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

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 informatio

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 tr

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 desirabl

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 y

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-appr

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, wit

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
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

[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