Re: [Debconf-team] confirmation of room changes; details on talk room capacities
On Wed, Aug 06, 2014 at 07:37:35PM -0400, Carl Karsten wrote: On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 1:39 PM, Kees Cook k...@debian.org wrote: On Sat, Aug 02, 2014 at 02:19:37PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: - If we move one of the talk rooms downstairs, can we still wire it up? (Kees) I don't have a way currently to get GigE cable between floors. I'm trying to schedule a time to talk with Tamarack, and have added this to the agenda. Not a show stopper regarding video, each room needs 2mb to the Net for the live stream each room needs 30mb from talk room to NOC file server to keep the raw files nice and save and available, but a simple usb2 drive can sneaker-net the data around if needed. Okay, perfect. So we have some flexibility, even if sub-optimal, here. -Kees -- Kees Cook@debian.org ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
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debconf-vi...@lists.debconf.org Bcc: Subject: available switches? (was Re: [Debconf-team] confirmation of room changes; details on talk room capacities) Reply-To: In-Reply-To: 20140807145739.gp5...@outflux.net On Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 07:57:39AM -0700, Kees Cook wrote: On Wed, Aug 06, 2014 at 07:37:35PM -0400, Carl Karsten wrote: On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 1:39 PM, Kees Cook k...@debian.org wrote: On Sat, Aug 02, 2014 at 02:19:37PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: Not a show stopper regarding video, each room needs 2mb to the Net for the live stream each room needs 30mb from talk room to NOC file server to keep the raw files nice and save and available, but a simple usb2 drive can sneaker-net the data around if needed. Okay, perfect. So we have some flexibility, even if sub-optimal, here. Related to this, I was asked to find out how many and what kinds of switches are available for videoteam use. Also, videoteam will need a file server located in the NOC for storing the video files. Videoteam will need 2TB of RAID and a spare disk for backups. afaik, there is not currently a machine or drives available for this. Is there any chance one can be borrowed or put together locally? Installation and configuration of such a machine would be handled by videoteam. Assembly too, if need be. -edrz ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
[Debconf-team] available switches? (was Re: confirmation of room changes; details on talk room capacities)
On Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 07:57:39AM -0700, Kees Cook wrote: On Wed, Aug 06, 2014 at 07:37:35PM -0400, Carl Karsten wrote: On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 1:39 PM, Kees Cook k...@debian.org wrote: On Sat, Aug 02, 2014 at 02:19:37PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: Not a show stopper regarding video, each room needs 2mb to the Net for the live stream each room needs 30mb from talk room to NOC file server to keep the raw files nice and save and available, but a simple usb2 drive can sneaker-net the data around if needed. Okay, perfect. So we have some flexibility, even if sub-optimal, here. Related to this, I was asked to find out how many and what kinds of switches are available for videoteam use. Also, videoteam will need a file server located in the NOC for storing the video files. Videoteam will need 2TB of RAID and a spare disk for backups. afaik, there is not currently a machine or drives available for this. Is there any chance one can be borrowed or put together locally? Installation and configuration of such a machine would be handled by videoteam. Assembly too, if need be. -edrz ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
[Debconf-team] renting extra room for ad-hoc talks.
Hi everybody, The venue has some small rooms we are not renting and our budget is looking healthy, so we can discuss the possibility of renting an extra small room (10-20 seats) for ad-hoc events some of the days. Currently the only time available for ad-hoc talks is: - After dinner, from 20:00 to 22:00, our three talks room, during the days August 24-26 and 28-30. (A total of 6 days) - The afternoon of August 25 from 13:30 to 18:00 (the three talks room) - The morning of August 28 from 10:00 to 12:00 (the three talks room) It's worth nothing that there is a park next to the venue, there's the balcony, there are classrooms in the dorms (that serve also as night hacklabs) and there is also the lounge area. Besides the two hacklabs, of course. It's also true all some of those spaces are public and also noisy, so having a meeting room is nice. The small rooms cost 240USD/day to rent. Do you think we need more ad-hoc space? Do you think renting this room for a few days will contribute to a better debconf? If you think we should rent it, how many days? Ana PS: this email is not for or against the proposal. I don't have a strong opinion for or against. ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
[Debconf-team] Request for Videoteam Budget increase
The DebConf Videoteam requests a budget increase for DebConf 14. Shipping cost Chicago - Portland of Carl Karsten's gear:$2000 Rental of screens, projectors and PA speakers for 3 rooms: $900 Purchase of hdmi to vga converters for presenters' laptops:$200 Buffer for miscellaneous expenses: (duct tape, batteries, unexpected/broken stuff, etc) $500 - Total: $3600 Except for the rental items noted above, Carl's gear includes all the cameras, tripods, audio mixers, microphones, twinpacts, laptops, cables and other gear required for Videoteam to cover 3 rooms. -Eric Rzewnicki, on behalf of DebConf Videoteam ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
