Re: [Debconf-discuss] slides an git annex

2015-08-24 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi Antonio Terceiro writes: > Hi, > > I tried uploading my slides using git annex, and even though I followed > the steps in README very closely, they never showep up on > http://annex.debconf.org/debconf-share/debconf15/slides/ > > Looking at the git repository, it seems other people had the s

[Debconf-discuss] DebConf Bursaries Team Bof - Saturday 2pm in room Madrid

2015-08-21 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi There will be a DebConf Bursaries Bof tomorrow at 2pm in room Madrid. The bursaries team is the team which decides about the DebConf food, accomodation and travel sponsorship requests. The goal of the Bof is to discuss what worked well this year with the new process we tried and to suggest im

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-announce] New DebConf organisation team structure

2014-11-07 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Martín Ferrari writes: > Choice of team(s) and nominations(s) > > > Facilities team: > Want to be a member: [ ] > Candidate(s) for lead/shadow: > Rationale (optional): > > Content team: > Want to be a member: [ ] > Candidate(s) for lead/shadow: > Ra

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Talk lengths

2014-09-26 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Wookey writes: > +++ Gaudenz Steinlin [2014-09-25 12:13 +0200]: >> Wookey writes: >> >> > For any useful technical discussion (as opposed to presentations) a >> > longer session is needed (we could definitely do better at having >> > more engineerin

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Talk lengths

2014-09-25 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Wookey writes: > For any useful technical discussion (as opposed to presentations) a > longer session is needed (we could definitely do better at having > more engineering discussion and less presentation, (and I include > myself in that). It's one of the things UDS did better than debconf) I ag

Re: [Debconf-discuss] remote participation in DebConf

2014-09-22 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Gunnar Wolf writes: > Eric Dantan Rzewnicki dijo [Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 07:53:56PM -0400]: >> A dedicated irc proxy volunteer is probably what would be wanted. It is >> not really a video team task. The talkmeister ought to be watching the >> clock and passing the microphone, not looking at irc. (

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf 15 website survey

2014-09-21 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
martin f krafft writes: > also sprach Patty Langasek [2014-09-21 19:22 +0200]: >> I think.. both are really cool. Is it a possibility to just have it so we >> can click contrast whenever we want? :D > > Sure, I think we'll keep it. But let's not make the default depend > on the time of day, sha

Re: [Debconf-discuss] "Do not photograph" checkbox in registration

2014-09-14 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Clint Adams writes: > On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 01:23:29PM +0200, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: >> I might be wrong on this, but I expect those that don't mind to be >> filmed to vastly outnumber those that oppose to it. So to me it seems >> enough to make it clear that talk ro

Re: [Debconf-discuss] "Do not photograph" checkbox in registration

2014-09-12 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Clint Adams writes: > On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 09:23:33AM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: >> If you are seated next to someone who is asking a question, the value is in >> *not* having to accommodate individual requests to not be videoed, and >> having these requests disrupt the utility of the videos

Re: [Debconf-discuss] "Do not photograph" checkbox in registration

2014-09-11 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Clint Adams writes: > On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 11:14:43PM -0500, Gunnar Wolf wrote: >> project. But I do feel strongly the "no photo" group should be opt-in >> (and not the "photos OK" group). I don't have numbers for DC14 (and it > > I feel strongly the opposite. Violating my privacy should alwa

Re: [Debconf-discuss] "Do not photograph" checkbox in registration

2014-09-11 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Richard Hartmann writes: > Three corner cases I can't get out of my mind: > > * What about people who appear to the group photo while wearing > no-photo lanyards? I think keeping the shot as-is, but not tagging > them by name, would be prudent. Tagging is a different issue. IMO nobody should tag

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-announce] First videos are now online

2014-08-25 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi Richard Richard Hartmann writes: > Dear all, > > the first videos are now online and ready for your consumption: > > http://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/2014/debconf14/ Amazing! Will these videos also be published to the debconf-share git annex repository already as they

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-announce] Daytrip - CSEM visit

2013-08-13 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi Thomas Thomas Preud'homme writes: > Le mardi 13 août 2013 09:50:29, vous avez écrit : >> Hi, >> >> As part of Daytrip there is the opportunity for 20 people to visit a >> research center CSEM which is based in Neuchâtel. The visit will be >> tomorrow from 16:00 to 17:00 15 minutes walk away

Re: [Debconf-discuss] git-buildpackage

2013-08-13 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Wolodja Wentland writes: > On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 20:29 +0200, Per Andersson wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Elimar Riesebieter >> wrote: >> > * Giovanni Mascellani [2013-08-13 17:59 +0200]: >> >> Il 13/08/2013 17:50, martin f krafft ha scritto: >> >> > also sprach Albert Dengg [2

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-announce] Car parking - People with cars please read!

