Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06 v2]

2018-06-27 Thread Chris Lamb
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Yao Wei, > We are having budget update for reusable dining set of chopsticks, spoon > and drinking cups. […] > > Again we are looking for DPL's approval. > > > USD 7654.03 Assets:Receivable >USD 187181.51 Budg

[DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06 v2]

2018-06-27 Thread Yao Wei
Hi, We are having budget update for reusable dining set of chopsticks, spoon and drinking cups. According to Andrew Lee this is necessary for two reasons: * MEET TAIWAN budget has restrictions on categories for reimbursement, but these can fall under "Advertisement Fee" category (sounds weird,

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-15 Thread Yao Wei
On Sat, Jun 16, 2018 at 00:07 Chris Lamb wrote: > Yao Wei, > > > > Unless I'm missing something, I don't see anything inappropriate about > > > reselling them afterwards. (Do you?) > > > > Thanks. Then it shouldn't be something I need to worry about on Debian > > side. > > Please just tell me wh

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-15 Thread Chris Lamb
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Hi Jonathan, > people who have had a score of 3 and above […] I don't think > they have received an official notification on their bursary > application yet. Ah, I see. It was this third category of folks that I didn't know existed :) Anyway, happ

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-15 Thread Chris Lamb
Yao Wei, > > Unless I'm missing something, I don't see anything inappropriate about > > reselling them afterwards. (Do you?) > > Thanks. Then it shouldn't be something I need to worry about on Debian > side. Please just tell me why did you think it might have been inappropriate. I am asking aga

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-15 Thread Yao Wei
Hi, On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 23:00 Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana < p...@softwarelivre.org> wrote: > Hi, > > - Mensagem original - > > De: "lamby" > > > > Unless I'm missing something, I don't see anything inappropriate about > > reselling them afterwards. (Do you?) > > Isn't better just

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-15 Thread shirish शिरीष
at bottom :- On 15/06/2018, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana wrote: > Hi, > > - Mensagem original - >> De: "lamby" >> >> Unless I'm missing something, I don't see anything inappropriate about >> reselling them afterwards. (Do you?) > > Isn't better just donate them to some social organizat

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-15 Thread Yao Wei
Hi, On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 22:30 Chris Lamb wrote: > Hi Yao Wei, > > > We plan to resell them to the new students in the university after the > > event. > > Ah, thanks. For some reason I had parsed this as "we will be buying > used ones prior to the event" which was a little confusing. > > Unle

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-15 Thread Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana
Hi, - Mensagem original - > De: "lamby" > > Unless I'm missing something, I don't see anything inappropriate about > reselling them afterwards. (Do you?) Isn't better just donate them to some social organization in Tawain? Best regards, -- Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana (phls) Curitib

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-15 Thread Chris Lamb
Hi Yao Wei, > We plan to resell them to the new students in the university after the > event. Ah, thanks. For some reason I had parsed this as "we will be buying used ones prior to the event" which was a little confusing. Unless I'm missing something, I don't see anything inappropriate about res

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-15 Thread Yao Wei
Hi, On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 17:00 Chris Lamb wrote: > Indeed, although he did not yet reply to my first question (quoted > above) regarding people who have already been rejected. As I mention > in my response, this would seem to have implications regarding speed > of getting back to people so pe

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-15 Thread Chris Lamb
Hi Jonathan, > people who have had a score of 3 and above […] I don't think > they have received an official notification on their bursary > application yet. Ah, I see. It was this third category of folks that I didn't know existed :) Anyway, happy to approve this budget. Please go ahead all...

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-15 Thread Jonathan Carter
On 14/06/2018 22:53, Chris Lamb wrote: >> I think it's beneficial for the Debian project to spend a bit more and >> have a few more high quality people over > > Well, obviously. :) However, my question was more about the process > regarding people who are under the threshold as it currently stand

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-15 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
Hi! * Chris Lamb [2018-06-14 21:53:53 +0100]: > Dear Jonathan, > > > I think it's beneficial for the Debian project to spend a bit more and > > have a few more high quality people over > > Well, obviously. :) However, my question was more about the process > regarding people who are under the

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-15 Thread Chris Lamb
Hi Yao, > > I understand that a number of people have had their bursary request > > denied already. How will raising the budget figure into that? > > jcc responded during my sleep. Indeed, although he did not yet reply to my first question (quoted above) regarding people who have already been re

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-14 Thread Yao Wei
On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 06:56:11AM +0800, Yao Wei wrote: > > In addition to addressing the questions above please provide the > > overall/net difference between this budget and the previous one on the > > bottom line. Again, apologies for terse reply. Sorry, I didn't see that you need "net differe

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-14 Thread Yao Wei
Hi, Responses inline: On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 07:16:55PM +0100, Chris Lamb wrote: > > * Increase the budget for bursaries from 60,000 USD to 70,000 USD > > I understand that a number of people have had their bursary request > denied already. How will raising the budget figure into that? In > ad

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-14 Thread Chris Lamb
Dear Jonathan, > I think it's beneficial for the Debian project to spend a bit more and > have a few more high quality people over Well, obviously. :) However, my question was more about the process regarding people who are under the threshold as it currently stands and have thus received reject

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-14 Thread Jonathan Carter
Hi On 14/06/2018 20:16, Chris Lamb wrote: >> * Increase the budget for bursaries from 60,000 USD to 70,000 USD > > I understand that a number of people have had their bursary request > denied already. How will raising the budget figure into that? In > addition, how much will this help accomodate

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-14 Thread Chris Lamb
Hi Yao Wei, Please excuse my quick reply so we can possibly avoid waiting another 24 hours. > * Increase the budget for bursaries from 60,000 USD to 70,000 USD I understand that a number of people have had their bursary request denied already. How will raising the budget figure into that? In add

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-14 Thread Holger Levsen
On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 12:21:39AM +0800, Yao Wei wrote: > We are actually doing both (See my first email), and $10,000 is by request > of bursary team. so the bursary team has money for all requests they'd like to reimburse? that's awesome! -- cheers, Holger signature.asc Description

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-14 Thread Yao Wei
Hi, We are actually doing both (See my first email), and $10,000 is by request of bursary team. On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 12:10 AM, Holger Levsen wrote: > On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 12:04:30AM +0800, Yao Wei wrote: > > I forgot one of the most important things: > > * We seems to have budget to make

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-14 Thread Holger Levsen
On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 12:04:30AM +0800, Yao Wei wrote: > I forgot one of the most important things: > * We seems to have budget to make towels as well! why is giving everyone a free towel more important than enabling 1-2 more people to attend? i'd had no problems with towels if they would repla

Re: [DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-14 Thread Yao Wei
On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 12:03:04AM +0800, Yao Wei wrote: > Hi, > > We would like to update the list of budgets. I forgot one of the most important things: * We seems to have budget to make towels as well! Yao Wei signature.asc Description: PGP signature

[DebConf18] Budget Approval Request [2018-06]

2018-06-14 Thread Yao Wei
Hi, We would like to update the list of budgets. The major changes are the following: * Increase the budget for bursaries from 60,000 USD to 70,000 USD * Day trip budget increase from 500 USD to 6,558.48 USD: We found some of the funds from MEET TAIWAN and NCHC are specified for day trip onl