Hi, On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 1:38 PM, martin f krafft <[email protected]> wrote: > At DC13, where a drink was to cost 4 CHF (~$4.50), there was an > outcry among the participants, resulting in the subsidy of drinks at > the bar by the organisers.
I believe an important motive for the outcry was the fact that there were no options. Also, before the subsidy, 1 coffee was 3 CHF, which compared to 1 beer being 4 CHF seemed very high (i.e. I think quite a bunch of people originally complained about the price of coffee, not beer). > What happened this year? The prices at the Rogue¹ were higher than > in Switzerland, and yet, the bar was generally full, and plenty of > us went to town, where the prices weren't cheaper. This is true, but still people were free to go buy in a supermarket or find cheaper options some other way. A lot of people went to Rogue, yes, but they were not forced to and thus they didn't feel ripped off. > Did you witness much exclusion? Did people resort to drinking in > their rooms? Some people did drink "in their rooms" (i.e. 5th floor), and I did see people with less resources opting out of the bar. > Obviously I am asking in the context of DC15, where the options are > going to be lower. At 3€ (~$4) per beer on-site, need we even plan > for drink subsidies? If the beer is €3 per half-liter, I think we don't _need_ the subsidy (of course it's always nice if possible, but it's not a necessity). Do we know how much coffee would be? How much for non-alcoholic drinks? Instead of spending money on subsidizing beer, I think it would be nicer to sponsor a coffee-break in the middle of the afternoon, including coffee/tea/lemonade + some nice German pastries. -- Regards, Marga _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list [email protected] http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
