Re: [Debconf-team] not a registration fee, but...

2012-10-23 Thread Andreas Tille
Hi, On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 09:06:51PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote: On 22/10/12 20:45, Gunnar Wolf wrote: My issue with a registration fee is on principle. We organize a DebConf because it gives value to Debian. Important work is done there. Most attendees do pay a sensible cost to be

Re: [Debconf-team] not a registration fee, but...

2012-10-23 Thread Daniel Pocock
On 23/10/12 10:04, Andreas Tille wrote: Hi, On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 09:06:51PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote: On 22/10/12 20:45, Gunnar Wolf wrote: My issue with a registration fee is on principle. We organize a DebConf because it gives value to Debian. Important work is done

Re: [Debconf-team] not a registration fee, but...

2012-10-23 Thread Richard Darst
On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 03:39:38PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote: However, there is some benefit to advertising such a fee, and then `sponsoring' individuals by waiving the fee for them. The main benefit is that DebConf can ask people to `find their own sponsor' before asking DebConf to

[Debconf-team] not a registration fee, but...

2012-10-22 Thread Daniel Pocock
I understand that there is not widespread support for the registration fee concept at face value However, there is some benefit to advertising such a fee, and then `sponsoring' individuals by waiving the fee for them. The main benefit is that DebConf can ask people to `find their own sponsor'

Re: [Debconf-team] not a registration fee, but...

2012-10-22 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Daniel Pocock dijo [Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 03:39:38PM +0200]: I understand that there is not widespread support for the registration fee concept at face value (...) The main benefit is that DebConf can ask people to `find their own sponsor' before asking DebConf to `sponsor' them. (...) Some

Re: [Debconf-team] not a registration fee, but...

2012-10-22 Thread Daniel Pocock
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 22/10/12 20:45, Gunnar Wolf wrote: Daniel Pocock dijo [Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 03:39:38PM +0200]: I understand that there is not widespread support for the registration fee concept at face value (...) The main benefit is that DebConf can ask

[Debconf-team] sponsorship / budget / registration fee

2012-09-29 Thread Daniel Pocock
These discussions have been on IRC again and appear to be circular dependencies These appear to be the key facts: - Le Camp contract: 160k CHF, with 60k to be paid by non-refundable installments well in advance, and if we don't come up with the other 100k by July, no DC13 - DC12 had less than