Looking at the laptop ban[1], it appears to target airlines rather than individuals and it could impact people going to DebConf this year.
Some of the airports on the list (Dubai, Abu Dhabi) are transit points for many people from Asia going to the US and Canada or from Australia going to Europe. In fact, looking at the cheapest flights on Kayak.com from Mumbai to Montreal, they go via one of the affected airports, Ataturk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey although not all of the itineraries propose a stop in the US. Can anybody make suggestions about how to minimize the impact on DebConf and DebConf visitors? For example, could there be a computer lab or other facility where people can work without a laptop, maybe booting from their USB stick or using remote desktops? How could these things be facilitated in a security conscious manner? These security hassles can change from time to time and at short notice too. I suspect that each time one of Trump's bans is overturned by the courts he will bring in some new rule like this to ensure he appears to be "doing" something and to keep attention on his newest antics rather than the court cases. Regards, Daniel 1. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39333424 _______________________________________________ Debconf-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
