I think that in general, having non-DebConf related volunteers worked very well. There were a few misunderstandings and a few guys who didn't work as much as expected, but the general feeling from them was that they had a great time, and the general feeling from us is that they helped us a LOT (I think that they are the reason why I'm here today sending these emails, instead of "sleeping for a week" as was suggested :).
So, I suggest that a similar schema is followed for next year: find about 20 people who wouldn't qualify as "contributor" to Debian to get sponsored food and lodging, but who are willing to work during DebCamp and/or DebConf, doing Front Desk, Video Team, and Talk Moderation, the get free food and lodging and the possibility of participating in a conference to which they wouldn't go otherwise. The group that we had for DebCamp was a bit small (3 people). I think 6 people would have been better. The group that we had for DebConf was fine (16 to 20 people). -- Besos, Marga _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list [email protected] http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