Re: [Debconf-team] Request for Videoteam Budget increase
On Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 01:09:22PM -0400, Eric Dantan Rzewnicki wrote: The DebConf Videoteam requests a budget increase for DebConf 14. Shipping cost Chicago - Portland of Carl Karsten's gear:$2000 Rental of screens, projectors and PA speakers for 3 rooms: $900 Purchase of hdmi to vga converters for presenters' laptops:$200 Buffer for miscellaneous expenses: (duct tape, batteries, unexpected/broken stuff, etc) $500 - Total: $3600 Except for the rental items noted above, Carl's gear includes all the cameras, tripods, audio mixers, microphones, twinpacts, laptops, cables and other gear required for Videoteam to cover 3 rooms. -Eric Rzewnicki, on behalf of DebConf Videoteam I had the wrong domain for debconf-chairs in my first mail. I've resent the mail to debconf-cha...@debian.org -edrz ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
Re: [Debconf-team] Request for Videoteam Budget increase
On Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 01:09:22PM -0400, Eric Dantan Rzewnicki wrote: The DebConf Videoteam requests a budget increase for DebConf 14. Shipping cost Chicago - Portland of Carl Karsten's gear:$2000 Rental of screens, projectors and PA speakers for 3 rooms: $900 Purchase of hdmi to vga converters for presenters' laptops:$200 Buffer for miscellaneous expenses: (duct tape, batteries, unexpected/broken stuff, etc) $500 - Total: $3600 Except for the rental items noted above, Carl's gear includes all the cameras, tripods, audio mixers, microphones, twinpacts, laptops, cables and other gear required for Videoteam to cover 3 rooms. Thanks, it's good to have this set out. Where are you proposing to rent the screens, projectors, and speakers for this, and what are the specifications of what is being rented? Do we have an actual quote for this rental? PSU has this kind of equipment available for rental and is probably a cheaper option than an off-site rental; we should certainly investigate them as a provider. How did you arrive at this $200 figure for HDMI to VGA converters? The *worst* price I've found for HDMI-VGA cables on Amazon is $20 apiece; assuming one per talk room, that's $70 including shipping, which is nowhere near $200. As for a miscellaneous buffer, please note that the DebConf budget currently includes a $3000 budget for unforeseen expenses. I don't think it makes sense for there to be a separate buffer line item for the video team. Note that some of these costs are also accounted for in the budget (just not at the level apparently needed), so this wouldn't be a net $3600 increase. Specifically, there's a $200 line item in the budget for AV shipping and customs, and a $600 line item for shipping, where TTBOMK we don't have any other shipping costs besides the t-shirts. (Patty, how much is shipping on those?) Thanks, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developerhttp://www.debian.org/ slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
Re: [Debconf-team] Request for Videoteam Budget increase
On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Steve Langasek vor...@debian.org wrote: Where are you proposing to rent the screens, projectors, and speakers for this, and what are the specifications of what is being rented? Do we have an actual quote for this rental? PSU has this kind of equipment available for rental and is probably a cheaper option than an off-site rental; we should certainly investigate them as a provider. A Portland company I have worked with before, I have a quote buried in my inbox.. wlll dig out soon. I am hoping to find time to talk to PSU soon* and see if they can match it - that would be preferential. * soon should be next few days given how close we are getting and it will get more rude to cancel from the local guy. but first I get my trailing white space problems resolved https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/pull/439 and other such important tings ;/ ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
Re: [Debconf-team] Request for Videoteam Budget increase
Steve Langasek dijo [Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 10:55:36PM +0200]: (...) How did you arrive at this $200 figure for HDMI to VGA converters? The *worst* price I've found for HDMI-VGA cables on Amazon is $20 apiece; assuming one per talk room, that's $70 including shipping, which is nowhere near $200. Again, I do have four such adaptors - Two of them should work readily (VGA to HDMI dongles), and two should work with a MiniHDMI to HDMI adaptor. If they are useful, I can take them with me. I won't be during the plenary session days, but can lend them for all of the rest of the conference time. ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
Re: [Debconf-team] Request for Videoteam Budget increase
How many of these HDMI to VGA's do you need? On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Gunnar Wolf gw...@gwolf.org wrote: Steve Langasek dijo [Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 10:55:36PM +0200]: (...) How did you arrive at this $200 figure for HDMI to VGA converters? The *worst* price I've found for HDMI-VGA cables on Amazon is $20 apiece; assuming one per talk room, that's $70 including shipping, which is nowhere near $200. Again, I do have four such adaptors - Two of them should work readily (VGA to HDMI dongles), and two should work with a MiniHDMI to HDMI adaptor. If they are useful, I can take them with me. I won't be during the plenary session days, but can lend them for all of the rest of the conference time. ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
