Re: [Debconf-discuss] Insider manipulation of DC13 site selection, and apparent coverup

2012-12-16 Thread Daniel Pocock
On 14/12/12 11:21, Neil McGovern wrote: On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 11:26:53PM +0100, Daniel Pocock wrote: - rather than publicly disclosing all the details, it may be possible to identify somebody outside the DebConf team that all of us trust who can gather the facts confidentially and report

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Insider manipulation of DC13 site selection, and apparent coverup

2012-12-14 Thread Neil McGovern
On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 11:26:53PM +0100, Daniel Pocock wrote: - rather than publicly disclosing all the details, it may be possible to identify somebody outside the DebConf team that all of us trust who can gather the facts confidentially and report relevant facts publicly For information,

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Insider manipulation of DC13 site selection, and apparent coverup

2012-12-13 Thread martin f krafft
[removing d-p from cc list] Dear Ian, I fully understand your desire for transparency. We appreciate transparency as an ideal and being the Debian Project — independent and guided by ideals — we can and should pursue it, if desirable. However, transparency is not always desirable. As I am sure

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Insider manipulation of DC13 site selection, and apparent coverup

2012-12-13 Thread Ian Jackson
martin f krafft writes (Re: Insider manipulation of DC13 site selection, and apparent coverup): I fully understand your desire for transparency. We appreciate transparency as an ideal and being the Debian Project — independent and guided by ideals — we can and should pursue it, if desirable.

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Insider manipulation of DC13 site selection, and apparent coverup

2012-12-13 Thread Daniel Pocock
On 13/12/12 16:42, martin f krafft wrote: We even have some examples within our project where we willingly do without full transparency because we acknowledge the need (debian-private, security, some financials, etc.). In all these cases, we (and others) build on a strong foundation of trust

[Debconf-discuss] Insider manipulation of DC13 site selection, and apparent coverup

2012-12-12 Thread Ian Jackson
For a period during the deliberations for DC13 site selection some anonymous donors were offering money to Debconf on condition that Vaumarcus was selected. This offer (actually a loan) was withdrawn when the donors got cold feet. These anonymous donors were in fact not third parties at all.

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Insider manipulation of DC13 site selection, and apparent coverup

2012-12-12 Thread Ian Jackson
Ian Jackson writes (Insider manipulation of DC13 site selection, and apparent coverup): Switzerland is known abroad for many things. [etc] It's been pointed out to me that that paragraph (which I have cut out most of to avoid repeating it) unfairly tars the whole of Switzerland with the same

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Insider manipulation of DC13 site selection, and apparent coverup

2012-12-12 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 11:54:05AM +, Ian Jackson wrote: However, that DC13 team member did tell me that the DPL was fully informed, with all the details, before the DPL approved the DC13 budget. Please name names or facts to support this or, alternatively, drop it. - My budget approval

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Insider manipulation of DC13 site selection, and apparent coverup

2012-12-12 Thread Ian Jackson
Stefano Zacchiroli writes (Re: [Debconf-discuss] Insider manipulation of DC13 site selection, and apparent coverup): On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 11:54:05AM +, Ian Jackson wrote: However, that DC13 team member did tell me that the DPL was fully informed, with all the details, before the DPL

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Insider manipulation of DC13 site selection, and apparent coverup

2012-12-12 Thread Ian Jackson
Stefano Zacchiroli writes (Re: [Debconf-discuss] Insider manipulation of DC13 site selection, and apparent coverup): On the more general matter, that you are clearly still very much interested in, you probably have noticed that I didn't change my mind (i.e. un-approve the budget) based on what