[Debconf-discuss] buy/rent air mattresses on-site possible ?

2017-01-25 Thread shirish शिरीष
Hi all, While it is pretty early days yet, I was looking at the on-site accommodation. https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf17/Accomodation I also have put up an initial page about the weather as I kept on coming back to weather whenever I thought of montreal and forgot to write about it. https

Re: [Debconf-discuss] buy/rent air mattresses on-site possible ?

2017-02-02 Thread Thomas Goirand
On 01/25/2017 08:20 PM, shirish शिरीष wrote: > Hi all, > > While it is pretty early days yet, I was looking at the on-site accommodation. > > https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf17/Accomodation > > I also have put up an initial page about the weather as I kept on > coming back to weather whenev

Re: [Debconf-discuss] buy/rent air mattresses on-site possible ?

2017-02-02 Thread Steven Chamberlain
Hi! Thomas Goirand wrote: > On 01/25/2017 08:20 PM, shirish शिरीष wrote: > > Alternatively, attendees may bring an air mattress. > > [-or-] > > Attendees will be required to bring a comfortable sleeping bag. > > > > Could there be possibility of renting air mattress/sleeping bag as > > both cut q

Re: [Debconf-discuss] buy/rent air mattresses on-site possible ?

2017-02-02 Thread Andreas Tille
On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 02:14:55PM +0100, Thomas Goirand wrote: > > > > Could there be possibility of renting air mattress/sleeping bag as > > both cut quite a bit into the baggage allowance ? > > Over the years, I've learned to travel light. I've been going to the > last debconf with only a carr

Re: [Debconf-discuss] buy/rent air mattresses on-site possible ?

2017-02-02 Thread shirish शिरीष
at bottom :- On 02/02/2017, Andreas Tille wrote: > On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 02:14:55PM +0100, Thomas Goirand wrote: >> > >> > Could there be possibility of renting air mattress/sleeping bag as >> > both cut quite a bit into the baggage allowance ? >> >> Over the years, I've learned to travel light

Re: [Debconf-discuss] buy/rent air mattresses on-site possible ?

2017-02-02 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Steven Chamberlain [2017-02-03 02:37 +1300]: > If we need sleeping bags, perhaps we could place a bulk order somewhere, > but... then what to do with them afterward? It's an interesting point. As much as I'd hate to place a bulk order for (presumably cheap) sleeping bags manufactured

Re: [Debconf-discuss] buy/rent air mattresses on-site possible ?

2017-02-02 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Thomas Goirand [2017-02-03 02:14 +1300]: > Over the years, I've learned to travel light. I've been going to > the last debconf with only a carry-on (ie: less than 10kg). How > come you believe you can't fit a sleeping bag in your 20kg+ > luggage + carry-on then? It takes practice to t

Re: [Debconf-discuss] buy/rent air mattresses on-site possible ?

2017-02-02 Thread Christian T. Steigies
On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 11:07:07PM +0530, shirish ??? wrote: > > The rest of 9 kg - another 2/2.5 kgs larger backpack + 4 pair of warm > winter clothes with couple of layers, just to make sure I don't freeze > to death. I thought debconf will take place in Montreal, Canada this year,

Re: [Debconf-discuss] buy/rent air mattresses on-site possible ?

2017-02-03 Thread Andreas Tille
On Fri, Feb 03, 2017 at 07:47:11AM +1300, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Steven Chamberlain [2017-02-03 02:37 +1300]: > > If we need sleeping bags, perhaps we could place a bulk order somewhere, > > but... then what to do with them afterward? It's an interesting point. > > As much as I'd h

Re: [Debconf-discuss] buy/rent air mattresses on-site possible ?

2017-02-03 Thread Jerome Charaoui
Le 2017-01-25 à 14:20, shirish शिरीष a écrit : > Could there be possibility of renting air mattress/sleeping bag as > both cut quite a bit into the baggage allowance ? I don't expect rentals of this kind of equipment will be offered, mainly because the accomodation arrangements have already gotten

Re: [Debconf-discuss] buy/rent air mattresses on-site possible ?

2017-02-07 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Jerome Charaoui dijo [Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 03:14:10PM -0500]: > This being said, I admit the "sleeping bag requirement" is perhaps not > stated correctly on the wiki. > > If people are comfortable sleeping directly on the cot fabric, or with > only minimal cover, then there is no need for a sleepi

Re: [Debconf-discuss] buy/rent air mattresses on-site possible ?

2017-02-12 Thread shirish शिरीष
in-line :- On 08/02/2017, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Jerome Charaoui dijo [Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 03:14:10PM -0500]: >> This being said, I admit the "sleeping bag requirement" is perhaps not >> stated correctly on the wiki. >> >> If people are comfortable sleeping directly on the cot fabric, or with >> o