2013-08-13 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi Sven Sven Mueller writes: > On Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:12:47 +0200, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: >> We have been notified by the Le Camp staff that the parking on the >> same >> level as the street is reserved for their staff. So please don't use >> it. >>

Re: [Debconf-discuss] skills exchange offer: emacs org-mode

2013-08-12 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi Thomas Koch writes: > Hi, > > I use org-mode, an "extension" of emacs to do the following: > > - track the time I work on different tasks > - track TODO items > - capture information about projects I work on > - capture tabular informations > - do some small spreedsheets with calculations (l

[Debconf-discuss] Coffee from after breakfast to lunch

2013-08-09 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi We found a solution for all coffee lovers that would like to have a coffe from after breakfast until lunch. Starting from tonight we will sell coffee jetons at the bar for CHF 1.-. So if you want to have a coffee in the morning, buy jetons in advance. The coffee machine for the jetons is in t

[Debconf-discuss] DebConf 13 Setup coordination - Meeting today 2000 at the flag pole

2013-08-09 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
[ Everyone who subscribed to help with setup is Bcced to this message ] Hi Tomorrow is DebConf arrival day and we will have the whole Le Camp for us for one week. To coordinate setup and all the tasks that have to be done tomorrow, we will have a short (15 min) meeting at the flag pole tonight a

[Debconf-discuss] New DC13 bar prices

2013-08-08 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi Most of you that are already at Le Camp received a DebConf13 cup. From now on the bar will only serve you drinks in this cup. If you did not get your cup yet, come to Front Desk to get you cup. The DC13 cup is a bit larger than the cups we used til now, so we did the most natural thing and lo

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf13

2013-07-04 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Moray Allan writes: > On 2013-06-28 20:59, Raphaël Walther wrote: >> Thanks for writing. Regarding transportation we have collected many >> information on: >> http://debconf13.debconf.org/travel.xhtml >> >> There is one bus per hour during the day from Yverdon-les-Bains to Le >> Camp. The >> bus

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Accomodation for families at Le Camp ?

2013-05-05 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi Olivier Olivier Berger writes: > Jeremy Baron writes: > I don't want to argue in favor of any option, but just to get a clearer > view of what/when. The current wording of the Accomodation/Registration > is still too vague, IMHO. > > If welcoming families is still to hard to organize, then

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Online maps of Switzerland?

2013-04-27 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Christian PERRIER writes: > Adieu, > > Are there online versions of high detail maps of Switzerland, similar > to what we have in France on the "Geoportail" web site of Institut > Géographique National (IGN) : http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil > > I usually use these to prepare my runs and it

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Question about acomodation and bike renting.

2013-04-27 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Marcin Kulisz writes: > Hi all, > I'm planning to go to debconf13 (my 1st debconf ever :-) ) only problem I have > is an ultimatum from my better half (read wife) that we must cycle a bit > around > and visit CERN. > Therefore I'd like to ask if any of you know about any bicycle hire nearby > La

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-team] Debian Kids Camp for DebConf-next

2012-07-15 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi Martin Zobel-Helas writes: > Hi, > > On Sun Jul 15, 2012 at 21:21:55 +0200, Hector Oron wrote: >> Hello, >> >> 2012/7/15 Ben Armstrong : >> >> > The commits list is indeed not the list I would suggest. Hector, I >> > wasn't specific about it last night, but there is >> > debian...@lists.d

[Debconf-discuss] BoF room / second hacklab / quiet hacklab

2012-07-09 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi The second hacklab is marked as BoF room on the map. It is intended to be used as either a BoF room if a session is scheduled or as a quiet hacklab in between. It is available form 9am to 7pm. If the room is closed, contact front desk to open it. If you are the last to leave the room, also co

Re: [Debconf-discuss] fiber-to-copper gigabit media converter needed

2012-07-04 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Daniel Kahn Gillmor writes: > Needed: gigabit fiber/copper media converter! We finally got two converters from the UCA staff, so the problem is solved, we don't need any more converters. Gaudenz -- Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. ~ Samuel Beckett ~

Re: [Debconf-discuss] reviewing needed

2011-07-25 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Excerpts from Tiago Bortoletto Vaz's message of 2011-07-25 12:35:31 +0200: > On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 11:15:23AM +0200, Holger Levsen wrote: > > Hi, > > > > if you're part of the videoteam and want to help, but can't cause all live > > sessions are covered atm, please go a wired connection and rev

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Bicycling instead of running?

