05-04. This is *wrong*. The global team meeting is scheduled for tonight. Sorry that my mistake went unnoticed for such a long time. If you could, please find a way to subscribe to h

[Debconf-team] Give-aways for our raffle

2015-04-27 Thread martin f krafft
to the aforementioned file). It would be great if you could ask them to sponsor one, but we should probably also try to coordinate the effort and not all ask the same people. And if you just have an idea but don't want to pursue it, let me know too! Thanks, -- .''`. m

Re: [Debconf-team] Status of available beds at DC15

2015-04-28 Thread martin f krafft
drum a bit, PR-wise? ;) -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf.org DebConf16: Cape Town: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16 digital_signature_gpg.asc Descriptio

[Debconf-team] Saver tickets within Germany available mid-May

2015-04-28 Thread martin f krafft
all registrants on 15 May telling them about this opportunity, with some additional information e.g. instructions on how to do it? Thanks, -- .''`. martin f. krafft @martinkrafft : :' : DebConf orga team `. `'` `- DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany: http://debconf15.debconf

<    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   >