Re: [Debconf-team] Deadline (Re: Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf delegation)

On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 12:32 AM, Eric Dantan Rzewnicki wrote: > On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 10:49:11PM +0200, Daniel Lange wrote: >> Dear team, >> Please contribute your ideas / changes / amendments within the next two >> or three weeks. Edrz extended the deadline to 16.11.2015 so

Re: [Debconf-team] Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf delegation

Am 20.10.2015 um 08:49 schrieb Lucas Nussbaum: > https://titanpad.com/DC16-draft-delegation-proposal So, the way I understand it, this proposal does three things: 1) explicitely restrict the decisions which the chairs can interact with. I understand that the goal here is to avoid chairs that

[Debconf-team] Fwd: [Coordination] Timeline changes proposal for DC16

Hi Bremner This email is to check with you if proposed dates for registration opening and CfP are workable. They follow on from the discussion below from August (how does that lurker app work to pull up the whole thread, can someone post that link here please?) I made a titanpad draft of content

[Debconf-team] Flyer content: for emails to sponsors and for distribution in print and web-form to communities

Hi all The flyer is being drafted. If you want to add input, add it here: http://deb.li/flyer16 Deadline for input: Wednesday 21 Oct 2015, 23:00. (so, tomorrow) I'm busy adapting content from the DC15 flyer and the DC16 brochure, which should be sufficient, but feel free to go do your thing.

Re: [Debconf-team] Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf delegation

On 20/10/15 at 15:55 +0200, Daniel Lange wrote: > >2) move the chairs selection process from designation by the DPL to > >election by the DebConf team. Given that the chairs are supposed to > >protect the Debian Project from serious issues with DebConf > >organization, I find it backward that the

[Debconf-team] Meeting this week: A general sprint on stuff

Hi all This week's meeting, Wednesday 21 OCt 18:30 UTC will just be a general sprint, catch up, chat about fundraising (which is where my head is mainly at atm), flyer content... easy going, not minuted. I've moved the agenda to an etherpad using Sandstorm.io, (storm.debian.net) ( (to fix the

[Debconf-team] DC16 fundraising sprint this Thu Oct 22 (1500UTC, 1700CEST/SAST, 1100EST, 0800PST)

Hi all, The sponsors sprint last week was quite productive, so we're doing a repeat this week, same time, same place. Check your local time here if not listed in the subject: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20151022T15 The sprint will be on IRC in the #debconf-sponsors

Re: [Debconf-team] Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf delegation

Lucas Nussbaum dijo [Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 08:49:31AM +0200]: > (...) > The wording of this in the current delegation is: > When necessary, e.g. when the DebConf team's inability to make a > decision has an major impact on DebConf organization, or when a > decision taken by the DebConf team

[Debconf-team] Information Required for Debian Conference

Dear Team Debconf, I Rick Peters, was interested in a great opportunity in attending your Debian Conference on 15-Aug-2015 at Heidelberg International Youth Hostel, Heidelberg, Germany, however due to some circumstances I couldn’t visit. I'll be grateful to you if in case you could provide me

Re: [Debconf-team] Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf delegation

On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 08:49:31AM +0200, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > On 19/10/15 at 22:49 +0200, Daniel Lange wrote: > > Dear team, > So, the way I understand it, this proposal does three things: > > 2) move the chairs selection process from designation by the DPL to > election by the DebConf team.

Re: [Debconf-team] Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf delegation

Am 20.10.2015 um 16:46 schrieb Lucas Nussbaum: On 20/10/15 at 15:55 +0200, Daniel Lange wrote: I'm a big fan of fair and free elections (as you probably saw when I asked people to vote for T-Shirt colors :)). But that is a personal preference. I'm not sure such negotiations will not get people

Re: [Debconf-team] Deadline (Re: Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf delegation)

On 20/10/2015 22:01, Steve Langasek wrote: On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 07:27:54AM -0400, Brian Gupta wrote: For the record. I am completely opposed to these changes and put forth as an alternative the text of the original delegation from 2011. [1] I agree with this, and with the objections to the

Re: [Debconf-team] Deadline (Re: Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf delegation)

On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 07:27:54AM -0400, Brian Gupta wrote: > For the record. I am completely opposed to these changes and put forth > as an alternative the text of the original delegation from 2011. [1] I agree with this, and with the objections to the process by which this proposal has been

Re: [Debconf-team] Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf delegation

On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 04:46:37PM +0200, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > But my main objection is that I don't think that it should be the DebConf > team members' responsibility to select who is going to control/supervise > them. If the Debian project thinks there's a need for a group of people > in

Re: [Debconf-team] Deadline (Re: Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf delegation)

On 10/20/2015 01:01 PM, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 07:27:54AM -0400, Brian Gupta wrote: >> For the record. I am completely opposed to these changes and put forth >> as an alternative the text of the original delegation from 2011. [1] > > I agree with this, and with the

Re: [Debconf-team] Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf delegation

On 19/10/15 at 22:49 +0200, Daniel Lange wrote: > Dear team, > > as you may be aware the DebConf chairs have resigned two weeks ago. > I have had many discussions before and during DC15 with chairs and other > long time DebConf contributors about how to improve the DebConf > organization. > I