Hi Pabs, On Sonntag, 19. Februar 2012, Paul Wise wrote: > According to the Debian derivatives census info[1], there are a number > of derivatives that are either for-profit or financially backed by a > government or corporate entity. I have been considering contacting these > derivatives with the purpose of encouraging them to help sponsor DebConf > but I would like your input on the mail[2] before doing so.
awesome idea & initiative, please go ahead! :-) > Am I on the right track here, is this a good idea? absolutly > When would be a good time send this? I suppose after the DebConf/press > teams issue a call for sponsors? Actually anytime, but it's better if our information for sponsors are available :) http://debconf12.debconf.org/become-sponsor.xhtml is a bit slim still, but this should be fixed within hours now, or maybe a few days ;) > I tried to emphasise sending developers rather than representatives, > managers etc, I hope that is appropriate. Emphasising that we really really need money is also sensible, as it's just the case. > Is there anything else I should mention? Not that I'm aware of :) Thanks for your initiative doing this! cheers, Holger _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list [email protected] http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