2011-07-24 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Excerpts from Csillag Tamas's message of 2011-07-24 14:49:33 +0200: > On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 12:08:31AM +0100, Wookey wrote: > > +++ Lucas Nussbaum [2011-07-23 10:06 +0200]: > > > On 22/07/11 at 09:59 +0200, Gergely Nagy wrote: > > > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 08:50, Daniel Glassey > > > > wrote:

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Last call for keys for keysigning in New York City, USA during DebConf10

2010-08-19 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Excerpts from Luca Capello's message of Mit Aug 18 23:13:24 +0200 2010: > With this mail, however, I would like to comment on using the HKPS > keyservers. > > The problem with this approach is that you cannot use a round-robin > server (like keys.gnupg.net, the default if no specified in gpg.conf,

Re: [Debconf-discuss] [Debconf-announce] Day Trip Signup

2010-08-03 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi I, Per and Hedda signed up for the bicycle trip, but we don't have any bikes yet. Does any of the locals here have a spare bike which we could borrow for tomorrow? Gaudenz, Per and Hedda Excerpts from Clint Adams's message of Mon Aug 02 15:48:49 -0400 2010: > Please indicate your preference

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debconf runners: morning run planned Aug 2nd 7:30am...or 7:00am

2010-08-02 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Excerpts from Christian PERRIER's message of Son Aug 01 14:48:16 -0400 2010: > For tomorrow's morning run, I propose going through Riverside Park > to north, this time, up to George Washington Bridge (that links > Manhattan to New Jersey over the Hudson river). > > The run will involve crossing Hu

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Virtualization?

2010-08-01 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Excerpts from Michael Schultheiss's message of Son Aug 01 11:03:23 -0400 2010: > John Goerzen wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > One topic of interest to me is virtualization. We've been using Xen for > > awhile, and have had some issues with its state in squeeze, and are > > looking at KVM. There w

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Debconf runners: how about participate to a local 5K race during DebConf?

2010-07-16 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Excerpts from Christian PERRIER's message of Don Jul 15 18:51:19 +0200 2010: > So, in case some folks are interested, just followup to this mail. If > there's enough interest, I can for sure setup a wiki page on > wiki.debconf.org to coordinate things (though, there isn't much to > coordinate excep

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Travelling from Montréal to NY for DebCamp10, July 26th

2010-04-13 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi Luca I'm interested. I have not finalized my plans yet, but the date seems quite right for me. I'll probably be traveling in canada with my girlfriend before debconf. I would prefer to go by train. But I don't know if that's feasible. Gaudenz Am Dienstag, den 13.04.2010, 14:46 +0200 schrieb

[Debconf-discuss] Volunteers needed to staff the front-desk

2009-07-22 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi We need volunteers to staff the front-desk booth. The task is quite easy: You just have to be there and greet and check-in the new people arriving, answer questions of newcomers, sell food tickets and Debconf wine, ... Nothing too complicated and in case you don't know the answer to something,

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Volunteers still wanted, purrring tonight!

2009-07-20 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi Amaya On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 02:37:25PM +0200, Amaya wrote: > Thanks to all those who have volunteered so far! > > We still need cats^Wvolunteers for: > > - Attending some Front Desk shift > (Go to the Front Desk, offer your help, and coordinate with them) > > - Collecting food-tic

Re: [Debconf-discuss] group travel by train to Debconf

2009-05-05 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
. I now also plan to travel on Friday. I updated the information on http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/Debconf9/Travel/TrainBooking with the trains I currently plan to book. On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 02:10:47AM +0100, Wookey wrote: > +++ Gaudenz Steinlin [2009-05-02 01:25 +0200]: > > The train b

[Debconf-discuss] group travel by train to Debconf

2009-05-01 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi I plan to travel to Debconf by train. As several other expressed interest in going to Debconf by train as well, I thought we might coordinate our travels together. After some searching on the web timetables and talking to the Swiss Railway office I have put togheter a proposal which could be in