Re: [Debconf-team] Q for Cape Town bid: attendees safety outside the venue

2014-12-19 Thread Stefano Rivera
Hi Martín (2014.12.19_05:29:36_+0200) I get the impression from what you say that we will need to be pretty sheltered to be safe. Not at all. If you want to *guarantee* safety, you should offer shelter. If people are a little bit careful, they can go off on their own, and have a lot of fun.

Re: [Debconf-team] Q for Cape Town bid: attendees safety outside the venue

2014-12-19 Thread Jonathan Carter
On 19/12/2014 10:15, Stefano Rivera wrote: We wouldn't need to do that. We just need to remind people to be aware that they are in a country with a lot of crime. They'll almost certainly be fine, anywhere in the city. It's pretty much the same as walking around in any big city. If you're

Re: [Debconf-team] Q for Cape Town bid: attendees safety outside the venue

2014-12-19 Thread David Bremner
Jonathan Carter jonat...@ubuntu.com writes: On 19/12/2014 10:15, Stefano Rivera wrote: We wouldn't need to do that. We just need to remind people to be aware that they are in a country with a lot of crime. They'll almost certainly be fine, anywhere in the city. It's pretty much the same

Re: [Debconf-team] Q for Cape Town bid: attendees safety outside the venue

2014-12-19 Thread Stefano Rivera
Hi David (2014.12.19_11:46:23_+0200) Can someone who was in Managua (Jonathan?) compare the security situation with Managua? I found everyone I talked to in Managua friendly and helpful, but there was a great deal of warnings about walking alone around campus that made me a bit nervous. I was

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf ticketing system

2014-12-19 Thread Eric Dantan Rzewnicki
On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 10:13:26PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: Folks, we've had rt.debconf.org for years, but it's hardly used and just accumulates spam. Rather than cleaning it up and hoping that this will make the difference, I propose we use the time instead to implement a

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf ticketing system

2014-12-19 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Eric Dantan Rzewnicki e...@zhevny.com [2014-12-19 21:13 +0100]: What about using a Debian Conference psuedo package in the BTS? … and usertags to allow us to organise. Also, the version number could be used to limit a ticket to a specific DebConf, e.g. '2015'. I generally like the

Re: [Debconf-team] Q for Cape Town bid: attendees safety outside the venue

2014-12-19 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Stefano Rivera dijo [Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 02:02:37PM +0200]: I was in Managua, too. I felt pretty safe in Managua, just as I do in Cape Town. I didn't explore that much, beyond the hotel, conference venues, and the local mall. I was just too busy. There's pretty much nowhere I won't walk